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Created Date | September 18, 2019 | |
Expiration Date | November 01, 2018 | |
Posted by | Administrator | |
Country | United States | |
State | California | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Location | Los Angeles | |
Project Type | Theatre, Non union, PAID | |
Project Title | 2 Across |
Description:
Seeking LA based actors to work in a very personal production (there are only 2 characters in the play, so the performance is all them.) Actors must be able to make bold choices to keep the story moving. PLAY SYNOPSIS Two strangers, a man and a woman, board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. They're alone in the car, each is married, both are doing the New York Times crossword. She's an organized, sensible psychologist. He's a free-spirited, unemployed ad exec. She is a crossword pro, he always quits. When he tosses his puzzle away, she snaps, "Crosswords are a metaphor for life, those who finish, succeed, those who don't, fail." Now he vows to finish. Why? He's a competitor and she happens to be lovely. This starts an eighty-minute ride described by critics as "Hilarious," "Witty," "Romantic," "Poignant," and "Wonderfully entertaining." Two opposites in an enclosed space, attacking each other's values but also being swayed and intrigued by them. They each have serious life problems that the other helps solve. Their trip is filled with unpredictable, but believable, surprises, even a passionate kissing embrace or two. As the train ride ends, it's obvious each of them has been changed for the better.
Breakdown:
Role Name | Gender | Ethnicity | Age Range | Description |
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Janet | Female | Any | 18-70 | An organized, independent, sensible psychologist. |
Josh | Male | Any | 18-70 | Josh is Jewish and a paradox. He's part free spirit, part executive, part dreamer, part good son, part Peter Pan. During the trip, each time Janet decides Josh is a flake, he does or says something that wins her total admiration, or he makes her laugh, which she's not used to. About two thirds through their journey, Josh decides that he and Janet might be meant for each other. Now all he's got to do is convince Janet of that. |
Beth | Female | Any | 30-60 | Good mom. Worries a lot and internalizes her issues. |