[Capdist-auditions] Confetti Stage Inc. Announces Auditions for Confetti Fest 16

[Confetti Stage]

Confetti Stage is gearing up for its annual short play festival, Confetti
Fest, and we are looking for actors to help us put a creative foot forward
in this time of pandemic and isolation. Although we are uncertain of what
the future will bring, we are committed to bringing the 16th incarnation of
Confetti Fest to life as a filmed performance, to be posted online. The
idea is to begin auditions and rehearsals online via Zoom, and then later
move the casts into a physical space where the performance will eventually
be filmed. Each short play will be filmed separately to limit the risk of
large groups spreading COVID, and the recording will take place in mid to
late November, to be edited and released in early December. Any and all
rehearsals would be held with measures taken to ensure the health and
safety of actors and directors alike.

Auditions will be held via Zoom on September 28 and 29 from 7 PM - 9 PM.
Each actor will be asked to perform a one minute monologue of their choice
and may be asked to read sides from a script. To sign up for a ten minute
audition slot, please contact confettistageinc at gmail.com with your
availability on your preferred night.

Here are brief synopses of the plays:

The Choice by Adele Costa
Tucked away in a small village at the foothills of the Atlas Mountains,
there is a famed witch who will hear your troubles and charge you no silver
for their remedy. But what is sought must be paid for, one way or another.

ROLES

ITRID: “Star” in Berber. Girl aged 16 – 21. Amastina’s eager apprentice.

AMASTINA: “Protectress,” in Amazigh, a Berber language. Woman aged 25 – 40.
She is the famed village witch.

FATIMZARAH: Woman aged 35-60. The village baker, town gossip, and mother of
Selma.

SELMA: Girl aged 16 – 21. Fatimzarah’s beautiful daughter. About to be
engaged and seeks help with this unfortunate state of affairs.

THE POSSIBLE FUTURES (Stealth, Lies, Courage): Three dancing spirits.
Selma’s potential life partners. Stealth is a man, Courage and Lies are
women.

NOTE: Amastina must be able to dance or move well.

Great Humanity by Matt Reichel

In the distant future, after humanity’s collapse, a scavenger named Cola
comes across an abandoned science lab underground. There, she accidentally
awakens another woman frozen in time, Samantha Knight. Though Cola was
raised to revere her predecessors, her interactions with Samantha reveal
that the people she once admired were deeply flawed. With her worldview
crushed, Cola loses her sense of purpose. An artificial intelligence,
Peggy, convinces Cola that the best thing you can do is to try and enjoy
the ride while you can. The three decide to go back above ground and make
the most of what’s left.

ROLES: COLA, a young woman in her 20s or 30s. She is a neolithic era
scavenger and a survivor in this post-humanity world.

SAM, an older woman in her 50s or 60s. Went into stasis before humanity’s
fall. She was a corporate lackey in her heyday.

PEGGY, an artificial intelligence who never appears physically on stage but
instead speaks entirely from offstage. One of Siri’s distant cousins.

Merry Chrismukkah to All by Daniel Smirlock

While sitting at a table in Starbucks, a man named Adam is approached by a
Hasidic Jew with religious recruitment in mind. The play is Adam’s
monologue in response,  encompassing his mixed Jewish/Catholic background,
his early experience with both religions, his first Christmas in the
mostly-Jewish neighborhood he grew up in, and his own views about God.
Note: The role of Adam has already been cast.

Not Even One by Lydia Nightingale

A birthday party can be a bit rough for a recovering alcoholic. Such is it
for Marcy, who finds herself squaring off against a half-full glass of her
favorite beer left lonely on a nearby table.

ROLES

MARCY, a woman in recovery

VOCA, the embodiment of temptation

BARTENDER

JACK


Painting Moonlight by Laura Darling

At a small cafe sit a woman waiting for a date and an artist working on a
painting. They both feel as if something in their life is not complete. As
the moonlight settles on the scene, they both realize that maybe that is
OK. ROLES PAINTER (any age or gender), an artist in the midst of trying to
create. They have strong opinions on what art is. They are self-critical
and skeptical of other people. WAITRESS/WAITER (any gender), a cheerful,
friendly person who likes their job and enjoys people they interact with.
WOMAN (female), a woman waiting for a date who has stood her up before.
She's had a couple of drinks to calm her nerves. Tries to have hope and see
the beauty in things.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions or to arrange a
recorded audition. Thank you.
-- 
Confetti Stage, Inc
www.confettistage.org
https://www.facebook.com/ConfettiStageInc
Twitter: @StageConfetti
Please join us for our upcoming production of* Eurydice *at *The Albany
Masonic Hall* Feb 7 - Feb 16. Tickets on sale at 518-465-5233 x158






-- 
Confetti Stage, Inc
www.confettistage.org
https://www.facebook.com/ConfettiStageInc
Twitter: @StageConfetti
Please join us for our upcoming production of* Eurydice *at *The Albany
Masonic Hall* Feb 7 - Feb 16. Tickets on sale at 518-465-5233 x158
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