Alabaster
Alabaster
Written by Audrey Cefaley
Direction by Fred Sebulske
Open Auditions: Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 from Noon-3pm (please be signed in by 2pm).
If these dates/times do not work for your schedule, please contact us at info@atgr.org
This is an open call; you do not need to sign up for an audition time in advance.
Location: Spectrum Theater at 160 Fountain NE.
Performance Dates: February 27-March 1, March 6-8 at 7:30pm; March 2 at 3pm
Audition Requirements: Sides will be made available by November 1. A perusal script is available here. Sides do not need to be memorized but you should make yourself familiar. Headshots and resumés encouraged. Please be prepared to list any potential schedule conflicts throughout the rehearsal process.
Characters:
All roles are open to individuals of all races and ethnicities, genders, abilities, body sizes, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic statuses, except where explicitly prescribed by the playwright. Trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer actors highly encouraged to audition.
A few general notes:
- All characters in Alabaster are female-identifying.
- The ages of the characters are very flexible. Any performers over the age of 30 are highly encouraged to audition.
- Weezy and Bib are goats. That being said, they walk and talk like humans. They are not caricatures. They bleat and bah with intention, creating real, honest dialogue between characters.
Alice: 30's+. Any race and ethnicity. A renowned photographer.
June: 30’s+. Any race and ethnicity. An outsider and artist.
Weezy: 30's+. Any race and ethnicity. A goat (daughter to Bib)
Bib: Any race and ethnicity. A goat (mother to Weezy)
Synopsis:
A darkly comic Southern drama about love, art, and the power of women. After a tornado barrels through town leaving nothing but death and destruction, June has isolated herself, along with her goats on what remains of her family farm. June, who suffers from agoraphobia and crippling PTSD, is covered, from head to toe with scars. She gets up every day and feeds the goats, weeds the garden, and picks up her paintbrush. Alice, a world-renowned photographer, has come to take pictures of June for a series on women with scars, but what it turns out they need from each other is transcendent.
About the Director:
Fred Sebulske is the founder of Actors' Theatre Grand Rapids and has been directing across West Michigan for over 50 years.