Additional Auditions - MONSTER - Nearly Naked Theatre

NEARLY NAKED THEATRE  will be holding additional auditions for MONSTER  by Neal Bell    

WE ARE FOCUSING ON CANDIDATES FOR “CREATURE”, “WALTON/CLERVAL” AND “ELIZABETH”, BUT WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE CANDIDATES FOR ANY ROLE. Please note: Casting for MONSTER is "color-blind" and we encourage actors of all ethnicities to audition.

A dark, slick and streamlined take on Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN saga. Bell explores Shelley's psychosexual undertones and frightens your inner child with Victoria fantasies of impotence, rape and castration... on a dark and stormy night.    

NEEDED
are 5 MEN and 2 WOMEN of varying ages between 18-45+    

STIPEND RANGE: $125-$225    

CHARACTERS
VICTOR (male, 20s/30s) a young doctor    
WALTON (male, 20s/30s) captain of the Aurora. DOUBLES as CLERVAL, victor's friend.     FORSTER (male, 40s+) walston's first mate. DOUBLES as victor's FATHER.    
JUSTINE (female, 40s+) a servant in victor's houshold. DOUBLES as victor's MOTHER.     ELIZABETH (female, 20s/30s) victor's cousin. ~THIS ROLE REQUIRES NUDITY.~     WILLIAM (male, teens/20s) victor's younger brother. DOUBLES as CAT (seriously, a cat).     CREATURE (male, 20s/30s) victor's creation.  Athletic, tall. ~THIS ROLE REQUIRES NUDITY.~  

AUDITIONS
will be held BY AVAILABILITY, as soon as possible. PLEASE SENT AVAILABILITY IN LATE AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS over the next week.    

PREPARE  
Cold reads from the script. SIDES will be issued in advance via email.    

PLEASE NOTE: Actors called back for the role of the CREATURE and ELIZABETH may be asked to appear briefly in their underwear. (So please wear some!)    

REHEARSALS BEGIN  Sunday, Oct. 4th. 4 to 5 nights a week, 6:00PM to 10:30PM

PERFORMANCE DATES
for MONSTER are November 6th  thru November 28th. Thu-Sat at 8:00PM, Sun at 6:00PM or 2:30PM, alternating.  ~THERE IS NO PERFORMANCE ON THANKSGIVING DAY~

APPOINTMENTS
are made by emailing your headshot and resume (or photo and brief summary of experience/training) to castingcouch@nearlynakedtheatre.org  Please include your FULL NAME and PHONE NUMBER in the body of the email, NOT just on your attached resume. (Volunteers monitoring email account do not open attachments and thus cannot see your name and phone if you do not put it in the email).

 RESUMES are not required, but a HEADSHOT or ANY PICTURE OF YOURSELF is REQUIRED. Even a candid.  

~DO NOT FORGET TO GIVE US YOUR AVAILABILITY OVER THE NEXT WEEK~

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU! BREAK-A-LEG!