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LAST GAS / NYC Appointment Submission
The Public Theatre
31 Maple St
Lewiston ME 04240
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Contract
SPT
$550/week minimum
Seeking
NYC Auditions will be heldAugust 1-4, by appointment only.
For consideration, mail picture and resume by July 18th.
(Please do not email picture and resume unless requested by t he theatre)
Other Dates
Contract dates: September 26 thru October 23, 2016
Personnel
by John Cariani
Artistic Director: Christopher Schario
Co-Artistic Director: Janet Mitchko
Other
Mark submissions: LAST GAS / NYC Appointment Submission
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Breakdown
LAST GAS is about people from rural northern Maine. It is a comedy, but the humor comes from the truth of who these people are.
Seeking:
NAT PARADIS:
Nearly 41 but still somewhat boyish and unassuming, he is a wounded idealist. A likable and charming loser, he’s lived his entire life in a remote area of Northern Maine running a gas and convenience store with his father. He prefers to avoid conflict and does his best to appear “happy” or “fine” with his situation in life, but watching the Red Sox on TV is usually the highlight of his day. In his heart he is seeking a way to “get back to happy”, but change seems daunting.
TROY PARADIS-PULCIFER:
Nat’s son, 16. He is a perceptive and intelligent young man, with a healthy dose of wise-ass teenager. He is eager to get out of Maine, and pursue his dream of becoming an astronaut. At heart he is a “good kid” who loves his dad. He also suspects he might have more strength and confidence than his dad does and he is growing a bit protective of his father.
DWIGHT PARADIS:
Nat’s father, 63, a charming, affable, larger-than-life kind of guy who can be a bit of a bull dozer when he wants to make something happen that he believes should be happening. He can be a bit inflexible and rough and around the edges. He fancies himself a ladies man and pursues women too young for him with confidence. He loves a good time, but there remains a hole in his heart from when his wife left him. His son is a source of disappointment.
GUY GAGNON:
41. Nat’s best friend and side kick. Unemployed, overweight, loyal, with a wry and dry sense of humor, his love for Nat runs deep. He is more complex than he appears. A Zach Galifianakis type. He has a surprisingly graceful ability to swing dance.
TRACY PULCIFER:
Troy’s mother, 41. Stoic, opinionated and straightforward to the point of blunt, she is rigid, stubborn and overly literal. Possessing a dry wit, she is a substantial presence of a woman who enjoys wielding the power and status of being a forest ranger. She follows every “rule” in the book, and writes summons to people when her life feels out of control and she needs to feel more powerful. Never the popular girl in high school, she’s had her heart broken and has learned to emotionally armor herself from having it happen again. She still loves Nat, but he doesn’t want her back.
LURENE LEGASSEY SOLOWAY:
40. Nat’s former highschool sweetheart. Once the “golden girl” who left Maine to chase her dreams, today she returns home for the burial of her mother. Feeling lost, disillusioned and dissatisfied with the life she’s created in New York, she is desperately looking for something to give it more meaning. Perhaps reconnecting with Nat will be the missing piece? However, the stakes feel too high, and she sometimes tries too hard.
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