Scorpio Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for its
spring show, “Salvage”, by Dan Gibbins.
Show dates are May 31st to June 9th, 2012 at the Joyce Doolittle Theatre
at the Pumphouse Theatres.
Synopsis:
Years ago, best friends Amy, Caleb and Jasmine ran a
salvage operation together, along with their fourth partner Marcus. But when
Amy died, Caleb and Jasmine circled into self-destruction. Caleb’s turned to
the bottle, and Jasmine’s started taking salvage jobs for gangsters. Three
years after her death, Amy finds her way back to Earth with the help of Saints
Matthew and Peter to try and turn her friends’ lives around… but will her
return make things better or worse?
Characters:
- *Amy Thatcher*
(F, 25-35): a lifelong adventurer, but now that her
life is over her
fear of being alone is keeping her out of heaven.
- *Caleb Walsh*
(M, 25-35): Amy’s partner, friend and lover until her
death. Has lost all love for life and is wallowing
in misery.
- *Jasmine
Bishop* (F, 25-35): Amy’s *other* partner, friend and lover
until her
death. Has continued to work as a
salvager but is drifting
into
self-destruction.
- *Marcus* (M,
25-35): Friend and former partner/accountant to Amy,
Caleb and
Jasmine.
- *St. Matthew*
(M, any age): Catholic Saint and proprietor of the
Departure
Lounge, a bar for souls who haven’t found their way into the
great beyond.
- *St. Peter*
(M, any age): Doorman of the afterlife
- *Lilith
DeSalvo* (F, 25-40): Jasmine’s client,
whose business is
suspect
- *Jim* (M, any
age): Lilith’s employee
Auditions are Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6 from
7:00-10:00 at Scorpio Central – Top Floor, 331, 41 Avenue NE. Callbacks will be on Saturday, March 10 from
1:00-5:00pm.
Please prepare two contrasting monologues totally no more
than five (5) minutes.
Rehearsals will be on Mondays and Wednesdays,
7:00-10:00pm, and Saturdays from 1:00-5:00pm, with the first read-through
scheduled for Monday, March 19 th at 7:00pm.
To book an audition time, please send an email to dpond@scorpio.ca.
As Scorpio Theatre is a community theatre group, all
roles are volunteer only and there will be no remuneration.
--
Daisy Pond, Executive Producer
Scorpio Theatre
403-615-5016
