AUDITIONS at Spotlighters Theatre - PLEASE READ COMPLETELY
Spotlighters Theatre holds auditions for productions approximately 8 to 10 weeks before the scheduled opening of the show.
Some roles may be pre-cast, and will be noted in the audition notice.
All actors should bring their resume, current headshot, and rehearsal conflicts to the audition.
All auditions are OPEN CALL unless noted in the specific audition notice.
For Musical Auditions, you will be asked to perform 24-32 bars of prepared music, but you may also be asked to sing another cut from that music or from another selection. An Accompanist will be provided. Sheet music in the proper key MUST be provided. A'cappella auditions are not allowed.
Please have all conflicts for the rehearsal period available, and please note on Audition Form.
Please verify that you are available for all performances.
All roles are non-equity (non-union) and are non-paid.
Spotlighters attempts to cast age appropriate actors when possible, and follows a color-blind / color-conscious casting policy when allowed by script or license.
If you are unable to attend the scheduled auditions, please send your resume and headshot to Info@spotlighters.org. If additional auditions are needed, you will be contacted.
Auditions are held at theatre unless otherwise noted;
Spotlighters Theatre - 817 Saint Paul Street - Baltimore, MD 21202
Some roles may be pre-cast, and will be noted in the audition notice.
All actors should bring their resume, current headshot, and rehearsal conflicts to the audition.
All auditions are OPEN CALL unless noted in the specific audition notice.
For Musical Auditions, you will be asked to perform 24-32 bars of prepared music, but you may also be asked to sing another cut from that music or from another selection. An Accompanist will be provided. Sheet music in the proper key MUST be provided. A'cappella auditions are not allowed.
Please have all conflicts for the rehearsal period available, and please note on Audition Form.
Please verify that you are available for all performances.
All roles are non-equity (non-union) and are non-paid.
Spotlighters attempts to cast age appropriate actors when possible, and follows a color-blind / color-conscious casting policy when allowed by script or license.
If you are unable to attend the scheduled auditions, please send your resume and headshot to Info@spotlighters.org. If additional auditions are needed, you will be contacted.
Auditions are held at theatre unless otherwise noted;
Spotlighters Theatre - 817 Saint Paul Street - Baltimore, MD 21202
Auditions are usually posted 10-12 weeks prior to the opening of the production. If you want to check out the exciting season - visit our Season 56 Page.
AUDITIONS for
CONSENT (BPF Production)
a new work . . .
by Glennyce Lynn
Performance Dates: July 16 - July 26, 2018
directed by Andre Tittle
Author Bio: Having spent her formative years in the suburbs of Indiana, Glennyce is a recent-ish transplant to the DMV area. She studied film at the North Carolina School of the Arts, theatre at Wright State University, and for the past five years has continued to develop her skills as a writer for film and television, emphasizing a focus on complex characters in off-beat settings. “Consent” is her first stage play.
SYNOPSIS: In a near, yet very changed, future, where civilians volunteer to undergo traumatic medical testing in exchange for “favors” from the government, two doctors find themselves on lock-down with their belligerent patient, and are forced to confront the very nature of their work: does the given consent absolve them of the horrors of their work? Is informed consent still consent if all you've done is make it impossible to say "no?
AUDITION: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6pm - 9pm
"Consent" - Casting Breakdown
GERT (Dr. Gertrude Berringer)
GENDER: Female; AGE: 33-36; RACE: African-American
Attractive. Alluring. Very fit. Sexy—and smart.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Highly intelligent. Must be comfortable wearing glasses. A penetrating gaze.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: The rigid resolve of a prison guard. A woman probing and pushing against the suffocating constraints of a patriarchal society. A seething sexuality, simmering just beneath the surface. A high achiever.
DANI (Dr. Dani Frederick)
GENDER: Male; AGE: 28-32; RACE: African-American
Medium height. Medium build. Slightly overweight. A little chubby. A winning smile. A sparkle in his eye.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: A charmer. A frat boy. The life of the party. A master of subtle, self-promotion. Someone who cuts corners. A man unsure of his place in the hierarchy. A little boy with his hand perpetually caught in the cookie jar.
MR. THIRTY-SEVEN (Patient Number Thirty-Seven)
GENDER: Male; AGE: 22-26; RACE: Caucasian
Tall. Thin. Unhealthy. Gangly.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to perform while remaining seated for approximately ninety minutes.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: An inner fire. A fighter. Determined. A spirit of sacrifice. A boiling cauldron of testosterone.
