A TWISTED BARGAIN
Inspired by the lives and crimes of Leopold & Loeb
Written & Directed by Michael Mizerany
Nominated for 5 San Diego Broadway World Awards including:
Best New Play
Best Direction of a Play
Best Performer in a Leading Role
Best Lighting Design
Rehearsals & Performances:
Rehearsals: July 22nd - August 9th
Tech/Dress rehearsals begin August 13th
Compensation: $18 per hour
Performances are at The Black Box at Diversionary Theater:
Friday, August 16th 7pm-10pm (8pm show)
Saturday, August 17th 7pm-10pm (8pm show)
Sunday, August 18th 6pm-9:00pm (7pm show)
Friday, August 23rd 7pm-10pm (8pm show)
Saturday, August 24th 7pm-10pm (8pm show)
Sunday, August 25th (2pm Show)
Details:
Initial auditions will be by self-tape. Please email Michael Mizerany at
artisticcompulsion@gmail.com to be sent a side from the play. Please send your youtube or vimeo link to the email above. The deadline for your self-tape submission is April 15th.
In-person callbacks will take place on Saturday, April 20th at Art Produce.
About The Show:
A Twisted Bargain is a psychological thriller examining the volatile relationship of Michael Franklin & Xander Roberts. Michael is obsessed with crime & cruelty, Xander is obsessed with Michael, thus began their pact of “quid pro quo” where sex and violence are brutally intertwined. A story of obsession, manipulation and murder.
Available Role:
MICHAEL FRANKLIN – 22-25, Philosophy Student, Any ethnicity - Michael is intelligent, very charismatic, and handsome. He is also a sociopath with severe mood swings and fits of rage. Uses sex as a tool to get what he wants, with women or men, and especially with Xander. Requires frontal nudity and a scene of sexuality.
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