Audition Dates: Early February
An Atlas, A Necktie and Other Concerns -- A One Act Play
To be performed at the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Scripted Toronto Festival
Scripted Toronto Festival -- Short Play Series
Performance Date: May 18, 2019
Venue: Theatre Passe Muraille
Toronto Fringe Festival
Performance Dates: July 3 – 14, 2019
Venue: TBD
Audition Dates: Early February
Audition Venue: TBD
Compensation: Actors will be paid on a profit share model based on festival profits.
Casting four female-identifying actors for a 60 minute comedic one act play titled An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns.
Four women attempt to break out of a mysterious escape room, only to discover that the key to breaking out may be breaking each other.
Written and directed by Lauren Greenwood, the play references comedy of errors tradition and discusses the highs and lows of being a 30+ woman striving for career success, family aspirations and artistic expression, all while never wanting to grow up.
CHARACTERS
ELIZABETH, female, early 30s. Medical researcher. Responsible, practical, cautious, but with a huge desire to throw it all away for a career in photography. Playing age: Mid-20s to late-30s. Ethnicity: All ethnicities welcome and encouraged.
LIBBY, female, early 30s. Bartender. Wild, crass, says exactly what she thinks. Never wants to grow up and never wants to stop partying. Playing age: Mid-20s to late-30s. Ethnicity: All ethnicities welcome and encouraged.
ELLIE, female, early 30s. Photographer. A dreamer and a doer. An ambitious, talented, self-assured hustler. She will sacrifice everything she has for her art. Playing age: Mid-20s to late-30s. Ethnicity: All ethnicities welcome and encouraged.
BETSY, female, early 30s. Former party girl. She’s a peacekeeper and wants nothing more than for everyone to get along. Playing age: Mid-20s to late-30s. Ethnicity: All ethnicities welcome and encouraged.
Submission: Please submit your resume and headshot to andotherconcerns@gmail.com and please specify which role you'd like to audition for. Feel free to also submit a self-tape, demo reel or performance clip.
