THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION
Show Info
| Title | THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION | ||
| Playwright | MK Shultz | ||
| Director | Emelia Wenzel | ||
| Stage Manager | Abbie Talken | ||
| Category | Workshop, MacVey Theatre | ||
| First Rehearsal | September 3 | ||
| Load In/Tech /Dress | September 17-19 | ||
| Performances | September 20-21 | ||
| Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description |
| Beth | 15 | Female | Afraid of breaking rules. Shy, nerdy. Feels behind everyone else. |
| Dani | 15 | Female | Rebellious. Not sure about this whole camp thing anymore. |
| Louise | 15 | Female | Try-hard theatre kid. Super excited to be back at camp. |
| Jedd | 15 | Male | Dumb jock. Louise's love interest. Asshat. |
| Elijah | 15 | Male | Skater bro. Smarter than he first appears. Dani’s love interest. |
| Oliver | 15 | Male | Nerd. Considerate, solid person. Beth’s “love interest”. |
| Cecelia | 16 | Female | Somewhat newer camper. Sweet and sincere. |
| Rory | 16 | Nonbinary, AFAB* | Simultaneously unbothered and so scared. Megan’s sibling. |
| Helen | 16 | Female | Long time camper. Playful, but reaching her limit. |
| Father Doug | 40’s-50’s | Male | The camp priest. For being a man of God, a bit angry. |
| Megan | 19 | Female | Girls’ counselor. Means well. Rory’s sister. Blake’s girlfriend. |
| Blake | 19 | Male | Boys’ counselor. Could not care less. The camp’s collective crush. Megan’s boyfriend. |
| Kevin | 20 | Male | Another counselor. ...He’s Kevin. That’s about it. |
| The Dinosaur | ??? | Unimportant | A dinosaur, more or less. |
| Synopsis | A gaggle of teenagers at Catholic summer camp face the terrifying mysteries of adolescence and monstrous camp legends. You know what they say... what happens at church camp, stays at church camp. | ||
| Notices | *Assigned Female at Birth. Rory’s presentation is flexible, but they are not fully out, and, within the strict gendering of church camp, they are treated as a girl. | ||
| Important Dates/Holidays | 9/7 Ganesh Chaturthi, 9/16 Mawlid al-Nabi*, 9/16 Anant Chaturdashi | ||
Callback List
Callbacks will take place from 12:00pm–4:00pm in TB 166 on Saturday, August 31.
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | 1:45pm | 2:30pm |
Jasper Rood Thomas McCarthy Matt Orth Caleb Niles Rick Nelson Noah Veaton Chase Hohman James Gulden | Roxy Glave Patrick O'Brien David Lee Chloe Schwabb Hannah Paul Rai San Martin Ephram Sinwell Kelsey Hart | Frances Dapier Lily Leding Jeffrey Harrington Shelby Landuyt Sven Bode Ellen Yandel Hannah Siefken Jordan Kinney | Grace Troelstrup Nicky LoSasso Aidan Seville Ella Sirna Nora McClow Vivian Bonde Soren Martin Eliott Manjoine |
We appreciate everyone who auditioned!
If you have any conflicts with your callback time, please contact the Stage Manager, Abbie Talken (abbie-talken@uiowa.edu).
Cast List
Thank you to everyone for coming out and auditioning! Here is the final cast list for
THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION:
Character | Actor |
Beth | Vivian Bonde |
Dani | Roxy Glave |
Louise | Grace Troelstrup |
Jedd | Chase Hohmann |
Elijah | Thomas McCarthy |
Oliver | Soren Martin |
Cecelia | Frances Dapier |
Rory | Kelsey Hart |
Helen | Delaney Waterman |
Father Doug | Rick Nelson |
Megan | Shelby Landuyt |
Blake | Noah Veatch |
The Dinosaur/Camper | Sven Bode |
Kevin*/Camper | Abby Paul |
Camper | Lucas Nelson |
*Name is subject to change
To accept or deny your role, please contact the Stage Manager, Abbie Talken (abbie-talken@uiowa.edu).
Contact
Questions or concerns?
MK Shultz, Playwright & Team Leader: marykatherine-shultz@uiowa.edu
Emelia Wenzel, Director: emelia-wenzel@uiowa.edu
Abbie Talken, Stage Manager: abbie-talken@uiowa.edu