AUDITION POSTING (Fall 2024)
Meeting
Produced by ITSAZOO Productions in Association with Pacific Theatre, with assistance from Neworld Theatre
Directed by Chelsea Haberlin
Written by Katherine Gauthier
Artistic Director or casting person in attendance: Chelsea Haberlin, Paige Louter, Sebastien Archibald, Kaitlin Williams
Deadline to submit: Sept 22nd 2024 at midnight
Email applications to: auditions@itsazoo.org
Contact name: Paige Louter
Agreement: DOT Tier 1
ITSAZOO creates dynamic, immersive theatre events for daring audiences. Past productions include Sunrise Betties, The Cafe (co-created with Aphotic Theatre), Straight White Men, Wet, The Pipeline Project (co-created with Savage Society), The Competition is Fierce, Killer Joe (Winner of the 2014 Jessie for Outstanding Production Small Theatre), and Mojo. www.itsazoo.org
A note on self-identifying and privacy: ITSAZOO’s creative team knows from personal experience that it can feel weird to share personal information like gender identity or sexual orientation when submitting for an audition. So here’s our take: feel free to share those things or self-identify if you feel it connects you to one of the characters we’ve listed, and know that we will only share your info within our casting team. We are also happy to hear about any barriers you might have when it comes to fully participating in an audition, and will not use that information to exclude you from consideration.
ITSAZOO hopes to receive applications from candidates with a broad range of backgrounds including, but not limited to: race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, class and physical ability.
Auditions will take place in a physically accessible location at the Chalmers Heritage Building – 1440 West 12th Ave, Vancouver BC.
Audition Dates:
Wednesday, October 16 2024 10am-4pm
Thursday, October 17 2024 1-4pm
Production Dates:
Rehearsals and Previews: April 22-May 15 2025
Performances: May 16-June 7 2025
About the Play:
Welcome to Co-Dependents and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. In an empty church activity room, five people share their stories and try to connect in the face of stigma, intersecting trauma, and wildly disparate experiences. When a participant expresses an unanticipated desire, the group must evaluate the limits of their tolerance, trust, and acceptance.
The audience joins the Meeting in real time, staged in the Chalmers activity room at Pacific Theatre. This space is accessible to those using mobility devices, including wheelchairs.
This up-close exploration of community care surprises at every turn, revealing vulnerable people grasping for meaning in their lives and relationships. Is restorative justice possible?
Intimacy/Mental Health Notice:
No intimacy will be required or depicted during auditions.
The play includes discussion of sex, sexuality, and sexual abuse of a minor. No abuse is depicted onstage. This is a 19+ show that will be supported by an intimacy director and/or mental health coordinator. For any specific content inquiries, email auditions@itsazoo.org.
Casting for the Following Roles:
LINDA, she/her, hard-hitting and powerful, late 30s- 40s, is a love addict.
ARTHUR, he/him, with kind eyes and a gentle soul, 50-60s, has never had sex.
RAMSES, he/him, wildly intelligent and awkward, 20s, queer, is addicted to porn.
Please Note: We can only consider Vancouver-based artists at this time. The roles of ROB and DAWN have already been cast.
To submit, send a headshot and resume (file names should include your first and last names, please!) and indicate the role you are interested in to Paige Louter at auditions@itsazoo.org with the subject: “Meeting Audition Submission”. To keep the casting process manageable for our part-time team, only those selected for an audition will be contacted.
