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AUDITIONS – PAID STAGED READING

(SCRIPT-IN-HAND)

Mean Mountain

By Lyon Kennedy

SUMMARY

Mean Mountain is a two-act, approximately 80-minute play set in the Catskills.

When their dogs bolt up a remote trail, two strangers end up lost on the mountain overnight: Maya, a young city native and recent graduate of Columbia University, and Foster, a middle-aged local raising his daughter alone.

Stranded without cell service and facing cold, rain, and injury, they spar over class, culture, and education, until the long night strips away their armor and the stereotypes give way to genuine trust. When rescue arrives, a detail Foster never mentioned turns the ending devastating. A sharp, funny, heartbreaking two-person play about how little we really see of the people we think we’ve figured out.

DETAILS

Seeking TWO local actors for a paid, script-in-hand staged reading.

• One performance
• Two or three rehearsals (online)
• Actors will be paid

CHARACTERS

MAYA
Female, 20s–early 30s, Hispanic/mixed-race.
Bright, ambitious,  highly educated.

FOSTER
Male, 40s–50s, White.
A local tow-truck driver. 
Intelligent, little formal education.

TO SUBMIT

Please email the following:

• A few bullet points about your experience
• Optional: short video or audio clip
• Your availability for a brief call

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 518-303-2354

Lyon Kennedy
Playwright
Pine Plains, NY
ghostfallujah.com