AUDITIONS - Venus in Fur
Schedule
Sat Feb 28 2026 at 03:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2002 Riverside Drive Suite 42-O, Woodfin, NC, United States, North Carolina 28804 | Asheville, NC
Attic Salt Theatre Company is seeking two talented actors for their upcoming production of Venus in Fur, by David IvesAuditions will be held at Attic Salt Theater Arts Space, 2002 Riverside Dr., Studio 42-O, Woodfin on February 28th and March 1st from 3pm to 7pm. Callback auditions will be held March 3rd at 6:30pm.
Sides will be provided at the audition and can be previewed at atticsalt.org/audition.
Pay for all roles is $200.
Rehearsals: evenings (and two weekend days) starting March 15 until opening (no Fridays or Saturdays)
Performances: April 17-May 3: 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. Additional performances might be added with ample warning time and based on the availability of the cast and crew.
VENUS IN FUR
Written by David Ives
Directed by Jeff Catanese
Desperate director Thomas Novachek auditions a seemingly uncouth actress named Vanda for his play based on an 1870 erotic novel. As she reads, she transforms, taking control of the audition and inverting the power dynamics in a tense, funny, and seductive battle of wits that blurs the lines between reality and the play’s S&M fantasy.
Triggers: Partial Nudity; Frank Talk of Sex, Sexual Control, Submission, and Domination; Adult Language.
Physical Ability: Must be able to sit, walk and kneel (both roles); change clothes quickly, use a flogger (Vanda)
Roles:
• Vanda Jordan/Vanda (Age: 20s-40s; Race: Any; Gender: Female presenting)
Intimacy: Appears in bra and panties at several points in the play. Engages in mild fetish play.
Initially, Vanda is an enigma. She comes off as brash and vulgar, but as we experience her “audition,” we see that she is very intelligent, empowered and off-putting in any way she decides to be. Her transformation suggests that there’s always more that we are not seeing. Vanda is the comedic and powerful center of the play as she goes from hapless actress to skilled dominatrix to the Goddess of femininity Herself.
• Thomas Novachek/Severin (Age: 20s-40s; Race: Any; Gender: Male presenting)
Intimacy: Is in the presence of partially nude (bra and panties) female. Engages in mild fetish play.
At the top of the show, Thomas is how we stereotypically imagine most writer/directors: self-assured, narcissistic and impatient. Once Vanda enters and asserts her position, we find him more vulnerable than even he thought. As they read his play together, Thomas finds himself losing the power and entitlement his life had provided him.
Where is it happening?
2002 Riverside Drive Suite 42-O, Woodfin, NC, United States, North Carolina 28804, 2002 Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC 28804-2020, United States
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