Auditions

THE SHAPE OF THINGS

Production Details:

• Play: The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute
• Director: Kathryn Thomas
• Performance Dates: 
  • Wednesday 14th May 11:00am
  • Friday 16th May 7:30pm
  • Saturday 17th May 2:00pm & 7:00pm
  • Wednesday 21st May 11:00am
  • Friday 23rd May 7:00pm
  • Saturday 24th May 2:00pm & 7:00pm
  • Sunday 25th May 3:00pm
• Performance Venue: The Pottery Lane Performance Space – 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove
• Rehearsals: Mondays 6:30pm to 8:30pm & Sunday 2:00pm - 5:00pm
• Venue: Living and Learning Centre, Lane Cove

Synopsis:
The Shape of Things is an intense and provocative drama that explores themes of love, art, and manipulation. Set in a college town, the play follows four young adults whose relationships and beliefs are tested as one of them takes an unconventional approach to art and human connection.
Characters:

• Evelyn – A confident, intelligent, and enigmatic art student with strong opinions and a secretive agenda. (Age 18-30 | Accent: Standard American)
• Adam – A shy and insecure college student who undergoes a radical transformation under Evelyn’s influence. (Age 18-30 | Accent: Standard American)
• Jenny – Sweet and somewhat reserved, Jenny is engaged to Phillip but begins to question her feelings. (Age 25-35 | Accent: Standard American)
• Phillip – Confident, brash, and a bit jealous, Phillip is Jenny’s fiancé and Adam’s friend. (Age 25-35 | Accent: Standard American)

Audition Requirements:
Actors will be required to:

1. Prepare a selected monologue (provided below).
2. Participate in a cold read of selected scenes from the script.

MONOLOGUES:
Evelyn
"I don't know... I mean, I do know. I've got this thing about statues. I can't stand them. I think they're the worst art form... I mean, in the world. They're just an excuse to stand around and pretend you're deep. People like them because they don't have to do anything. Just stand there and gawk. At least paintings, you have to sort of think about them, take them in, but statues... No. They're dumb. And I decided a long time ago, if I ever got the chance to do something about it, I would."
Adam
"I never used to look in mirrors, I mean, I did, but not really. I just checked to see if I had any major stains or a zit or something. But now... I do. I really look. And it’s strange, because I always thought of myself as this ‘other’ person. The guy who would sit in the background and watch, you know? The guy with the jokes or whatever, but not the guy who... changes. And yet, here I am. Different. Changed."
Jenny
"I don’t know what I’m supposed to say here. I mean, we’re friends, right? We’ve always been. And I thought that meant something, but maybe it doesn’t anymore. Maybe that’s the problem with everything... people change, and you don’t even notice until it’s too late. And you just stand there, wondering what happened, why everything feels different, and why you don’t even know the person standing in front of you anymore."
Phillip
"I don’t buy it. I really don’t. All this crap about art and meaning and whatever the hell else she’s selling. It’s bullshit, man. She’s just messing with you, and you’re letting her. You’re smarter than this, Adam. At least, I thought you were. But hey, maybe I was wrong. Maybe you actually like being someone’s little project. Maybe you’re just a lump of clay waiting for someone to come along and shape you into whatever they want."