Audition Information for Want

Thank you for your interest in The Shattered Glass Project production of Want, written by Barbara Lindsay and directed by Maureen Hawkins.

Auditions will be conducted via video audition submission. Any potential callbacks will be conducted via Zoom.

Production Schedule 

About the Creative Team

COVID Safety Information:

All cast, crew and staff for in-person productions and activities conducted by The Shattered Glass Project are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, for the safety of all participants. You will be required to submit proof of vaccination to audition. Rehearsal participants will be asked to take regular rapid tests (provided by the company). Questions may be addressed to theshatteredglassproject@gmail.com

Synopsis

Middle-aged couple Ruby and Earl are happy in their new marriage, but the rest of life is bleak and looking bleaker. Earl has lost his job, Ruby hates hers as night shift janitor at a hospital, and they have moved into a cheap, drab apartment. When Ruby suggests they ought to kill her parents for the inheritance, Earl plays along, believing she is joking. The joke becomes more sinister when Janelle, their cheerful, attractive neighbor, shows up to welcome them to the building. Fearing Earl is attracted to Janelle, Ruby suggests they should practice murder on her. Earl is now in a bind; since he seemed to go along with the idea of killing Ruby’s parents, his refusal to kill Janelle only inflames Ruby’s jealousy. Driven by an animal sense of desperation, Ruby brings the situation to a violent conclusion.

Want takes place during the Autumn of 2008, in the depths of the Great Recession. The setting is Ruby and Earl’s one bedroom apartment.

Content warnings: Auditioners should note that Want contains graphic sexual content, including the sound of a woman having an orgasm, and frank discussions of sexual relationships between a married couple; interpersonal physical violence with and without weapons; and swearing. Questions about the script and other potential content elements may be addressed to us at theshatteredglassproject@gmail.com and we will arrange for responses from the director.

Rehearsal and Performance Details and Information:

The production of Want is a 2 month project, including some rehearsals on Zoom and an in-person rehearsal process with in-person performances in Seattle at the Center Theatre, located in the Armory Building on the Seattle Center Campus. Rehearsals will also take place in the Armory Building, in the Theatre Puget Sound rehearsal studios on the 4th floor.

For Zoom rehearsals participants will need to have access to wifi or hard-wired Internet access and a device with which to log into Zoom. If a performer cast in any of the roles has concerns about access, we encourage you to speak with the producer at TSGP to arrange for technology support.

In-Person Production:

Rehearsals for the in-person production will take place between June 12-July 30, 2022 and will generally be scheduled from 7-10 p.m., Monday-Friday, and Saturdays and Sundays between 10 a.m-4 p.m.. Performances will take place July 28-August 14, 2022, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Pacific time.

Compensation

Performers will receive a $500 stipend. Tickets for this production will be available on a Pick-Your-Price basis; cast and crew members will receive no less than 4 comp tickets to be used during the run of the show.

Casting notes and information:

The role of Janelle is available for casting through this audition process. The roles of Ruby and Earl have already been cast.

Actors of all races are invited to audition.

Roles available:

Janelle - Female, she/her, 40s. Ruby and Earl’s neighbor. Friendly, attractive, and sweet. However, she is not as fluffy as she might seem at first. She is a woman who has been wounded and has reconstituted herself as a caretaker, a rescuer. She has a spine when she needs it.

Audition Requirements:

What do you need to complete the audition submission?

1. a link to a video of yourself performing a one-minute contemporary dramatic monologue posted on YouTube or another video service. Please make sure the video is set to ‘unlisted’ or ‘public’, to allow us to watch. If necessary you can upload a copy of the video to the Google form.

2. a photo or a headshot of yourself

3. a resume or a summary of your theatrical experience

4. a photo or screenshot of your COVID proof of vaccination

Please have all your submission elements ready before you start filling out the form.

Fill out the form and upload the video or provide a shared link to the audition video on the Google Form available at https://forms.gle/sGjdGBRneV5WvZD7A.