Company One Auditioning Actors With ASL Skills
Company One is holding auditions for their Spring production, the New England premiere of Aditi Brennan Kapil's LOVE PERSON, directed by Bevin O'Gara (May/June).
Love Person is a transcendent four-part love story told in Sanskrit, American Sign Language, English and email. Two couples are rocked to their cores when love unexpectedly transcends sexual orientation, physical attraction, and social structures. Free, a Deaf woman in a relationship with Maggie, accidentally strikes up a correspondence with Ram, a B.U. professor of Sanskrit and love-interest of Free's sister Vic. The four find themselves inextricably bound by technology, translation, and the breakdown of language itself.
Auditions will be held the morning/early afternoon of Sunday, October 9th at Deaf Inc. ALTERNATIVE AUDITION DATES MAY BE AVAILABLE.
English speaking and ASL speaking actors are encouraged to audition. Actors without a background in ASL will also be considered for the roles of Vic, Maggie and Ram.
To secure an audition slot, please with your resume, digital head shot, and specific time request if needed. Interpreters will be provided between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
Production Information:
Rehearsals begin March 26th. Monday-Thursday evening, and Sundays daytime.
Production runs May 25th - June 23rd, 2012 - Wednesday through Sunday.
All actors cast receive a stipend.
Characters (1 Male, 3 Female):
Vic - (late 20's - 30's, Open Ethnicity) 2 divorces, drinks too much. Free's sister. Some basic ASL skills. -Brash
Free - (30's-40's / Open Ethnicity) Deaf, Maggie's lover, Vic's older sister. Uses ASL exclusively, does not voice. -Restless
Maggie - (30's-40's / Open Ethnicity), English Lit professor, Free's lover. Fluent ASL, interpreting for Free is 2nd nature. When they're alone together they sign only. -Content
Ram (pronounced Raahm) - Sanskrit Professor from East Coast, 2nd generation Indian, fully westernized. Here on a short visit, quiet and
intelligent. -Lonely
