Description:

The West Side Show Room is casting MEN ON BOATS by Jaclyn Backhaus. We are a located in Rockford, Illinois, 70 miles from Chicago.

SEEKING: African American, Asian American, Asian-Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and/or Indigenous actors who are female, female identifying, trans, genderfluid, and/or gender nonconforming, etc.

PLAY INFO: MEN ON BOATS tells the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. MEN ON BOATS is a action/adventure comedy that skewers the stereotype of white male explorers, performed entirely by those who are not.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Men On Boats requires physical movement during the boating scenes. General physical fitness and ability to bend, squat, go down on knees, lift objects, get up and down from the floor, etc. are important.

AUDITION TIMES
SAT Aug 3, 10am
SUN Aug 4, 2pm
MON Aug 5, 7pm
(if you can't make it during these times, but you still want to audition, please let us know and we will try to schedule a different time for you)

Auditions will be held at The West Side Show Room 1414 N Main St Rockford, IL 61103

Time Commitment:
REHEARSALS: 6 Weeks starting Sept 23, 2019. SUN - THU 6-10pm. SAT 1-5pm (This is generally when we rehearse, you may not be scheduled every day. These times are flexible/subject to change based on cast availability. )

TECH: Nov 2-3, 2019. 10am-10pm

SHOWS: Nov 7-24, 2019 - THU 7pm, FRI 8pm, SAT 4pm & 8pm, SUN 7:00pm (brush up rehearsals scheduled Nov 13 & 20, 6-10pm)