We will be holding auditions for our fall production on Monday, July 11th, 2022.
THE TOTALITARIANS
By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Directed by Jaimelyn Gray
Audition Opportunities
In-Person: Monday, July 11th, 2022, 6:30-9:30pm at Sunstone Studios, 127 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53202
If a Video Submission is the better option for you, it must be shared by Monday, July 11th.
PLEASE PREPARE TWO CONTRASTING CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES NOT TO EXCEED 2 minutes and 30 seconds total.
If you have worked with us in the past, please email casting@theconstructivists.org before scheduling your audition.
AUDITION SPECIFICS
This play states “All characters can be portrayed by actors of any ethnicity.” We also encourage actors of all gender identities, sexual identities, abilities, and those who identify with a disability to audition.
4 CHARACTERS
FRANCINE: A speechwriter, late 20s-40s
JEFFREY: A doctor, 30s/40s
PENNY: A candidate. Hypnotizingly watchable. 30s-50s
BEN: An aspiring revolutionary, 20s
THE TOTALITARIANS, by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, is a 2015 dark comedy set in Nebraska – a state which may just be on the brink of revolution. Penny, a compulsive and compulsively watchable candidate for state office enlists the help of Francine, a silver-tongued operative. Francine’s husband Jeffrey, a doctor, is lying to his dying patients—one of whom opens his eyes to Penny’s nefarious plans for the Cornhusker State. The play is a raucous dark comedy about the state of modern political discourse, modern relationships, and how easy it is to believe truths without facts. THE TOTALITARIANS was commissioned by National New Play Network through the Full Stage/USA Program at New Dramatists with a lead grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
**CONTENT WARNING: All Constructivists productions contain potentially triggering and boundary challenging material. We strongly suggest you read the plays we produce before auditioning. You can email casting@theconstructivists.org if you have issues obtaining a script.
There are additional AUDITION DISCLOSURES we encourage you to read before you audition.
Callbacks will be Tuesday, July 19th, 7-10pm, at Sunstone Studios, 127 E. Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
PRODUCTION SPECIFICS
Stipend: $150 (please note: All current Constructivists Staff, including the Director, are unpaid volunteers. All crowd-funding goes toward stipends for 10+ artists, rent, costumes, marketing, etc.)
Rehearsals will begin at a to-be-determined Milwaukee location on or around Monday, August 29, 2022, and run on a schedule of M-TH, 6:30-10pm, and Saturdays, 6 hours in 2 shifts of 3 hours, with a 1/2 hour lunch. Saturdays will resemble something like 10am-1pm, lunch, 1:30-4:30pm. The first week of table work will be conducted over Zoom. In-person rehearsals will begin after Labor Day. Subject to flexibility and change depending on the cast and creative team. ALL ARTISTS MUST BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.
The Production
Location: Interchange Theater Co-Op (formerly the 10th Street Theater), 628 N 10th St, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Run: Opening Saturday, October 15, 2022 and Closing Saturday, October 29, 2022
Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 4pm. There will be one industry performance, and there is the possibility of more performances to be added between October 15th and October 29th.