Show Info

Title 

Drill, Drill, Drill 

Playwright 

Bridget Dieden 

Director 

TBD 

Stage Manager 

Ella Crosby 

Category 

Workshop 

First Rehearsal 

September 22 

Load In/Tech /Dress 

October 14-16 

Performances 

October 17-18 

Roles to be cast 

Age (Presentation) 

Gender (Presentation) 

Description 

Mia Doski 

Begins 5, Ends 18 

F 

Future Physicist, a bit of a hippy 

Finley Paxton 

Begins 5, Ends 18 

F 

Future Teacher, stubborn as the grave 

Conrad Salinger 

Begins 5, Ends 18 

M 

Future Hero, staring down the barrel of a gun 

Ruben 

Begins 5, Ends 18 

M 

Future Doomsday Prepper, anxious but means well 

Anya Svenson 

Begins 5, Ends 18 

F 

Future Athlete, incrediby driven 

Miss Mars 

Begins 20s, Ends 40s 

F 

A teacher, but this is her first time on Earth too 

The Speaker/Principal Dowling/Gavin Lizby 

Ageless, 40s, and 18, respectively 

M 

Power in all its faceless glory, the wave you can’t stop from crashing 

Officer/Gym Teacher/Kid 

30s, 30s, and 18, respectively 

M 

The adults are remorseless, but that kid is hopelessly scared 

Synopsis 

Five kids grow up together from age 5 to 18, forming tight connections whilst undergoing a series of oh-so-American lock down drills that become progressively more dystopian as time passes. All of that practice is put to the test when shots are fired at their school, and everyone is left to deal with the fallout. 

Notices 

The breakdown of the 6 characters with two doubled up actors are subject to switch around. 

 

Content Advisory: vulgar language, graphic violence, gun violence, school shooting, depression, suicidal ideation, PTSD, panic attacks, severe anxiety, death, vomiting, mentions of abortion, mild drug use, juvenile sexism, small mentions of actual school shootings 

 

All actors in this show will have to handle a prop gun at some point.

Fight Choreography Breakdown

Page 

Stage Directions/ Planned Action 

Character(s) 

Notes 

26 

Kids play Red Rover 

Ruben, Mia, Anya, Conrad, Finley 

This game involves people forming a chain by holding hands while one person runs at it, trying to break through 

48, 49 

Mia grabs Conrad in a bear hug, he tries to pry her off 

Mia, Conrad 

This is a mixture of fight and intimacy 

65 

Brief spat between Officer and Mia, Conrad gets between them 

Mia, Conrad, Officer 

This moment’s intensity will likely be dependent on how the actors feel inclined to perform it. There’s a chance this moment won’t qualify as a part of fight call. 

80-81 

Conrad and Ruben drag Mia through a door, kicking and screaming 

Conrad, Ruben, Mia 

 

87 

Mia drags Finley as they run together 

Mia, Finley 

May not end up needing a fight call 

88 

Conrad yanks Mia behind him 

Conrad, Mia 

 

88 

Gavin shoots Anya in the leg 

Gavin, Anya 

Overlaps with weapons 

88 

Conrad shoots Gavin in the chest 

Conrad, Gavin 

Overlaps with weapons 

89 

Kid shoots Mia in the head 

Kid, Mia 

Overlaps with weapons 

89-90 

Conrad tries to shoot Kid, Finley grabs his arm to redirect the gun 

Conrad, Kid, Finley 

Overlaps with weapons 

90 

Finley shoves Conrad 

Finley, Conrad 

 

91 

Officer forces Finley out of a room 

Officer, Finley 

This part of the scene may be cut 

110-111 

Conrad grabs Finley by the lapels 

Conrad, Finley 

It seems as if he might strike her in this moment 

111 

Ruben slightly pushes Conrad back 

Ruben, Conrad 

 

 

Weapon Choreography Breakdown

Page 

Stage Directions/ Planned Action 

Character(s) 

Notes 

38-41 

Miss Mars is carrying a revolver 

Miss Mars  

All named kids roles and Principal Dowling are present, but will not interact with the gun 