LITTLE SISTER (Voice Over Role)
GENDER: Female; AGE: 28-44; RACE: Caucasian or Asian
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A high pitched voice, or the ability to speak in a high pitch.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: An emotionless voice. Shrill. Rigid. Unyielding. Demanding. Superior. Holier than thou.
FATHER (Single Scene Role)
GENDER: Male; AGE: 56; RACE: Caucasian
Tall. Thin. Worn out. Weather beaten. Slouches.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: Stoic. Matter of fact. Someone who always makes the best of a bad situation. There's a simplicity about him. Someone who takes life as it comes to him.
MOTHER (Single Scene Role)
GENDER: Female; AGE: 52; RACE: Caucasian
Thin. Frail. Suffers from early onset of Parkinson's disease. Her hands shake. Dry skin. Thinning hair. Some gray hair at her temples.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: Suffers under the weight of tremendous guilt. Overly emotional. Wears her heart on her sleeve.
CONSENT (BPF Production)
a new work . . .
by Glennyce Lynn
Performance Dates: July 16 - July 26, 2018
directed by Andre Tittle
Author Bio: Having spent her formative years in the suburbs of Indiana, Glennyce is a recent-ish transplant to the DMV area. She studied film at the North Carolina School of the Arts, theatre at Wright State University, and for the past five years has continued to develop her skills as a writer for film and television, emphasizing a focus on complex characters in off-beat settings. “Consent” is her first stage play.
SYNOPSIS: In a near, yet very changed, future, where civilians volunteer to undergo traumatic medical testing in exchange for “favors” from the government, two doctors find themselves on lock-down with their belligerent patient, and are forced to confront the very nature of their work: does the given consent absolve them of the horrors of their work? Is informed consent still consent if all you've done is make it impossible to say "no?
AUDITION: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6pm - 9pm
"Consent" - Casting Breakdown
GERT (Dr. Gertrude Berringer)
GENDER: Female; AGE: 33-36; RACE: African-American
Attractive. Alluring. Very fit. Sexy—and smart.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Highly intelligent. Must be comfortable wearing glasses. A penetrating gaze.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: The rigid resolve of a prison guard. A woman probing and pushing against the suffocating constraints of a patriarchal society. A seething sexuality, simmering just beneath the surface. A high achiever.
DANI (Dr. Dani Frederick)
GENDER: Male; AGE: 28-32; RACE: African-American
Medium height. Medium build. Slightly overweight. A little chubby. A winning smile. A sparkle in his eye.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: A charmer. A frat boy. The life of the party. A master of subtle, self-promotion. Someone who cuts corners. A man unsure of his place in the hierarchy. A little boy with his hand perpetually caught in the cookie jar.
MR. THIRTY-SEVEN (Patient Number Thirty-Seven)
GENDER: Male; AGE: 22-26; RACE: Caucasian
Tall. Thin. Unhealthy. Gangly.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to perform while remaining seated for approximately ninety minutes.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: An inner fire. A fighter. Determined. A spirit of sacrifice. A boiling cauldron of testosterone.
LITTLE SISTER (Voice Over Role)
GENDER: Female; AGE: 28-44; RACE: Caucasian or Asian
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A high pitched voice, or the ability to speak in a high pitch.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: An emotionless voice. Shrill. Rigid. Unyielding. Demanding. Superior. Holier than thou.
FATHER (Single Scene Role)
GENDER: Male; AGE: 56; RACE: Caucasian
Tall. Thin. Worn out. Weather beaten. Slouches.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: Stoic. Matter of fact. Someone who always makes the best of a bad situation. There's a simplicity about him. Someone who takes life as it comes to him.
MOTHER (Single Scene Role)
GENDER: Female; AGE: 52; RACE: Caucasian
Thin. Frail. Suffers from early onset of Parkinson's disease. Her hands shake. Dry skin. Thinning hair. Some gray hair at her temples.
SPECIAL QUALITIES: Suffers under the weight of tremendous guilt. Overly emotional. Wears her heart on her sleeve.
AUDITIONS for
Lysistrata
Aristophanes
(Translated by Sarah Ruden)
Directed by Michael Blum / Darlene Harris
09/21/18 - 10/14/18
Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sun at 2pm
Lysistrata, originally written and performed in 411 BCE, is considered by many to be the greatest work of the ancient comic playwright Aristophanes. In the play, as part of her extraordinary mission to stop a grinding, never‑ending war, Athenian matron Lysistrata convinces the women of Greece to withhold sex and to capture the Acropolis, thus bankrupting the war effort and reducing men to comic deprived desperation. Bawdy, unrestrained and surprisingly modern in its world view, Lysistrata is performed in a recent translation by Sarah Ruden that critics call this rollicking new translation of Aristophanes' comic masterpiece “a perfect Lysistrata for the new millennium.”
