Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "These Shining Lives" Play

Casting call for boys and girls for the play "These Shining Lives." Please see the details below. About the project: These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of four women considered expendable in their day. The women in this piece are delighted to find high-paying work in the early part of the century. They earn 8 cents for each watch face they paint. If they are fast enough and neat enough, they can earn over $8 a day. That kind of money could change the entire circumstances of a woman and her family in the 1920s. Catherine, also called Katie, is leaving home for her first day of work. She has twins and a loving and supportive husband. They are barely making ends meet and she sees the opportunity to work and bring home money as a huge boon for her family. At the factory, she meets her tablemates, Frances, Charlotte, and Pearl, and learns how to paint the watches: Take the brush and twirl it between your lips to make a sharp point, dip it in the paint, and paint the numbers. “It’s a lip, dip, and paint routine,” Frances instructs her. When Catherine comments on how the paint glows and tastes, she is told that radium is medicinal and cures all kinds of maladies. She quickly becomes adept at the work and loves her new identity as a working woman. Six years later, however, she and every girl working on the watches have health problems. She and all others have toxic levels of radium poisoning and their condition is fatal. Instead of fading into the background, Catherine and her friends decide to risk their names, images, and reputations and take the watch company to court. Additional info: Show April 11-19, 2025 Performance Dates 2025: April 11 (7:30pm)\ April 12 (7:30pm) April 13 (2:00pm) April 18 (7:30pm) April 19 (7:30pm) IMPORTANT: Though there are two nights of auditions, this will be a two-day process in which the directors see and evaluate the potential candidates for the various roles. The first night will be monologue readings (the audition) and the second night will be dialog readings with other actors (callback). Please see the attachment for details. If you are interested please apply.