Auditions for fall shows in Season 6

Where: Dance Kaleidoscope at 1125 E. Brookside Avenue, Door D5, Indianapolis

Director

Doug Powers

Compensation: $250

Synopsis 

John Halder, a professor of literature, seems to be a good man; he diligently visits his blind and senile mother and looks after his vacant wife and three children. He is unremarkable, other than an unusual neurotic tic: the imaginary sound of band music plays in the background of his life, particularly at moments of high emotion. But by writing a book – the result of his own experience – discussing euthanasia for senile elderly people and by lecturing on the delicacy of German literary culture, John has unintentionally made himself a very desirable acquisition for the Nazi Party.

What to prepare for GOOD

• Please prepare about a 1-minute, memorized monologue. 
• You may also be asked to read from the script. (Script sample available here. Sides that will be used are available here.)
• Please bring a resume, headshot, and a list of all conflicts between January 1-March 21

Rehearsal – All rehearsals will take place at Dance Kaleidoscope, 1125 E. Brookside Avenue, Door D5, Indianapolis

Rehearsals will be based on actor availability, but typically are four nights per week. 

Performance Dates – All performances are at Butler University’s Shelton Auditorium, 1000 W 42nd St, Indianapolis

Thursday-Sunday, March 11-21 with Thursday and Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday matinees at 4pm, Sunday matinees at 2pm

Characters and casting needs 

We welcome and encourage actors of all genders, races, ethnicities, dis/abilities, body types, etc. to audition for any role. 

GOOD Characters

NOTE: Some roles will be doubled

JOHN HALDER (male-presenting, late 30s-mid 40s): Professor of German literature, author, veteran of WWI. Intimacy with HELEN and ANNE. Will not be doubled.

MAURICE GLUCKSTEIN (male-presenting, 40s): HALDER’s best, maybe only, friend at the start of the play. Psychoanalyst. Will not be doubled.

SS MAJOR, aka “FREDDIE” (male-presenting, 40s): HALDER’s associate and, later, friend. Intimacy with ELIZABETH. Possible doubling.

HELEN HALDER (female-presenting, 30s): HALDER’s wife. Musician. Experiences executive dysfunction. Intimacy with HALDER. Possible doubling.

MOTHER (female-presenting, 60s-70s): HALDER’s mother. Suffering from an untreated thyroid condition, causing blindness and dementia. Will not be doubled.

ANNE (female-presenting, 20s): HALDER’s student and lover. Intimacy with HALDER. Will not be doubled.

ELIZABETH (female-presenting, late 30s-mid-40s): FREDDIE’s wife and friend to HALDER and ANNE. Intimacy with FREDDIE. Likely doubling.

SISTER (female-presenting, any age): Head nurse at the hospital where MOTHER is kept. Likely doubling.

PHILLIP BOULLER (male-presenting, any age): SS Over-Leader. HALDER’s recruiter and superior. Oversaw logistics for the Holocaust. Possible doubling.

DOCTOR (male-presenting, any age): SS doctor, associate to HALDER. Likely doubling.

ADOLF EICHMANN (male-presenting, 30s-40s): SS Over-Leader. Architect of the Third Reich’s euthanasia program. Possible doubling.

BOK (male-presenting, 20s-40s): SS officer. Likely doubling.

DISPATCH RIDER (male-presenting, 20s-30s): NSDAP party functionary. Likely doubling.

ADOLF HITLER (male-presenting, 40s): Yes, him. Needs no introduction. Possible doubling.

We will also be looking for musicians for this show, including violin, guitar, trumpet, reed, possibly piano. 

Questions may be emailed to Marcia Eppich-Harris.