Redwood City Play Festival - Audition Information
Gender Shorts
Dragon Productions Theatre Company and Fuse Theatre are proud to announce a joint one act play festival in Redwood City beginning this summer. The Redwood City Play Festival will combine the strengths of both companies to produce one act plays and events centered around a central social justice theme and will highlight local artists. This year’s theme is on gender-based topics, or “Gender Shorts.”
We are casting non-equity actors and invite actors to audition for the three one act productions. We are committed to diversity and representation onstage, and encourage actors of color, and trans, non-binary, and GNC actors to audition.
General Auditions: Saturday, March 23rd, 4pm-9pm
Location in Redwood City, TBD- will confirm when scheduled.
AUDITION TIMES
10-minute time slots are available; please contact Annette Koehn at casting@fusetheatre.org with the subject line “Gender Shorts Auditions Request” to schedule an audition time.
Please include a headshot and resume, and what production/role you are interested in. For any questions related to auditions, please contact casting@fusetheatre.org.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two short (3 minute) contemporary monologues, one comedic and one dramatic.
Please bring a hard copy headshot and resume.
Callbacks:
LTLC/NSA: Saturday, March 30th, 12:30pm-5:30pm
Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063
BIWT: Sunday, March 31, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063
PLAYS
LEGAL TENDER LOVING CARE by Leanna Keyes
Rosie, lost at a public transit station, reacts with surprise when a cute young man approaches her and wants to “share his secrets” with her. Realizing that she’s being propositioned for the first time, she declines. Jayden is dejected until she says that she’ll gladly “share secrets” with him… for a price. The two head to a hotel, and a comedy of errors unfolds; doubly mistaken identities and hidden histories collide as they spar through awkward puns and performance anxiety.
Directed Kieran Beccia
BECAUSE I WENT THERE by Hedvig Flores
In a world where women are in positions of power and privilege, the Wife and Mother face the truths about victim blaming/shaming of their beloved husband/son and their own biases. The audience must decide the fate of the brilliant promising athletic female student. A compelling exploration of the power struggles between genders through the lens of a sexual assault case.
Directed by Stacey Ardelean
NEVER SWIM ALONE by Daniel MacIvor
A swift and darkly funny satire about two egotistical men and their ruthless competition for the title of Top Dog. The play is structured as a surreal verbal sparring match: Frank and Bill, two guys in blue suits and bad ties, square off in a 13 round Battle Royale of vicious undermining and one-upmanship, refereed by their childhood crush.
Directed by Nate Card
LOGISTICS
First Rehearsal: May 6th, 2019
Tech Week: June 3rd, 2019
Opening: June 8th, 2019
Closing: June 16th, 2019
Rehearsal location is TBDbut will likely be in Redwood City. Rehearsal hours will be no more than 40 hours split between 4 weeks.
All performances take place at Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063.
Each production will have 6 performances total.
Actors are Independent Contractors, and will be paid a per performance fee.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS
LEGAL TENDER LOVING CARE
- ROSIE- A youngish woman with light skin. Tall. Rosie is a trans woman.
- JAYDEN- A youngisher man of color. Short. Jayden is a trans man.
BECAUSE I WENT THERE
- MAN- the alleged victim of sexual assault, married, mid/late 20s
- WOMAN- the alleged perpetrator of sexual assault, athletic, mid-20s college student
- WIFE- Married to the man, career woman of power, mid/late 20s
- MOTHER- Powerful career woman, mother to man, stylish, put together 50s/60s
NEVER SWIM ALONE
- FRANK – a man in a blue suit. In his 30’s to 40’s.
- BILL – an almost imperceptibly shorter man, also in a blue suit. Same age as Frank.
- REFEREE – a woman in a blue bathing suit. 18 to early 20’s