Casting for Staged Reading "WEIrD" by Amy Poux
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Seeking adult and young adult actors for all roles. All backgrounds. (All youth played by young adults.)
Characters
1. "Grayson Brennan" (he/him) - 13 year-old, math genius, neuro diverse tween. Trained actor, must have strong emotional range.
2. "River Brennan" (she/her) - High school student, Grayson's older sibling. Brooding, angry and resentful.
3. "Mom/Charlotte Brennan" (she/her) - Grayson and River's over- stressed Mom. Full-time nurse. Age 40s, overwhelmed, at loose ends, recently widowed.
4. "Shiloh Farkas" (they/them) - 13 year-old, Grayson's kind Best Friend. Kind, wise.
5. "Kale" (he/him)- High school graduate, Dakota's older sibling/edgy, angry sis-gender male.
6. "Dakota" (she/they) - High school student, Kale's younger sister/sis- gender female. Edgy.
7. "Wren" (she/her) - High school student, love interest of Dakota's. Soft, poetic.
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Special acknowledgements:
Angels:
Barbara Waldinger - Director
Bettina Skye - www.bettinaskye.com
Bruce Pileggi - Actor/Playwright
Carol Rusoff - columbiacountyplayers.com
coachhouseplayers.org
Daniella Goldberg - Actor
Elisabeth Henry - Actor (www.elisabeth-henry.com)
Eric G. Heffler - Actor
Frank Marquette - www.theatreontheroad.com
Jack Garrity - Actor, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, www.jgarrity.com
Karen Rich - playwright (Mountain Valley Playwrights Showcase)
Maude Adams Theater Hub (Hunter Tannersville); www.maudeadamstheaterhub.org; maudeadamsinfo@gmail.com
Performing Arts of Woodstock (www.performingartsofwoodstock.org)
Richard Ralff - lighting designer
Robert Knightly - writer (www.robertknightly.com)
Anonymous*
Benefactors:
David Smilow - Actor
Dencarlo Patella - Actor
Eddie Allen - Actor (www.eddieallen.com)
Lisa Ellerby - Actor
Patricia Jordan - Actor
Porter Factor
www.theopeneyetheater.org
Anonymous*
Supporters:
Alan Lipper - Actor
Andrew Matthews - Actor
Ann Citron - Actor, Director, Producer
Ellen Honig - www.rhinebecktheatresociety.com
Lesley Sawhill - Director/Producer/Actor
Linda Reznick - Actor
Michelle Macau - Actor, Director
Morton Memorial Library - https://morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us/
Parker Cross - Actor
Willo Hausman - The Tivoli Players
Anonymous*
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