MadLab will be holding auditions for Kitezh by Jennifer Feather Youngblood. MadLab will be seeking actors for 4 male and 3 female roles.
Auditions will be cuttings from the script and will take place on Saturday September 2nd, 2017at MadLab from 12pm to 3pm (227 North 3rd Street). If you have any questions or would like to request a copy of the script, please contact director Amy Drake at
amydrake1018@aol.com.
Performance dates are November 30, December 1-2, 8-9, and 15-16. Actors are paid a stipend.
Kitezh by Jennifer Feather Youngblood (World Premiere)
A rag-tag carnival with a secret, terrible mission finds and takes in an abandoned and half-dead member of a cult while crossing a wasteland that used to be the United States of America.
Roles:
Boy – Male, 18-25, any race, awkward; a reluctant traveler
Maestra Elizabeth – Female, 35-45, any race, of average size and appearance; the leader of a traveling show
Actor 1 – Male, 35-55, any race, large and/or strong; plays the following characters:
Raj – the ringmaster
The Preacher - an abstract concept
A Townsperson – where applicable
Actress 1 – Female, 25-40, any race, Rubenesque; plays the following characters:
July – a performer in the show; a trollop, dancer, and card-reader
Mary – Boy’s memory of his mother
A Townsperson – a rube from a small town
Actor 2 – Male, 25-45, any race, any size or appearance; plays the following characters:
Blue – a performer in the show; a juggler, tumbler, and occasional trollop
Stanhope – the man who owns the travelling show
A Townsperson – a rube from a small town
Actress 2 – Female, 18-25, any race, waiflike; plays the following characters:
Lily – a performer in the show; acrobat, dancer, trollop, and singer
Eden – Boy’s idealized memory of lost love
A Townsperson – a rube from a small town
Actor 3 – Male, 25-45, any race, handsome; plays the following characters:
Walter – a performer in the show; a magician and storyteller
Man – A dream figure
A Townsperson - a rube from a small town
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