What to prepare: Nothing.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts.  Please bring a list of any conflicts you might have in July & August.

Must be at least 18 to audition.

Comedies:

Color Me Screwed by Nedra Pezold Roberts

An encounter in a bar involving an attempt at seductive salesmanship takes an unexpected turn.

Characters:

• EMILY: Female, in business attire, “thirty-something”
• BRAD: Male, in business attire, “thirty-something” (could be younger)

Senior Dating by Zazu Lein

Betty and Daniel are anxious to meet Molly's new boyfriend tonight. After meeting countless potential boyfriends over the years, Molly thinks this one is the one.

Characters:

• MOLLY: A 63 year old woman who is active on Senior Dating sites.
• BETTY: Molly's devoted 84 year old mother.
• DANIEL: Molly's 84 year old father.
• BOB: Molly's new boyfriend.

The (Censored) Grant by Sierra Hitchcock

Synopsis: Two administrators at a community healthcare clinic work to write a grant proposal to get federal funding for their clinic’s opioid addiction recovery program. Unfortunately, they can’t use any words from a list of banned words, including the word “opioid.” Looks like they’re going to have to get creative...

Content Note: drug addiction, strong language

Characters:

• CAMERON (any gender, any race): Age 20s-40s, Has been working tirelessly writing a grant proposal to get federal funding for a local community health clinic.
• JORDAN (any gender, any race): Age 20s-40s, Has been helping Cameron write the proposal to get federal funding. The golden retriever to Cameron's black cat.

I Don’t Care by Stuart Brown

A man shows up for a physical and faces many frustrations.

Characters:

• GOLDSMITH: Any age patient expecting to get an annual physical
• A VOICE: The “medical staff” who never appears onstage but engages with the patient

Dramas:

Of Our Own Device by Dave Mansell

Physicists unleash something unexpected when testing their groundbreaking new invention.

Characters:

• ABBY, a physicist and leader. Ambitious to a fault. Patient when it suits her, but not afraid to take command.
• PIERRE, Abby’s number two. Brainy. Far too busy with scientific problems to care about interpersonal ones.
• HUGO, a young research assistant. Loyal, friendly. A hippie born 70 years too late.
• LAUREN, a teacher. Reasoned and cautious. Out of her element with this group, but able to hold her own.

A Flicker by Guy Newsham

A flickering street light brings two strangers together in the middle of the night.

Characters:

• Man A, any age, any ethnicity
• Man B, any age, any ethnicity

Hope Springs a Turtle by Bill Brohaugh and Lisa Holt

An unconventional caregiver spins a peculiar yarn to draw out a troubled young patient.

Characters:

• JORGENSEN: Older female healthcare professional. Wears a white coat with a badge/lanyard, walks with a cane, and carries a tote bag containing a ball and a realistic life-size turtle.
• BLAIR: Any gender. Dour, young. Wears a thick surgical bandage, which is about 4 inches long and surrounds one wrist. BLAIR tries to conceal the bandaged wrist, but fails.

Find My by Keith Whalen

What looks like a break-in turns into a chance to face an upsetting, repressed truth with a stranger.

Characters:

• LILA (F), 55-65
• PARKER (M), 60-70