UPCOMING AUDITIONS
Private Eyes
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Paul Roder
AUDITION LOCATION
Twilight Theater Company
7515 N Brandon Ave
Portland, OR 97217
AUDITION DATES
Sunday June 10 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Monday June 11 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Callbacks TBD
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Headshots and Resumes preferred - non-professional okay!
PERFORMANCE DATES
Sept 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, and 23
REHEARSALS
Read Thru June 18
Rehearsals start June 25
General rehearsal schedule:
M-TH, 7 - 9 (9:30 latest), Saturdays 10 -1
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
MATTHEW: M; 30-40; urban dweller
LISA: F; 30-40; urban dweller
ADRIAN: M; 35-45: somewhat smarmy/oily/sexy/scary kind of vibe
CORY: F; 25-35; an air of danger and confidence/competence
FRANK: M or F: 40-50; Must be a chameleon of sorts, able to connect with the audience and then become a character in the play, showing some "chinks in the armor"
When appropriate, we will be flexible in our casting choices with regards to age and gender identity.
Synopsis:
PRIVATE EYES is a comedy of suspicion in which nothing is ever quite what it seems. Matthew's wife, Lisa, is having an affair with Adrian, a British theatre director. Or perhaps the affair is part of the play being rehearsed. Or perhaps Matthew has imagined all of it simply to have something to report to Frank, his therapist. And, finally, there is Cory—the mysterious woman who seems to shadow the others—who brings the story to its surprising conclusion. Or does she? The audience itself plays the role of detective in this hilarious "relationship thriller" about love, lust and the power of deception.
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
"Steven Dietz's…Pirandellian smooch to the mercurial nature of theatrical illusion and romantic truth, Dietz's spiraling structure and breathless pacing provide enough of an oxygen rush to revive any moribund audience member…Dietz's mastery of playmaking…is cause for kudos." —Village Voice.
"The cleverest and most artful piece presented at the 21st annual [Humana] festival was PRIVATE EYES by writer-director Steven Dietz…Dietz has created a romantic comedy in which what's real inevitably turns out to be an illusion. It's a play within a play within a play within a play within a psychiatrist's office—a Chinese box full of tricks and surprises." —Chicago Tribune.
Twilight Theater Company is a nonprofit company, and regrets there is no pay available for this production.
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Paul Roder
AUDITION LOCATION
Twilight Theater Company
7515 N Brandon Ave
Portland, OR 97217
AUDITION DATES
Sunday June 10 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Monday June 11 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Callbacks TBD
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Headshots and Resumes preferred - non-professional okay!
PERFORMANCE DATES
Sept 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, and 23
REHEARSALS
Read Thru June 18
Rehearsals start June 25
General rehearsal schedule:
M-TH, 7 - 9 (9:30 latest), Saturdays 10 -1
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
MATTHEW: M; 30-40; urban dweller
LISA: F; 30-40; urban dweller
ADRIAN: M; 35-45: somewhat smarmy/oily/sexy/scary kind of vibe
CORY: F; 25-35; an air of danger and confidence/competence
FRANK: M or F: 40-50; Must be a chameleon of sorts, able to connect with the audience and then become a character in the play, showing some "chinks in the armor"
When appropriate, we will be flexible in our casting choices with regards to age and gender identity.
Synopsis:
PRIVATE EYES is a comedy of suspicion in which nothing is ever quite what it seems. Matthew's wife, Lisa, is having an affair with Adrian, a British theatre director. Or perhaps the affair is part of the play being rehearsed. Or perhaps Matthew has imagined all of it simply to have something to report to Frank, his therapist. And, finally, there is Cory—the mysterious woman who seems to shadow the others—who brings the story to its surprising conclusion. Or does she? The audience itself plays the role of detective in this hilarious "relationship thriller" about love, lust and the power of deception.
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
"Steven Dietz's…Pirandellian smooch to the mercurial nature of theatrical illusion and romantic truth, Dietz's spiraling structure and breathless pacing provide enough of an oxygen rush to revive any moribund audience member…Dietz's mastery of playmaking…is cause for kudos." —Village Voice.
"The cleverest and most artful piece presented at the 21st annual [Humana] festival was PRIVATE EYES by writer-director Steven Dietz…Dietz has created a romantic comedy in which what's real inevitably turns out to be an illusion. It's a play within a play within a play within a play within a psychiatrist's office—a Chinese box full of tricks and surprises." —Chicago Tribune.
Twilight Theater Company is a nonprofit company, and regrets there is no pay available for this production.
