Audition Listings

Alumnae Theatre Company is seeking non-union performers for its November 2024 production of Bone Cage by Catherine Banks, directed by Cassidy Sadler. Running November 13th – 24th, Bone Cage will be presented in Alumnae’s Studio Theatre.

SYNOPSIS: Everything in its path it eats. In rural Nova Scotia, 22-year-old Jamie works a tree processor, clear-cutting for pulp. After each shift, he walks the forest carnage, salvaging fallen nests, injured birds, slivers of life. His half-sister mows the sod fields, confessing sins and dreams to a dead tree. His father claws at soil and science, attempting to resurrect a dead child. Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, Bone Cage offers gripping lyricism, dark humour and visceral drama in this portrait of self-destruction. It is a raw and poetic examination of the lives of those who strip the environment and their souls.

CHARACTERS:
JAMIE (M), twenty-two, works a tree processor
CHICKY (F), twenty-five, Jamie’s half sister, works on the sod fields
KRISTA (F), seventeen, Jamie’s girlfriend, in high school
KEVIN (M), eighteen, Krista’s brother, works chainsaw
CLARENCE (M), fifty-two, Jamie’s father, on disability
ROBBY (M), thirty, considered slow, works for Chicky’s married lover
LISSA (F), fourteen, Robby’s sister, has a mild intellectual disability

Auditions will be held virtually from September 15th – 17th. Callbacks will be held in-person on September 24th and 25th. Rehearsals begin on October 1st.

Callbacks, rehearsals and performances will take place at Alumnae Theatre. Please note that, unfortunately, Alumnae’s Studio Theatre is only accessible by stairs.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, September 11th

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
To request an audition for Bone Cage, please email Producers Trisha Harlan and Meliz Posta at
bonecageproducers@gmail.com, and include the following:
● Resume and headshot as one combined PDF
● The role(s) for which you would like to be considered
● Availability for September 15th – 17th

Performers will be asked to prepare one monologue of any genre, no more than 2 minutes in length.
Performers may also be asked to read sides from the script, which will be provided in advance.

If you are unavailable on the audition dates, you may request to submit a self-tape.

Alumnae welcomes voices from diverse communities, and encourages submissions from equity-seeking groups, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, People of Colour, Trans, Nonbinary, Queer, Neurodivergent, and intersections of those identities and beyond.

The production team thanks all performers for their submissions, but only those selected for an audition will be contacted. Alumnae Theatre Company is a not-for-profit organization, and performing in Bone Cage is a non-union, non-paying volunteer opportunity.