The Color Out of Space
by Mercurial Theatre

Mar. 31 - Apr. 02 (2016)

Three strangers arrive on an isolated farm, only to find that their host is nowhere to be found. As night approaches, dread builds as friends of the missing family divulge what has happened since a fateful day when a shooting star touched the land. And when the missing farmer turns up without his family, his madness may be the fate of all who entered that place and saw the color out of space.

 

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Auditions are open to the public and will be held Thursday, March 31, and Saturday, April 2, from 7-9 pm, at:

 

Space Recording and Rehearsal - Room 12

7915 Manchaca Rd.

Austin, TX 78745

 

Actors will be doing cold reads from the script; no monologue is required.

 

Rehearsals will begin April 5, and are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm, with added Monday rehearsals in May. Performances are scheduled for Thurs-Sat, June 2-18.

 

Those interested are encouraged to send a headshot and resume to: info@mercurialtheatre.com

 

Characters

 

Garrett - Sarcastic and skeptical, Garrett arrives at the behest of the city with rather bureaucratic intent.

 

John - Worldly professor who arrives to investigate the mysterious shooting star and the stories that surround its arrival.

 

Lillian - Curious investigator, dispatched on behalf of a local asylum to delve into the mystery.

 

Ammi & Brenna - Angry locals, eager to dispense with Nahum and the trouble surrounding his homestead.

 

Nahum - Farmer around whom the events unfold, who may or may not have lost his mind.