Upcoming AUDITIONS

Where: Audition will be held at Wild Arrow Collective – 4119 Arendell Street, Unit C MHC, NC

Who: Mature teen and up

First Rehearsal: June 25th & July 9th read-through, rehearsals begin July 24th.

Performance Dates: September 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24, 2023

Synopsis: This is an absurdist comedy surrounding a fictional meeting between young Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso at a Parisian bar, the Lapin Agile, at the beginning of the 20th century, just before either of them blow up and transform their respective fields. The bar patrons philosophies counterbalance the geniuses in their presence before they are visited by a time traveling musician from America who places their greatness into perspective.

***What to prepare***

Please have a prepared one-minute comedic monologue, cold readings from the script and a smile.

Character breakdown: Cast - 11 characters (6m/5f)

Freddy – The owner and bartender of the Lapin Agile. Male 30s-40s

Gaston – An abrupt and direct old Frenchman with prostate issues. Male 60+

Germaine – A waitress at the Lapin Agile. Freddy's girlfriend. Female 30s-40s

Albert Einstein – A 25-year-old scientist with big aspirations. Often has to explain himself.

Suzanne – A beautiful 19-year-old girl who is infatuated with Picasso.

Sagot – Picasso's eccentric art dealer. Written as Male but will be cast as female for our production. 50+

Pablo Picasso – A talented and charismatic 23-year-old painter. Egotistical, self-confident, womanizer.

Charles Dabernow Schmendiman – A young inventor with huge dreams and little knowledge. Male 20s-30s

The Countess – An extremely intelligent and attractive woman, with whom Einstein is infatuated. Female 30s

A Female Admirer – A young admirer of Schmendimen

The Visitor – A country-boy, time-traveling, blue-suede-shoed musician. Male 20s