BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS
Show Info
Title | BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS | ||
Playwright | Gwen Docter | ||
Director | Mike Frank | ||
Category | Reading | ||
First Rehearsal | TBD, Rehearsals can be scheduled after April 6th. (Readings may rehearse 20 hours total) | ||
Performances | Thursday, May 7th at 1:30p | ||
Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description |
Teagan | 18-25 | female | feels lost as a bear |
Calvin | 18-25 | male | a politically active bear |
Rhonda | 18-25 | female | a bear convinced she’s in a play |
Marko | 18-25 | male | a follower bear, for now |
Olivia | 18-25 | female | a DEDICATED bear |
Mayor Bear | 25-55 | male | if not the mayor, he’d just be a regular bear |
Mama Bear | 25-55 | female | committed to solving the litter problem |
Travis | 17-19 | male | not a bear. fratty. |
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Synopsis | They’re all bears. They do what bears do. Until they don’t. | ||
Notices |
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Important Dates/Holidays | 4/1-4/9 Passover*, 4/2 Theravada (New Year), 4/3 Good Friday, 4/5 Qing Ming Jie, 4/5 Easter, 4/10 Good Friday (Orthodox), 4/12 Easter (Orthodox), 5/1 Beltane-Samhain, 5/1 Vesak - Buddha Day, 5/5 Cinco De Mayo * Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) begin at sundown on the previous day. | ||
Fight Choreography Breakdown
| Page | Stage Directions/ Planned Action | Character(s) | Notes |
| 88 | Teagan tears off Travis’s hands, and then tears off her own paws. | Teagan/Travis | |
| 100 | Olivia and Marko fight over a medal. Olivia shoves Marko, he lands funny, and he dies. | Olivia/Marko | |
| 104 | Olivia, Rhonda, Mayor Bear, and Calvin dismember Travis and replace his human parts with their bear parts. | Olivia/Rhonda/Mayor Bear/Calvin/Travis | Mama Bear, Teagan, and Marko are also present in this scene. |
Intimacy Choreography Breakdown
| Page | Stage Directions/ Planned Action | Character(s) | Notes |
| 64 | Calvin kisses/makes out with a tree | Calvin | |
| 66 | Calvin kisses Marko. | Calvin/Marko | |
| 99 | Calvin has intercourse with a tree during Bearitage Day. | Calvin | the other character bear witness |
Cast List
Bears Bears Bears Bears Bears
Written By Gwen Docter
Directed By MD Frank
Teagan - Merus Brown
Calvin - Austin Hook
Marko - Colby Boza
Mama Bear - Alicia Philadelphia
Mayor Bear - Tyler Andrew
Rhonda - Zoe Hoffenberg
Olivia - Norah Logan
Travis – Hunter Meyer
There is a mandatory consent workshop this Monday (3/30) at 6:30 pm if you have not been to one yet this school year.
Please email MD Frank by 5:00pm Monday (3/30) to accept or decline your role.
Contact
Questions or concerns?
Contact Gwen Docter, Playwright
Mike Frank, Director