Auditions: A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney
Jan
16
6:00 PM18:00

Auditions: A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney

Tonight, Walt is going to read you a screenplay he wrote. It’s about his last days on earth. It’s about a city he’s going to build that’s going to change the world. And it’s about his brother. It’s about everyone who loves him so much, and it’s about how sad they’re going to be when he’s gone. Right? I mean, how can they live without him? How can anyone live without him?

Characters
WALT, chain-smokes the entire play
ROY, brother, Band-Aid over his left temple
DAUGHTER, more or less motherly
RON MILLER, son-in-law, dumb jock, a Golden Retriever of a person

Auditions will consists of readings from a script. Performances FEB 7-16th

“…a blackly comic inversion of the public Disney persona, in the form of a stylized screenplay being read in an anonymous-looking corporate conference room…Walt would be doing cartoonish gyrations in his grave if he were to see how thoroughly Mr. Hnath (pronounced nayth) has subverted the popular image of Disney.” —The New York Times.

“Minutes into the darkly humorous play it’s clear that for the famous man who made Mickey Mouse, movies and the Magic Kingdom, everything was about him. Always. Especially during his last days on earth."—New York Daily News.

“…a devastating portrait of a man for whom make-believe was more real than reality itself.” —New York Post.

“A blood-pumping and often hilarious evening of theater.” —TheaterMania.

“Enjoyably weird and hermetic…Nothing that ever came out of the Magic Kingdom was ever this animated.” —Time Out New York.

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A Tuna Christmas
Oct
5
1:30 PM13:30

A Tuna Christmas

In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, it’s Christmas in the third-smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activities, including the hot competition in the annual lawn-display contest. In other news, voracious Joe Bob Lipsey’s production of A Christmas Carol is jeopardized by unpaid electric bills. Many colorful Tuna denizens, some you will recognize from Greater Tuna and some appearing here for the first time, join in the holiday fun. A Tuna Christmas is a total delight for all seasons, whether performed by two quick-changing comedians as it was on Broadway, or by twenty or more. Audiences who have and who have not seen Greater Tuna will enjoy this laugh-filled evening.

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Auditions: Psycho Beach Party
Aug
13
to Aug 18

Auditions: Psycho Beach Party

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Casting "Psycho Beach Party," a play. Synopsis: "Psycho Beach Party" is an insanely fun romp on Malibu Beach in 1962. It's what happens when Gidget, Frankie & Annette, and Alfred Hitchcock are given a shotgun marriage. Teenage tomboy Chicklet Forrest desperately wants to be part of the surf crowd, but her multiple personalities get in her way- especially her most dangerous alter ego, voracious vixen Ann Bowman, who desires nothing less than world domination. Add surfer dudes, beach babes, a B-movie star, and a villain of a mom who would make Joan Crawford cringe, and you've got a zany comedy that the Associated Press calls "fiendishly funny!"

*All ages, ethnicities, and genders are welcome to audition. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Actors are encouraged to bring a headshot and resume, but are not required. If unable to attend the audition, please email Info@bftonline.org for audition sides. Video submissions are due August 10th, 2024 by 5:00pm. Callbacks will be as needed Sunday August 11th, 2024 between 2:00-5:00 pm.

Chicklet Forrest / Ann Bowman

Lead. Female. 18+

Young female lead (perky, tomboyish), with alter-ego Ann (sexy, dangerous), and other multiple personalities.

Mrs. Forrest

Female. 35+

Chicklet's mom: an unbalanced, protective, and strict mother, with an unfortunate past.

Berdine

Female. 18+

Chicklet’s best friend: a spunky, hopeless nerd

Marvel Ann

Female. 18+

Friends with Chicklet and Berdine, the sexiest girl in high school.

Bettina Barnes

Female. 21+

A glamorous B-horror movie star vacationing at the beach.

Dee Dee

Female. 18+

Young beach babe

Kanaka

Lead. Male. 21+

The king of the surfers, the leader of the beach bros.

Provoloney

Lead. Male. 18+

Young surfer, the joker of the group.

Star Cat

Male. 18+

The most handsome of the surfers.

Yo-Yo

Male. 18+

Young surfer. Must either know how to use a yoyo or be willing to learn

Nicky

Male. 18+

Young surfer.

