Death & Pretzels
Helvetica

Pay: Stipend

Description:

D&P is proud to present the Chicago premiere of local playwright, Will Coleman's Helvetica, a play about storytelling and storytellers.

Helvetica Burke: adventurer, writer, and cynic, has spent her life packaging Death neatly between the lines of her beloved children's books, with her trusty stuffed bear, Myron, by her side. When she encounters Death head-on however, she finds the storybook truths within the realities of her past, present, and future.

Available Roles:

Past Helvetica - Child (she/her, open race) seeking performer age 15-20, small in stature, to play 10-12, bright, precocious, energetic, dance or ballet experience preferable

Present Helvetica - Older (she/her, open race) seeking performer age 25-45, Agitated, full of ennui

Future Helvetica - Even Older (she/her, open race), seeking performer age 45+, sick again, spark of youth

Myron - (he/him, open race) seeking performer 25+, a relic of Helvetica's youth and the story's narrator, he will not be dressed as a bear

Mother/Patient/Illustrator/Animal Shelter Worker - (she/her, open race) seeking performer 25-45, this performer will play four distinct characters, each making a major impact over the course of Helvetica's life

Father/Doctor - (he/him, open race) seeking performer 25-45, this performer will primarily play Father, a major influence on Past and Present Helvetica, and the Doctor who comforts Future Helvetica

Husband/Agent - (he/him, open race) seeking performer 25-45, the performer will play two characters with opposite influences in Helvetica's life

Time Commitment:

Rehearsals begin March 25th and run Mon-Thurs night 7-10pm and Sunday afternoons 11am - 2pm, Tech week begins April 28th, Preview Performances May 2nd and 3rd, Opening May 4th, running Thurs/Fri/Sat nights at 7:30, closing June 1st. All rehearsals and performances will take place at Nox Arca Theatre in Ravenswood.

Contact Info:

Please submit headshot and resume to deathandpretzels@gmail.com for audition slot, performers will be sent sides to prepare.

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