Attic Salt Theatre Company 2025 Auditions
Schedule
Sat Mar 29 2025 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm
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Attic Salt Theatre Company | Asheville, NC
Attic Salt Theatre Company 2025 Season AuditionsAttic Salt Theatre Company will be producing two shows in the late Summer and Fall. We are seeking actors to fill the roles below. Auditions will be held at Attic Salt Theater Arts Space, 2002 Riverside Dr., Studio 42-O in Woodfin on Saturday and Sunday, March 29th and 30th from 12pm to 3pm on both days. Callbacks will be held on Saturday, April 5th, 4-7pm, at the same location.
Attic Salt will be producing Miss Julie in late Summer and The Thanksgiving Play in Fall. Sides will be provided at the audition.
All roles are paid a stipend of $200!
Please see the below details for each show, as well as the character breakdown. For more information, please email [email protected]. Hope to see you there!
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Miss Julie
A naturalistic tragedy.
Written by August Strindberg, a new adaptation by Jeff Catanese
Directed by Jeff Catanese
Rehearsals: evenings July 27 until opening (no Fridays or Saturdays)
Performances: September 5-21: Fridays & Saturdays, 6:30pm call time; Sundays, 1:30pm call time.
All rehearsals and performances at Attic Salt Theater Arts Space, 2002 Riverside Dr., Studio 42-O, Woodfin.
Miss Julie is a complex play that examines social order and sexuality, largely focusing on John and Miss Julie’s relationship and their struggle to maintain integrity in the face of social mores. Over the course of a midsummer night, the unsettled daughter of aristocracy encourages her father's valet to seduce her. Originally written in 1888, this new adaptation modernizes the dialogue, while keeping the setting and time ambiguous enough to allow for contemporary interpretation.
Triggers: Suicide; drinking; smoking; animal cruelty.
Roles:
Miss Julie
Age: 20-30
Race: White
Gender: Female presenting
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and dance.
Mental Ability: Ability Neutral
Intimacy: Some rough handling by John and implied off-stage sex
Miss Julie is feminine and aristocratic, while also desiring her own downfall. Tough and headstrong, though a bit naïve about the world. Uses her sexuality and flirtatiousness. She has a dramatic breakdown in the latter half of the play.
John
Age: 25-35
Race: Any
Gender: Male presenting
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and dance.
Mental Ability: Ability Neutral
Intimacy: Handles Miss Julie roughly and implied off-stage sex
John is masculine and stoic when acting in service to the Count or Miss Julie, but also can be charming and seductive, with a wry sense of humor. Strives to be more than a valet. He simultaneously idealizes and degrades Julie.
Kristin
Age: 30-40
Race: Any
Gender: Female presenting
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and dance.
Mental Ability: Ability Neutral
Intimacy: Dances with John
The cook at the manor and John’s fiancé. Kristin is no-nonsense and is accepting of her place in the world.
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The Thanksgiving Play
A satirical comedy.
Witten by Larissa FastHorse
Directed by Gabby Bailey
Rehearsals: TBD, late September until opening (no Fridays or Saturdays).
Performances: November 7-23: Fridays & Saturdays, 6:30pm call time; Sundays, 1:30pm call time.
All rehearsals and performances at Attic Salt Theater Arts Space, 2004 Riverside Dr., Studio 42-O, Woodfin.
The Thanksgiving Play follows four white individuals who are determined to create a politically correct First Thanksgiving play for Native American Heritage Month in schools. Logan, the director, hires an actress named Alicia, believing she is Native American, to provide cultural authenticity. However, it is soon revealed that Alicia is actually white and only portrays Native American characters when not playing other ethnicities. Without an authentic Native voice, Logan and her team are forced to confront the complexities of privilege while adhering to historical accuracy and school district rules. Meanwhile, they begin to understand the challenges of performative activism and of trying to address cultural issues without genuine understanding.
Triggers: Discussion of indigenous genocide.
Roles:
Logan THIS ROLE HAS ALREADY BEEN CAST
Age: 30-50
Race: White
Gender: Female presenting
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and dance.
Mental Ability: Ability Neutral
Intimacy: Some light kissing and hugging with Jaxton
Logan is a high school drama teacher desperate to save her job by creating a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving play. Overly concerned about political correctness and not understanding as to why everyone isn’t on her level. Can be a bit of a Karen.
Jaxton
Age: 30-50
Race: White
Gender: Male presenting
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and dance.
Mental Ability: Ability Neutral
Intimacy: Some light kissing and hugging with Logan
Logan's yoga instructor boyfriend who is too earnest in his desire to create the perfect Thanksgiving play.
Caden
Age: 30+
Race: White
Gender: Male presenting
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and dance.
Mental Ability: Ability Neutral
Intimacy: None
Caden is an elementary school history teacher helping Logan maintain historical accuracy in the play. He always wanted to be a screenwriter. Has a bit of a crush on Alicia.
Alicia
Age: 30-40
Race: White, but “ethnically ambiguous” and could play indigenous American, southern European, etc.
Gender: Female presenting
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and dance.
Mental Ability: Ability Neutral
Intimacy: None
Alicia is a professional actress hired to provide the Indigenous perspective, but is not actually Indigenous herself. She can be sexy and smart, but is generally clueless about most things.
