The Arvada Center Announces Auditions for Defiance

June 11, 2007

 ARVADA, CO – The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will hold auditions for Defiance on Monday, July 9, 2007 and Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at the Arvada Center. This production will be directed by Jane Page.

Equity auditions will be held on July 9 from 11:00 a.m. – Noon. Open auditions will be held on July 9 from Noon – 4:00 p.m. and July 12 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Auditions are by appointment only and can be scheduled by calling (720) 898-7200.

Experienced performers with strong acting abilities are needed. Roles are available for one woman in her late 40's, and five men – two men in their mid-20's, one being African-American, one man in his mid-30's, one man mid-40's, one man mid-50's. Character descriptions can be found below. This is an equity production, although non-equity actors may audition. Actors should prepare a one-minute monologue appropriate to the period and style of this particular show. A headshot and a resume are required. No scripts are available through the theater.

Rehearsals for Defiance begin on September 15, 2007. The show opens October 2, 2007 and runs through November 4, 2007, Tuesday through Saturday evenings with matinees on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays for a total of eight shows per week.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is one of the metro area's largest cultural attractions, devoted to all aspects of the arts. It is generously supported by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and located two and a half miles north of Interstate 70 on Wadsworth Blvd.

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AT A GLANCE…

WHAT:  Auditions for Defiance

WHEN:  Monday, July 9 ~ Equity Auditions from 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Open Auditions from Noon – 4:00 p.m.
 Tuesday, July 10 ~ Open Auditions from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

HOW:  By appointment only, call (720) 898-7200

WHERE:  Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

MORE INFO:  Visit arvadacenter.org/on-stage/auditions

Character Descriptions for Defiance
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

 
GUNNERY SARGENT:  40's, MILITARY CAREER, TOUGH, TRADITIONAL MARINE, FED UP WITH THE WHINERS IN THE OUTFIT

 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL MORGAN LITTLEFIELD:  50's, MACHO, BRUSH,  TOUGH, INTELLIGENT, WELL-EDUCATED, SCRAPPY, STUBBORN,  MELTING AT THE CORE, FRUSTRATED WITH HIS INABILITY TO CONTROL AND CONTAIN PROBLEMS, A REAL LEADER OF MEN, MILITARY CAREER

 

MARGARET LITTLEFIELD:  LATE 40's, TOLERANT, SMART, PEACEMAKER, PATIENT, SKEPTICAL, LOVES AND RESENTS HER LOYALTY TO MILITARY MAN, SENSE OF HUMOR AND PERSPECTIVE, LOYAL, PRETTY, WISE

CAPTAIN KING:  27, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, SERIOUS, RESERVED, JUST, PRAGMATIST, TRAPPED IN DILME, A MAN OF RESPONSIILBITY AND LOYALTY, HOLDS HIMSELF CLOSE TO THE CHEST – PRIVATE

CHAPLAIN WHITE:  MID 30's, FROM ALABAMA, ASSUMES MORAL POSITION, SEEMS HARMLESS AND A BIT CLUELESS, BUT IS PETTY AND WHO USES HIS "FAITH" TO MANIPULATE AND CONTROL, CHARMING

DAVIS:  25, POOR WHITE SOUTHERN BOY, BETRAYED, EMOTIONAL, TRAPPED AND ONLY SEES ONE WAY OUT OF DILLEMNA

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