Auditions for the 2024-2025 Season
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Auditions
March 10th and 11th at 6:30pm at The Shack – 2952 Minnesota Ave. Stevens Point, WI
Performances
Shows – May 8th – 11th
Roles
Ages flexible depending on the role.
DONALD QUINTERO – he/him, late 70s, with advancing dementia. Donald Quintero retreats into a fantasy world where he believes himself to be Don Quixote, a knight-errant. He is passionate, chivalrous, and occasionally bewildered, but his delusions bring joy and purpose to his life. This role requires an actor with strong emotional range and the ability to shift between lucidity and fantasy seamlessly.
SAM QUINTERO – he/him, late 40s, Don’s son. Sam is struggling with the reality of his father’s condition while balancing his own life. He wants his father to be safe and happy and is impatient for that to happen. A character requiring emotional depth and a capacity for frustration and tenderness.
MARTA KOVALENKO – she/her, who runs the La Center Adult Family Home. She maintains order but has a deep sense of care for the residents. A firm but fair presence who struggles with balancing responsibility and empathy.
ALICE SIMMS – she/her, 70s, a La Center guest. A lively and feisty resident of La Center, Alice is witty, sharp-tongued, and not afraid to speak her mind. She slowly becomes part of Don’s fantasy and finds unexpected comfort in his vision of her. The role requires both comedic timing and emotional nuance.
DORIS – she/her, 80s, a La Center guest. A resident of La Center, Doris is often confused, forgetful, and caught up in her own past, frequently misremembering names and events. However, she deeply values friendship and routine.
EDDIE – he/him, 70s, a La Center guest. Another resident, known for his scattered memory and humorous moments. He frequently loses his TV remote and at times forgets basic details about his own life. Eventually, he becomes swept up in Don’s fantasies.
JIMMY – he/him, 20s, a caregiver. A young caregiver at La Center, Jimmy is good-natured, but initially sees his job as temporary. He grows to care deeply about the residents and even begins to embrace Don’s fantasy, taking on the role of his squire. Requires an actor with youthful energy and an ability to balance humor and sincerity.
SANDY CHO – she/her, a caregiver. A warm and patient caregiver who bonds with Don and becomes his devoted “Sancho.” She supports Don’s fantasy world, recognizing the joy it brings him and the other residents. Needs a strong performer who can bring kindness, wit, and strength to the role.
CLARK – he/him, 70s, Alice’s devoted husband, who struggles with her declining memory and the pain of being forgotten. Sweet, unsophisticated working guy and a deeply emotional role requiring both warmth and heartbreak.
DR. CARRASCO – she/her, a geriatric psychologist. A geriatric psychologist, intelligent and clinical, offering insight into dementia and its impact on Don. No nonsense.
ANNOYED DAD – he/him, a rude trick-or-treater’s father who confronts Marta about not giving out Halloween candy. A brief but confrontational role, requiring a commanding and aggressive presence.
SYNOPSIS: It is Halloween at a group home for senior citizens in the rural town of La Center, Washington. Donald Quintero, an aging resident with dementia, is put in an improvised suit of armor for a Halloween party, and decides that he is a knight of old, viewing the world around him as a land of castles, giants, fair ladies, and evil sorcerers. At first, his antics are harmless–even therapeutic for the other residents–and the staff indulge Don’s fantasy, much to the dismay of his practical-minded son, Sam.
Then, Don’s delusions of knightly valor begin causing inadvertent harm, including wheelchair jousts against giants (a vending machine) and battles against infidels (cardboard Thanksgiving pilgrim decorations). When he convinces another resident that she is his paramour Dulcinea and she forsakes her real identity and no longer recognizes her husband of sixty years, the staff realizes Don has gone too far, and they choose to employ validation therapy to get through to Don, addressing him from inside the fantasy. When increasingly difficult “knightly challenges” cannot conquer the knight, Sam poses as the Knight of Mirrors to bring his father back to crushing reality. We are left wondering if the remaining fragments of the identity of Donald Quintero are truly better than the fantasy of Don Quixote.
Questions about the show? Please contact [email protected]
This Show Has Concluded – Congratulations to the cast and crew for an amazing production!
Auditions
June 17th-19th 6:30pm – 19th
Callbacks – Intend to cast folks – 6:30pm
Rehearsal Schedule
Blocking
Monday, June 24th – 28th
Rehearsals
July 1st – 3rd
Monday-Thursday Rehearsals – July 8th – August 1st
August 5th – 9th
August 11th- Aug 14th
Performances
Preview Performance – Aug 15th
Shows – August 16th – 18th
Auditions for Roald Dahl’s MATILDA The Musical are here! The show dates are October 25, 26, 27 and November 1, and 2!
We are so excited to have you join us! (You must be 8 years of age or older to audition)
If you are planning on auditioning, please fill out the following form! (We will still accept walk-in auditions if you don’t get a chance to fill out the form in advance!)
https://forms.gle/GeEPSRV1nn7pptDWA
After the form is complete, please check out our audition google drive below! This drive will have everything you need to prepare for auditions! (ie. Character descriptions, Song excerpts, Monologues, and Choreography video-Coming Soon)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ryhAIyX1wZBewvDiPexPq5mXVvE0mkoa?usp=drive_link
In-person auditions will be held Sunday, August 11th at 4PM & Monday, August 12th at 6PM at Sentry Theater located at 1800 North Point Dr, Stevens Point, WI 54481! Your initial audition will start with an individual vocal audition and you will be asked to read the appropriate character’s monologue. Then, there will be a group dance audition.
If you aren’t able to attend in-person auditions, we are accepting video auditions. Please record each of the following things;
- The appropriate song selection(s) accompanied by the audition track.
- The appropriate monologue(s), If applicable.
- The choreography audition. (Video coming soon!)
Then…
- Upload them to a google drive folder.
- Change the privacy settings so that “anyone with the link can view.”
- Email the link to [email protected] (Keep an eye out for a response to make sure the audition was received and properly working!)
Please read “Audition Information- READ ME FIRST” in the drive thoroughly, but if you have any other questions, feel free to email [email protected]!
This year’s holiday radio show will be “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Auditions will be held at The Shack – 2952 Minnesota Ave. Stevens Point, WI
Audition Dates;
November 11th and 12th at 6:30pm on both dates
Readthrough will be November 13th
Show dates – December 19th, 20th, and 21st at Sentry Theater
An annual tradition for cwACT. This show is a live production of a radio play, also recorded for airing on local radio stations. Performances will be with scripts in hand, with minimal rehearsals required. The production crew is also looking for Foley Artists, to make sound effects in real-time during the production. If interested please come to auditions and mention your interest to the hosting staff.
November 4th and 5th at The Shack – 2952 Minnesota Ave. Stevens Point, WI
Shows – January 31st through February 2nd, February 7th and 8th
Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth the butler, the guests race to find the killer as the body count stacks up.