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Waiting on Word Auditions
Jun
2
9:00 AM09:00

Waiting on Word Auditions

Local playwright Bernadette Chapman takes us to the ICU in Children’s Hospital overnight. Marie is in the waiting room as her daughter is on the surgical table waiting for her heart transplant. The waiting room grows with worried family members from a teen being shot after his football game and a daughter being rushed in from another overdose. Tensions rise as each family waits on word from the hospital staff and attempts to support each other as they process what the stakes are for their children and families. This play is a tribute to not only Chapman's daughter, Sadie, but also to Cassidy Cochran and their families. Waiting on Word will open July 7, 2024 and close August 11, 2024. Waiting on Word will be directed by Rhonda Erbrick.

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Waiting on Word Auditions
Jun
1
9:00 AM09:00

Waiting on Word Auditions

Local playwright Bernadette Chapman takes us to the ICU in Children’s Hospital overnight. Marie is in the waiting room as her daughter is on the surgical table waiting for her heart transplant. The waiting room grows with worried family members from a teen being shot after his football game and a daughter being rushed in from another overdose. Tensions rise as each family waits on word from the hospital staff and attempts to support each other as they process what the stakes are for their children and families. This play is a tribute to not only Chapman's daughter, Sadie, but also to Cassidy Cochran and their families. Waiting on Word will open July 7, 2024 and close August 11, 2024. Waiting on Word will be directed by Rhonda Erbrick.

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The Rocky Horror Show Auditions
Apr
22
to Apr 27

The Rocky Horror Show Auditions

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Birmingham Festival Theatre is auditioning performers aged 18+ for Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW directed by Sam Torres.

GENERAL CALL:
Currently casting all roles in our upcoming production of Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.

**BIPOC ARTISTS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT for all characters. 

PRODUCTION DATES:
Rehearsals and performances take place Monday - Saturday 6:30-9:30pm.
The production time commitment is 9 weeks.
Rehearsals starts May 6th.
Show open June 14th.

WHERE:
In Person Auditions will be held at
Birmingham Festival Theatre
1901 11th Ave S. Birmingham, AL  35205

WHEN:
Monday and Tuesday April 22nd & 23rd from 6pm - 8pm
Saturday April 27th from 10am - 12pm.

**For an appointment please fill out Google form HERE

Callbacks: Sunday April 28th from 6pm - 8pm

AUDITION PREPARATION:
Please prepare a contemporary musical theater from or in the style of the show, no longer than a minute. We would like to see strong grounded choices with a clear sense of storytelling. Please bring a copy of your headshot, resume, and your book in case you’re asked to sing something else or fill the form prior to the audition.

If unable to make it to auditions please email the director Sam Torres at auditionssamtorres@gmail.com

ABOUT THE SHOW:

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

That “Sweet Transvestite” and his motley crew did the “Time Warp” on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper, and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ’n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever.

CHARACTERS:

USHERETTE / MAGENTA: Age Flexible (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, Bb3-Eb5)

BRAD: 18-35 (Range: Bari Tenor, Bb2-G4)

JANET: 18-35 (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, A3-Eb5)

NARRATOR: Age Flexible (Range: Non-Singing Role)

RIFF RAFF: Age Flexible (Range: High Rock Tenor, D3-B4)

COLUMBIA: Age Flexible (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, E4-E5)

FRANK 'N' FURTER: 20-45 (Range: Baritone, D3-G4)

ROCKY: 18-35, Very Fit, (Range: Tenor, A3-G4)

EDDIE/DR. SCOTT: Age Flexible (Range: Baritone, E3-F#4)

PHANTOMS / ENSEMBLE – TRANSILVANIANS (SATB)

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Marjorie Prime Video Auditions
Feb
13
to Feb 18

Marjorie Prime Video Auditions

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AUDITION NOTICE: Currently accepting video auditions for 2 roles in BFTs upcoming Marjorie Prime, directed by Jonathan Sweatt.

The Roles:

Walter - Male, age 30. Marjorie’s companion.

Jon - Male, age 50. Marjorie’s son-in-law.

The Story: It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of disparate, 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, wondrous new play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits — if any — of what technology can replace.

Please submit a resume and a video of you performing a 1-minute monologue of your choosing to sweatt.audition@gmail.com. A video shot with your phone is just fine. DEADLINE - Please submit no later than Sunday, February 18 at 10pm.

Rehearsals will begin mid-March. Performance dates run 4/19 through 5/5.

Please note that all other roles have been filled.

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