SHOW INFORMATION:

– Audition dates: December 7th & 8th, 22024 at GCT
– Performance dates: February 28th- March 16th, 2025
     *Fri./Sat. 7:30pm & Sun. 2:30pm with possible Thurs. sponsor performances
– Rehearsals may begin as early as January 13th, 2025
– This is an ensemble cast with all twelve jurors onstage for the entire 90 minute play
– Directed by Marques Brown with SM Mac Reece

AUDITION INFORMATION:

– Auditions will happen in groups of up to 12 in single hour time slots.
– Auditions will consist mostly of “cold” group readings from the script.
– Auditionees are asked to familiarize themselves with the attached audition sides from the script. 
– If you are interested in a particular role, we recommend reading the full script prior to auditions.
    *There are paperback scripts at the theatre for the eventual cast that can be “checked out” for one week if you prefer this to digital, but it must be returned in pristine condition.
    *Links to full script and sides are in the signup genius information

AUDITION TIME SLOTS:
Choose 1 of these 4 options below & plan to stay the entire time

 Sat. December 7th 2-3pm
 Sat. December 7th 330-4:30pm
 Sun. December 8th 5-6pm
 Sun. December 8th 6:30-7:30-pm
    *Possible callbacks Sun. Dec. 8th at 8pm

CLICK HERE  for the sign up genius to pick your audition slot!

WHAT TO BRING:

– PLEASE Print and fill out this AUDITION FORM to bring with you.
– PLEASE Print THIS CALENDAR and mark all known conflicts from Jan. 13th- March 16th to best of your ability (weekday rehearsals won’t begin till at least 5:30pm)
  *Blank forms will be available to fill out in person, but please arrive at least 15 minutes early for this.
– PRINT of Recent photo/headshot & Resume (if acting experience does not fit on your form).
– Dress ready to move. We reccommend bringing a water bottle.

ROLES AVAILABLE:

– 12 JURORS (ensemble cast, all onstage for entire 90 minute play)
– 1 GUARD (small role with a handful of lines, doubles as stage crew)
– 3 Potential additional GUARDS (no lines, doubles as stage crew.) *May be asked to understudy jurors

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A COMPLETELY INCLUSIVE CAST & ALL HUMANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION!
– Any gender-identity, non-binary identity, and LGBTQIA+ identity
– Any adult age (18+), any generation
– Any level of physical ability, or neuro-divergency
– Any race, ethnicity, or creed

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
*For these auditions, in the script, we have assigned all characters the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them”. This is so that all actors can more easily picture themselves in any role they wish to consider. This is a gender-inclusive audition. Everyone is welcome. After roles have been cast, the script will be adjusted with the correct pronouns for each character.

FOREMAN (JUROR NO. ONE): Assistant High School Athletics Coach. They are a petty person who is at first wary of, then impressed with the authority they have. They take their responsibility in this case seriously. They behave quite formally. Not overly bright, but tenacious.

JUROR NO. TWO: Bank Clerk. They are a meek, hesitant person who finds it difficult to maintain any opinions of their own. They are easily swayed and usually adopt the opinion of the last person to whom they have spoken. They are generally kind-natured, but self-doubting.

JUROR NO. THREE: Owner of a messenger service. They are a very strong, very forceful, extremely opinionated person within whom can be detected a streak of sadism. They are a humorless person who is intolerant of opinions other than their own and accustomed to forcing their wishes and views upon others.

JUROR NO. FOUR: Stockbroker. They are a person of wealth and position. They are a practiced speaker who presents themself well at all times. They seem to feel a little bit above the rest of the jurors. Their only concern is with the facts in this case, and they are appalled at the behavior of the others. Constantly preening, combing their hair, cleaning their nails, etc.

JUROR NO. FIVE: Mechanic. They are a naive, very frightened young person who takes their obligations in this case very seriously but who finds it difficult to speak up when their elders have the floor. They grew up poor and have worked hard to get where they are in life.

JUROR NO. SIX: Housepainter. They are an honest person who pays attention and comes upon their decisions slowly and carefully. They are a person who finds it difficult to create positive opinions, but who must listen to, digest, and accept the opinions offered by others which appeal the most. They are quiet, and want to do what is right, but are unsure of themself.

JUROR NO. SEVEN: Salesperson. They are a loud, flashy, glad-handed salesperson type who has more important things to do than to sit on a jury. They are quick to show temper, quick to form opinions on things about which they know nothing. They are a bully and, of course, a coward.

JUROR NO. EIGHT: Architect. They are a quiet, thoughtful, gentle person. A person who sees many sides of every question and constantly seeks the truth. They are a person of strength tempered with compassion. Above all,they are a person who wants justice to be done and will fight to see that it is.

JUROR NO. NINE: Retired. They are mild, gentle, old, and long since defeated by life. They are a person who recognizes themself for who they are. They mourn the days when it would have been possible to be courageous without shielding themself behind their many years. From the way they take pills when they are excited, it is obvious they have a heart condition.

JUROR NO. TEN: Garage owner. They are an angry, bitter person. They are a person who antagonizes almost at sight. They are a bigot who places no values on any human life save their own- a person who has been nowhere and is going nowhere and knows it deep within them. Has a bad cold and continually blows their nose, sniffs a Benzadrine inhaler, etc.

JUROR NO. ELEVEN: Watchmaker. They are a refugee from Europe. They speak with an accent and are at times ashamed and humble. They fight for what is right and honestly seek justice because they have seen and suffered through so much injustice.

JUROR NO. TWELVE: Advertising Person. They are a slick, bright person in advertisement who thinks of human beings in terms of percentages, graphs, and polls, and has no real understanding of people. They are a superficial snob, but trying to be a good person. Constantly doodles in a sketchpad.

GUARD: This is a small part with some lines. They wear a uniform and behave formally, bringing evidence in and out of the room a handful of times during the proceedings. They double as backstage crew during the play. They also act as an usher before the play begins. While ushering patrons to their “jury box” seats, they are in character. They wear a headset to stay in contact with the Stage Manager in the booth.

Potential ADDITIONAL GUARDS (x3): No lines. They wear uniforms and behave formally. They act as ushers inside the jury room before the show begins. While ushering patrons to their “jury box” seats, they are in character. They wear headsets. They also double as a stage crew during the show and sit in the audience near emergency exits. *May also be asked to understudy Jurors

CLICK HERE  for the sign up genius to pick your audition slot!

Call 901-453-7447 or email engage@gctcomeplay.org with any questions

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