Auditions: The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin
Director: James Koonce
Audition Dates:
Sunday, October 13, 3pm to 5pm
Monday, October 14, 7pm to 9 pm
First Parish Church
842 Tremont Street, Duxbury MA, 02331
Performance Dates: January 31 + February 1, 2, 7, 8
The Coast Starlight is a dramedy about missed connection and self-discovery, exploring the lives of characters navigating their pasts and their imagined futures on an overnight train from Los Angeles to Seattle. With rich themes of longing and the search for meaning, the play reflects on the fractured nature of relationships in our modern world.
Roles are listed with gender as scripted, but we welcome all actors to read.
TJ: Male, 20s. A U.S. Navy medic who’s considering going AWOL to avoid a second tour in Afghanistan. He’s hiding out on the train (thanks to a stolen credit card) looking for answers, but he’s not sure if he’ll find them.
JANE: Female, 20s. An introverted animator on her way to Seattle to see her longtime, long-distance boyfriend. She knows they’re going to break up, but she can’t bring herself to admit it. She’s very observant, though perhaps less so about herself.
NOAH: Male, 30s/40s. A former soldier who’s conflicted about his military past. He has no patience for TJ’s plight, but he knows the volatile range of emotions soldiers face as they follow orders they may not believe in. On his way to see his aging mother in Oregon, as he often does.
LIZ: Female, 30s/40s. Impulsively boards the train to get away from her husband, who humiliated her at a couples retreat by admitting in a group session that he’s cheating on her. By day she’s a confident fitness and lifestyle coach, and she’s not about to take this turn of events lying down.
ED: Male, 40s/50s. A traveling businessman and almost certain alcoholic, it’s only his constant motion that keeps him together. He fills his days with the minutia of his mundane job to distract himself from the realities of his life: he’s divorced, unable to see his kids, angry and alone. The victim of his own choices, he doesn’t know how to get back on track.
ANNA: Female, 40s. She’s headed home to her wife and children after identifying her deceased, drug-addicted brother in San Francisco. Her unconditional mom energy is a beacon for TJ, and despite her own issues to process and grieve, she can’t help but see him for the fragile, wounded creature he is.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Please bring a headshot and resume if you have them.
We can’t wait to see your talent!
So thrilled to announce the cast for RIPCORD, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Michael Pevzner!
ABBY: Jane Cartier
MARILYN: Beth Morrell
SCOTTY: Ryan Guimares
BENJAMIN, LEWIS, and CLOWN: Mark Genovese
COLLEEN and WOMAN IN WHITE: Elizabeth Lovley
DEREK, ZOMBIE BUTLER and MASKED MAN: Stephen Doherty
Performance dates:
October 25, 26, 27 and November 1, 2
Tickets available soon!