AUDITIONS!
HIR
By Taylor Mac
Performed at the Bartell Theatre on the Drury stage
SUMMARY
When Isaac returns home from the war overseas, his home is not as he left it. Dad is incapacitated by a stroke, mom is reveling in a chaotic newfound freedom, and his once-little sister is now a binary-defying sibling. Can Isaac pick up the pieces of his old life while finding a place within his family’s new normal? A dark comedy about family, identity, and the places we call home.
CHARACTER
ISAAC CONNOR (He/Him): (early 20s, Cisgender) Son of Paige and Arnold. Brother to Max. Main actions are to assess the situation, assert himself, convert, and keep things under control. The action is, for Isaac, one long attempt at squashing down a major PTSD explosion. At times he is more successful than others and he uses different, lighter tactics, but ultimately fails. There should be peaks and valleys, but a slow burn is what is ultimately there.
Understudies
PAIGE CONNOR (She/Her): (50s, Cisgender) Mother to Max and Isacc. Wife to Arnold. Main actions are to entertain, excite (with new information she’s discovered), and tear apart the old regimes.
ARNOLD CONNOR (He/Him): (50s, Cisgender) Father to Isaac and Max. Husband to Paige. Main actions are those of an old dog: eat, sleep, and get comfortable. Arnold was an angry man but has had a stroke, which turned him into more of a clown--rather like a slower and older Harpo Marx. When he feels something, he expresses it, uncensored. In a heartbeat, he can switch from complete joy to complete sorrow and back again.
*MAX CONNOR (Ze/Hir): (late teens, Trans/Gender-Queer) Child of Paige and Arnold. Sibling to Isaac. Main actions are to excite (with new information ze’s discovered) ward off attacks, showboat, raise hir status on the family totem pole, and stake hir intellectual territory.
*For the role of Max we are seeking actors who identify as transgender (FTM), non-binary, or gender-queer.
*The roles of Paige, Arnold, and Max have been previously cast when it was scheduled to perform in 2021. We are open to casting understudies for all characters - These are individuals that will only need to be called upon in case of a COVID case within the cast.
AUDITION INFORMATION
When: November 20th and 21st at 7:00pm
Where: St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 4011 Major Avenue
Who: YOU!
Preparation
Please arrive by 6:50pm to fill out an audition form and conflict calendar.
Please be prepared with all conflicts between August 28th to October 29th.
Auditions will consist of provided cold readings from the script.
Dress comfortably to move.
No headshots required.
No acting resume required.
No monologues.
Download and fill out our Audition Form! Please note, it may only be "fillable" when opened in a desktop/laptop browser.
Additional Details
Parking is behind the building.
Auditions will be open and in-person.
All auditionees will be contacted regardless of being cast.
Please check strollerstheatre.org for all updates on this show as well as information about membership, auditions and performances in the rest of our 22/23 season, and volunteer activities.
All participants will be required to sign and follow our Anti-Harassment Policy before participating in any activities with Strollers Theatre.
Questions
Please do not hesitate to ask any/all questions you may have!
You may email vicepresident@strollerstheatre.org with any questions/comments/concerns/requests.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will begin November 28th.
Rehearsals will be at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Rehearsals will generally consist of a Sun-Thurs, 7pm-10pm schedule.
Performances
Tech week and all performances will be at The Bartell Theatre.
Tech week will start on January 15th
Opening will be January 20th
Closing will be February 4th
There will be nine performances over three weekends with two afternoon matinees.
When Isaac returns home from the war overseas, his home is not as he left it. Dad is incapacitated by a stroke, mom is reveling in a chaotic newfound freedom, and his once-little sister is now a binary-defying sibling. Can Isaac pick up the pieces of his old life while finding a place within his family’s new normal? A dark comedy about family, identity, and the places we call home.
CHARACTER
ISAAC CONNOR (He/Him): (early 20s, Cisgender) Son of Paige and Arnold. Brother to Max. Main actions are to assess the situation, assert himself, convert, and keep things under control. The action is, for Isaac, one long attempt at squashing down a major PTSD explosion. At times he is more successful than others and he uses different, lighter tactics, but ultimately fails. There should be peaks and valleys, but a slow burn is what is ultimately there.
Understudies
PAIGE CONNOR (She/Her): (50s, Cisgender) Mother to Max and Isacc. Wife to Arnold. Main actions are to entertain, excite (with new information she’s discovered), and tear apart the old regimes.
ARNOLD CONNOR (He/Him): (50s, Cisgender) Father to Isaac and Max. Husband to Paige. Main actions are those of an old dog: eat, sleep, and get comfortable. Arnold was an angry man but has had a stroke, which turned him into more of a clown--rather like a slower and older Harpo Marx. When he feels something, he expresses it, uncensored. In a heartbeat, he can switch from complete joy to complete sorrow and back again.
*MAX CONNOR (Ze/Hir): (late teens, Trans/Gender-Queer) Child of Paige and Arnold. Sibling to Isaac. Main actions are to excite (with new information ze’s discovered) ward off attacks, showboat, raise hir status on the family totem pole, and stake hir intellectual territory.
*For the role of Max we are seeking actors who identify as transgender (FTM), non-binary, or gender-queer.
*The roles of Paige, Arnold, and Max have been previously cast when it was scheduled to perform in 2021. We are open to casting understudies for all characters - These are individuals that will only need to be called upon in case of a COVID case within the cast.
AUDITION INFORMATION
When: November 20th and 21st at 7:00pm
Where: St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 4011 Major Avenue
Who: YOU!
Preparation
Please arrive by 6:50pm to fill out an audition form and conflict calendar.
Please be prepared with all conflicts between August 28th to October 29th.
Auditions will consist of provided cold readings from the script.
Dress comfortably to move.
No headshots required.
No acting resume required.
No monologues.
Download and fill out our Audition Form! Please note, it may only be "fillable" when opened in a desktop/laptop browser.
Additional Details
Parking is behind the building.
Auditions will be open and in-person.
All auditionees will be contacted regardless of being cast.
Please check strollerstheatre.org for all updates on this show as well as information about membership, auditions and performances in the rest of our 22/23 season, and volunteer activities.
All participants will be required to sign and follow our Anti-Harassment Policy before participating in any activities with Strollers Theatre.
Questions
Please do not hesitate to ask any/all questions you may have!
You may email vicepresident@strollerstheatre.org with any questions/comments/concerns/requests.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will begin November 28th.
Rehearsals will be at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Rehearsals will generally consist of a Sun-Thurs, 7pm-10pm schedule.
Performances
Tech week and all performances will be at The Bartell Theatre.
Tech week will start on January 15th
Opening will be January 20th
Closing will be February 4th
There will be nine performances over three weekends with two afternoon matinees.
Anti-Harassment Policy
Each and every individual that participates in a Strollers Theatre production will be expected to read and sign the Strollers Theatre Anti-Harassment Policy for each and every production they are participating in.
You can find the policy at www.strollerstheatre.org/policies
Each and every individual that participates in a Strollers Theatre production will be expected to read and sign the Strollers Theatre Anti-Harassment Policy for each and every production they are participating in.
You can find the policy at www.strollerstheatre.org/policies
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