Wasatch Theatre Company announces auditions for:
The Little Dog Laughed
by Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Brian Pilling
Saturday, February 21, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. until noon
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Auditions will take place in Studio B at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah).
Those auditioning will be asked to do cold readings from the script. Please bring a resume and headshot. Familiarity with the script is strongly suggested. Please note that nudity will be required for the roles of Alex and Mitchell for all performances. Nudity will not be required for the audition. If you have any questions, please email the director at [email protected]. Audition sides will be available February 16 atwww.wasatchtheatre.org.
Performance dates will be April 30 – May 16, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. There will also be 2:00 p.m. matinees on May 9 and 16. Performances will take place at the Studio Theatre at the Rose Wagner. Actors will receive a stipend.
Synopsis:
Mitchell is a Hollywood star on the rise, and his full-time agent and part-time beard, Diane, is doing all she can to keep his “slightly recurring case of homosexuality” from derailing his fame. The Little Dog Laughed takes an acerbic and sharply funny jab at the entertainment industry and human nature in a tabloid-obsessed society.
Character Descriptions:
Mitchell – Hollywood star on the rise. Closeted homosexual torn between what he truly wants and what other people want from him. Male – late 20s to mid 30s.
Diane – Acerbic, cynical, driven, and very, VERY Hollywood. The only person more important than her client Mitchell is herself. Female – mid 30s to mid 40s.
Alex – NYC rent boy. Alex is very naïve for someone who has experienced so much. He is jaded, yet remarkably idealistic. Love interest for Mitchell. He is also boyfriend/best friend to Ellen. Male – early 20s.
Ellen – NYC party girl. Ellen has made a living being kept by much older men, while still having a relationship with Alex. Tough yet innocent, and just damaged enough to make her interesting. Female – early 20s.
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