BlackBox Foundation announces auditions for their first show of the season!
A Kind of Love Story by Jenelle Riley is a new take on the classic rom-com genre, paying homage while parodying the typical tropes.
Mark and Ally are made for each other, but they just can’t seem to find one another. A Kind of Love Story tells their love story over several chapters, overseen by an omniscient narrator who tells us all about the two. Mark is stuck on the girl that got away: his best friend’s wife, Diane. Ally can’t seem to shake her terrible boyfriend, Max, who won’t commit. At several points, we think Mark and Ally will connect— Mark’s co-worker Lucy suggests he go out with her roommate (who we later learn is Ally). The two connect online, but their planned meeting is thwarted. Though they never speak, a chance encounter in a movie theater urges them both to take charge of their lives… and might finally lead them to one another.
Auditions will be held from 10am-1pm on Saturday, July 17 at the BlackBox Foundation (407 N. Sacaton St., Casa Grande).
Prepare a one-minute comedic monologue and be prepared to read from the script. Video auditions are also welcome; please email all submissions (no later than 6pm on July 17) to director Chris Goodrum: kieltok@outlook.com.
Callbacks will be held on Sunday, July 18, at 2pm at the BlackBox Foundation.
Performances are scheduled for August 26-28, and September 2-4.
Characters
Mark –20-30s, any race/ethnicity. A born romantic, he’s the nice guy who never gets the girl; kind, generous, intelligent.
Ally – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Unlucky in love and put-upon, she is smart, funny, and good-natured.
Lucy – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Ally’s roommate; smarter than she lets on, charismatic but immature.
Max – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Ally’s awful boyfriend; turns on the charm when he needs to, but usually boorish.
Bob – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Mark’s best friend; generally a good guy, he’s been married to Diane for 10 years and is feeling restless.
Diane – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Bob’s patient wife, Mark’s dream girl; the classic girl next door.
Casey/Female Ensemble – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Famous lesbian activist and writer; beautiful, charismatic.
Kelly/Female Ensemble – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Ally’s no-nonsense best friend and the only woman who terrifies Max.
Male & Female Ensemble – 20-30s, any race/ethnicity. Plays a variety of characters in Mark and Ally’s lives.
Narrator – Any age, any race/ethnicity. Male or female, all-knowing.
Learn more about the BlackBox Foundation at https://blackboxcg.org/
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