Casting Teen Performers for "True West" Play
Seeking teen boys ages 17-18 for the play “True West”. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Austin, a clean-cut screenwriter, is house-sitting in suburban Southern California when his older brother Lee, a drifting petty thief from the desert, shows up uninvited. As the brothers clash over their wildly different lives and compete for their mother’s approval and Hollywood success, their sibling rivalry escalates into a savage battle that blurs the line between civilization and chaos. Sam Shepard’s explosive drama watches the brothers swap identities—the writer becomes the drifter, the drifter becomes the writer—in a darkly comic examination of the American Dream’s broken promises. This searing 90-minute play. Additional info: Each audition is 3 minutes in total. Please prepare 1-2 contrasting monologues or 1 -2 contrasting songs. Accompanist provided. Provide a headshot and resume. A current AEA membership card will be required for check-in; those who cannot present one will be allowed to audition with non-AEA members as time permits. Please see the attachment for details. If you are interested please apply.
2 roles
A disciplined, educated screenwriter whose carefully ordered life unravels when his brother returns and pulls him into chaos.
Austin’s volatile drifter brother, charming and dangerous, who bullies his way into the Hollywood dream and into Austin’s skin.
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