Auditions for "Winter Shorts"

August 29, 2012

University Relations

Theatre UAF is pleased to announce open auditions for the Winter Shorts production, composed of two student-directed one-act plays. Paul Ríos is directing Medusa's Tale by Carol Lashof, and Carl Sage is directing  The Veldt by Ray Bradbury.Theatre UAF’s “Green Room” (Room 101), Fine Arts Complex, UAF Campus, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, at 1 p.m. will be for callbacks, if necessary.

Mr. Ríos is seeking five actors:
PERSEUS (Male): A hero. Courageous, charismatic, naïve. Youthful, athletic. Early 20s.
MEDUSA (Female): A gorgon. Willful, independent, liberal. Long hair, darker-skinned. Mid-20s.
POSEIDON (Male): A god. Powerful, authoritative, cocky. Intimidating. Late 20s to mid-30s.
ATHENA (Female): A goddess. Vain, righteous, hypocritical. Tall, beautiful. Mid-to-late 20s.
GIRL (Female): A young lady. Shy, proper, conservative. Pretty, innocent. Late teens.
Mr. Sage is seeking five actors to fill six roles:

GEORGE (Male): Mid-30s. Confident and positive. Wants nothing but the best for his family but is somewhat blind to their emotions and true needs.
LYDIA (Female): George’s wife. Early 30s. Sensitive and aware that something is amiss within the household.
PETER (Male): George and Lydia’s son. Approximately twelve. Hungry for his father’s time and attention. Somewhat sullen.
WENDY (Female): George and Lydia’s daughter. Approximately thirteen. Quiet and restrained. Tends to follow Peter’s lead.
DAVID MACLEAN (Male): Psychologist. Mid-30s. Longtime friend of George. Insightful and direct.
THE ELECTRICIAN (Male): Technically oriented and friendly. Early-to-mid 20s. is intended that this role will be played by the same actor who performs the role of David Maclean.
Auditions Saturday, January 21st at 1:00pm in Room 101 (the “Green Room”) in the basement of the Theatre Department on UAF’s campus. Callbacks (if necessary) are Sunday, January 22nd at 2:00pm. Auditions will not involve monologs – rather actors will read short scenes (AKA “sides”) from the play.

Community members are encouraged to audition.

Additional information is available online at  TheatreUAF.org, or by calling the Theatre Department office at 474-6590.

Theatre UAF seeks to provide exemplary training in the Dramatic Arts, to contribute substantially and creatively to the advancement of the discipline of the Dramatic Arts, and to foster the vibrant cultural enhancement of the University community, Fairbanks, and the surrounding area. We aim to serve several overlapping constituencies within these communities, providing an interlocking web of education, artistic programming, research, resource, and service.  We hold it axiomatic that the Dramatic Arts themselves serve a fundamental ritual and cultural human need—Theatre UAF will both strive to provide for that need and bring it within a formal frame for study, analysis, and ongoing development.

Contact:   Kim Eames, Box Office Manager, 474-6590, kkeames@alaska.edu.