AUDITION NOTICE: Deal With It - Emma Hanson Productions

Title: Deal With It

Presented By: Emma Hanson Productions

Genre: Dark Comedy / Contemporary Theatre

Synopsis: Alix’s roommate Bridget is strange: she’s never around and behind on rent. But when that changes overnight, it leaves Alix’s partner Max deeply suspicious. Why is there blood in the apartment? Can Bridget be trusted? The devil is in the details.Deal With It is a dark comedy tackling themes of patriarchy, bodily autonomy, inherited misogyny, and cycles of violence. Written with gender-inclusive casting, the play challenges traditional power dynamics through intimacy, humour, and horror.

Audition Date: Sunday 5th & Monday 6th October 2025

Audition Time: Individual 15-min sessions (book via form)

Audition Location and Address: Backbone, 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills QLD 4170

Audition Self-Tape Due (if applicable): Video auditions available on request; send to emhansone03@gmail.com

Audition Requirements:

• Prepare two monologues (1 min each): one of your choice, one provided from audition material.

• Be ready for cold reads on the day.

• Bring a CV and headshot.

• Auditions are by appointment only.

• Callback: Tuesday 7th October.

• Some auditions may be filmed for casting/marketing.

Audition Registration: Book audition here

Audition Pack: Audition Material (Google Doc)

Performance Dates:

• 28 January 2026 – Preview

• 29 January – Opening Night

• 30 January – Evening

• 31 January – Matinee & Evening

• 1 February – Matinee & Evening

• 4 February – Evening

• 5 February – Evening

• 6 February – Matinee & Evening

• 7 February – Matinee & Evening

Performance Times: Evenings (6:30–7pm starts), weekend matinees 1–2pm approx.

Performance Location: Pip Theatre, Milton

Rehearsal Dates:

• 19 October – Table Read

• 28 December – Rehearsal Start

• 4–24 January – Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays

• 25 January – Bump-in

• 26 January – Tech

• 27 January – Dress Run

Rehearsal Times: Evenings (7–9:30pm) & Sundays (afternoons).

Warnings: This production includes intimacy and fight choreography, licensed coordination, fake blood, partial nudity, violence, misogyny, and death depictions.

Performer Age: 20s preferred for lead roles (18+ minimum).

Creative Team:

• Producer: Emma Hanson

• Co-Director: Aimee Sheather

• Co-Director: Aarya Dath

• Stage Manager: TBA

Production Website: https://emmaelizabethhanson.wordpress.com/

Other information:

• Compensation: Flat fee $300 (non-union).

• Cast must be comfortable with intimacy direction and sensitive content.

• Applications close 3 October 2025 (11:59pm).

• Rehearsal resources provided at table read; near-off-book expected by January.

Available Roles/Character Breakdown:

• Bridget – Woman, early–mid 20s. Complex, unsettling; intimacy scene with John. Partial nudity.

• Alix – Early–mid 20s (any gender). Bridget’s roommate, devoted to partner Max. Movie buff. Intimacy with Max.

• Max – Early–mid 20s (any gender). Aspiring novelist, devoted to Alix. Intimacy with Alix.

• Paul – Man, mid–late 20s. Overbearing, eccentric.

• Man (Derrick) – Man, mid–late 20s. “Soy boy” energy.

• Jake – Man, early–mid 20s. Dude-bro.

• John – Man, mid–late 20s. Charismatic delivery driver; intimacy scene with Bridget.

• Zizi – Pre-cast. The Devil/Beelzebub.