Audition: Local Actor -Electric Play Mr. Burns

Overview

The company is holding auditions for Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.

About the project:
After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” from memory. Seventy-five years later, pop culture snippets become the basis of new performance forms in a post-apocalyptic society.

Please prepare a two-minute contemporary comedic monologue. Although this is a play with music, there will be no singing at initial auditions. Singing will be included in callbacks.

Callbacks:
By Invite Only. Note: The information here reflects audition expectations and scheduling details.

• Callbacks:
  Saturday, August 15, 2026, 1 PM – 2 PM (By Invite Only)
• First Rehearsal:
  Sunday, December 6, 2026
• Rehearsals:
  Sundays 6 PM – 9 PM;
  Mondays through Thursdays 7 PM – 10 PM
• Q2Q (mandatory):
  Sunday, January 17, 2027, 12 PM – 10 PM
• Tech Week (mandatory):
  Monday, January 18, 2026 through 20, 2027; 6 – 11 PM
• Performances:
  January 21, 2027 through February 14, 2027 (Wednesdays through Sundays)
• Performance times:
  Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 PM;
  Sundays at 3 PM
• Call time is typically 7 PM or 2 PM

• A $15 meal reimbursement will be provided for rehearsal and performance days to which the actor is called, up to a total of $500.

Please apply if interested.