Auditions: Drunken Oedipus Rex

Open Auditions for the Drunk Dionysian’s version of Oedipus The King by Sophocles. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the play and some theatre games. Sides will be provided during the auditions.

NOTE: ONLY THOSE 21 AND OVER WILL BE ALLOWED TO AUDITION! ALL ACTORS WILL POSSIBLY BE ASKED TO CONSUME ALCOHOL. AT LEAST ONE ACTOR WILL DEFINITELY BE REQUIRED TO CONSUME ALCOHOL.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Do you like to drink? Do you like to act? What if we told you that there was a way you could do both?

The Drunk Dionysians are paying homage to the great Dionysian Festival of old by performing one of Sophocles’ most well-known plays. We’ll also be “sacrificing” one of the actors to Dionysus, the god of Wine and Joy by making them down several drinks at the beginning of the performance as well as during the show by turning the play into a drinking game to ensure maximum chaos.

Audition Dates: April 3rd and 4th from 7 PM to 10 PM.
Show Date: May 7th, 2017
Directed by Chad Taylor

Please bring a list of potential conflicts with you. Actors will need to have the ability to hold their alcohol as well as strong improvisational abilities. Auditions and the majority of rehearsals will be conducted completely sober.

Auditions to be held at The Courtyard on Broadway: 120 SW Broadway St. – Ocala, FL 34471

All positions are paid. If you would like to audition, but cannot be at the set audition dates, please email Chad in advance at [email protected] and he will try to accommodate you.

Sophocles’ Oedipus The King

PLOT SYNOPSIS

A plague has stricken Thebes. The citizens gather outside the palace of their king, Oedipus, asking him to take action. Oedipus replies that he already sent his brother-in-law, Creon, to the oracle at Delphi to learn how to help the city. Creon returns with a message from the oracle: the plague will end when the murderer of Laius, former king of Thebes, is caught and expelled; the murderer is within the city. Oedipus questions Creon about the murder of Laius, who was killed by thieves on his way to consult an oracle. Only one of his fellow travelers escaped alive. Oedipus promises to solve the mystery of Laius’s death, vowing to curse and drive out the murderer. By the end of the play we come upon an M. Night Shymalan level twist that leaves everyone changed.

CHARACTERS

Some actors will be assigned multiple roles. Casting will be color and gender blind.

• OEDIPUS: King of Thebes
• JOCASTA: His Wife
• CREON: His Brother-in-Law
• TEIRESIAS: an Old Blind Prophet
• PRIEST
• FIRST MESSENGER
• SECOND MESSENGER
• A HERDSMAN
• A CHORUS OF OLD MEN OF THEBES