AUDITIONS FOR NEXT SEASON!

Saturday March 21 — 10—2 P.M.

Sunday March 22 — 10—1 P.M.

In the Cheek Theatre

For an audition appointment email rraether@artistsensemble.org
If you cannot make these days email and request another day. We will do our best to accommadate you.

Audition material will be provided, or you may do a monologue of your choosing.
If you haven’t auditioned for AET before, please come. We would love to meet you.
If you have auditioned before please audition again!

Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith

Six actors, eight doors — go!

ERIC - male 30’s, a police officer

BILLIE - female 20’s-30’s, a very new police officer

KAREN - female 30’s, an accountant

MAYOR MEEKLY - male 50’s-70’s the mayor

AGENT FRANK - male, 20’s-50’s, head of security at Town Hall

TODD - male, 20’s-50’s, hit man with Scottish accent

MRS. MEEKLY - female, 50’s-70’s the mayor’s wife

Last Drive to Dodge by Andrew Lee Creech

In 1884 Texas, everyone is scrambling for their piece of the American Dream.

RO - Black woman, 30s an Indentured servant on the ranch

PROPHET - Black man, 30s A Cowboy on the ranch

BENNETT - White man, 40s owner of the ranch

MILLIE - White woman, 30s his sister

Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías

A biting, but ultimately hopeful sendup to our fraught relationships with neighbors.

PABLO DEL VALLE - early 30’s Chilean by birth, an attorney

TANIA DEL VALLE - his wife, early 30’s Hispanic (from New Mexico) PhD Candidate

VIRGINIA BUTLEY - 60s - 70’s, white, an engineer

FRANK BUTLEY - 60s - 70’s, white, federal employee & avid gardener

Partners in Crime by Margaret Raether adapted from Agatha Christie

Adventure, intrigue, and banter – so much banter – between married sleuths.

TOMMY - 30’s British witty and stylish

TUPPENCE - 30’s British witty and stylish

WOMAN #1 - 30’s-40’s British plays many parts

MAN #1 - 30’s-40’s British plays many parts

MAN #2 - 30’s-40’s British plays many parts

Artists’ Ensemble is the professional theater in residence at Rockford University.

AET operates under an Actors Equity Small Professional Theater Contract and employs both union and non-union performers. Rehearsals are week-day evenings and weekends - a maximum of 26 hours per week.

AET shows have 4-5 performances per week; Thursday–Sunday/

Producing Artistic Director Richard Raether will conduct the auditions.

Chicago auditions are 9:00-5:00 Monday March 16 at the Equity Center.
Contact Actors Equity for an appointment.