Upcoming Auditions - Click the poster or scroll for details

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Side Pieces is a series of one-night staged play readings featuring a selection of critically acclaimed plays. These plays are all 14+ for both language and content. See more information on our Upcoming Production page.

General Audition Information for 'Side Pieces':

Auditions are open to anyone who would like to come and play. We’ll do some basic collaborative exercises

and then some reading from the scripts together – sides will be provided. This will be a group based audition. Please come at the beginning of the time listed. 

Once cast, actors are encouraged to go off and do work on their own with the script. There will be one or possibly two rehearsals as a group before the live staged reading – offering some direction and simple staging and to answer any plot, character questions the actors may have. 

***You will not be expected to memorize lines as these are staged readings. However, familiarity with the script is encouraged and expectations will be set by the director of each piece. 

DEAR ELIZABETH by Sarah Ruhl

AUDITION DATE & TIME

Tuesday, February 10th | 7:00PM-9:00PM (Location TBD)

Casting: 1 Woman / 1 Man 

PERFORMANCE DATE

Friday, February 27th at 7:30PM

SYNOPSIS

From 1947 to 1977, poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop exchanged more than four hundred letters. Even as they were worlds apart, their connection was palpable, and their correspondence would become one of the greatest in American literary history. Using these letters, Sarah Ruhl brings theatrical life to the story of a 30-year friendship that lived almost entirely in writing. Dear Elizabeth gives voice to this deeply moving and intimate friendship between two of the greatest minds in American history.

CHARACTERS

ELIZABETH BISHOP - A woman, between the ages of forty and sixty.  A meticulous, private, and deeply observant poet. Bishop is reserved yet fiercely intelligent, with a wry sense of humor and an eye for the beauty and tragedy of the everyday. She struggles with self-doubt and solitude but possesses an unwavering artistic integrity. 

ROBERT LOWELL - A man, between the ages of forty and sixty.  Brilliant, volatile, and passionate. Lowell is a celebrated poet whose intensity and vulnerability shape both his art and relationships. He is charismatic yet self-destructive, capable of great tenderness and great turmoil. His correspondence with Bishop reveals his longing for connection and artistic kinship. 

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JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Lucinda Coxon 

AUDITION DATE & TIME

Tue., April 20th | 7:00PM– 9:00PM (Location TBD)

Casting: 4 Women / 3 Men

PERFORMANCE DATE

Friday, May 1 at 7:30PM

SYNOPSIS

John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback. Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she triggers a desperate showdown with the past. Henrik Ibsen's most contemporary play and his penultimate, John Gabriel Borkman is gripping, penetrating and savagely funny.

CHARACTERS

John Gabriel Borkman (Male, 40s-60s)

Once a celebrated banker, now a disgraced recluse. Proud, magnetic, and tormented by the loss of his legacy. Borkman still believes he was destined for greatness, refusing to accept moral or emotional defeat.

Gunhild Borkman (Female, 40s-60s)

Borkman’s embittered wife, living in isolation downstairs. Proud, wounded, and obsessed with restoring the family’s name through her son. Her sharpness masks deep hurt and disappointment.

Ella Rentheim (Female, 40s-60s)

Gunhild’s twin sister, once in love with Borkman. She has lived abroad and returns with grace, compassion, and sadness, seeking reconciliation before it’s too late.

Erhart Borkman (Male, 20s)

Son of John Gabriel and Gunhild. Sensitive, idealistic, and restless—longing to escape the suffocating expectations of his parents. Torn between duty and his own life.

Fanny Wilton (Female, 30s–40s)

A charming and independent woman with whom Erhart is infatuated. Witty, worldly, and emotionally aware. Represents modern freedom and a contrast to the Borkman household’s decay.

Foldal (Male, 40s-60s)

Borkman’s old friend and former clerk. Loyal, kind, and a dreamer in his own quiet way. His idealism mirrors Borkman’s but without the grandeur or self-deception.

Frida Foldal (Female, late teens–20s)

Foldal’s daughter; talented pianist and spirited youth. Represents the next generation’s vitality and hope.

Auditions are held at the Pinnacle Playhouse at 256 Pinnacle St, unless otherwise specified. Note that most of our auditions do not require any preparation in advance. 

However, some productions, particularly musicals, may require additional preparation. Please keep an eye on our socials and up to date on our newsletters for auditions notices. 

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