IN THE NEXT ROOM (or the Vibrator Play) Submission - The Wilma Theatre Auditions
The Wilma Theatre
IN THE NEXT ROOM (or the Vibrator Play)
– Photo / Resume Request
The Wilma Theater (Philadelphia, PA) LORT D; $555/week minimum
Director: Blanka Zizka
Playwright: Sarah Ruhl
Casting: Laura Stanczyk
1st Rehearsal: 2/1/11. Runs: 3/2 – 4/3/11
NYC auditions will be held on an upcoming date TBD by appointment only.
Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these particular auditions.
For consideration, email picture and resume to:
InthenextroomCasting@gmail.com
Please indicate in the subject line of your email:
“Attn: Anika – NYC appointments – AEA self submit”
Deadline for submissions: 11/19/10
NOTE: This play deals with some adult themes; orgasms will be simulated onstage (though in a clinical, not sexual, situation). Actors submitted should be comfortable with a fair amount of sexuality and some nudity (specified in role descriptions).
Seeking:
Dr. Givings:
Caucasian male, 40s. Clinical, questioning, intelligent, and innovative, he is a true Man of Science. Despite great intellectual faculties, he cannot understand how to emotionally connect with his wife, and can seem cold, although he has a good heart. Full nudity required.
Catherine Givings:
Caucasian female, mid 20s. Young, open, naïve - chafes against the boredom and propriety of Victorian life and frustrated by her husband’s refusal to tell her what happens beyond his office door. A very young mother who cannot breastfeed her child, she aches to connect physically with someone. She is looking for the full expression of a life, emotionally and physically. Partial nudity. Will need to simulate orgasms onstage.
Mr. Daldry:
Caucasian male, 40s. A successful businessman with a young wife, a bit coarse and thick; he cannot understand his wife’s needs or her physical rejection of him.
Elizabeth:
African American female, 30s. The Givings’ wet nurse. A mother of two who recently lost her third child to cholera. Earthy, open, maternal and nurturing, she struggles to maintain a safe distance from the Givings and their baby. Should be attractive, naturally sexual and have all the warmth and vulnerability of a nursing mother.
