The Elephant - Workshop Audition Form

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Hello! Thanks for auditioning for The Elephant. Please fill out the form below in its entirety. If you have any questions, feel free to email Alex Church (He/Him) at churc259@gmail.co

Synopsis

The Elephant is a rock musical exploring addiction from the perspective of the support system. Following a devastating phone call, a 21-year-old gay man learns his alcoholic mother has relapsed. Speeding home to clean up the mess, he finds things to be far worse than anticipated: their family, fractured by distance and jaded by time, has largely left him to battle her illness alone. Confronted by physical manifestations of their darkest parts, mother and son fight to hold on amidst the deafening roar of addiction.

Since being first written in 2020, this musical has undergone extensive rewrites and a previous workshop/staged reading with Act Up Theatre, under it's previous name, Relapse. In this second workshop, we hope to finalize the script and score in preparation for a full production next year.

Casting the following roles:

Liam (He/Him), 21 - A gay college student, the eldest of 3 brothers. Though he studies far away, he's always quick to rush to the scene of disaster- for better or worse. Feels abandoned within his mother's illness

Mallory (She/Her), 40s - An alcoholic artist wound tightly around the guilt of her choices and the shame of them coming to bear.

Whiskey (Any pronouns), any age - The physical manifestation of addiction. A charming, manipulative friend with a quick temper and quicker wit. What starts as meek, pathetic gaslighter metastasizes into a force of abuse that threatens to swallow everything

The Emotions (Any pronouns), any age - A 4-person chorus made up of personifications of Rage, Agony, Craving, and Love that combine to form several other characters throughout the script: Liam's father, grandparents, and two brothers.

NOTE: Whiskey and the Emotions are all non-gendered and ageless roles.

Audition Info:

Auditions will be held Saturday, September 30th from 1pm to 5pm; and Monday, October 2nd from 6pm to 9pm at the Phoenix Theater
Video auditions will also be accepted.

Auditioners will perform a 1-2 minute dramatic monologue of their choosing, as well as 60-90 seconds of a rock song that shows off a range and belt. It is strongly preferred you sing a cutting of a song from the show, linked below. Due to the ensemble nature of the show, feel free to sing whatever suits your voice best. Suggested vocal parts are simply suggestions. If one particularly interests you, feel free to take a crack at it! The team encourages singers to play with the songs and make them their own.

"Dread" suggested for Tenor/Alto singers (note that the sheet music is meant to be sung up the octave)
"Guilt" suggested for Alto/Mezzo singers
"Drunk" suggested for Mezzo singers (note that the sheet music is meant to be sung up the octave)
"Thirst" suggested for all voice types in whatever octave they choose.

You can access all audition materials at this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U6asTIhG3ActYcTi3ld9ywSEjsv4MSP3?usp=sharing

Callbacks will be held Tuesday, October 3rd from 6pm to 9pm and will consist of readings of the script, learning music in groups, and a physical exploration exercise.

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will be in a workshop format, testing and tweaking the script and score. Actors will be expected to spend time before/outside rehearsals getting familiar with the music so time in rehearsals can be spent tinkering

Performances

The Elephant will be presented as a staged reading at the Phoenix Theater. We hope to incorporate basic blocking/movement into the reading to give some extra zhush, but that's TBD based on our progress.

Tech days: November 13th 6pm to 10pm, November 15th 6pm to 10pm

Performances: November 16th and 18th at 7:30pm, November 19th at 2pm. Following the closing performance, there will be a post-show reception with food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Compensation

All roles paid $125 on opening night. Additionally, performers will be given copies of all production photos and a video of the performance.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Name *

What pronouns would you like us to use when discussing your audition? *

Phone number *

Email *

Do you have any personal experience with addiction? *

Examples of experience with addiction: You yourself identify as an addict, your spouse is an addict, you've worked with addicts through your job, etc.

Yes

Relapse is an in-depth exploration of themes like addiction, queer coming of age, paternity issues, and emotional and physical violence. *

I'm aware of those themes and to the best of my knowledge am able to explore them in rehearsals and in post-show discussions

Relapse features an ensemble of "Emotions" who take on various characters throughout the script that have contradicting identities across lines of age and gender.

Are there any specific ages or genders you do NOT feel comfortable playing?

Please paste a link to your resume (Make sure it's able to be viewed by anyone who has a link!) *

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Your resume is viewable? *

Yes, it is! I pasted it into an incognito window and was still able to view it :)

Please paste a link to your headshot/photo (Make sure it's able to be viewed by anyone who has a link) *

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Your headshot/photo is viewable? *

Yes, it is! I pasted it into an incognito window and was still able to view it :)

Will you audition in-person or via video audition?

In-person, use the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C49A9AD23ABF94-relapse

Video: Submit via the next question

I've signed up for an audition slot- looking forward to it!

I'm submitting a video audition!

If using a video audition, please paste a link to your audition (Make sure it's able to be viewed by anyone who has a link)

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If you're submitting a video audition, is your video viewable? *

Yes, it is! I pasted it into an incognito window and was still able to view it :)

I will not be submitting a video audition

Please look carefully at our tentative production calendar. Do you have any conflicts during any of our rehearsal days/times?

NOTE: Rehearsals will be at a TBD location in Minneapolis

What does your schedule generally look like from October 21st to November 19th? *

Ex. I work until 5pm weekdays and on October 14th I'll be out of town, etc.

Will you be able to make callbacks on October 3rd from 6pm to 9pm *

Yes

Those cast will need to spend time prior to/outside of rehearsals getting familiar with the music and songs of the show *

Heard! I'll plan to have some time prior to/outside of rehearsals getting familiar with the music :)

Is there anything else the production team should know about you? *

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