Bash: Latter Day Plays by Neil LaBute
Directed by Stephen East
Auditions: Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th March 8pm, Sunday 14th March 6pm
Performances: Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th July 2010, Prompt Corner
Bash is a triptych of darkly brilliant one-act plays, presenting apparently moral characters telling us their less-than-moral tales. They combine the American dream with Greek tragedy and the rigidity of religion. All three are unblinking portraits of the evils that astound in everyday life; each is distinguished by writing that is raw yet lyrical. They present a great opportunity for SLT actors of both sexes.
The Play(s) & Casting:
Iphigenia in Orem: A Utah businessman confides in a stranger in a Las Vegas hotel room, and confesses to a chilling crime.
Monologue, 1M. Playing age 30s/40s. Unnamed Utah businessman: Middle management type. Clean, well dressed, intelligent, yet he has an air of apology and loneliness about him, as if carrying a heavy weight.
A Gaggle of Saints: A young Mormon couple recount the violent events of an anniversary weekend in New York. Duologue, 1M & 1F. Playing age for both 18-early 20s (first/second year of college). Both are from New York.
John : Bit of a jock. Sweet, funny, a bit goofy, but with an amazing reservoir of anger and intolerance.
Sue : Pretty, passive, focused, yet aroused by violence. Quite unnerving in her devotion to John.
Medea Redux: A woman tells of her complex and ultimately tragic relationship with her junior high-school English teacher.
Monologue, 1F. Playing age late 20s. Unnamed woman. Uncommunicative at first, almost naïve in her responses, as if she has stalled mentally at a younger age. However as her story progresses we see a steeliness and bitterness more fitting her age.
The "latter-day" of the title refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, of which Neil LaBute was a member for many years.
American accents are required for each of the plays. Don’t worry about a specific accent; this can be worked on after casting. Just show me you can sustain one. Playing ages are for guidance only.
Please read the play before auditioning. Please contact me saying which section of Bash you are interested in and I will email copy. Copies can be viewed from the SLT Bar.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the play, auditions or rehearsals, please don’t hesitate to contact Stephen East, Director
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