Joint Auditions: Airness & Appropriate

Name: Joint Auditions: Airness & Appropriate
Start: 2025-10-29T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-29T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 3004 4th Avenue S, Birmingham, AL, United States, Alabama 35233

Schedule

Wed Oct 29 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

3004 4th Avenue S, Birmingham, AL, United States, Alabama 35233 | Birmingham, AL

Theatre Downtown is holding auditions for Airness & Appropriate on Wednesday & Thursday nights, October 29th & 30th from 6:30-9:00pm, consisting of cold readings.
AIRNESS by CHELSEA MERCANTEL
Synopsis: When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning it all will be easy. But as she befriends a group of charismatic nerds all committed to becoming the next
champion, she learns that there is much more to this art form than playing pretend.
Specific age is flexible. All characters are in their 20s and 30s. All air guitarists are veterans except Nina.
The Nina aka Nina O'Neal: Young woman, talented guitarist, unsure about her air guitar adventure. Kind but very rooted in her own opinions. Capable of handling herself, but clearly dealing with some insecurity and low self-esteem. Eventually works her way up to a Joan Jett meets Bruce Springsteen stage persona, but this should not appear until the end of the show whereas the others exhibit some of these traits throughout the show
Shreddy Eddy aka Ed Leary: the longest of the veterans, with a very deep understanding of the art form. tough with a heart of gold, towards the older end with a working class Eddie Van Halen stage persona
Golden Thunder aka Gabe Partridge: air guitar purist who sometimes gets carried away in his love for the art form. Nice guy but intense. middle of the age range with an in your face Angus Young but shiny stage persona (must be played by an actor of color).
Facebender aka Mark Lender: might not be the best air guitarist in the room, but will make everyone feel it. Always there with a helping hand or a word of encouragement. Sweet, with old school D&D bard energy. Towards the older end, with a Pete Townsend meets Beethoven stage persona (must be played by a white actor).
Cannibal Queen aka Astrid Anderson: a technically unbelievable classical guitarist who can translate much of that precision to her air guitar. Prickly and guarded, opinionated and passionate. On stage she's the villain and she loves it. Nico meets Maleficent stage persona.
D'Vicious aka David Cooper: the young hotshot of the group. A great all-around package of a performer. Has begun to pull away since he achieved notoriety. Charming, charismatic with an air of self-confidence. Also jealous and self-absorbed with deep insecurity. 21st century Jimi Hendrix stage persona.
Announcer/Sprite Exec/Hooded figure: serves as the excitable announcer for the air guitar competitions and embodies a couple of other characters who are necessary to the show. Must be able to switch between simple characters clearly and effectively, and most importantly, must be the definition of hype.
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APPROPRIATE, by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins
Synopsis: The estranged Lafayette family return to their Arkansas plantation home to settle their deceased patriarch's estate. As they sort through the clutter, they discover a collection of disturbing relics that force them to confront the racist history and buried resentments of their family.
Roles:
- Antionette "Toni" Lafayette- the oldest sibling, white, late 40s/early 50s.
- Beauregard "Bo" Lafayette- the middle sibling, white, late 40s/early 50s.
- Francois "Franz/Frank" Lafayette- the youngest sibling, white late 30s/early 40s.
- Rachael Kramer-Lafayette- Bo's wife, white, late 40s.
- Rhys Thurston- Toni's son, white, late teens.
- Cassidy "Cassie" Kramer-Lafayette- Bo and Rachael's oldest child, white, early teens.
- River Rayner- Franz's/Frank's fiancée, white, early 20s but looks younger.
- Ainsley Kramer-Lafayette- Bo and Rachael's youngest child, white, a child.