Trash Planet
by Bottle Alley Theatre Company

May. 20

Trash Planet is a new science-fiction play that follows a group of survivors stuck on a planet-sized landfill in another galaxy as they try to make a living and find a way home. When a new survivor suddenly appears, the group is thrown into disarray and must adapt in order to stay alive. 

Auditions for Trash Planet by Bottle Alley Theatre CompanyMonday, May 20th, 2024


Characters:

  • Maribel (Female): Newest arrival to Trash Planet, Maribel is well meaning but can be impulsive. Maribel is part of the foraging team on Trash Planet.
  • Ma (Female): The longest inhabitant of Trash Planet, Ma has naturally become the leader of the survivors because she's focused, direct, hardworking, and motivates others. 
  • Cam (Male or nonbinary): The scientist of Trash Planet, Cam is working to keep a trash wormhole open to help the group get home. Cam is direct, blunt, and cynical. 
  • Julia (Female or nonbinary): Julia is part of the foraging team and is revealed to be the secret gardener of Trash Planet. 
  • Critter (Male or nonbinary): Critter is the lead forager on Trash Planet, and legitimately loves picking through garbage to find something interesting or useful. Not that any character wants to be on Trash Planet, but out of all of them, Critter is the most naturally suited to survival there. 
  • Jasmine (Female or nonbinary): Jasmine is the archivist and record keeper for Trash Planet that's teaching Teeny to read and write in her free time. Jasmine is considerate and caring.
  • Augustina aka Teeny (female): Teeny is approximately fifteen years old and is the only real inhabitant of Trash Planet. Found as a baby by Ma, Teeny has been exclusively raised on Trash Planet and is desperate to return to Earth. *PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SHOW CONTENT WE WILL BE CASTING 18+ FOR THIS ROLE.*

Rehearsals will take place Mondays - Thursday evenings from June 17 - August 8. We can accommodate some conflicts and not every actor will be called to the entirety of every rehearsal.


Tech Week will take place Monday August 12 - Thursday August 16th in the evening, these are required and we cannot accommodate conflicts during these dates.


Performances will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening August 16 - 18 and 23 - 25 in the evenings, these are required and we cannot accommodate conflicts during these dates.


All roles are paid a $200 stipend or profit-share, whichever is larger. 


Content warning: The current draft of the play has two mentions of suicide, although it is not a theme of the play nor is it ever depicted in the play.


Performers do not need to prepare materials for auditions, both auditions and callbacks will consist of cold reads from the script. 

Auditions will take place at Space (7915 Menchaca Road, Austin, TX 78745) from 7 pm - 10 pm in Room 25 on Monday, May 20th. Callbacks will be held in the same building in Room 25 from 7 pm - 10 pm on Tuesday, May 21st. We will notify actors regarding callbacks after 10 pm on May 20th.

 

Audition Information:

First, fill out our audition form here: https://forms.gle/Yxtcznx7x5bWKLd79

Then email your headshot and resume to bottlealleytheatrecompany@gmail.com

And finally reserve your preferred audition date and time here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MJSy4U3o8b9hEe1msk2YX1I3claMS8Cg-X5zaIxwP-M/edit?usp=sharing