4 Chairs Theatre is seeking actor for the role of Chief Bromden in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

SYNOPSIS:
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey

This stage adaptation explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humor, candor and unforgettable characters. After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than in a prison. This, he soon learns, was a mistake. He immediately clashes with the authoritarian head nurse, Nurse Ratched. Despite Ratched's strict reign, McMurphy quickly takes over the yard, leading others out of introversion, staging a revolt so they can watch the World Series on TV, and arranging a rollicking midnight party with liquor and women. But McMurphy's brash insubordination will have its consequences.

CHARACTER:
CHIEF BROMDEN
**Please be aware of the identity required for the role of Chief Bromden before submitting.***
Chief Bromden (25-50) is half-Native American and the narrator of the play. He is the son of a Native American Chief (Chief Tee Ah Millatoona) and a white mother ( Mary Louise Bromden). Chief Bromden is a patient who has lived in the psychiatric hospital for over ten years and suffers from acute paranoia and schizophrenia. He believes in the "Combine" which is a paranoid delusion of a massive, mechanized society that grinds down individuality and forces everyone to conform. On the outside, Chief has a strong and imposing stature/presence but on the inside, he feels like a very small and weak man. In the past, he has been given shock treatments and lives in a hallucinated fog. He feigns deafness and mutism to try and stay invisible and survive.

PAY:
$500