AUDITIONS
Open Call. All are Welcome.
The Richland Players strongly encourages all to audition, regardless of ability, age, race & ethnicity, sex & gender, orientation, religion or creed, or socio-economic differences.
In-Person Auditions are held at the Richland Players Theatre.
Auditions: Jan. 19 & 20 @ 6pm, at Thrive Creative Dance, Callbacks Jan 23 @ 6pm at Arts Center Task Force
Show Dates: March 28, 29, 30, April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13
We strongly suggest reading the script before auditioning. Scripts available at the Richland Players Box Office.
CASTING FOR:
MAX GARRETT, 35
Financial planner, raised by Susan’s parents. Feels responsible for everybody.
SUZANNA SLATER, 34
Still mourning her father after four months. Blind to Max’s flaws.
SUSAN SLATER, 60
Susanna’s mother. Recent widow who has taken a younger lover.
ANDREW PORTER, 31
Susan’s husband. Writer in a dull day job. Compelled to rescue damsels in distress.
BECKY SHAW, 34
Secretarial temp wanting better. The girl voted most likely to succeed who didn’t.
Manipulation is the name of the game in Gina Gionfriddo’s character-driven Becky Shaw. Whether they’re conscious of it or not, every character manipulates to get what they want (usually what they want is the dependence of another person). When the sensitive Andrew sets up his strange co-worker Becky on a date with the caustic Max, things seem to start well. But the evening quickly goes horribly wrong and the ensuing emotional tidal wave forces passions and secrets to collide.
Crafted with a level of ambiguity, Becky Shaw will invariably provoke lively audience responses and conversations about blame, manipulation, and who owes what to who.
Directed by Ron Harman
Auditions: March 9 & 10 @ 6pm
Show Dates: May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
12 Angry Jurors is a play that contemplates the huge responsibility of 12 ordinary people as they consider the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of murder. The 12 jurors bring their own histories, prejudices, and biases to the jury room as they work through this life-or-death decision. In the year of George Floyd and countless others, this play works through the issues at hand in a very human way. It was originally written for men only (12 Angry Men), in a time before women could not serve jury duty.
However, there have been countless productions where the cast has been entirely cast gender neutral. That is to say, any person any gender may be cast in any role within the play.