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| Metamorphoses
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 | January 11 & 12 (time: 7:30 - please register by 9pm) |
| Callbacks TBA |
Location:
| Hutchison Elementary School 13209 Parcher Avenue Herndon, VA 20170 |
Audition Process:
| Auditions will consist of short readings from the script. Sides will be available upon arrival at the auditions or can be requested in advance by contacting the Director (Evan Hoffmann) at stuff4evan @ gmail.com. |
| In addition, auditionees are also encouraged to prepare to briefly demonstrate any special talents they might possess at the time of their audition. (i.e. singing, dancing, musical instruments, gymnastics, etc.) |
| Note: There will be no accompanist or instruments provided at auditions. Singers should be prepared to sing a cappella. Musicians should bring their own instruments. |
Casting:
| 5 men & 5 women Ages: 16 & up |
About the Production:
ESP is excited to stage this beautiful and imaginative piece of storytelling for the first time in the DC region!
The challenges presented by this play are many: 10 actors performing over 80 characters; more than a dozen stories in 90 minutes; lovers transforming into birds, trees, and mist; an enormous sea battle; and did we mention the 1,000+ gallon pool of water on stage?
Metamorphoses is a modern adaptation of Ovid's thrilling Roman mythological stories, filled with lyrical dialogue, comedy, tragedy, and told through a mixture of acting, song, and dance!
Power. Passion. Despair. Sacrifice. Lust. Death. Redemption.
Myths take us to a world of dreams and desires. Where Love can be your salvation or damnation. Either way, you will be changed.
Produced by Theresa Bender
Directed by Evan HoffmannIMPORTANT TO NOTE: This production will take place in a large pool of water which all performers will be required to work in and around. This will also include total submergence in water for several cast members.
This production contains adult themes, which may require some cast members to perform in simulated intimate situations with one another. It also includes the possibility of brief male nudity, as well as other cast members performing in wet bathing suits and/or minimal clothing. All matters of this kind will be addressed carefully and respectfully both in rehearsal and performances.
Character Descriptions:
The cast of Metamorphoses will consist of an ensemble of 10 men and women playing over 80 roles from more than a dozen Roman myths. Throughout the various stories, each performer may be called upon to serve as lead characters, supporting players, chorus members, narrators, dancers, musicians, gods, audience, scenery, and janitors.
**EXAMPLES OF SOME MALE ROLES
Midas- A rich and greedy king, who is given the power to turn anything he touches to gold and accidentally transforms his daughter.
Silenus- A drunken follower of Bacchus.
Ceyx- Husband to Alcyone. His ship is destroyed by the winds and he is transformed into a bird to be reunited with his wife.
Erysichthon- An impious king, who is cursed with an insatiable hunger. He eventually devours himself. Orpheus- A musician who goes to the Underworld to save his dead lover.
Vertumnus- A young god who falls in love with a wood nymph and disguises himself to speak with her.
Cinyras- Father of Myrrha. Tricked into sleeping with his beloved daughter.
Phaeton- Son of Apollo. Tragically attempts to drive Apollo’s chariot across the sky.
Eros- God of love. Separated and reunited with his wife, Psyche.
Philemon- A pious, old man. Honors the gods and is granted the right to die at the same moment as his wife.**EXAMPLES OF SOME FEMALE ROLES
Midas’ Daughter- Loving child, who is turned to gold.
Alcyone- Wife to Ceyx. She is tormented by the death of her husband, until she is transformed into a bird to be reunited with her husband.
Hunger- Evil god, who attaches herself to Erysichthon to torment him.
Eurydice- The lost love of Orpheus.
Pomona- A beautiful, young wood nymph. Loved by Vertumnus.
Myrhha- Daughter to Cinyras. Filled with a passion for her own father by Aphrodite as punishment for rejecting love.
Psyche- Wife of Eros. Separated and reunited with her husband.
Baucis- A pious, old woman. Honors the gods and is granted the right to die at the same moment as her husband.
Rehearsal Calendar:
Rehearsals will be held on Sunday through Thursday evenings and alternate Saturday afternoons until the final few weeks prior to opening. Cast members will most likely be called for 2-4 rehearsals per week until late February, at which point rehearsal frequency will increase. Availability in March is CRUCIAL due to the ensemble nature of the show and safety concerns regarding the addition of the pool to rehearsals.
Performance Dates: March 19 - April 10, 2010 (11 performances)
The Elden Street Players (ESP) is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit, community
theater.
All roles OPEN, no pre-casting is allowed at ESP. All roles are un-paid,
volunteer positions.
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