Crisp Sketches (Dirty Dog Productions)

Content Warnings: Political imprisonment, slapstick violence, descriptions of blood/dismemberment, death (offstage).

Venue/Dates of Show: BT Studio, HT26 Late Slot Week 7 (3rd-7th March)

Deadline: In person audition signups close Thursday 4th December (12:59). Self-tape deadline closes Sunday 7th December (23:59).

Audition Type: Both in person and self tape.

Dirty Dog Productions are CASTING!

Sign up for in-person auditions here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CACAE2AA1F8C61-60791667-crisp#/

In-Person auditions: Thursday 4th December (13:00-16:00), Friday 5th December (13:00-16:00) at Harris Manchester College's Charles Wellbeloved Room.

OR

Submit a self-tape [DEADLINE: Sunday 7th December at 11.59pm]

Please send your self-tape (either as an attachment or via a google drive link) directly to dirtydogprods@gmail.com with the subject line: [Your Name] – [Character Name]

Synopsis:

Alf and Rube have questions. Would you notice if you were underwater? What would it be like to be rich? Why has everyone started wearing black?

Crisp Sketches is a playful, Beckettian exploration of personal responsibility and rising authoritarianism, written by MSt Creative Writing student Nathan A. Harris. The play follows Alf and Rube - two strangely co-dependent vagrants as they bicker, ruminate on their shared past, rob strangers, get arrested, and wonder what it would be like to be a fish.

We are casting Three roles:

Alf: A curious old hermit. Loves a bicker. Compulsively fills silences. Overconfident. A little manic. Deeply dependent on Rube. Alf is male-presenting (though we encourage auditions from performers of all gender identities!). Involved in brief onstage slapstick violence.

Rube: A curious, slightly older hermit. Reserved. Feels comfortable in silence. Prone to bouts of anxiety. Deeply dependent on Alf. Rube is male-presenting (though we encourage auditions from performers of all gender identities!). Involved in brief onstage slapstick violence.

Someone/Officer [MULTI-ROLE]: Someone: Busy. In a rush. Somewhere important to be. Swept up by one of Alf’s tricks. Officer: Efficient. Cold. The harsh embodiment of an authoritarian state. Someone / Officer is a smaller (but no less important) role, perfect for performers who are new to Oxford drama or are involved in other productions! Both characters are male-presenting (though we encourage auditions from performers of all gender identities!).

Link to Audition Pack: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sT7tBrGs5rOXblj6SWUhWfaVrVjzXCby?usp=drive_link