AUDITION NOTICE: One Act Plays - Act1 Theatre

Title: One Act Plays

Presented By: Act 1 Theatre

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Romance

About: Act 1 Theatre presents a varied and engaging collection of one-act plays, each offering a unique mix of drama, comedy, mystery, and romance.

Audition Details:

• Audition Date: Sunday 6th April

• Audition Time: 1:00 PM

• Audition Location and Address: Pine Shire Hall, 238 Gympie Road, Strathpine, Queensland 4500

Audition Requirements:

• Auditionees should prepare for cold reads from the script.

• Contact the respective directors to express interest and receive further audition details.

Performance Dates:

• May 30th, 31st & June 1st

• June 6th, 7th & 8th

Performance Location: Act 1 Theatre, 238 Gympie Road, Strathpine, Queensland 4500

Production Website: Act 1 Theatre Website

"Only Nineteen" by Pat O'Callaghan

Synopsis: Decades after the Vietnam War, a man living alone in the bush with his memories wages a guerrilla campaign against land developers clearing the bushland.

Cast:

• Main Character: Male, 70s

• Real Estate Manager: Female, any age

• Dozer Operator: Male, any age

• Police Officer: Male, 20s-40s

• Nineteen-Year-Olds: Three males, 19/early 20s

Contact: Pat – 0438 290 649

"The Biggest Disappointment" by Cheney Hossack

Synopsis: In the midst of a celebration, two sisters ask hard questions about who they are and the lives they want to lead.

Cast:

• Sophie: Mid-late 20s. The older sister, always putting others first. In a relationship with Tom but does not want to marry him.

• Lily: Early/mid 20s. Struggling to build a life outside her family's expectations.

• Rebecca: Early/mid 50s. Loving mother who wants her daughters to be happy but feels she keeps disappointing them.

• Tom: Mid/late 20s. Sophie’s boyfriend of 18 months. Plans to propose; lacks ambition but is kind.

Contact: Cheney Hossack – 0409 046 336

"Politically Correct" by Jennifer Marie Sancho

Director: Trisha Bromley

Synopsis: Four inmates of an asylum—Jane Austen, Margaret Thatcher, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Florence Nightingale—must work together to agree on a plan to escape their incarceration.

Cast:

• 4 Female roles

• 1 Male role

Contact: Trisha Bromley – 0490 053 908

"A Marriage is Arranged" by Alfred Sutro

Director: Elizabeth Womack

Synopsis: A single-scene play in which Mr. Crockstead, a self-made millionaire, proposes marriage to the noble but penniless Lady Aline de Vaux. Initially refusing, she eventually changes her mind after Crockstead makes a strange and unusual offer. A classic comedy of society.

Cast:

• Mr. Crockstead: Male, middle-aged

• Lady Aline de Vaux: Female, 20s

Contact: Elizabeth – 0418 778 863