American Rusałki
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Title |
American Rusałki |
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Playwright/Composer |
Christopher Lysik |
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Director |
Kayla Adams |
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Music Director |
Olivia Gould |
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Stage Manager |
Sophie Young |
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Category |
Reading, Cosmo Catalano Acting Studio (TB 172) |
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First Rehearsal |
This reading may have a total of 20 hours of rehearsals per week Rehearsals may begin Monday, August 28 |
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Load In/Tech /Dress |
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Performances |
September 9 (Evening) AND September 11 (Playwrights Workshop - 5:30pm) |
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Roles to be cast |
Age (Presentation) |
Gender (Presentation) |
Description |
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Bronisława |
30s |
she/her |
A Rusałka |
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Wioletta |
20s |
she/her |
Also a Rusałka |
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Margaret |
50s |
she/her |
Kind & Caring; a new mother |
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Jack |
Late 20s |
he/him |
Loyal & Loving; a new father |
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Esther |
20s |
she/her |
Scrappy & Resourceful |
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Benjamin/Doctor Oliver |
30s |
he/him |
A Brute; Also, a Snakeoil Salesman |
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Thomas |
15 |
he/they |
Guileless & Pure of Heart |
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Synopsis |
Northern Rhode Island, early 1800s. The Blackstone River runs through the woods of a small, rural town... and there’s Something in the water. |
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Notices |
American Rusałki is a play with music. As such, we are looking to cast an ensemble of singers with strong music skills. In addition to a General Audition (required to be considered), we are asking anyone who would like to be considered to submit an audio or video recording. Please choose 16-32 measures of a contemporary folk/southern gothic song, and submit an a cappella vocal recording to samantha-paradis@uiowa.edu, by 8pm on Friday August 25th. Some examples of modern artists in this style include: Allison Russell, The Civil Wars, Tom Waits, Brown Bird, Lucius, Brandi Carlile, and Parker Millsap, among others. Callbacks will consist of group harmony work, and cold scene reading.
This play is based in dark Polish mythology, set in America during the early 1800s. As such, it contains discussion of topics including murder, suicide, self-harm, and the supernatural.
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Important Dates/Holidays |
9/2-9/4 Labor Day Weekend, 9/4 Labor Day (Observed) |
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Cullen Asbery Abby Bastian Emma Bibb Alice Conroy Niyati Deshpande Charlie Duffy Roxanne Glave Jennifer Hogan Ethan Hooten Brody Kivett Holland Larned Joey Lepire |
Orlando Lopez Nicolette Mayer Tony Nguyen Madeline Nuss Colin Payan Fabienne Rink Jasper Rood John Stinson Charlie Thomas Jason Vernon Lara Zeng |
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*Callbacks will take place from 12:00p - 4:00p Sunday in TB 172 and will consist of group singing work and scene work |
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American Rusałki
Cast List
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Actor |
Character |
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Fabienne Rink |
Bronisława |
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Alice Conroy |
Wioletta |
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Emma Bibb |
Margaret |
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Charlie Duffy |
Jack |
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Roxy Glave |
Esther |
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Neil Smithson |
Benjamin/Doctor Oliver |
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Charlie Thomas |
Thomas |
Thank you to all who auditioned!
Questions?
Sophie Young, Stage Manager
The rehearsal schedule will be posted by the first rehearsal on August, 28.
Questions or concerns?
Sophie Young, Stage Manager: sophia-g-young@uiowa.edu