I Wanna Be a F•cking Princess
by Ground Floor Theatre

Jan. 10 - Jan. 23

I Wanna Be A F*cking Princess is a fractured, fractious, high-octane fairy tale that examines and explodes the stories we’re told about how to be “Good Girls” and asks what it means to be Good Women and Good Friends.  Bella and her four Bridesmaids are Southern Girls, with big personalities, bigger secrets…and opinions as strong as their cocktails.

 

 

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Ground Floor Theatre

Announces auditions for

I Wanna Be a F*cking Princess

By Jenny Connell Davis

 Directed by GFT Associate Artistic Director, Patti Neff-Tiven.  

GFT is seeking female identified actors age 35+ to fill all roles.

GFT will be accepting video submissions through January 23 for local Austin actors only.  Please submit videos of 2 contrasting short monologues along with a headshot and resume to Patti@GroundFloorTheatre.org.  In-person callbacks will be held at Ground Floor Theatre (979 Springdale Rd at Airport) on January 29th  6 – 10 pm and will consist of readings from the script.

 Please name all files with actor’s last name and file type (ex. Smith Headshot).

 All positions are paid a stipend of $1000.00.

 Ground Floor Theatre is committed to inclusivity and as such unless specifically called for in the script, we cast without consideration to ability, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, size, or shape.

Character Breakdown

 

RAPUNZEL/ZEL (any race/ethnicity) – The Bubbly One.  Throws herself most fully into the "Princess" cliche. She's been sheltered to a point where she isn't prepared for ugly characters/terrible people when they target her. Perhaps she truly reads as our most fully "sorority girl" type.

 

LITTLE RED/RUBY  (any race/ethnicity)- The Smart One.  The least "femme" of the women, and that has been true her whole life. Even before she knows she's gay, she's clearest on the fact that there's not much place for her in these stories as they're usually told. She's from less money than the others; her relationship to the group is the most tenuous, but she's anchored to it by her feelings for Bella.

 

SNOW WHITE/NIEVE (Black) – The Beautiful One.  Nieve is Black and Beautiful (but that does NOT mean she has to conform to some f*cked-up, anglo-centric idea of what Black Beauty looks like). She's someone whose Blackness and Beauty are undeniable and are something to which people REACT. She's been forced to spend energy navigating those reactions.

 

SLEEPING BEAUTY/BELLA (any race/ethnicity) – The Quiet One.  Bella has the most obvious outward privilege of any of our characters and always has.

 

CINDERELLA/DRE (any race/ethnicity) – The Fierce One.  Dre, like Bella, is from money. She's defined by the loss of her mother, and her terrible relationship to her stepmother.

 

Seeking actors age 35+ for all roles.

 

Performances will be May 8 – May 24, 2025, with rehearsals beginning in April. Exact rehearsal schedule will be determined by actor availability.

 

For any questions, please email Patti@groundfloortheatre.org