Auditions

ANNOUNCING YOUNG PERFORMER AUDITIONS FOR THE WORRIES OF WESLEY

DETAILS:

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For auditions, actors must keep their masks on in the waiting area and in the audition room when not actively auditioning. Staff and directors attending auditions will be masked.
COMMITTMENT TO DIVERSITY:

The Contemporary is committed to diversity and inclusion in our casting practices. We strongly encourage actors of all gender identities, ethnicities, races, and ages, as well as actors with disabilities, to audition for any role.

Characters’ pronouns are listed for reference. We invite actors of all genders to submit for any roles they identify with. We will list race/ethnicity when specific to the characters and are otherwise seeking actors of all races and ethnicities. We will also list disability when specific to a character and are otherwise seeking actors with disabilities and well as without disabilities for all roles.

AUDITION INFORMATION:

The Worries of Wesley (Or: How I Learned to Stop Having Anxiety or Not Really, But I Am Trying) is a new play by Jessica Moss about a young girl, Wesley, who has anxiety. In the play, she learns what that means and how to work through it. She also discovers that lots of people deal with anxiety – her friends and her family share how they feel sometimes.

This production will also be filmed and shared with schools and families as a tool to talk about mental health.

Show Details:

  • Rehearsals: January 2-26, 2024
    • Early evenings and on weekends. A full rehearsal calendar can be found here.
  • Opening Night: January 27, 2024
  • Director: Alan Tyson

We’re Looking For:

We are looking for two young performers, between the ages of 8 and 14 to play the following friends of Wesley:

  • Cameron, any gender, age 9 – 13
    • Loves to dance. Gets distracted when they get nervous.
  • Parker, any gender, age 9 – 13
    • Values friendship. Doesn’t want to be alone.

IN-PERSON AUDITIONS

When: Saturday, September 30th 2023
Sign Up: Click here to sign up for an audition slot

WHAT TO EXPECT
You don’t have to prepare anything! When you get to auditions, we’ll have scenes from the play we’ll ask you to read for the director and the casting director. If you’d like to look at them first, here are the scenes we’ll be reading from. Before you arrive, please share your information here. No need to have a headshot and resume.

AUDITION LOCATION & PARKING
Riffe Center Studio Theatre
77 S High St
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
Studio 3; 4th floor

On Saturday, public parking is available in the Riffe Center Parking Garage, accessible from Front Street. If the gate is down, push the call button and say you are with The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio.

VIDEO AUDITIONS

Deadline: September 27, 2023 at 5 pm

If you cannot attend in person, videos can be submitted via private video link (YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Drive). Submit through this link or email casting@thecontemporaryohio.org.