4th Wall Theatre, a non-union, professional theatre company, will hold open auditions for all roles in the play Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam. The play will be directed by Paul Zeller and will be presented at The Westminster Arts Center in Bloomfield, NJ, where the company is in residence. Rehearsals will begin in February and the production runs for three performances, March 30, 31 and April 1.
Speech & Debate tells the story of three teenage misfits in Salem, Oregon who discover they are linked by a sex scandal that has rocked their town. When one of them sets out to expose the truth, secrets become currency, the stakes get higher, and the trio's connection grows deeper in this searching, fiercely funny dark comedy with music.
Auditions are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday, February 13 and 15, at 7:00pm. Sign up begins at 6:00 and those auditioning must arrive no later than 8:30pm. All auditions will be held at the Westminster Arts Center, on the corner of Franklin and Fremont streets in Bloomfield.
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Sides will be available at the auditions. All roles are open, but please note that all those auditioning must be at least 18 years old. Please bring a list of conflicts and a headshot and resume (stapled together) to the auditions. Actresses auditioning for the role of Diwata will be asked to sing 16 bars of a pop-belt song and must bring sheet music in the proper key. An accompanist will be provided.
