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MEN ON BOATS
When: February 9 - 10, 2025
Where: Genesis Creative Collective. 1507 Wilshire Blvd. Austin, TX 78722
Time: Monday and Tuesday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm.
Ten-minute slots by appointment.
Needed: No prepared monologue. Sides will be performed and sent before your audition date. Please be familiar with the show and characters, and plan to stay a few minutes after your time as you may audition with others. Please bring headshot, resume, and all possible conflict dates.
ALL-FEMALE CASTING. From the playwright: The characters in MEN ON BOATS were historically cisgender white males. The cast should be made up entirely of people who are not. I'm talking about racially diverse actors who are female identifying, trans-identifying, genderfluid, and/or non-gender conforming. Actors of any race, sexuality orientation, gender expression, ability, and age are encouraged to audition.
This is an open call to all actors with reference to above information. Actors of any race, orientation, gender expression, ability, and age are encouraged to audition.
More character information on the website. Show dates March 27 – April 12, with rehearsals beginning February 16. Directed by Artistic Director Andy Berkovsky and produced by City Theatre Austin.
MEN ON BOATS. Ten explorers. Four boats. One Big-Ass Canyon. Boats The true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal misfits set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. With a gender-bent cast, this innovative plays offers a fresh perspective on the American West and the nature of adventure itself. With humor, heart, and a thrilling narrative, it is unconventional storytelling that creates a unique and thrilling theatrical experience
CHARACTERS
JOHN WESLEY POWELL-one-armed leader of expedition
WILLIAM DUNN-hunter and trapper
JOHN COLTON SUMNER-former soldier, current explorer OLD SHADY-Powell's older brother, Civil War vet BRADLEY-lieutenant, manic with youth
O.G. HOWLAND-printer and hunter
SENECA HOWLAND-O.G:s quiet little brother
FRANK GOODMAN-British, so excited
HALL-mapmaker, old soul
HAWKINS-the cook
THE OTHERS
ONLAND TSAUWIAT-a Ute chief
THE BISHOP-Tsauwiat's wife
MR. ASA-a desert settler
