auditions AUDITIONS: TRUE WEST, Sam Shepard’s dark comedy. Monday, July 19 7:00-9:30 p.m Performances are September 24-October 3, 2010 at the Barrow Mansion, 83 Wayne St., Jersey City, NJ. Rehearsals will be held in the evening with weekend rehearsals as needed. You can download an audition form now, or fill one out at the audition. There are no appointments necessary; auditioners will be seen on a first come/first served basis. Familiarity with the script is strongly encouraged; sides are downloadable below, and will be provided at auditions. No monologues are needed. SIDES Cast Breakdown CASTING ALL ROLES Austin 30’s-A squeaky clean Ivy League graduate who works as a screenwriter. Austin has a wife and children in Northern California, but is working at his mother's house in Southern California while she is away in Alaska. By all accounts he is a success. Lee 30’s-Austin's brother. Lee is a beer-swilling desert rat and petty thief who has come to their mother's house to loot the neighbors of household appliances. He is the exact opposite of his brother in looks, sensibility, and degree of success. Saul Kimmer 40’s and up-A slick Hollywood producer. While Shepard's characterization of Saul could easily have descended into parody, Saul remains real all the way through the play. He is as sincere as anyone who is motivated only by profit can be. Mom 50’s and up-An absurdist vision of a powerless mother. Mom thinks Picasso is coming to town and quietly asks Austin not to kill Lee. This is a non-union production. There is NO PAY/NO FEE. Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to attend. Bring pix & résumés, stapled together. Sides will be provided for cold readings at the audition. No appointments are necessary; actors will be seen on a first come/first served basis.
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