AUDITION CALL for HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING:
AUDITION DATES:
Audition 1: 5/12/2023, Toronto
Audition 2: 5/13/2023, Toronto
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Production name:
Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery
Production rehearsal date:
9/4/2023
Submission deadline:
5/7/2023
Submission email:
casting@howlandcompanytheatre.com [casting AT howlandcompanytheatre DOT com]
Contact name:
Cameron Laurie
Engagement policy:
ITA
The Howland Company encourages actors of all gender, gender-identity, physical ability, and sexual orientation to apply. If there are any potential barriers (language, disability, or any other considerations) preventing you from applying to audition please let us know and we will work with you to provide any supports you may require.
AUDITION CALL DETAILS:
The Howland Company is casting two (2) roles for the upcoming production of Heroes of the Fourth Turning directed by Philip Akin, to be presented in a co-production with Crow’s Theatre in October of 2023.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Written by Will Arbery
Directed by Philip Akin
A Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre Co-Production
On a chilly night in the middle of America, one week after the Charlottesville riots in 2017, four alumni gather to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of their conservative catholic college. A daring look at the heart of a country at war with itself, their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos, clashing politics, and stunning revelations as they furiously grapple with their beliefs and sense of personal responsibility.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
JUSTIN (male presenting, white, early 40s): A graduate of Transfiguration College, Justin is a stoic outdoorsman who now works at the college. He straddles the line between survivalist and doomsday preparer. Character plays guitar and sings a campfire folk song in a moment of the show. Basic-Intermediate guitar playing required. Please outline your experience with guitar in your submission.
GINA (female presenting, white, 60s): A professor at Transfiguration College and the school’s incoming president. Gina struggles to sympathize with her daughter Emily’s chronic illness, and has high expectations of the former students she has mentored.
PROJECT DATES:
First Day of Rehearsal: September 4th, 2023
Opening Night: October 6th, 2023
Closing: October 22nd, 2023
ABOUT THE HOWLAND COMPANY:
The Howland Company is an award-winning, artist-led and art-driven theatre company, dedicated to the production of electric stories that speak to the world and the times in which we live. We seek to challenge and inspire our audiences through productions, training and community initiatives, fostering a new wave of theatre-makers and theatre-goers.
TO SUBMIT:
Send a resume and headshot in one attachment (PDF format) to casting@howlandcompanytheatre.com[casting AT howlandcompanytheatre DOT com] [casting AT howlandcompanytheatre DOT com]. Please use subject heading “[FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME] Heroes 2023”
Deadline for submissions is Sunday, May 7th, 2023 at 5:00pm
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