AUDITIONS: THE PILLOWMAN

AUDITIONS: THE PILLOWMAN

AUDITION DATES:  July 8 – 10, 2024

• Monday, July 8, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Wednesday, July 10, 2024 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

PERFORMANCE DATES:  Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024

AUDITION NOTICE:

TITLE: THE PILLOWMAN

AUTHOR: Martin McDonagh

DIRECTOR: Carl daSilva

RUN: August 30 – September 28, 2024

Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events.

This is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay. 

AUDITION DATES:

Open Call:

Dates: Monday, July 8 & Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Times: 7pm – 9pm

Location: Long Beach Playhouse  

Callbacks:

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 10, 7pm – 10pm, by invitation only.

REHEARSALS:

First Rehearsal – First Read-Through: Saturday, July 13, from Noon – 4pm.

Regular Rehearsal: Sundays from 6pm – 9pm; Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 7pm – 10pm.  

(Please refer to beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bring headshot and resume. 

Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.  

Standard American Dialect will be used for all roles.

SHORT SYNOPSIS:

A dark comedy about a writer in a totalitarian state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of the stories and their similarity to a number of child-murders happening in their town. When the writer learns that the brother has confessed to the murders and implicated him/her in the process, s/he resigns to being executed but attempts to save the stories from destruction. 

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

KATURIAN (M or F, 30 to 40 – Any Race): A writer of gruesome short stories often involving children, is surprised and confused as to why s/he was brought in by detectives for questioning.   S/he cares deeply about the brother Michal and about saving the stories from destruction.

TUPOLSKI (M or F, 50s to 60s – Any Race): The lead detective and the “good cop” in the interrogation. Cold and uncaring, s/he self describes as ‘detached from the people s/he aims to save’.  S/he supervises Ariel.

ARIEL (M or F, 30 to 40 – Any Race): A brutal and violent detective who has a vendetta against anyone who commits crimes against children because of abuse in his or her own childhood.

MICHAL (M, 30 to 40 – Any Race): Katurian’s older brother, who is “slow to get things” and often referred to as a ‘retard’ following his years of abuse at the hands of his parents. He is also taken into jail by the detectives.

MOTHER: (F, 30s to 50s – Any Race): Looking for someone to play various mothers in the reenactment scenes.  Experience with physical comedy and pantomime a plus.

FATHER: (M, 30s to 50s – Any Race): Looking for someone to play various fathers and other roles in the reenactment scenes.  Experience with physical comedy and pantomime a plus.

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: