LA PETITE MORGUE seeks actors for our Best of Fresh Blood Festival of short horror plays. Performances will be July 17-19 at Stage Left Studio in Manhattan. The directors will be holding auditions by appointment on Sunday afternoon, June 8. If you are interested in booking an audition slot, you'll write to: LaPetiteMorgue@gmail.com and send us:
-Your head-shot/photo
-Your acting/theatre resume
-A short message, detailing your availability on Sunday, June 8 in the afternoon (approx. 1pm - 5pm)
We'll respond with an audition time and location. At the audition, you'll perform a short (90-120 second) monologue. You may also be asked to read sides.
If you are not available on June 8, you can still be considered for casting. You should still send us your photo and resume, and if possible, send us a short video of yourself performing a monologue - ideally a horror-related one, where you show us how scared or scary you can be! Please send all materials by June 15, 2014 to be considered for this year's festival. Materials received after this date will be kept on file for future productions.
There is no payment for actors. La Petite Morgue is non-Union.
The Plays & Characters:
Tipperary by Christopher Krovatin, directed by Chelsea Holland
Diana - A woman in her 20s/30s, who enjoys attempting to enact complicated sexual fantasies involving a psychotic killer with her husband.
Nick - Her husband, who tries his best, but has a hard time understanding Diana's macabre obsession.
In The Basement by Julia Rae Maldonado, directed by Shannon Lippert
Allison - a young musician in her 20s, attempting to leave her live-in lover, Layla.
Layla - appears to be a pale, sophisticated, wealthy young woman in her early 20s. In reality, a vampire.
Beth - a young woman desperate to find a new apartment in NYC.
The Catch by Ria Hill, directed by Jolene Noelle
Katie - A very religious, very emotional young woman in her 20s.
Travis - Her agnostic boyfriend, attempting to comfort her.
Parasite by Eric LaRocca
Lucie - 25-35, a lesbian, attempting to persuade her former lover to divorce.
Anna - 25-35, Lucie's ex-lover, believes she has been infected with a parasite, has a history of mental illness.
Jester by Devlin Giroux
Marie - early 30's, has been confined to a mental hospital after having a miscarriage and attacking her husband.
Dr. Wallace - her psychiatrist, an older man in his 40s or 50s.
The Jester - Marie's hallucination, he is mute and communicates through pantomime. Dance or Movement experience preferred.
Excerpts/sides can be found online at:
http://lapetitemorgue.blogspot.com/2014/05/auditions-for-best-of-fresh-blood.html
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