Selkie Theatre to hold auditions
Selkie Theatre announces auditions for the area premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s The Revolutionists, to be held 7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17 at the Charles Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem.
Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this bold, brave and blisteringly funny new work set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris.
Selkie’s George B. Miller directs this grand and dreamtweaked comedy about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection … that ends in a song and a scaffold.
Casting is for 4 women: Olympe de Gouges (38) activist playwright and feminist. Theatre nerd, excitable, passionate, a showman.
Charlotte Corday (25) tough country girl and assassin. Serious, hardened by righteousness, never been kissed.
Marie-Antoinette (38) former Queen of France. Bubbly, graceful, opinionated, unintentionally rude, and oddly prescient.
Marianne Angelle (30s) A strong Caribbean black woman in Paris. A free woman, a spy, tough, classy, vigilant.
No appointment or prepared piece is necessary. Selkie is also seeking production/design staff. For more information, contact Selkie Theatre at 484241-9591 or blueselkies@aol.com
Production dates for The Revolutionists are March 2029, 2020, as part of the popular
IceHouse Tonight Series. this year is “Mirror.” The festival will kick off Reading Theater Project’s 2020 season,
#WOMEN.
Submissions are due by email Jan. 6. Reading Theater Project’s focus is on performance and storytelling. All submissions should connect to the theme. Past entries have included music, memoir, short plays, dance, as well as original performances that mix genres. Performances must be 5-10 minutes in length.
New this year is a panel discussion “Writing for Performance” 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Christ Church UCC, 4870 Kutztown Road, Temple. Panel discussion is open to the public and those interested in applying to participate in the 5Minute Fringe are encouraged to attend.
For those accepted to perform, weekly creative labs begin in mid-January; the creative labs give performers a chance to share their work and get feedback. The performances will be Feb. 20-23, at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, 3000 Penn Ave., West Lawn.
To RSVP for the panel and/ or to apply for this year’s 5Minute Fringe, please email the title and description of your project, your resume/ headshot, and any additional information about your work to Vicki Haller Graff, Artistic Director at vicki@readingtheaterproject.com.