Kassandra

Kassandra Audition Notice and Info

 

Fat Theatre Project and The Terror Cottas are seeking actors for the spring world premiere of Kassandra at the Top of the World directed by Eileen Tull.

 

Fat Theatre Project Mission Statement:

Fat Theatre Project tells stories by/about/for/with fat people. Fatphobia appears in many areas of life: social, medical, creative, just to name a few. FTP seeks to break stigma and shatter expectations of how fat creatives can participate in the arts – whether through stories directly addressing fatness or through work that has nothing to do with the specific size of the artists involved. Our work is bold, unapologetic, and brimming with joy. All bodies welcome.

Terror Cottas Mission Statement:

To build audience and performance opportunities for experimental playwrights by sharing resources and networks among member playwrights and associate artists, applying for funding, and educating and welcoming audiences with radical hospitality.

Summary:

Kassandra at the Top of the World is an exploration of the Greek prophetess cursed never to be believed. This piece finds Kassandra on a mountaintop, bearing witness to the annihilation of humanity from climate collapse—at once mythic and urgently contemporary.

 

Characters:

Kassandra (20s-40s, Femme) – brimming anger, struggling with self-doubt and a hint of madness

A Bird (any age/gender) – the leader (self-appointed), trying to keep the story on track

A Second Bird (any age/gender) – more academic and seemingly logic-based

Another Bird (any age/gender) – bit of a slacker, wants answers and snacks

Apollo (20s, Masc) – a god who has never had to cede power or face consequences

 

All characters are involved in stage combat

The characters of Kassandra and Apollo discuss an event of sexual assault

Kassandra has a moment of solo sexuality that is briefly physicalized

 

All in-person events are at the Berger Park Cultural Center – 6205 N Sheridan Road

The stipend for this project is $300

We are hiring understudies for:

Kassandra
A Second Bird and Another Bird
A Bird and Apollo
The stipend for understudies is $150, with $25 per performance

Callbacks:

November 7th 6-10PM

November 8th 12-4PM

Readthrough (1 date)

December 10th-12th, 16th

Rehearsals

March 3-6th – 6-9:30PM

March 7th – 12-5PM

March 10-13th – 6-9:30PM

March 14th – 12-5PM

March 17-20th – 6-9:30PM

March 21st – 12-5PM

Tech

March 24-27th – 6-10PM

March 28th – 12-5PM

March 30th – March 31st – 6-10PM

April 1st – Preview at 7PM

Performances at 7PM

April 2nd – 4th

April 9th – 11th

April 16th – 18th

April 20th (Industry)

April 23rd – 25th

 

Please submit a one minute contemporary monologue. You will be contacted with an offer for a callback with sides by 10/27

Submissions are open 10/13-10/24

Audition Form: https://forms.gle/rfFxZB3NipQfvKas7