Title

American Rusałki

Playwright/Composer

Christopher Lysik

Director

Kayla Adams

Music Director

Olivia Gould

Stage Manager

Sophie Young

Category

Reading, Cosmo Catalano Acting Studio (TB 172)

First Rehearsal

This reading may have a total of 20 hours of rehearsals per week

Rehearsals may begin Monday, August 28

Load In/Tech /Dress

Performances

September 9 (Evening) AND September 11 (Playwrights Workshop - 5:30pm)

Roles to be cast

Age (Presentation)

Gender (Presentation)

Description

Bronisława

30s

she/her

A Rusałka

Wioletta

20s

she/her

Also a Rusałka

Margaret

50s

she/her

Kind & Caring; a new mother

Jack

Late 20s

he/him

Loyal & Loving; a new father

Esther

20s

she/her

Scrappy & Resourceful

Benjamin/Doctor Oliver

30s

he/him

A Brute; Also, a Snakeoil Salesman

Thomas

15

he/they

Guileless & Pure of Heart

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.

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.

Important Dates/Holidays

9/2-9/4 Labor Day Weekend, 9/4 Labor Day (Observed)

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

*Callbacks will take place from 12:00p - 4:00p Sunday in TB 172 and will consist of group singing work and scene work

Actor

Character

Fabienne Rink

Bronisława

Alice Conroy

Wioletta

Emma Bibb

Margaret

Charlie Duffy

Jack

Roxy Glave

Esther

Neil Smithson

Benjamin/Doctor Oliver

Charlie Thomas

Thomas