Rover Dramawerks Holds Auditions for 365 Women a Year Festival

On March 19-20, Rover Dramawerks will hold auditions for their 365 Women a Year Festival, featuring 15 plays by women, about women, for everyone.

Auditions:
Saturday, March 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 20 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Appointments are required. For an appointment time, please email [email protected].

Auditions will be at Rover Dramawerks, 221 W. Parker Road, Suite 580 in Plano, at the northwest corner of 75 and Parker Rd. in the Ruisseau Village Shopping Center.

Brief Synopses:
Rover is pleased to present 15 short plays by playwrights all over the United States for our second annual 365 Women a Year Festival. Directors are looking for an ensemble of ethnically diverse actors to fill various roles.

Roles:

Ruth Handler, 62 - Barbie developer & founder of Mattel Toys.

"Future Girl," 17 year old female from the future

Agnes deMille, 20s/30s - choreographer/dancer

Stella, 20s/30s - secretary to Cecil B. de Mille

Tina, 40s - white female comedienne

Carla, 40s - black female comedienne

Moms Mabley, 60s-80s - black female comedienne

Amelia Melcher, 13 year old female

Madeline, mid-50s woman going through a divorce

Louise Bourgeois, 20s-40s - artist (must be able to do a passable French accent)

Jane Foster, 20s female - a spy
Betty MacDonald, 20s female - a spy
Alice Liddell, 16-early 20s female - the "real" Alice in Wonderland

Elizabeth Philpot, 40 female - amateur fossil collector; impoverished noblewoman

Abigail May "Abba" Alcott, 40s female - loving mother of four daughters, unhappily married but duty-bound to support her husband

Annie Alcott, early teens female - Louisa's older, goody-goody sister, blonde

Soraya Mire, any age female - Somalian filmmaker and female genital mutilation/human rights activist

Mother/Sahir/Protester, any age female

Doctor/Therapist/Protester, any age, gender flexible

Cecil B. deMille, 40+ male, a flamboyant Hollywood producer

Johan Peters, 50s male businessman (may speak with a Bavarian accent)

William Donovan, 40s male - head of the OSS in World War II
Paul Child, early 40s male - a spy and future husband of Julia Childs

James Brady, 30s male - amateur fossil collector; from a somewhat genteel class but not a nobleman.

Bronson Alcott, 40s male - lofty, abstract, and desperately impractical

Brother Charles Lane, 50s male - dour, rigid, and repressed British scholar; believes anything that brings happiness is evil

Brother Eli, 30s male - believes nudity brings purity and cursing elevates the spirit

Other roles may also be available. Actors will be considered for multiple shows and roles.

Other information:

- Email [email protected] for an appointment time.
- Be prepared to do cold readings from the scripts.
- Please bring THREE copies of your resume and head shot.
- References may be required.
- Actors and technicians will receive stipends.
- Rehearsal times and locations will vary.
- Please visit the website at www.roverdramawerks.com for a list of the plays, or call (972) 849-0358 for more information.

365 Women a Year Festival will run May 5-14 on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Rover Dramawerks, 221 W. Parker Rd., Suite 580, Plano 75023.