Auditions for The Seagull (Paid)
Auditions for The Seagull (Paid)
Written by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Michael Frayn
Directed by Riley Parham
Audition sign-up: https://calendly.com/blinkingeyetheatre/seagullauditions
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Audition Location:
NW Flex Space – SE Milport Rd. Milwaukie, OR 97222
Audition Dates:
March 24 & 25 from 6:30-10:00pm
Invited callbacks March 26 from 6:30-10:00pm
What to Bring:
Resume and Headshot and prepare one memorized dark comedic monologue no longer than 90seconds. All actors must be fully vaccinated.
Rehearsal Dates:
April 26, 27, 28
May 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
June 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
*Actors will not be called to all rehearsals. We will work around your conflicts, and you will receive a full, detailed rehearsal schedule before the first rehearsal.
Tech week:
June 10, 11, 12, 13
Performance Dates:
June 14-30
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
Pay
Blinking Eye Theatre is committed to paying theatre professionals for their work. For this production, all of our artists (actors and crew) will be paid a minimum of $200 each. We will also be accepting audience donations during the run purely focused on paying our artists more.
Casting an ensemble of various ages, ethnicities, and genders.
All roles may be played by any ethnicity and any gender. All roles are available.
Arkadina – (40s) The center of the universe, a famous actress, and a mother – in that order.
Constantine – (mid-20s) A tortured young writer desperately clinging to life and searching for meaning anywhere he can find it outside of himself. Arkadina’s son.
Nina – (about 20) An aspiring young actress who lives across the lake. She loves the idea of fame. Constantine loves her.
Trigorin – (30s) A famous writer. Arkadina’s lover. He writes because he must.
Sorin – (60s) Arkadina’s older brother. Owner of the estate. Old and withering, he hopes life hasn’t fully passed him by.
Shamraev – (40s) The manager of Sorin’s estate. Believes managing an estate is an art form in and of itself. Polina’s husband.
Polina – (40s) Stuck in a stable but loveless marriage. Sees her own life of unrequited love playing out before her eyes through her daughter, Masha. Shamraev’s wife.
Masha – (early 20s) In mourning for her life of unrequited love. Unlike her mother who copes through unwavering hope, Masha attempts to numb herself to the world. Polina and Shamraev’s daughter.
Medvedenko – (20s) A schoolteacher. He lives an honest life on a small wage and makes sure to tell the many wealthy people around him how little he makes. He is perhaps the most cheerful person here if it weren’t for the fact that Masha doesn’t love him back.
Dorn – (50s) A doctor, a womanizer, and a good friend to all who speak with him.
Synopsis of The Seagull
A multigenerational family of artists in the Russian countryside find themselves arguing about what makes life worth living. Through their grand philosophizing and bickering, we learn that what each of them idolizes is the very thing they lack. Heralded as one of Chekhov’s greatest works, The Seagull plays comedy and drama on a knife-edge.
- “The Seagull (Frayn, trans.)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com