Casting Kid Actors for "Trash Day" Theatre Play
Audition for "Trash Day" Theatre Play. Students (age 10-18). Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: ABOUT THE PLAY: The Wolley family has lived for decades in their decaying Smyrna GA home, and throughout those years have been threatened repeatedly for eviction due to Grampa Wolley’s hoarding and the mountainous accumulation of collectibles (ie, trash) on their junk-strewn property. On the day when the city has delivered its final ultimatum- clean it up or be evicted in 30 days- new neighbors move into the house next door, single dad Mike Aubrey and his pre-teen daughter Allegrae, two displaced persons with a troubling story of their own. Emerging from the depths of the Wolley trash pile is 10 year-old Jackson Wolley, and the relationship that develops between this beanie baby-loving, stray cat adopting old-soul and regally-aloof Allegrae proves as heartbreaking as it is hilarious. Will the Wooley clan clean up their act in time to save their hard-scrabbled homestead? Will Jackson and Allegrae find tweenie love against the backdrop of human debris? And will it show in the end that not everything (nor everyone) that comes from a trash pile is trash? Additional info: CALLBACKS: Tuesday, April 1 at 7:00 pm if needed. Actors will read sides from the script; no outside material needs to be prepared. Please be familiar with all sides attached below as you will likely read for multiple characters. If interested, please apply.
5 roles
Glenda’s son. An old soul with an addiction to beanie-babies. Cannot say no to a stray kitten. His peaceable demeanor and his unfortunate last name make him the frequent victim of bullying. A thoughtful and sensitive young man who understands that no one should be thought of as “trash,” even if they live amidst it. The most present person in his life is his absent father.
Mike’s daughter, and clearly the queen of the realm. Exasperated with everything and everyone, particularly her put-upon dad. Floats upon an air of superiority and holds the Wolley clan in disgust... or at least that’s her outer veneer. Unable to conceal her compassionate and sympathetic side, although she tries valiantly to do so. Engaged in a “frenemy” tug-of-war with next-door neighbor-boy James.
The neighborhood bully. His criminal history is a daily work-in-progress. The frequent tormentor of James and the would-be conqueror of Allegrae. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
The “nice young man” of the neighborhood. Prince Valiant, at least in Allegrae’s eyes. The junior version of Mike Aubrey. More heroic in profile than he is in practice.
If J.R. is the Wicked Witch of the West, then these kids are the flying monkeys, but on skateboards. Passionately committed to carrying out J.R.’s program of chaos.
RELATED CASTING CALLS
