Teen West 10 Audition Announcement

SouthWest StageWorks and Playwrights West proudly 

present 

Teen West Project: Year 10

Emergence 

featuring text by 

Sara Jean Accuardi, Conor Eifler, Connor French, and Jesse Turner 

and devised by the acting company and director Matthew B. Zrebski 

GENERAL AUDITIONS ANNOUNCEMENT 

WHEN 

March 8 4:30p – 6:30p 

March 10 4:30p - 7:30p

WHERE 

On the Stage 

WHAT 

Auditions will consist of both vocal and movement work with an emphasis on how well actors collaborate with each other. Actors will be asked to read text (from scripts that will be provided no later than March 3) as well as devise work with fellow auditionees which will showcase their creativity and physical storytelling ability. 

CLOTHING 

-Actors must wear masks in the audition for COVID safety. 

-Actors must show up to auditions in clothing they are comfortable moving in. Dancewear and/or athletic clothing is strongly encouraged. 

 -Actors will be required to work barefoot during movement portions of the audition – not in socks, actually barefoot. 

AUDITION PACKETS / SIGN UPS 

Audition packets and the callboard sign-up sheet will go live no later than March 3. The packets need to be read thoroughly, and guardians must sign to give permission to participate. Actors should be prepared to attend both days of the auditions, but there will be some flexibility for actors who have conflicts – the audition packet will explain how to request special consideration should an actor not be able to attend both days. 

QUESTIONS? If you want clarification or have specific questions, please email Matthew B. Zrebski at: teen.west.project@gmail.com   

ABOUT THE SHOW The world has been on hold… Restricted. Trapped. Prevented. Wracked with fear... What now? How do young people - teens on the bridge between adulthood and childhood – how do they dare now to peek their heads back out into the light - dare to hope, dare to aspire, dare to trust that reality can, once again, afford them full life? In this delicate time, Emergence seeks to explore these ideas through a combination of scripted and devised work. Stories and monologues, written by professional playwrights - accompanied by innovative movement and mask-based performance, will transport audiences to an arresting psychological landscape where all must wrestle with how we choose to emerge from this era in 21st century history… 

CREATIVE TEAM 

Playwrights: Sara Jean Accuardi, Conor Eifler, Connor French, and Jesse Turner 

Director / Composer: Matthew B. Zrebski 

Designers: TBD 

Cast Size: 15-20 

Performance Style: Storytelling / Masks / Movement 

Stage: Full Stage Proscenium 

Performances: May 11-14, 2022