Stupid Kids
Audition Information
Name of Play: Stupid Kids
Playwright: John C. Russell
Director: Bonnie Metzgar and Megan Carney
Producing Company: About Face Theatre
Rehearsal Period: January 5, 2008 – February 13, 2008
Performance Run: February 14 – March 15, 2008
Performance Venue: Hoover-Leppen Theatre at the Center on Halsted
Audition Information
Audition Times: Monday November 3, 2008, 10 am – 5 pm
PLEASE CONTACT EMILY TINAWI TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION TIME.
Audition Venue: Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted
Room: 3rd Floor, Theatre
Contact Person: Emily Tinawi
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 773-784-8565 x 115
*Please note that the auditions are NOT at our office
Office Information
Address: 1222 W. Wilson, Apartment 2
Push the call button and someone will let you in the building.
How to get script
The script will be available at the office on Wilson from Monday October 27 – Friday November 7, 9 am – 3pm (M-F). You may check out a script for a couple hours but please return. There is a Starbucks right down the street for your coffee and reading pleasure!
Sides
Sides will be available at the office for you to keep or you may arrive early to the audition and pick them up there.
General Audition Information
• Please bring headshot and resume.
• Please be ready to stay as long as 30 minutes.
• Both equity and non-equity are being considered.
SYNOPSIS OF STUPID KIDS:
Four kids from a suburban high school meet one night in juvenile hall, having each arrived there for different—and stupid—reasons. Judy, the school beauty, usually dates Buzz, the coolest guy in school. When she meets Jim in juvenile hall she is instantly attracted to his tough, city-boy attitude. Neechee and Kimberly are two of the outcasts and more than anything, they want Judy and Jim to be their friends—and maybe not just friends. They are unhappily in love with Judy and Jim, hoping that the two will ditch the popular conformists and join them instead.
PRODUCTION CONCEPT:
The production will feature an adult cast of 4 actors who will perform the play as written, set in the late 1980's, and a shadow cast of kids in our Youth program, who are in high school today. The two casts will be in competition with each other through youtube style portraits, spoken word, and movement styles exploring youth identity at different times.
All characters in this play are written in a broad, larger-than-life comic style but we are looking to explore the darker side. This is a funny world but underneath the kids are damaged. Actors are all playing high schoolers and must exude a palpable teen energy but we will see candidates up to age 35. All actors should be enthusiastic about this competition with the youth ensemble that will incorporate spoken work, movement, song, style and attitude.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Jim Stark- 17
Jim is tough, rebellious, self-impressed, and new in town.
Judy Noonan- 17
Judy is popular and worried about what others think of her.
John “Neechee†Crawford- 17
Neechee is lonely, angry, an outsider, and queer.
Jane “Kimberly†Willis- 17
Kimberly is lonely, angry, an outsider, and queer.
If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact Emily Tinawi.
We look forward to seeing you at the audition.
Contact us at
[email protected]
773.784.8565
