Bad Spies AND Jaded
by GirlImproved
May. 31 (2015)
Want to be part of RADICAL change for girls? Are you brave enough to tackle the entertainment industry? AUDITION for GIRL IMPROVED'S DOUBLE FEATURE
Imagine exciting new plays, full of action, mystery and intrigue. Now envision at least half of the characters as girls - thinking, taking charge, exploring... REAL.
Mentored by industry pros: Katherine Wilkinson of the Gale Theatre Co., Lisa Scheps and Patti Neff of Ground Floor Theatre and Leanna Holmquist of Baron's Men, four adolescent girls dare to create change. Join us on this exciting adventure. More auditions coming up:
Play Descriptions & Roles
Actors may submit for both plays.
“BAD SPIES”
by Zia Kinzy
Directed by Lisi Sweeten
Mentored by Lisa Scheps (Ground Floor Theatre) and Katherine Wilkinson (Gale Theatre Co.)
A famous painting has been stolen! Can the four worst spies EVER take on an international art thief, or are they once again, doomed to failure?
SEEKING
Four 11-14 year old girls, leads
4 adult females, 30-50, supporting
1 adult male or female, any age, supporting
1 adult male, any age, supporting
Detailed descriptions below.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS FOR “BAD SPIES”
Note: The FourEvers are Lilia, Pixley, Jewel and Keely. If you would like to audition for one of the FourEvers, please audition for all four.
LILIA – 11-14, female. Lead. A brilliant mathematician, but very insecure. Suffers from a lack of self-confidence.
PIXLEY – 11-14, female. Lead. Mastermind of the pack. Always has a plan and always knows what to do.
JEWEL – 11-14, female. Lead. The athletic and acrobatic girl in the bunch. She’s enthusiastic and quick in her responses.
KEELY – 11-14, female. Lead. The tough girl. Ready to solve anything with a swift punch.
HQ – Female, 30-50 – powerful spy, and leader of a spy organization. On the surface, she seems to have no morals. Supporting.
TAMARA – Female, 30-50. Crazy and irrational mother. Non-malicious, but has a short fuse, and is quite erratic. Supporting.
JUBILEE – Female adult, any age – Humble and bumbling assistant to Tamara. Very much frustrated with Tamara’s antics, but fears to show it. Supporting.
OFFICER – Adult male or female, any age – NY’s Finest. A police officer who takes her/his cases seriously. Supporting.
GUARD – Male adult, any age – Guard at the Museum of Modern Art. Guard at an Off-Broadway theatre. Supporting. Double cast with Romeow?
PLAYER ROMEOW – Male adult, any age – Actor who plays the role of Romeow in a play that the characters go see. Speaks French. Supporting. Double cast with Guard?
PLAYER DROOLIET – Female adult, any age – Actress who plays the role of Drooliet in a play that the characters go see. Speaks French. Supporting.
CLAUDIA – Female adult, 30-50 – Has lots of pent up emotion, and takes it out in maniacal ways. Sister to HQ. Supporting.
MOM – Female adult, 30-50 – Birth mother to lead character, Lilia. Very smart, and has been through a major struggle. Supporting.
“JADED”
by Grayce Fischer
Directed by Liliana Sweeten
Mentored by Patti Neff (Ground Floor Theatre) and Leanna Holmquist (Baron’s Men)
An adolescent girl descends into madness… or so everyone thinks. Is it it real or all in her mind?
SEEKING
Four 12-16 year old girls, leads
One 6-10 year old girl, lead
One 10-14 year old girl, supporting
One 9-12 boy, supporting
2 adult females, supporting
1 adult male, supporting
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS FOR “JADED”
Jade (Lead): Female, 12-15
Jade becomes a societal outcast after developing an obsession with the unsolved murder of her twin brother, Julian. She sees (or believes she can see) the ghosts of dead people, and tries to use this to discover who her brother’s killer was.
Antoinette (Lead): Female, 6-10
Half ghost, half real, stuck in limbo for over a century. Died of a botched lobotomy in the late 1800s. MUST have good memorization skills and an advanced vocabulary. Needs to be cute but also very, very creepy.
Ghost Girls (Supporting): Female, 12-16
Georgia, Melanie, and Kaeli, the bickering crew of three ghosts who help her try to solve her brother’s murder, are Jade’s only “friends.” Need to be able to develop background characters into entertaining comic relief.
Miss Theresa (Supporting): Female, 30-50
Jade’s primary caretaker and the family maid. Initially believes that Jade is insane like everyone else does, but later realizes that she may have been right about the murder in the family’s past. Must be maternal but not too affectionate.
Pearl (Supporting): Female, 10-14
Antoinette’s sister. Alternately affectionate and cold with her sibling, causing her already damaged mind extreme trauma.
Julian (Supporting): Male, 9-12
Jade’s twin brother, dies of a mysterious stab wound when they are both ten.
Jade’s Mother (Supporting): Female, 30-50
Detached and unsympathetic to her daughter’s plight. Tries to forget what happened to her son by not letting any mention of his murder be made.
Jade’s Father (Supporting): Male, 30-50
Seems to not care about Julian’s murder, or Jade’s insanity. Sarcastic and passive-aggressive.
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Girl Improved
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Seeking women 30-50 yrs and girls 11 -14 yrs
UPCOMING AUDITIONS/CALLBACKS: May 31st, 2015
REHEARSALS: June 15th-July 2nd at Various locations throughout Austin *Specific days dependent upon actor conflicts
TECH: July 5th-7th
PERFORMANCES: July 8th-18th, 2015, Weds-Sat, 7 pm, Sat-Sun, 2 pm At Ground Floor Theatre