For information on our ongoing VIDEO AUDITIONS, please scroll down!
CASTING CALL: GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE
By Moises Kaufman. Directed by Heather Parish.
CASTING CALL: {tne lab} Original play by Haley White seeking readers. Young men, ages 18-24 and women of various ages.
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TNE is still in the process of casting these projects. If you are interested in reading for us, please contact director Heather Parish via the Contact page and we’ll set up a chance for you to read!
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FOR GROSS INDECENCY:
The audition will consist of readings from selected scenes from the play.
Please arrive with your theater resume and list of conflicts on hand.
AUDITION FORM in PDF
GI Audition Sides in PDF. *NOW AVAILABLE*
Synopsis: In April 1895 Oscar wilde brought a libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his youthful lover. In doing so, England’s reigning man of letters set in motion a series of events that would culminate in his own trial for acts of “gross indecency”, his ruin and his imprisonment. Not only was his life on trial, but also – implicitly – his vision of art that outraged Victorian propriety.
In this smash Off-Broadway hit, Moises Kaufman turns the trials into a riveting human drama, expertly interweaving courtroom testimony with excerpts from Wilde’s writings and the words of his contemporaries.
Needed: Two additional actors Gender and age range flexible. The available parts are “Ensemble”.
Roles:
Oscar Wilde
Lord Alfred Douglas/ Ensemble
Marquess of Queensberry/Ensemble
Ensemble. The ensemble performs all of the other characters including but not limited to: George Bernard Shaw, Queen Victoria, various British lords, newspapermen, judges and the playwright Kaufman. The Ensemble work together to create the shape and context of the entire play and so this production will concentrate on ensemble techniques and approach for all of the actors.
Official rehearsals begin March 10th with one table read TBA. Rehearsals are March 10th-April 12th, (includes some Sunday rehearsals). Tech week is April 15th-18th. Performances are April 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, May 3 and 4. Evenings at 8 p.m. and Saturday double headers. No performances on Sundays.
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FOR {TNE LAB}
The Lab Project: ["Flawed", an original play by Haley White]: Casting call for young men (18-25) who can sing, play the guitar and men and women of varying ages for LGBT themed material. {tne lab} is developing an original play with member Haley White as writer/director/producer. The piece explores themes of finding and staying true to one’s identity.
The process will involve several informal private and public readings of the piece, giving and crafting feedback for the playwright and, potentially, a fully staged reading of the piece. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development process and have input in a new creative work!
Scenes and Monologues from Flawed
If interested, contact Haley White at haleymariewhite@hotmail.com or come by the Open Auditions on February 2nd. Haley will speak with you about your interest, have you read a scene, and go from there!
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VIDEO AUDITIONS:
Can’t make an open audition? Want to let {tne} know what you can do? The New Ensemble Theater Group now accepts video auditions for consideration for the entire season – including GROSS INDECENCY.
A complete season video audition will include
- something contemporary and something classical
- something dramatic and something comedic.
This can be either:
2 monologues OR 1 monologue and 1 scene (with one other scene partner).
The setting and production quality don’t matter so long as we can SEE you clearly and HEAR you clearly.
All videos should state clearly the name of the auditionee BY the auditionee, and should state the title and author of the pieces performed.
Please keep your video to under 5 minutes.
Upload your video to the host of your choice (YouTube/Vimeo/etc) and email a link to the video and your theatrical resume and contact info to: heather@newensemble.com.
We will confirm receipt of your audition video and consider you for roles as they are available throughout the season. We will contact you if we’d like to schedule you for an in-person reading by appointment.
