Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "Exception To The Rule"
Casting Equity performers ages 16 and above for "Exception To The Rule". Please see the details below. About the project: Erika is a rules-following, college-bound all-star at the worst high school in the city. She’s living proof of AA girl magic. So why is she in Friday detention with the rest of the regular suspects? And if all six students need their paperwork signed to go home and all the teachers have left, what are they supposed to do next? The Breakfast Club meets No Exit in a play about the institutionalized holding zone of public school, the kid's society tries to forget there, and what happens when they start working together. Rate: CONTRACT: LORT Non-Rep $1000 weekly minimum (LORT D) Additional info: BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM All roles will be understudied. Please prepare 2 contrasting short contemporary monologues (Contemporary as in: plays written in the last 30 years). Auditions may not exceed 3 minutes total. Please bring two copies of your headshot and resume stapled together. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. First Rehearsal: 8/20/2024 Opens: 9/22/2024 Closes: 10/20/2024 (potential 3-week extension) If interested, please apply.
6 roles
High schooler. Loves to instigate a fight, popular amongst her peers, and is fierce. Creative, designs her own clothes on a budget.
High schooler. Goofy, conspiracy theorist, Dayrin's hype man. Tragically lovable. Has no game, but always makes a solid attempt.
High schooler. Fake thug, wannabe alpha of detention. Braggadocious. Knows the exact button to push with everyone he meets. Street smart and quick.
High schooler. Mature, but will clap back if provoked. Friendly, curious, and great at making others laugh. Used to making the best out of bad situations.
High schooler. Principled. Believes in rules. Quiet strength but will unleash a fury if wronged and knock you out with one punch. Wants to help himself, grasping at straws.
High schooler. Book smart, reserved, never been in trouble a day in her life. Equally fascinated by and terrified of detention. Has a kind of infamy for being the smartest person in school.
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