WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING - Bottle Alley Theatre Company Non Equity Auditions

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING

Wednesday, May 28th & Thursday, May 29th at Violet Crown Church in Room 12

5 minute slots available from 6:30 to 9:45pm each night. Callbacks will be on Friday, May 30th.

We Need to Do Something is based on the hit book by Max Booth III, now adapted for the stage (also by Max Booth III)! Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.

Cast of Characters:

Diane (40’s) - A mother and a soon to be ex wife, not quite ready for her kids to grow up, ready to be strong. Casting any ethnicity, female presenting, age 30s-50s

Robert (40’s) - Diane’s husband, angry, alcoholic, everyone’s conservative uncle at thanksgiving. Casting any ethnicity, male presenting, age 30s-50s

Melissa (18) - Robert and Diane’s daughter, senior in high school, angsty, queer, hiding something? Casting any ethnicity, female presenting, age 18-25

Bobby (16) - Robert and Diane’s son, sophomore in high school, painfully teenage boy. Casting any ethnicity, male presenting, age 18-25

Amy (18)/Snake - Melissa’s girlfriend, a witch, super goth, possibly more angsty than Melissa. Will be double cast as the rattlesnake puppeteer. Slithery. Casting any ethnicity, female presenting, age 18-25.

• Rehearsals will take place ?Wednesdays through Saturdays from June ?4? - August 21st. We can accommodate some conflicts and not every actor will be called to the entirety of every rehearsal.

• Tech Week will take place ?A?ugust 25th - August 28th in the evening?. Performances will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening August ?2?9 - 31 and? September ?5? - 7 in the evenings?. These ?dates are required and we cannot accommodate conflicts.

• All roles are paid a $200 stipend or profit-share, whichever is larger.

• Content warning: The ?play mentions themes such as suicide, self harm, domestic abuse, and there are depictions of child endangerment.

• Performers do not need to prepare materials for auditions, both auditions and callbacks will consist of cold reads from the script.

• Auditions will take place at ?Violet Crown Church (1300 Morrow St, Austin, TX 78757?) in Room 12 between 6:30pm and 9:45pm on Wednesday, May 28th and Thursday, May 29th. Callbacks will be held in the same building in Room ?D from 7 pm - 10 pm on ?F?riday, May 30th. We will notify actors regarding callbacks after 10 pm on ?M?ay 29th.

TO AUDITION:

1. 
   Fill out this form.

2. 
   Choose a time slot here.

3. Email your headshot and resume to bottlealleytheatrecompany@gmail.com.