Auditions for adaptations of The Dicator by Isaam Mahfouz and Baghdadi Bath by Jawad Al Assadi
Schedule
Thu Sep 29 2022 at 07:30 pm
Location
The Courtyard Playhouse Dubai | Dubai, DU
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Auditions for two possible plays IN ENGLISH:1. An adaptation of Isaam Mahfouz's THE DICTATOR (Lebanon) and Jawad Al Assadi's BAGHDADI BATH (Iraq).
The auditions will take place at The Courtyard Playhouse Theatre, Al Quoz (ground floor level in the Actor's studio) on Thursday, September 29 between 7:30 pm and 9 pm.
Audition pieces will be posted in the coming days. You do not need to learn by heart (you can if you want). The director seeks a connection to the text and an easy to work with attitude.
One or both productions will take place in mid to late January. TBD. Depends on talent that shows up as pieces are challenging. Venue(s) to be announced.
To be directed by Padraig Downey
Auditions are open auditions. First come first serve.
Would prefer to see you live. If you can't make it for some reason, reach out. Unfortunately, due to the director's heavy schedule and commitments, he cannot commit to more auditions.
Both plays will be English adaptations/interpretations.
Piece 1: THE DICTATOR by Isaam Mahfouz.
The Dictator (Al Diktator) by Lebanese playwright Issam Mahfouz tells the story of a tyrant with grandiose delusions about his purpose in the world. The play is an absurdist classic from 1968 that can be described as a minimalist mixture of Ionesco, Plautus, and Beckett, with fierce and hilarious jabs at despotism.
2 characters (genders of characters can be male or female)
The General : General (Tyrant)
Saldoun: The servant
Piece 2: Bagdhdadi Bathby Jawad Al Assadi
Baghdadi Bath is a play of two Iraqi brothers who work as bus drivers on a route between Baghdad and Damascus, which includes some of the world’s most perilous thoroughfares. Hostage-taking, stealing and executions are daily occurrences on their route. In the privacy of a steam room, they deliberate on their lives before and after the U.S. invasion, opening their hearts and exploring their repressed memories.
Two characters - brothers
Majid
Hamid
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Where is it happening?
The Courtyard Playhouse Dubai, Al Quoz Industrial 1, Street 4B, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: