Audition Dates:
April 19 & 21 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Last fall, Nebraska playwrights submitted their works for the second annual Yorkshire Playhouse Playwriting Competition. This spring, two of those Playwrights are having their one-act plays produced on our stage. You could be a part of creating these original works.
The Yorkshire Playhouse is holding open auditions for:
"Waking Zombies"
Written and Directed by
Mitchell Roush
Roles available for 2M (1 60's or older; 1 age 15-18) & 1F (20's or older)
Performance Dates: May 20-21
"I Bargained; Anticipation"
Written and Directed by
Lexi Martens
Roles available for 1-2 W, 1-2M (3 Adults) & 1 Girl (playing age 9)
Note: These plays will be cast early and likely have around a 3 to 3 1/2 week rehearsal period, beginning sometime around April 26th. Exact rehearsal schedule is up to the play’s director, and a tentative rehearsal schedule will be available at the auditions.
No experience or preparation needed! Virtual Auditions will likely consist of cold reads and some improv but exact process is at discretion of the director. We will provide you with a copy of the audition material by email. Auditions will be done on Zoom. Fill in the form and we will email you an audition time.
“Waking Zombies” Plot Summary
Life is slow and unassuming for the grumpy old man in the home. Wake-up, stew, and spin Johnny Cash on the hi-fi. No visitors and minimal conversation--just the way he likes it. All that changes when an apathetic teenager drops-in to log community service hours. Jokes, checkers, and a whole lot more than either of them bargained for bubbles to the surface as they deal with the reality of sharing space. A modern-day tragic-comedy of those we tend to forget, Waking Zombies casually presents the question: Why are we really alone?
"I Bargained; Anticipation” Plot Summary:
Tae and his family are living a perfectly normal life where nothing ever goes wrong. Ever. After all, he made a deal, with something worse than the devil.
Theatre during a Pandemic
While York is currently doing well on keeping the levels of Covid-19 at a manageable level in our community. This could change quickly. What rehearsals or performances will look like will change accordingly.
We are using Zoom to do virtual rehearsals, and also to include actors, who become ill or have been exposed outside of rehearsals, in the in-person rehearsals without running the risk of them being present. We’re doing everything we can to make this as safe an activity as we can, but are dependent upon our actors to be aware and not participate in higher risk activities outside of rehearsals. This includes asking our actors to wear masks in their own lives to help decrease the risk of exposure.
We understand that not everyone agrees with all public health regulations and recommendations. However, our business, our art, our theatre is dependent on low levels of Covid-19 in our community and our ability to prevent spread at our rehearsals and performances. If you plan to audition, please plan to keep your exposure risk low during the rehearsal process and the show.
