The Hippodrome State Theatre 2024-25
Fifth Annual New Works Festival
Seeking ACTORS:
Non-Union and AEA Union (local hire only).
Gainesville, FL SPT+6
Artistic Director: Stephanie Lynge (at all auditions)
Auditions:
Monday February 3rd, 2pm-7pm
Director: Michelle Bellaver Hippodrome NWF Producer and Artistic Company Member
1st Rehearsal: Feb 23, 2025
Run: March 1, 2025
Location:
Hippodrome State Theatre
25 SE 2nd Place
Gainesville, FL 32601
Guidelines for Auditions:
- To request an audition time, please email HippAuditions@gmail.com by Friday January 31, at noon, and include your headshot and resume. Bring your headshot and resume to your audition.
- If you choose to submit an audition video, please send to HippAuditions@gmail.com no later than Monday February 3rd, at 3 PM with the requested material. The Hipp prefers youtube or vimeo links.
- Please prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue.
- This Festival is produced under an AEA reading rider (no EMC points).
Capacity
Maximum Capacity of the Holding room is 18
Maximum Capacity of the Audition room is 75
Bionic by Jenna Jane
In a future where everyone is swapping out their body parts with the latest tech, this full-length sci-fi drama explores the relationship between the body and the self. Bionic tackles the implications of what it means to be human in a future of technology-assisted body modification. Will these “upgrades” bring people closer to their authentic selves or push them farther away?
Roles Available:
Actor 1: CAST. Female, Any Ethnicity, 50-80; DONNA GOLDMAN: All natural in a world of cyborgs. Sentimental, reflective, stubborn. Would rather suffer than be someone she’s not. (Scene 1) / JUDGE DINAH CATO: Intellectual, bored, privileged. Adjudicating the same case with the same inevitable outcome over and over for decades has made her numb. Her projection of power is performative. In truth, she feels like a cog in the wheel. (Scene 2)
Actor 2: Any Gender, Any Ethnicity, 25-39; DR. FLORES: Non-binary,. A cyborg, like everyone else in this society. A physician. They are actually in their 80s, but appear much younger. Practical, logical, progressive. A touch vain. Focused on the future. (Scene 1)/ PERDU: A pro bono attorney. Overworked and stretched thin. Has lost the luxury of compassion. (Scene 2)
Actor 3: Female, Any Ethnicity, 25-40; MONICA DUNCAN: Female. A caged animal. Tense, impulsive, passionate, impatient, decisive. Single mother to a toddler. (Scene 2) / CHLOE: any race or ethnicity. A graphic designer. Sarcastic, quick-witted, bittersweet. Missing a forearm and hand. (Scene 3)
Actor 4: Female, 30-65, Black; PHYLLIS: A psychiatrist. Warm, patient, and unapologetically intellectual. Phyllis’s physical appearance should be different from Phil in every way. (Scene 3) / CRANE: A corporate attorney for LIFE CORP. Polished, confident, quick-witted. A consummate professional. Knows a good deal when she hears one and isn’t afraid to capitalize on the opportunity. (Scene 2)
Actor 5: Male, 30-65, any race or ethnicity except Black; PHIL: A psychiatrist. Calm, rational, strong in his convictions. A helper. Puts others’ needs first by default. Phil’s physical appearance should be different from Phyllis in every way (Scene 3) / BAILIFF: Just here to collect a paycheck. Constantly seeking distraction from the monotony of this job. (Scene 2)