THE LARAMIE PROJECT - Deaf Austin Theatre Non Equity Auditions

Posted August 29, 2021
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THE LARAMIE PROJECT - Deaf Austin Theatre

Auditions for ASL Production of The Laramie Project

Deaf Austin Theatre is excited to be partnering with Hypernovas Productions to host nationwide, virtual auditions for the first professional ASL production of The Laramie Project by Moises Kauffman and the Tectonic Theatre Project. Seeking ASL fluent actors both Deaf and hearing, union and non-union for this production which will be presented live during the summer of 2022 in Austin TX. This production will be directed by Jules Dameron.

Actors should be comfortable with portraying multiple characters, and communicating in ASL without the support of an ASL interpreter. This production will integrate both Deaf and hearing ASL users.

Actors interested in auditioning should email their interest by August 27th, along with a headshot and resume to
info@deafaustintheatre.org. Deaf Austin Theatre will reply with the audition packet. The video audition submissions will then be due by September 20th.

Plot: In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half, in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, while others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of the reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences in Laramie. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

If you have any questions, please visit
www.deafaustintheatre.org or email us at
info@deafaustintheatre.org.


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