56-61 

The kids are practicing how to use guns at a gun range 

Finley, Ruben, Mia, Conrad, Anya 

There’s a chance this is blocked with the stage weapons facing the audience 

60 

Anya briefly has a gun pointed at Mia 

Anya, Mia 

 

78-80 

Mia is carrying a gun 

Mia 

 

79 

Finley points a gun at Mia 

Finley, Mia 

It’s not currently specified when Finley stops pointing it at her, but she will likely be holding it until the ‘commercial’ ends 

83-85 

All kids and Miss Mars are carrying their revolvers 

Miss Mars, Mia, Anya, Finley, Conrad, Ruben 

 

88 

Conrad and Gavin (the shooter) are both aiming guns at each other 

Conrad, Gavin 

 

88 

Gavin shoots Anya in the leg 

Gavin, Anya 

Overlaps with fight 

88 

Conrad shoots Gavin in the chest 

Conrad, Gavin 

Overlaps with fight 

89 

Conrad and Kid have guns aimed at each other 

Conrad, Kid 

 

89 

Kid shoots Mia in the head 

Kid, Mia 

Overlaps with fight 

89-90 

Conrad tries to shoot Kid, Finley grabs his arm to redirect the gun 

Conrad, Kid, Finley 

Overlaps with fight 

117 

Conrad holds a gun, passively flicking the safety on and off 

Conrad 

 

122 

Finley takes the gun out of Conrad’s hands 

Finley, Conrad 

 

123 

Finley slides the gun away 

Finley 

 

 

Intimacy Choreography Breakdown

Page 

Stage Directions/ Planned Action 

Character(s) 

Notes 

41 

All of the kids hug Miss Mars 

Miss Mars, Finley, Mia, Ruben, Conrad, Anya 

 

48, 49 

Mia grabs Conrad in a bear hug, he tries to pry her off 

Mia, Conrad 

This is a mixture of fight and intimacy 

50 

Mia kisses Conrad, Conrad kisses Mia back with more fervor 

Mia, Conrad 

 

70 

Finley rubs circles on Mia’s back and holds her hair as Mia pukes 

Finley, Mia 

 

74 

Finley wipes Mia’s mouth and ties Mia’s hair back 

Finley, Mia 

 

77 

Mia hugs Finley fiercely 

Finley, Mia 

 

82 

Anya hugs Mia 

Anya, Mia 

 

82 

Conrad kisses Mia 

Conrad, Mia 

 

99 

Finley hugs Anya 

Finley, Anya 

 

100 

Miss Mars hugs Anya 

Miss Mars, Anya 

 

118 

Finley forcibly hugs Conrad 

Finley, Conrad 

Conrad’s momentarily resistant, but then melts into it 

123 

Finley and Conrad hug 

Finley, Conrad 

This moment should be slightly intimate, but in a platonic way 

Important Dates/Holidays 

9/22 Equinox (Mabon), 9/22-9/24 Rosh Hashanah*, 9/22-10/2 Navaratri, 10/2 Dasara/ Dussehra, 10/2 Yom Kippur*, 10/6-10/13 Sukkot*, 10/13 Indigenous Peoples' Day, 10/13 Columbus Day (Fed. Observed), 10/13-10/15 Sh’mini Atzeret *, 10/15 Simchat Torah* 

* Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) begin at sundown on the previous day.

Callback List

Callbacks will take place in room 41 TB on August 30th. Please contact the stage manager, Ella Crosby (ella-crosby@uiowa.edu) if you have any questions or conflicts. Please note if you have not been called back, you are still being considered for a role. 

Cast List

DRILL DRILL DRILL Cast List

Mia DoskiFrances Dapier
Conrad SalingerColby Boza
Finley PaxtonElly Huhn
Ruben LevyNicky LoSasso
Anya SvensonMar Y Luna Haskins
Miss MarsMargaret Williamson
Speaker/Principal/Gavin LizbyAlexander Shipman
Officer/Gym Teacher/KidIsaiah Serrano

 

Thank you to every who auditioned! Please email the stage manager Ella Crosby (ella-crosby@uiowa.edu) to accept or decline your role.

Contact

Questions or concerns?

Bridget Dieden, Playwright & Team Leader: bridget-dieden@uiowa.edu

Ella Crosby, Stage Manager: ella-crosby@uiowa.edu