CP2 Auditions

CP2 Mini–Festival Auditions

CP2 Readers Theatre offers an exciting opportunity for actors, directors, and audience members to experience theater in a fresh way, with full dramatic readings of selected plays. No costumes, no sets, no props, and the actors perform with scripts in hand. These shows are an incredible opportunity to experience great theater stripped to its essence: the playwright’s words.

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AUDITIONS: OCT 13, 2024 | 1pm

BABEL
By Jacqueline Goldfinger
Directed by Michael J. Frohnhoefer

Dark Comedy | CP2 Mini Festival
A funny, and at times terrifying vision of a future.

Set in the near future, two couples are having trouble getting pregnant and the lengths they go to in order to have a baby raises the specter of eugenics, explores the societal value of a baby, and asks us what we are willing to risk for love.

Babel is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com

Cast Info:

ANN, a female in her 20s/30s, Jamie’s wife, high strung
JAMIE, a male in his 30s/40s, Ann’s husband, affable
RENEE, a female in her 30s/40s, Dani’s wife, nurturer
DANI, a female in her 40s, Renee’s wife, senior executive determination
THE STORK MASCOT (played by Jamie), has the voice of a young Harvey Fierstein
NARRATOR, a male or female
Sides:
Babel – Renee, Stork (Jaime)
Babel – Renee, Dani – fight
Babel – Jaime, Ann
Babel – Narrator
Babel – Renee, Dani – good
Babel – Dani, Ann

AUDITIONS: OCT 13, 2024   |   3pm

MARJORIE PRIME
By Jordan Harrison
Directed by Cynthia Topps

A science fiction thriller | CP2 Mini Festival
Clever in concept, alive with humor, and terribly haunting.

It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? In this richly spare play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity.

Casting:

Marjorie – (female) – age 70- 80s in mental declline
Tess – (female)- age 40-50s Marjorie’s daughter
Jon -(male) age 40-50s Tess’s Husband and Marjorie’s son-in-law
Walter – (male) early 30s

Narrator – (male/female) no specific age

Marjorie Prime is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

AUDITIONS: JAN 19, 2025 | 1pm

WITCH
By Jen Silverman
Directed by Kit Colbourn

A fable for our times | CP2 Mini Festival
Utterly spellbinding.

A charming devil arrives in a quiet village to bargain for the souls of its residents.Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch,” but her soul is not so easily bought. Unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.

Witch is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

AUDITIONS: JAN 19, 2025 | 3pm

THE BURDENS
By Matt Schatz
Directed by Matt Andrews

Dark, family comedy | CP2 Mini Festival
A contemporary play with multi-generational themes and a wicked sense of humor.

Adult siblings Mordy and Jane have a problem. Their centenarian grandfather is an emotional and financial burden on the family, and he just won’t die. Scheming almost entirely via text messages, the siblings hatch an outrageous plan to relieve themselves of their family’s burdens and their own.

The Burdens is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com

CP2 is SILVER sponsored by Powerhouse Theater and Stewarts Shops.