2019 Summer Play Auditions
Announcing auditons for our 2019 Summer Play The Laramie Project
In 1998, a 21 year-old university student was kidnapped, severly beaten and left tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, WY. His bloody, bruised body was discovered 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. Playwright Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theatre Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half, and conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. The result of their efforts is a deeply moving theatrical piece from these interviews and their own personal 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.
Director Lori Aleixo Howard seeks a talented, dedicated and diverse cast of adults of all ages. Audition slots will be granted to students aged 16 and up with signed parental consent. Auditions will take place on Tuesday, April 2 and Thursday, April 4, from 7pm-10pm at the Maple Shade Municipal Building, 200 Stiles Avenue, Maple Shade, NJ 08052.
Please prepare a one-minute contemporary dramatic monologue. A selection from the play is welcomed. Also, please be prepared to read from the play. Sides will be provided in advance, and the script is available though Amazon and Dramatists Play Service. Advanced audition registration is encouraged, but walk-ins will be accepted.
Rehearsals will take place on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Municipal Building. Performances will be held in our converted black box theatre in the Municipal Building on June 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, and 29. No performance date conflicts will be accepted. Please email director Lori Aleixo Howard at fundraising@msartscouncil.org with any questions.