AUDITIONS
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Smokefall
By: Noah Haidle
Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at The Tin Shop Theatre
108 E Roe Street
Buchanan, MI 49107
Director: David Ferrell
Assistant Director: Jeff Starkey
Synopsis: Magical realism collides with manic vaudeville in a family drama unlike any you’ve ever seen. Fetuses swap philosophy while awaiting their birth, a daughter eats dirt and doesn’t speak, a father is about to drive away and never return, and there’s an apple tree growing through the walls of the house. Whipping from astonishing tenderness to profound humor and back again, SMOKEFALL explores the lives of a family in a lyrical treatise on the fragility of life and the power of love.
Virtual auditions available upon request. All audition questions and inquiries should be sent to the director: David Ferrell at david.dferrell@gmail.com
What to expect: Auditions will include cold reads from the script.
The production of “Smokefall” is seeking to cast an inclusive set of performers to fill the following roles. Characters are not based on any specific race, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. All are encouraged to audition.
Flexible casting and rehearsal schedule beginning August 29th-October 13th and performances October 14th-16th and 21st-23rd Please bring a list of all possible conflicts to auditions.
CAST: 3 M, 3 W
Footnote / Lenore ………………….………… Observer (Narrator), deceased, mother of Violet
Violet ………………………………….…….. Nurturing, pregnant with twins, mother of Beauty
Daniel / Fetus One ……….……….. Charismatic, unhappily married to Violet, father of Beauty
Beauty …………………..…….. the most beautiful girl in the world, mute by choice, a dreamer
Colonel / Johnny ………..…… retired U.S. Army Colonel, suffering dementia, father of Violet
Samuel / Fetus Two ……………………….. Johnny’s estranged son, controlled and systematic
Callbacks will be held on Sunday, August 28th from 1-4pm. If invited to attend callbacks, additional readings may be requested.