Auditions: March 23 & 24, 2025
Theatre Burlington is holding auditions for our second annual short play festival. The festival takes place over 2 weekends in June. 16 short plays (approximately 10 minutes each), will be presented.
All plays are written, directed and acted by local playwrights, directors and actors. The topics of the plays run the gamut from SciFi, to humour, and drama, and maybe, even a little farce.
AUDITION INFORMATION:
LOCATION: Theatre Burlington Drama Centre
2311 New Street, Burlington Ontario, Canada, L7P 3N9
(Use the red backstage door, facing the Library)
Sunday March 23, 2025, 7:00-9:00 PM
Monday March 24, 2025, 7:00-9:00 PM
To book an audition time, send an email to:
****PERFORMERS MUST BE AVAILABLE ****
There will be two weekends of performances. You may be required for both.
First weekend: June 12th for the dress and tech rehearsal and Friday, June 13th for 7:00 PM performance and Saturday, June 14th 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM performances.
Second weekend: June 19th for the dress and tech rehearsal and Friday, June 20th for 7:00 PM performance and Saturday, June 21st 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM performances.
Auditions are cold readings. Plays are a mixture of comedy and drama.
Newcomers are welcome. No experience necessary.
Plays Requiring Actors
Insight, by David Mouti
A expert job applicant, desperate for the Company’s young CEO to listen to him, goes to extreme lengths to ensure he’s heard.
Roles: Male, late 20’s to early 30’s, male, early to mid-60s
The Project, by Kate Racheter
Parents visit their child’s science fair, only to end up questioning their parenting when they see the nature of her project.
Roles: Male, age 30 to 45, the dad. Female, age 30-50, the mother.
At The Cottage, by Valerie King
During a light-hearted summer evening of cribbage, two married couples in their forties chat about optimal ways to die, with a surprise ending.
Roles: 2 females, age 40-50 2 males, age 40-50
Looking For Kitty, by Maryjane Cruise
After Iris’ husband betrays her, Iris must decide whether her marriage is worth saving.
Roles: Female, age 40ish
Diagnosis, by John Lawrence Reynolds
Diagnosis is a comedy set in an operating room where the surgeon, in the presence of a semi- alert patient and a nurse, angrily accuses the anesthesiologist of having an affair with his (the surgeon’s) wife.
Roles: Surgeon, male, mid-30s in age; bluff, quick to anger
Anesthesiologist, male, mid-30s; cooler, somewhat reserved
Patient, male, 25 to 40 years of age; slim/athletic physique
Nurse, female
The Mother Ship, by Michael Brown
A man sits on a bench awaiting his bus and is joined by a woman awaiting her ride; an intergalactic spaceship!
Roles: Bud, male, age 20-40
– A Human living on Earth. Precise. Clean.
Gloria, female, age 20-40
– A Centurion visiting Earth. Blunt. Inquisitive.
She’s Fine, by Karen Lee-Boulton
A brother and sister disagreeing on care for their elderly mother living with dementia.
Roles: Female, middle aged
Charity, by Julia Kollek
A fundraising training session at a charity serving the homeless takes an unexpected turn when an actual homeless person turns up.
Roles: Charity organizer, any gender, age 50+.
– This person founded the charity & comes across as a self-declared expert and
authority figure. They’re actually out of touch with the people their charity is trying
to help.
Charity volunteer, different gender from the Organizer, age 18-40.
– This person wants to make a difference in the world, and is more in tune with reality
than the charity organizer.
Homeless person, any gender, age 20+
– This person has had a tough life & has found themselves living on the street. They
don’t fit society’s stereotype (e.g. on drugs, uneducated, a criminal etc.), they just need some stability in their life
On The Go, by Tony Corrie
The play is a comedy where a strange and bizarre incident occurs on the Toronto to Burlington Go train.
Roles: Female, 20 plus
– Woman is freaked out after observing the bizarre behaviour of fellow passengers
Male, 20 plus
– A novice assassin.
Male or Female 20 plus
– GO train inspector. Confronts passengers about their behaviour
The Encounter, by Caroline Way
What if Peter and Judas bumped into each other after they both betrayed their Messiah?
Roles: Peter, male, late 20’s to early 30’s. African American or Middle Eastern preferred
Judas, male, late 20’s to early 30’s. Middle Eastern preferred
That Guy, by Kyla McCall
That Guy is a play about a person not realizing how fortunate their life is until someone helps them see their circumstance in a more positive way and to be grateful for it.
Roles: Male, ages late 30’s to early 50’s