Production of "The Smell of the Kill" Seeks Talent
Seeking performers to portray roles in "The Smell of the Kill" play. See the details below. About the play: Three women - Nicky, Debra and Molly - gather for their once-a-month dinner. They are friends of convenience since their husbands are college buddies. Left alone together, the women share marital secrets and realize all their lives are falling apart. As the play runs its course, the women weigh their miserable lives against the possibility of a new life - at a cost. Additional information: Performances: April 2 - 11, 2027. Rehearsals will begin in December 2026 with table work and analysis. Generally rehearsals will be 6:30-10:00 pm and the occasional Sunday afternoon or evening from 12-4pm or 6:30 - 9:30 pm respectively. Additional or longer rehearsals may be held once the production has moved into the theatre. Important dates are as follows: (dates/times may be adjusted): Important Dates: Theatre move in and start to build on the stage: Mon. Mar. 15, 2027 Tech Move-in: beginning Mar. 15 through Mar. 25, 2027 Tech Weekend (final touches and Q2Q): Saturday March 20, 21, possibly Sat Mar 27 (TBC) Technical Dress Rehearsal: Monday March 29, Tuesday March 30 Dress Rehearsals: Wednesday March 31, Thursday April 1, 2027 6:00pm – 11:00pm (At the discretion of the production team, one of these nights may be a Dark Night). A full rehearsal schedule will be given out the first week of rehearsals. Performance Dates: Apr. 2 (opening) - April 11. Audition Into and Requirements: No monologues required. You will also be asked to read a selection from the play that will be assigned at that time either with another actor or with the reader provided. You will be given some time to read and prepare the scene, and also given some direction as to how to approach the piece. Please note that you may be cast for any of the parts, not just the one you read. Callback will only be scheduled if necessary.
4 roles
Commanding and confident. She takes charge of the situation and feels little to no remorse about the predicament of the men. Her husband has been indicted for financial embezzlement. Nicky serves as the driving force behind the dark revenge, handily orchestrating the final dark decision.
Soft-spoken, trembling, innocent, and easily startled like a deer in the headlights. She desperately craves a child, which adds to her internal pressure. Her obsessively possessive husband, Danny, stalks her and subjects her to suffocating, affectionless control. Though initially timid and overwhelmed, her hidden reservoirs of deep resentment erupt.
Sharp-tongued, ferocious, and highly conflicted. She acts as the emotional wild card and initial holdout among the trio. Her husband is actively leaving her for another woman. Debra initially resists Nicky's manipulations, leading to sharp comedic friction before she ultimately crosses the line and joins her friends in letting nature take its course.
As written are never seen, only heard (however the director may take liberties with this concept). As written they exist entirely as offstage as disembodied voices filtering through the walls from the next room. Important that these actors are heard LIVE and serve an integral part to the action of the play.
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