SJCT 2020 Playwrights Festival Auditions

About the San Juan Community Theatre Playwrights Festival~

2020 has brought a lot of changes and the SJCT Playwrights Festival is changing with it! The challenges of quarantine, social distancing, and maintaining a safe and healthy community have inspired us to re-think our format.

• Plays will be produced as readings, September 3-6, 2020.
• Audiences of up to 50 may be permitted to attend if San Juan County has moved to Phase 3 of re-opening, depending on guidelines from Public Health Officials.
• All readings will be recorded and posted online for public viewing.

Audition Details~

General Auditions:

• All roles are open. Plays have not been finalized and all interested actors are encouraged to audition.
• There are two sessions, you are welcome to attend either of them:
  Wednesday, July 1st, 6pm via Zoom: at this link
  Sunday, July 5th, 2pm via Zoom: at this link
• If you would like to audition but are unable to attend, please email [email protected]
• Please be prepared to stay for two hours as callbacks will immediately follow the auditions.

Please come prepared to do a one-minute monologue from a play or book of your choice.

Production Schedule~

• August 1:
  Rehearsal drafts due
  Casting finalized
  Staged reading rehearsals begin
  All readings to be performed at music stands with minimal staging
  No more than 5 people in the rehearsal room
  Two rehearsals allotted before the script is locked
  Two rehearsals after the script is locked
• September 1-2
  Final rehearsals with full casts (all casts called!)
  Rehearsals 6-10pm
• September 3-6
  Filming of readings on Whittier Stage
  Actors called at 6:30pm
  Performances begin at 7:30pm Thurs-Sat, 2pm Sunday.
  If possible: audiences of up to 50
• September 11
  Films released online as ‘Second Weekend’ of performances

Team~

Jenni Merritt, Producer, [email protected]
Courtney Kessler-Jeffrey, Production Manager, [email protected]
Stan Matthews, Play Development Coordinator, [email protected]
Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey, SJCT Executive Artistic Director, [email protected]

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