AUDITIONS
• AUDITIONS • AUDITIONS
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 22, 6 – 10, SAVILLE THEATRE
Just Like Us by Karen Zacarias
Directed by Katie Rodda
What makes us American?
Based on Helen Thorpe’s
best-selling book, this play follows four Latina girls in Denver—two of whom
are documented and two who are not—through young adulthood. Their close-knit
friendships begin to unravel when immigration status dictates the girls’ opportunities,
or lack thereof. *Bilingual Spanish/English a plus!
Black
Box Theatre, September 27 – October 6
Rehearsals will be M-Th, 3:30 – 6:30 and some
Fridays
She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen
Directed by Jeffrey Ingman
“Man, your sister was really
into some geeky sh*t.”
A comedic romp into the world
of role-playing games, She Kills Monsters
tells the story of mild-mannered Agnes, following the death of her teenage
sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons
& Dragons notebook, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and
action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge.
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Saville
Theatre, October 25 – November 3
Rehearsals
will be M-Th, 3:30 – 6:30 and Sundays, 6:30 – 9:30
Callbacks, Friday, August 23, 3:30 - 6:30 (Just Like Us) and 7:30 – 10:30 (She Kills Monsters)
Prepare a 1-2-minute contemporary
monologue. If you don’t have a monologue, you will be given something to read.
All cast members are required to enroll in DRAM 242A-D (3 units).
To read the scripts before your audition, ask Katie Rodda in C106B.
Character break down:
Just Like Us
HELEN THORPE: 40s. The reporter: Very smart, high
educated, confident, unfussy, career woman married to the Mayor of Denver. Has
strong conviction of principles, is self-aware about her role, and is
consistently fair-minded.
MARISELA: 18-22. Fully bilingual and
bicultural Mexican. Does not have legal status to be in the country. Emotional,
sassy, intelligent, energetic, ambitious, yet sometimes insecure, great
student. She craves excitement, wears a lot of makeup, tight jeans, and loves
loud music (Ranchera especially).
YADIRA: 18-22. Fully bilingual-
bicultural Mexican. Does not have legal papers to be in the country. Reserved,
smart young woman who craves stability and security. Marisela’s best friend.
CLARA: 18-22. Bilingual- bi-cultural
Mexican. In the US legally. Innocent, religious, earnest girl. Good student.
Hard worker. Discreet clothes, no make-up, wears a cross every day.
5-6 actors to play the following roles:
ELISSA: 18-22. Bilingual and bi-cultural.
In the US legally. Good student, friend of Marisela, Yadira, and Clara. Hard worker.
ZULEMA, Yadira’s younger sister. Born in the US.
JOSEFA: Marisela’s Mexican mother. Only
speaks Spanish. A devoted mother and hardworking cleaning lady, in the country
without legal status.
ALMA: Yadira
and Zulema’s mother, in the
country without legal status.
MRS. SMITH: high
school teacher who kind of hates her job
CAROL VIZZI:
her son was killed by an undocumented immigrant
LISA MARTINEZ: Denver
University professor
YOLANDA: brassy hairdresser
ANA:
high school student
CYNTHIA
POUNDSTONE: a fundraiser from Whittier College
LUCY:
wealthy DU college student. Attends bible study
FABIÁN: Marisela’s hard working, sometimes grouchy, overprotective father. Only speaks Spanish. A janitor at a supermarket, in the US without legal status.
JULIO: in love with Marisela for his entire life
RAMIRO: not a college
student, dangerously sexy, but very good-hearted
MIKE McGARRY: anti-immigration
activist
RAUL GOMEZ GARCIA: In the
country without legal status. Killed a white cop. (Played by the actor who
plays Marisela)
Congressman TOM TANCREDO: the leading voice against illegal immigration
CÉZAR
MESQUITA: a recruiter from Denver University
CARLOS: ALMA’s husband, Yadira’s
stepfather
FEDERICO
PEÑA, first Latino Mayor in Denver’s history
RECRUITER (M
or F): from the University of Colorado
COP (M or F),
does his/her job well but has a soft spot
BUSINESS OWNER (M or F): Supporter
of immigration
She Kills Monsters
Tilly: a queer teenage girl obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons. Smart, sarcastic
and strong but underneath an insecure, bullied girl
Agnes: Tilly’s older “average” sister, a high school
teacher who never really knew her
Lilith: Demon Queen, Tilly’s girlfriend, powerful,
beautiful and bloodthirsty
Kaliope: Dark Elf, master tracker, lock-picker,
intelligent and above emotions
Orcus: Overlord of the Underworld, a mellow, surfer-type,
giant, red demon
Chuck: a nerdy teenager, serves as the games’ Dungeon
Master, desperately tries to be cool
Miles: Agnes’ boyfriend, struggles with commitment
Some of the following roles may
be doubled:
Narrator: Lord of
the Rings-style hooded figure
Vera: Agnes’ friend and school guidance counselor, brash,
sarcastic and unhelpful
Steve: A D&D adventurer
who continually appears and dies multiple times
Farah: A cute fairy who is a violent, vicious, badass
fighter
Evil Gabbi & Tina: vampire cheerleaders who bully
Tilly in the game and in life
Kobalds, Bugbears, Tiamat the Dragon: various monsters,
lots of combat and puppetry
