Stupid F*cking Bird Auditions

PERFORMANCES

Cotuit Center for the Arts
The Vivian and Morton Sigel Black Box Theater
October 24 - November 10
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30
Saturdays at 5:00
Sundays at 2:00

REHEARSALS

Rehearsals will begin the first week of August, on weeknights and weekends during the day. Exact dates announced will be determined based on cast availability. Expect 3-4 a week depending on role.

DIRECTOR
Jason Mellin
jason@cotuitcenterforthearts.org


AUDITIONS

When:
Saturday, July 13 from 6:00-8:30
Sunday, July 14 from 6:00-8:30

Where:
Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Falmouth Road
Cotuit, MA 02635
The Sigel
The Sigel is the first building on the CCftA campus on the right. It is Cotuit's black box theater. Parking is available in front of the building and across the driveway, next to and behind the McGraw Ceramics Studio.

Video auditions are accepted if you cannot make an in person audition.
For video submission and deadline information, or any other questions, please contact Director Jason Mellin.

What:
There are monologues at the bottom of the page to prepare for the audition. The director will be looking for suitability for the role, instincts as an actor, and felicity with adopting direction.

CALLBACKS

When:
Saturday, July 20, from 2-5

Where:
Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Falmouth Road
Cotuit, MA 02635
Art Studio
The Art Studio is the second building on the CCftA campus on the right. Parking is available in front of the building and across the driveway, next to and behind the McGraw Ceramics Studio.

What:
If called back, you will be informed when you are notified about the callback what to prepare. Expect readings from the script and some improvisation exercises.

ROLES
All roles listed are open and available to any race/ethnicity and gender identity. Character ages indicated in descriptions below are illustrative of their apparent and relative ages, not the age of the performers.

CON: Young writer, play’s protagonist and his own antagonist. Fueled with an anger that is usually righteous but not always right. Desperately in love with Nina. Character is in his mid 20’s-early 30’s.

NINA: Aspiring actress who wants desperately to be adored, just not necessarily in the way Con can provide. Falls for the talented and famous Trigorin. Character is in her early to late 20’s.

MASH: Can sing and bake and do pretty much anything you ask except be Nina, which is the one thing Con, who Mash desperately pines for, wants. Character sings several songs in show, ability to play guitar or ukulele a plus. Character is in her mid 20’s-early 30’s.

DEV: Friend of Con, observer of the action of the play. Uncomplicated desires: eat well and marry Mash, with whom he is desperately in love.

EMMA: Con’s mother, and a successful actress technically past her prime but still full of vim and vigor. Has little respect for Con’s artistic aspirations. Desperately trying to keep Trigorin from straying, to mixed success. Character is in her mid 40’s-early 60’s.

TRIGORIN: Emma’s paramour, an acclaimed writer. Despised by Con, only kind of deserves it. Desperate for life and inspiration, goes looking in the wrong places. Character is in his early 50’s-mid 60’s.

SORN: Emma’s brother and Con’s uncle. A doctor unsure of his place in the world and the narrative. Desperately looking for something to feel desperate about. Character is in his early 50’s-late 60’s.

SIDES

Please prepare one monologue for a character you are interested in performing. Physical copies of the sides will be provided at the audition. Memorization is not necessary. You will be asked to read the part once, then again with some direction.