Open Auditions: "Mort" for Dreamwell Theatre

Announcing open auditions at Iowa City Public Library for Mort, the first show of our 28th season!

Sunday, August 10, 12:30-3:30 pm, Meeting Room A
Monday, August 11, 6-9 pm, Meeting Room D

Matt Brewbaker is directing "Mort", adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs from the the Discworld® novel of the same title, written by Sir Terry Pratchett®.

Show dates are October 16, 17, 18 at 7:30 pm and October 19 at 2 pm at The James Theater

Synopsis: Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. But when Mort is left in charge for an evening, he allows his heart to rule his head and soon the whole of causality and the future of the Discworld itself, are at risk. Along the way, Mort encounters not only Death’s adopted daughter, Ysabell – who has been 16 for 35 years – and his mysterious manservant Albert – whose cooking can harden an artery at ten paces – but also an incompetent wizard with a talking doorknocker and a beautiful, but rather bad-tempered and dead, princess. He also, of course, meets Death. In Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Death is a 7 foot skeleton in a black hooded robe and wielding a scythe. He is also fond of cats, enjoys a good curry, and rides around the skies on a magnificent white horse called Binky.

Auditions: We will be reading from sides provided by the director at auditions. A script is available for a 2 hour check-out period at ICPL's 2nd Floor Help Desk (beginning August 1).

There will be some double-casting. All ethnicities and identities are welcome, and encouraged to audition for any role.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Main Characters:
Death - Tall ,Deep booming voice, Will be wearing a skull mask on stage.

Mort - Young red haired man (wig is an option)

Ysabell - Young woman silver haired (wig is an option)

Albert - 67 year old man

Cutwell - 20 something man no beard

Keli - young woman 16-25 red haired (wig is an option)

Rincewind - Young man, Wizard

In addition to the main characters, there are many other roles and where some actors will play multiple roles, many of these roles are not gender specific.

Contact: Please contact Alex at c21hbGV4cmFpbiB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t with any questions.

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