AUDITIONS
The Pillowman Auditions
June 8 - 10, 2019
Saturday at 3:00, Sunday at 6:00
Possible Callbacks Monday at 6:30
Click here to view audition script sides (Character details below).
Pertinent Information:
Audition Dates: June 8 - 10. Saturday at 3:00, Sunday at 6:00. Possible callbacks Monday, June 10 at 6:30.
Location: Theatreworks, 2085 Monroe Ave.
Written by Martin McDonagh
Directed by: James Kevin Cochran
Audition Material: Readings from the script.
Needed: 4 men, 5 small parts (2 men, 1 woman, 1 boy, 1 girl) Gender neutral casting may be possible. ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE
Rehearsals begin: Early September, 2019
Production Dates: October, 2019 (specific dates to be determined in March, probably will be Oct. 11 – 27)
More info: 901-484-3467
Synopsis: With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, The Pillowman centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.
Audition character info and sides:
Pillowman Character Descriptions
KATURIAN (Male, 20s-30s) A talented writer of gruesome short stories often involving children, but he is keen not to cause any trouble. His disturbed imagination was the result of having heard his brother being abused when they were younger. His only concerns are for his brother and his stories.
MICHAL (Male, 20s-30s) Katurian’s older brother. Experienced extensive brain damage due to torture at a young age. A simple, childlike soul who loves Katurian and his stories more than anything. He takes everything at face value.
TUPOLSKI (Male or Female, 30s-50s+) The lead detective and the "good cop" in the interrogation. Cold, intelligent, sardonic, funny, and controlled. An investigator who is very good at their job. The brains of the operation.
ARIEL (Male or Female, 30s-50s+) The second on the investigation and the “bad cop”. Explosive, physically powerful, self-righteous, violent, brutal, bulldog. They have a soft-spot for children, complimented by an extreme hatred of anyone who harms a child. As with most brutal thugs, they have a secret past of their own.
MOTHER (Female, any age) Will play Katurian’s parent, girl’s parent, and girl’s foster parent in story sequences.
FATHER (Male, any age) Will play Katurian’s parent, girl’s parent, and girl’s foster parent in story sequences.
BOY (8-12) Will play Young Katurian in story sequences.
GIRL (8-12) Will play the girl in story sequences and Mute Girl.
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will tentatively take place 5-6 days a week, beginning on September 16th, with the possibility of read-thrus and table work taking place at an earlier date. Rehearsals will be weekday evenings or weekend afternoons, and will be 3 to 3.5 hours long, pending cast availability. Initially, the full cast will not be called to every rehearsal.
AUDITIONS
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Each character in this play has a story to tell, and several of the sides include these characters' stories. We are looking for excellent actors/storytellers to fill this ensemble.
SIDES
1) TUPOLSKI, ARIEL, KATURIAN (pp. 8-11)
· START: (P. 😎 TUPOLSKI. What’s the whole thing?
· END: (P. 11) ARIEL. Put your fucking hands down…
2) KATURIAN (p. 22 – 25)
· The Writer and the Writer’s Brother story
3) MICHAL, KATURIAN (pp. 26 – 29)
· START: (P. 26) MICHAL. “Once upon a time…a long long way away…”
· END (P. 29) MICHAL. Don’t…(Katurian hugs him.)
4) ARIEL, KATURIAN (pp. 51 – 53)
· START (P. 51) ARIEL. Why does there have to be people like you?
· END (P. 53) ARIEL. So kneel down over here, please, so I can connect you to this battery.
5) TUPOLSKI, KATURIAN (pp. 57 – 60)
· START (P. 57) TUPOLSKI. I wrote a little story once, y’know.
· END (P. 60) KATURIAN. Yes, it is. And I thank you again for keeping my lesser stories safe with my file.
June 8 - 10, 2019
Saturday at 3:00, Sunday at 6:00
Possible Callbacks Monday at 6:30
Click here to view audition script sides (Character details below).
Pertinent Information:
Audition Dates: June 8 - 10. Saturday at 3:00, Sunday at 6:00. Possible callbacks Monday, June 10 at 6:30.
Location: Theatreworks, 2085 Monroe Ave.
Written by Martin McDonagh
Directed by: James Kevin Cochran
Audition Material: Readings from the script.
Needed: 4 men, 5 small parts (2 men, 1 woman, 1 boy, 1 girl) Gender neutral casting may be possible. ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE
Rehearsals begin: Early September, 2019
Production Dates: October, 2019 (specific dates to be determined in March, probably will be Oct. 11 – 27)
More info: 901-484-3467
Synopsis: With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, The Pillowman centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.
Audition character info and sides:
Pillowman Character Descriptions
KATURIAN (Male, 20s-30s) A talented writer of gruesome short stories often involving children, but he is keen not to cause any trouble. His disturbed imagination was the result of having heard his brother being abused when they were younger. His only concerns are for his brother and his stories.
MICHAL (Male, 20s-30s) Katurian’s older brother. Experienced extensive brain damage due to torture at a young age. A simple, childlike soul who loves Katurian and his stories more than anything. He takes everything at face value.
TUPOLSKI (Male or Female, 30s-50s+) The lead detective and the "good cop" in the interrogation. Cold, intelligent, sardonic, funny, and controlled. An investigator who is very good at their job. The brains of the operation.
ARIEL (Male or Female, 30s-50s+) The second on the investigation and the “bad cop”. Explosive, physically powerful, self-righteous, violent, brutal, bulldog. They have a soft-spot for children, complimented by an extreme hatred of anyone who harms a child. As with most brutal thugs, they have a secret past of their own.
MOTHER (Female, any age) Will play Katurian’s parent, girl’s parent, and girl’s foster parent in story sequences.
FATHER (Male, any age) Will play Katurian’s parent, girl’s parent, and girl’s foster parent in story sequences.
BOY (8-12) Will play Young Katurian in story sequences.
GIRL (8-12) Will play the girl in story sequences and Mute Girl.
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will tentatively take place 5-6 days a week, beginning on September 16th, with the possibility of read-thrus and table work taking place at an earlier date. Rehearsals will be weekday evenings or weekend afternoons, and will be 3 to 3.5 hours long, pending cast availability. Initially, the full cast will not be called to every rehearsal.
AUDITIONS
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Each character in this play has a story to tell, and several of the sides include these characters' stories. We are looking for excellent actors/storytellers to fill this ensemble.
SIDES
1) TUPOLSKI, ARIEL, KATURIAN (pp. 8-11)
· START: (P. 😎 TUPOLSKI. What’s the whole thing?
· END: (P. 11) ARIEL. Put your fucking hands down…
2) KATURIAN (p. 22 – 25)
· The Writer and the Writer’s Brother story
3) MICHAL, KATURIAN (pp. 26 – 29)
· START: (P. 26) MICHAL. “Once upon a time…a long long way away…”
· END (P. 29) MICHAL. Don’t…(Katurian hugs him.)
4) ARIEL, KATURIAN (pp. 51 – 53)
· START (P. 51) ARIEL. Why does there have to be people like you?
· END (P. 53) ARIEL. So kneel down over here, please, so I can connect you to this battery.
5) TUPOLSKI, KATURIAN (pp. 57 – 60)
· START (P. 57) TUPOLSKI. I wrote a little story once, y’know.
· END (P. 60) KATURIAN. Yes, it is. And I thank you again for keeping my lesser stories safe with my file.