Uptown Players announces auditions for the regional premiere of The Silence of the Clams under the direction of Linda Leonard. This parody of the 1990 Oscar-winning Jodie Foster/Anthony Hopkins thriller was written by Jamie Morris, creator of The Facts Of Life: The Lost Episode and Mommie Queerest.
Butch FBI agent Clarice Startling is assigned to help find Nancy Pelosi's missing daughter and save her from "Beaver Bob," a serial killer who skins his victims "down there." Clarice attempts to gain better insight into the mind of the killer by interviewing Dr. Hannibal Lichter, a convicted psychopath who "eats" his female victims before he kills them. The twisted relationship forces Clarice not only to confront her own psychological demons, but leads her face-to-face with a demented killer so evil that even she may not have the courage - or strength - to stop him! The show will run from April 27 – May 20, 2012 at the Rose Room Theatre inside the S4 nightclub on Cedar Springs.
Due to the performance venue, all roles are open to non-equity actors 21 and up only.
Cast breakdown:
ACTOR ONE
Hannibal Lichter and Beaver Bob.
Male, 5'10 - 6 ' 30s-50
Versatile actor who can inhabit Anthony Hopkins' eerie portrayal of Hannibal while making it his own.Great comic timing with dry delivery. Also doubles as Beaver Bob,the serial killer. Must not have a problem with nudity.
ACTOR TWO
Clarice Startling, Kathryn Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi
Male, 5'6-5'9, 20s - 30s
Versatile actor who can inhabit Jodie Foster's tough West Virginia FBI agent while making it his own. Also plays Nancy and Kathryn Pelosi, Great comic timing a must.
ACTOR THREE
Mr. Crawford and everyone else
Male, 5'9'-6'1, 20s - 40s
Very versatile actor with great comic timing and range who can portray everyone from a flamboyant director at an insane asylum to Anderson Cooper to a backwoods hillbilly mortician.
Auditions will be held by appointment on Sunday, February 5 from 12n to 4pm at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Boulevard (@ Blackburn), Dallas TX 75219. For an audition appointment, call 214-219-2718. Callbacks will take place on Monday, February 6 at 7pm. A headshot and resume is required at auditions.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Sides will be posted at www.uptownplayers.org by Friday, January 20. A copy of the script is available for members at S.T.A.G.E or by appointment at the Uptown Players box office at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. Rehearsals will begin the week of March 26. The production runs April 27 through May 20 at the Rose Room Theater inside the S4 nightclub on Cedar Springs.
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