AUDITIONS for the First Festival of Shorts for Youth are coming up on October 16th! Please write Ilana at ilanab3productions@gmail.com for more information.
Directors who will be casting for this project include: Charlotte Strayhorne, Lorraine Taylor, Michelle Kuchuk, and Victor Arevalo. Three performances will be on zoom, and one will be at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts in January! We are grateful to our sponsor, the City of Peoria, for this opportunity.
Show Synopsis
Five various shorts :
1) Scrabble
2) Things I Think About When I Say Grace
3) The Cafe
4) Oh Demetrius
5) Perpetual
Character Breakdown
1) SCRABBLE:
RICKY- A 17 year old who has grown up labelled as “the joker” but longs to be taken seriously. DAVID – A 17 year old trapped both at home and in his head.
ANTOINE – A 17 year old who has always longed for something more. Something more from this game, something more from life.
2)The Things I Think About When I Say Grace:
Evie – A college student haunted by her mother’s disappearance on Christmas Eve ten years ago.
Therapist – A school psychiatrist helping Evie work through her grief.
3) The Cafe:
PEPPER – A young lady who just wants to grab a bite to eat and rest after a wild Halloween party
TYLER – Some guy Pepper met at a Halloween party. Surely he can be trusted.
LISA – Waitress that works at the cafe Pepper and Tyler end up going to
4) Oh Demetrius:
Charmaine Upshaw – 14 years old
Demetrius McGee (her love interest) 14 years old
Mr. Gowdy (the teacher) in his 20s or 30s
5) Perpetual:
Is cast.
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