Drill, Drill, Drill

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

Future Physicist, a bit of a hippy

Finley Paxton

Begins 5, Ends 18

Future Teacher, stubborn as the grave

Conrad Salinger

Begins 5, Ends 18

Future Hero, staring down the barrel of a gun

Ruben

Begins 5, Ends 18

Future Doomsday Prepper, anxious but means well

Anya Svenson

Begins 5, Ends 18

Future Athlete, incrediby driven

Miss Mars

Begins 20s, Ends 40s

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

The Speaker/Principal Dowling/Gavin Lizby

Ageless, 40s, and 18, respectively

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

Officer/Gym Teacher/Kid

30s, 30s, and 18, respectively

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 Doski	Frances Dapier
Conrad Salinger	Colby Boza
Finley Paxton	Elly Huhn
Ruben Levy	Nicky LoSasso
Anya Svenson	Mar Y Luna Haskins
Miss Mars	Margaret Williamson
Speaker/Principal/Gavin Lizby	Alexander Shipman
Officer/Gym Teacher/Kid	Isaiah 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