Title

Ghost Town

Playwright

Darrin Terpstra

Director

Nat Payán

Stage Manager

Lila Robbins

Category

Workshop, MacVey Theatre

First Rehearsal

August 28

Load In/Tech /Dress

September 19-21

Performances

September 22-23

Roles to be cast

Age (Presentation)

Gender (Presentation)

Description

Lilium

24

(she/her)

A trans woman

Spero

24

(he/him)

A trans man

Leaf

20’s

Any

A grocery store clerk

Synopsis

Two childhood friends reunite in their hometown, determined to summon a ghost, which leads to revelations of gender, grief, and God.

Notices

Discussion of religious trauma, transphobia, and references to suicide.

While transgender actors are always preferred, it is acceptable for cisgender actors to play the parts of Lilium or Spero, so long as their gender identity matches the character.

 

Fight & Intimacy Choreography Breakdown

Page

Stage Directions/ Planned Action

Character(s)

Notes

23

(Spero startles, Lilium screams, and she tumbles off the swings, throwing the bulb of garlic at Leaf.)

Lilium

Stage a safe fall

47

(Lilium sits down on one of the swings, and Spero sits next to her. Slowly, he rests his head on her shoulder. The lights flicker, and Spero disappears.)

Lilium/Spero

Friendly, consensual

Important Dates/Holidays

9/2-9/4 Labor Day Weekend, 9/4 Labor Day (Observed), 9/15-9/17 Rosh Hashanah*, 9/19 Ganesh Chaturthi, 9/23 Equinox (Mabon/Ostara)

Ghost Town Callbacks

Saturday, August 26 - TB 166

Time Slot

Lilium

Spero

Leaf

7–8PM

Catie Rios

Abby Bastian

Madeline Rodriguez

Tony Nguyen

Kolton Stremler

Jason Vernon

Alice Conroy

Kolton Stremler

Cody Holcomb

8–9PM

Delaney Waterman

Asha Keller

Noa Zapin

Cody Holcomb

Colin Payan

Madeline Rodriguez

Delaney Waterman

Colin Payan

Jason Vernon

9–10PM

Jennifer Hogan

Holland Larned

Kiley Kennedy

Jasper Rood

Kylen Phillips

Sam Gentil

Joey Lepire

Brody Kivett

Aidan Seville

10–11PM

Jordan Kinney

Samantha Mayer

Ava Burmahl

Ethan Hooten

Brody Kivett

Kiley Kennedy

Max Rantilla

Lindsey Wildman

Sides

Spero and Lilium (1)

Spero and Lilium (2)

Lilium and Leaf

Lilium

 

If you have any concerns, please email Darrin Terpstra at darrin-terpstra@uiowa.edu.

Ghost Town

Cast List


Actor

Character

Noa Zapin

Lilium

Cody Holcomb

Spero

Lindsey Wildman

Leaf

Thank you to all who auditioned!

Please email Darrin Terpstra (darrin-terpstra@uiowa.edu) to accept or decline your role.

Questions?

Darrin Terpstra, Team Leader & Playwright

darrin-terpstra@uiowa.edu

The rehearsal schedule will be posted by the first rehearsal on August, 28.

Questions or concerns?

Darrin Terpstra, Playwright & Team Leader: darrin-terpstra@uiowa.edu

Lila Robbins, Stage Manager: lila-robbins@uiowa.edu