Mercy Street Theatre Company is holding auditions for our upcoming world premiere workshop production of THE BIRD GIRL.
THE BIRD GIRL
By Resident Playwright EJC Calvert
Directed by Artistic Director Julia Rohed
Living a life of solitude in a remote asylum, Amity’s world is shaken when she’s scooped up by an enterprising ringmaster and finds herself the centerpiece of a travelling freak show. Amity’s multitudinous deformities allow her to blossom as “The Bird Girl.” She enjoys her spotlight while
simultaneously being deluged with memories of her earlier life, one spent hidden in shadows by a mother humiliated by the living evidence of her broken womb.
The Bird Girl is a look at the intense pressure of public gaze, how it effects self-image and becomes a driving force in Amity’s life. The play was developed in workshop with Jon Robin Baitz at the New School for Drama in 2009, and had a reading with NYAC’s Casual Reading Series in August 2010.
Seeking:
Amity (20s, F): The Bird Girl
JD Pennypenny (20s-30s, M, Doubled with Bo): Emcee/Carnival Barker
Bo (20s-30s, M, Doubled with JD): The Suitor
Nurse (40s, F, Doubled with Mother): At Bliss Asylum
Mother (40s, F, Doubled with Nurse): Amity’s only family
Jennie & Julie (20s, F): Conjoined twins
Roy (20s, M): African-American, fake lion tamer
Guy (20s, M): Barely-closeted gay man
Auditions will be Saturday January 10th & Sunday January 11th 10am-3pm in Andersonville. Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, January 13th from 7pm-10pm
Please prepare 2 one-minute contrasting contemporary monologues.
Rehearsals will begin mid February, location TBA.
Performances will be Wednesday March 18th- Saturday 21st & Wednesday March 25th- Saturday 28th, located at Unity Lutheran Church in Andersonville.
Stipend will be a profit share.
Please submit your headshot and resume to Danielle Stack at danielle@mercystreettheatre.org for an audition slot.
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