Interrobang Theatre Project Playwright Initiative & 3 Things Productions are holding auditions for the Workshop Production of Curves and Edges.
Curves and Edges tells the truly imagined story of the legendary Surya Bonaly's infamous figure skating career. Steered by a demanding mother and a domineering coach on her path to Olympic immortality, our hero struggles to hold onto her authentic self through scandal, an impossible backflip, and definitely no m&ms ever. An athlete, a warrior of puberty, an accidental activist, a rebel icon, and a too-often-forgotten chapter in the history of a white-dominated sport, meet Surya: human girl. The purpose of this workshop is to continue to develop the script, to explore how it works as a piece of physical storytelling, and to seek audience response. The workshop will include 4 public performances. Rewrites and rehearsals will continue between performances.
Auditions: Friday April 20th from 7pm-10pm at the Swedish American Museum (5211 N. Clark Street, Chicago) and Saturday April 21 from 9:15am-12:45pm at North Shore Baptist Church (5244 N. Lakewood Ave, Chicago).
Roles Available:
Surya Bonaly (plays 7-24 years old), black, female-identifying actor
Suzanne Bonaly (40s-50s), white, female-identifying actor
Didier Gailhaguet (40s-50s), male-identifying actor
First Commentator, Asian-American, female-identifying actor
Second Commentator, male-identifying or nonbinary actor
Rehearsals: Monday-Friday 6pm-10pm June 4-June 15 Tech/Dress: Tuesday June 19 6pm-11pm, Wednesday June 20 6pm-11pm, Saturday June 23 12pm-4pm Performances: Thursday June 21-Saturday June 23 at 7:30 (call at 5pm), Sunday June 24 at 3pm (call at 2pm)
Please choose and prepare one side from the play. Sides do not have to be memorized. They can be found at this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1chcySE1OHTOtSdOa09_UnLuwIzjFNl7u Please also read the play! It can be found on the New Play Exchange at https://newplayexchange.org/plays/132302/curves-and-edges
Contact Info:
Please email headshot, resume, and availability to audition to playwright/director Maeli Goren