OPEN CALL AUDITIONS
The Theatre @ Boston Court
AEA 99-seat
God Save Gertrude
World Premiere by Deborah Stein
Music by David Hanbury
Directed by Michael Michetti
Casting Director: Michael Donovan
An open call audition will be held on July 20, 2009. 2pm-5pm, 6pm-8pm.
For all characters:
Please prepare a 1 minute contemporary monologue.
For roles of Gertrude and Mama's Boy, additionally:
Gertrude should sing a minute or less of a punk song, either a capella or self-accompanied on guitar; Mama's Boy should sing a minute or less of a rock or pop song, either a capella or self-accompanied on guitar.
No appointments. No phone calls please.
Auditioners will be seen on a first come, first serve basis.
Have a question?
You can email us at audition@BostonCourt.com.
Please note that we will NOT accept online submissions,
nor will we take rain checks or make appointments at this email address.
Producer/Venue: The Theatre @ Boston Court, Pasadena, CA
Contract: AEA 99-seat
Rate: $300 one-time rehearsal stipend, plus $25 per performance
Auditions: Open Call Monday, July 20, 2009
Callbacks: 7/27/09
Rehearsals begin: 8/25/09
Tech begins: 9/26/09
Previews begin: 10/01/09
Opening: 10/10/09
Runs through: 11/08/09, with possible extension to: 11/22/09
Guaranteed understudy performances 10/19 and 10/21
Performance Schedule: Thursday thru Saturday evenings, Sunday matinees
A punk rock riff on Hamlet. Angry crowds gather outside an abandoned theatre as Queen Gertrude takes the stage to riff on Patti Smith and sing about her many loves and her many mistakes, while her country simmers in a volatile state of transition. As the bombs rain down and her coked-up son sells out to MTV, Gertrude hopes to incite one more riot before she goes.
SEEKING:
Gertrude (late 30’s to early 50’s) – The former Punk Rock Queen, now the First Lady. Raw, with her conflicting emotions always barely contained by her skin, dramatic, charismatic, and absolutely fearless, she is and always has been a “star.” A former Patti Smith wanna-be who ran with the rebels, she has traded in her leather and safety pins for ball gowns and a tiara. Trapped in the ruins of the theatre where she once performed, and pursued by the approaching rebel forces, she returns to her punk roots and performs one more concert to set the record straight. Must be able to sing punk rock music, ability to play guitar a plus.
Mama’s Boy (late teens to mid-20’s) – A pretty-boy pop star, Gertrude’s sensitive “precious little poet boy” – son of Daddy Number One whom he has idealized, he is pissed off with his mother and stepfather. He is a poser, a junkie, an angry and disconnected faux-rebel without a cause, and his well doesn’t run very deep. Must sing and play some guitar.
Man (late 40’s to 50’s) – Politician-handsome, forceful and strong willed, and charismatic, he is the conservative, powerful leader of a country that is being threatened by rebel forces. A well-spoken Rumsfeld-ish leader, his solution for any conflict is military force, and he is trying to enlist his stepson as the poster child for his recruitment campaign.
Daddy’s Girl (late teens to mid-20’s) – The voice of a new generation, a sympathizer to the rebel cause, and an idealist trying to light a fire under anyone who will listen. Scrappy, passionate and unrelenting, her mission in life is to convince Mama’s Boy to choose a side, to stand for something.
Further inquiries should be addressed to Audition@BostonCourt.com
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