The 19th Annual Festival of Originals at Theatre Southwest

Posted by Anonymous on 2016/5/31 6:39:47
Auditions are June 5 and June 6 at 7:00pm at Theatre Southwest, 8944-A Clarkcrest Houston, TX 77063

Performance dates are July 22 - Aug. 6 with a Sunday Matinee July 31

Note: All roles can be played by any race unless otherwise mentioned. There are 5 separate directors and there will be 5 separate casts. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring resume and headshot if you have one. Actors are encouraged to attend both nights of auditions.

1. Johnny and Linda by Paul Bowman -
1 boy (8-10) 1 M (30s), 2 F (25-60)
A young mother, her older boyfriend, and her son travel on a cross-country to do a drop-off that will change Linda's life, and even more profoundly her son's life.

2. The Great All-Dominican Championship Playoff Game by Robin Rice -
3 M (2 are Hispanic (30s - 40s) and 1 African American (30s) Based on the true story of a Dominican Republic Dictator who paid Satchel Paige, a talented member of the American Negro Baseball League to play for the Dominican Republic under very uncomfortable circumstances.

3. Scenario by Ed Vela -
1 M no particular age, 3W (1 middle aged, 1 teen, 1 girl)
Actor's try to follow a writer's constant changes in the script. Much physical action.

4. A Desert Serenade by John Yarborough -
2M (30's - 60's) 2 W (30's - 60"s)
When a couple who have been together many years can't agree on whether they once went to the ancient city of Petra, a comic argument takes a dark turn.

5. Dinner with Marvin by Donna Spector -
2 M (30's - 50's), 2 W (30's - 40's)
On the last night of their San Francisco vacation Lucy expects Marvin to ask her to marry him, but Marvin, an architect, tells her they have "structural differences" and their affair is finished. Jacques, a French waiter, sympathizes with Lucy, who is further devastated by the arrival of Marilyn, Marvin's wife, who reveals startling facts abut her marriage.

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