Nomad Theatre Company is committed to inclusive casting and encourages actors of all races, gender identities, abilities and sexual orientation to audition.
Auditions will be at First Christian Church in Bloomington on August 4 and 5 from 6-9:00 p.m. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. If you would like to read the plays in advance, or need an accommodation to participate in auditions, please email us at
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Audition Address:
401 W. Jefferson St. Bloomington, IL 61701
Performance Dates: September 19, 20, 25-27. Tech: September 15-18.
For questions about rehearsals or performances, email
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Complete the audition form in advance:
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Order in the Court is directed by Lori Adams.
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Play synopses and character descriptions:
Drag / Bar by Domenick Scudera
Synopsis: Aidy Aitchdee, a sassy drag queen, is grilled by
a lawyer in a courtroom. She is being charged with
obscene, inappropriate behavior for reading to children at
a public library as part of a Drag Story Time event.
Tables are turned when Aidy informs the lawyer that
they are both characters in a play and that she can flip
the script in order to make the story more empowering
and inclusive.
Character Breakdown:
LAWYER: any gender
AIDY: a drag queen
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End of Life by Vincent Kovar
Synopsis: Far in the future, Albert Forsyth Tusk must
defend not only his own existence but the lives of 400,000
other uploaded consciousnesses living in a power-hungry
metaverse. When an AI tribunal threatens to shut down
humanity's last digital refuge to conserve resources, Tusk
faces a moral reckoning that forces him to confront his
past failures while arguing for the sacred right of
consciousness to exist.
Character Breakdown:
MISTER TUSK - Male, 40s-70s. Formerly Albert
Forsyth Tusk, tech billionaire.
ADVOCATE - Agender AI entity. Sympathetic legal
counsel.
PROSECUTOR - Agender AI entity. Cold, logical
representative of the new society's resource
management priorities.
ADJUDICATOR - Agender AI entity. Judge and jury
combined. Authoritative but not unkind.
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INQUEST by Bruce Boeck
Synopsis: Sally and Simon--who are vaguely familiar--are
asked to explain Sally's grandmother's death, which is
rather straightforward--or is it?
Character Breakdown:
Sally Robinson, 30's
Simon Hunter, 30's
Judge, 50+
Bailiff, 50's
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Normal Traffic by Phil Darg
Synopsis: A determined man (who received a citation for
“driving too slowly”) disputes his alleged moving violation
in court.
Character Breakdown:
JUDGE (F, 35-50) – smart and seasoned; fair, but
unwilling to put up with too much nonsense in her
courtroom.
BAILIFF (F, 21-40) – uniformed official of the court; a
bit too expressive/talkative.
DAVID BUCKMAN (M, 35-50) – clever, non-descript,
average-looking adult male.
OFFICER THEROUX (M, 25-40) – non-descript,
average-looking male highway patrol.
Note: although ages/genders are specified for each
character, these factors are flexible.
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Disorder in the Court by MC Crosby
Synopsis: Order, order in the court! Well, I guess there
can’t be when there are zombies, I mean kurus roaming
around outside. Xan has rescued his boss, attorney Babs,
and brought them to the local courthouse to seek shelter
from the undead taking over Bloomington. As they try to
plan their escape, and determine whether or not they
actually can escape, they realize that maybe you can only
live if you have something to live for.
Character Breakdown:
XAN (ZAN) - A paralegal. A man in his mid thirties.
Cis or trans. Any race. Short for Alexander.
BABS - A partner in a law firm. A woman in her late
fifties, early sixties. Cis or trans. Any race. Short for
Barbara.
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Judge Sparks by Mathew Green
Synopsis: During a sleepless night, a judge is troubled by
the persistence of memory and the limits of his powers.
Character Breakdown:
Judge Orwell Sparks, white, 60s
Olivia Turner, Black, 30s
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Zero Bond by Lavinia Roberts
Synopsis: Justine, a prosecutor, asks for zero bond for a
defendant, who has a “high statistical” likelihood of being
dangerous.
Character Breakdown:
Justine, any gender
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The Indignant Ladies of Towanda by John D. Poling
Synopsis: It is anything but “bottoms up” in this
incredibly true account of the 1858 trial of the indignant
ladies of Towanda who zealously destroyed all the liquor
in the town’s Buena Vista Saloon. Predating temperance
movement icon Carrie Nation and her “hatchetations” by
four decades, some sixty ladies of Towanda risked
reputation, safety, and even imprisonment to destroy the
social ill they believed was infecting their community.
This play tells their story with humor and heart
Character Breakdown:
Sarah Busick McMullen, age 20-50
Prudy Bishop, age 20-50
“Grandma” Laney, age 50-80
The Honorable Justice Stillwell, age 40-60
Ward H. Lamon, prosecuting attorney, age 30-50
George Craig, witness, age 20-40
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