Audition Notice: The Laramie Project

Written By Courtenay Baker

The Laramie Project

By: Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project

  • Directed by: Grant Freeman

  • Audition Dates:  Sunday, March 15 and Monday, March 16 at 7:00pm

  • Audition Location:  The Uptown Theatre at the First Street Community Center

    • Sporadic rehearsals to follow until full production begins April 20th

  • Performance Dates:  June 5-7 & 12-13

Synopsis: On October 6, 1998, a young, gay college student was beaten, robbed, and left to die on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. The story became a national headline.  On November 14, 1998, The members of Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie to conduct interviews with the people of the town. During the next year, they would return to Laramie several times and conduct over two hundred interviews. What resulted is this play: a montage of interviews, news reports, journal entries, and court transcripts documenting the town’s reactions to this event and the small group of theatre makers’ experiences as they searched for answers.

Audition Process

Auditions will consist of a group activity and monologue readings.

TO PREPARE:

  • Please choose any two sides to read, preferably to show contrast/range.

  • Memorization is optional.

  • We suggest choosing one that would traditionally fit your type and one that does not.

  • Please ignore race/gender/age.

  • Click HERE for the sides.

  • Please complete our online audition form HERE.

**If you cannot make the above dates but are still interested, please contact us to make other arrangements.  Video auditions are possible for this production.

ABOUT THE CASTING:

  • Looking for 8-10 actors (subject to change) of all ethnicities, genders, ages 16-70s.

    • This is an ensemble show.

    • All actors will be playing multiple characters, narrators, and ensemble.

    • You may be asked to play characters whose ethnicity, race, gender, etc. differ from your own.

    • You are primarily playing the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project, who re-enact the interviews they conducted.

    • Many characters only have a few lines, and a few scenes will be read off the page.

We are seeking actors who reflect our world to tell the stories we put onstage, and therefore strongly encourage people of diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups to audition.

Questions? Contact Grant Freeman at openarenas@gmail.com

Courtenay Baker
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