Audition Notice | Gaslight-Baker Theatre
Gaslight-Baker Theatre is holding auditions for New Directions: One Act Showcase, featuring four short plays ranging from broad comedy to high-stakes ensemble work. Actors may be cast in up to two plays, if they choose.
Audition Date
Saturday, February 21
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Saturday, February 21
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Auditions will be held at the Gaslight-Baker Theatre. Please arrive a few minutes early to check in.
Auditions will consist of group cold readings, with actors reading scenes together from the plays. No advance preparation is required, though familiarity with the scripts is encouraged.
The Plays
Help Desk by Don Zolidis
When you call the help desk, you expect solutions, not chaos. From tech shaming and scammers to deeply serious conversations with a clown, customer service calls spiral into absurdity in this sharp, fast-moving comedy.
Director: Katie King
Casting: 4 actors, any gender
When you call the help desk, you expect solutions, not chaos. From tech shaming and scammers to deeply serious conversations with a clown, customer service calls spiral into absurdity in this sharp, fast-moving comedy.
Director: Katie King
Casting: 4 actors, any gender
Dickens Condensed by James Armstrong
All fourteen (and a half) novels by Charles Dickens performed in a single hour by five fearless actors. This high-energy comedy features rapid character changes, literary satire, and nonstop physical storytelling.
Director: Rhonda Leggett
Casting: 1 woman, 4 men
All fourteen (and a half) novels by Charles Dickens performed in a single hour by five fearless actors. This high-energy comedy features rapid character changes, literary satire, and nonstop physical storytelling.
Director: Rhonda Leggett
Casting: 1 woman, 4 men
Laundry and Bourbon by James McLure
On a hot summer afternoon in Texas, three Southern women sit on a front porch sharing gossip, humor, and deeply held convictions. A warm, biting comedy rooted in friendship and small-town life.
Director: Mags Baker
Casting: 3 women
On a hot summer afternoon in Texas, three Southern women sit on a front porch sharing gossip, humor, and deeply held convictions. A warm, biting comedy rooted in friendship and small-town life.
Director: Mags Baker
Casting: 3 women
The Candidate by Brent Holland
Four people wake up in a room with no memory of who they are or how they got there, and no way out. As they are put through a series of increasingly dangerous trials, they begin to realize they are part of a secret interview process. A tense, ensemble-driven piece with escalating stakes.
Director: Billy Chrzan
Casting: 5 actors, any gender
Four people wake up in a room with no memory of who they are or how they got there, and no way out. As they are put through a series of increasingly dangerous trials, they begin to realize they are part of a secret interview process. A tense, ensemble-driven piece with escalating stakes.
Director: Billy Chrzan
Casting: 5 actors, any gender
Performance Dates
May 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24
Each performance night will feature two of the four plays.
Each play will have four performances total over the run.
Each play will have four performances total over the run.
For questions, contact info@mygbt.org.