Ten Spot Thursday: Sept 27, 2018 All tickets for this performance just $10
Talk Back: Sun, Oct 7, 2018 Post Show discussion with cast & director following the matinee performance.
BUY TICKETS
AUDITION DATES:
Saturday, June 16, from 11 am to 2 pm.
Sunday, June 17, from 5 pm to 8 pm
All roles are Non-Union, Non-Paid
Roles: 7-8 women; 4-6 men
LYSISTRATA requires an ensemble of 11-14 actors covering as many as 40 named parts.
Principal Roles:
Women:
LYSISTRATA: Strong, sensitive, mid-30s, Athenian matron with a mission.
CALONICE: Almost as strong; potty-mouthed at times.
MYRRHINE: 20-something; sexy.
LAMPITO: Warrior from Sparta — a “Xena” archetype.
IGETIS: Athenian matron; eloquent; dominating presence; mature. Plays percussion instruments.
STRATYLLIS, NICODICE, ISMENE: Athenian women; will play percussion instruments.
Men:
COUNCILOR: Stuffy, prissy Athenian bureaucrat; mature.
CINESIAS: Randy Athenian; a hunk. Husband of Myrrhine.
SPARTAN HERALD: Sex-deprived soldier.
KATHODIGITIS: Athenian citizen; eloquent, sarcastic; mature. Plays percussion instruments.
SPARTAN & ATHENIAN AMBASSADORS; OLD MEN; SOLDIERS: multiple parts covered by the above; will play percussion instruments.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Please prepared a 1-2 minute monologue from any play; blank verse is preferred (the translation is in iambic pentameter).
You will be given a short side (selection from the play) to review and read in character.
You may be asked to beat time on a tambourine or wood block.
NOTE: The Sarah Ruden translation includes many four-letter words and frank dialogue about sexual practices. The production will not feature nudity, but all male cast members will be costumed to show the effect of sexual deprivation.
Lysistrata
Aristophanes
(Translated by Sarah Ruden)
Directed by Michael Blum / Darlene Harris
09/21/18 - 10/14/18
Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sun at 2pm
Lysistrata, originally written and performed in 411 BCE, is considered by many to be the greatest work of the ancient comic playwright Aristophanes. In the play, as part of her extraordinary mission to stop a grinding, never‑ending war, Athenian matron Lysistrata convinces the women of Greece to withhold sex and to capture the Acropolis, thus bankrupting the war effort and reducing men to comic deprived desperation. Bawdy, unrestrained and surprisingly modern in its world view, Lysistrata is performed in a recent translation by Sarah Ruden that critics call this rollicking new translation of Aristophanes' comic masterpiece “a perfect Lysistrata for the new millennium.”
Ten Spot Thursday: Sept 27, 2018 All tickets for this performance just $10
Talk Back: Sun, Oct 7, 2018 Post Show discussion with cast & director following the matinee performance.
BUY TICKETS
AUDITION DATES:
Saturday, June 16, from 11 am to 2 pm.
Sunday, June 17, from 5 pm to 8 pm
All roles are Non-Union, Non-Paid
Roles: 7-8 women; 4-6 men
LYSISTRATA requires an ensemble of 11-14 actors covering as many as 40 named parts.
Principal Roles:
Women:
LYSISTRATA: Strong, sensitive, mid-30s, Athenian matron with a mission.
CALONICE: Almost as strong; potty-mouthed at times.
MYRRHINE: 20-something; sexy.
LAMPITO: Warrior from Sparta — a “Xena” archetype.
IGETIS: Athenian matron; eloquent; dominating presence; mature. Plays percussion instruments.
STRATYLLIS, NICODICE, ISMENE: Athenian women; will play percussion instruments.
Men:
COUNCILOR: Stuffy, prissy Athenian bureaucrat; mature.
CINESIAS: Randy Athenian; a hunk. Husband of Myrrhine.
SPARTAN HERALD: Sex-deprived soldier.
KATHODIGITIS: Athenian citizen; eloquent, sarcastic; mature. Plays percussion instruments.
SPARTAN & ATHENIAN AMBASSADORS; OLD MEN; SOLDIERS: multiple parts covered by the above; will play percussion instruments.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Please prepared a 1-2 minute monologue from any play; blank verse is preferred (the translation is in iambic pentameter).
You will be given a short side (selection from the play) to review and read in character.
You may be asked to beat time on a tambourine or wood block.
NOTE: The Sarah Ruden translation includes many four-letter words and frank dialogue about sexual practices. The production will not feature nudity, but all male cast members will be costumed to show the effect of sexual deprivation.