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It has become obvious that old systems no longer work and have created disconnection and separation instead of depth and unity. Experiencing this reality can be frustrating and heartbreaking and at times hysterical and laugh out loud funny. Reflecting on our past experiences can provide us fresh perspectives. There always exists an option to break from harmful patterns of behavior to explore unconventional options and to—perhaps—arrive at something truly original
We choose plays which helps to identify broken systems and imagine new ways of being together. Our play selections attempt to elevate the silenced: Women. Queer. Black. Indigenous. Disadvantaged. Differently-Abled.
Volunteer / Auditions
Left Edge has established itself as one of the Bay Area’s top-ranked theatre companies, known for consistently high-quality productions.
Left Edge is an equal opportunity employer. Persons from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
KIMBERLY KALEMBER
Resident Actor/Casting Director/Grants
Box Office & Artistic Associate
AEA/SAG
she/her/hers
Left Edge Theatre
(707) 529-3060
Auditions:
Auditions can be submitted by video at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/7pnTxDuNTst8hUr0U15B
OPEN CASTING CALL for Left Edge Theatre’s new original Performance Art Theatre Work “Beautiful Monsters”
Seeking actors who can sing and move with strong over the top performance style for an original avant-garde, mythical, poetic, performance art theatre piece. Actors must be fully vaccinated before rehearsals begin.
Upload your audition videos and resumes with contact info via this link by Saturday, May 15: https://www.dropbox.com/request/vTcSKqSfRJDS3gBdI3rV
To be presented at Horse and Plow Winery August 20, 21, 22 and at LET in the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts September 4- 20. 11 total performances. Volunteer position. Reimbursements offered for travel and meals. Actors must be fully vaccinated before rehearsals begin.
ROLES:
THE NARRATOR: Male 30’3 to 60’s. Strong deep voice. Must be able to play intermediate level guitar. A cross between David Byrne, Tom Waits, Loenard Cohen and the MC from Cabaret.
THE WOMAN: Female 30’s to 40’s. Good speaking and singing voice. Movement background. Strong physical and emotional presence. Ability to speak poetry naturally.
Version of script we are adapting and developing can be found: https://maudlinhouse.net/welcome-to-the-playhouse/
AUDITION PIECES: (MONOLOGUE AND SONG)
NARRATOR: This is an obituary, year 2020. This obituary is for two lovers who had never touched. A story not possible till this very moment in time. A smashing of old fashion gallantry and high-tech sex, the impossible fuck, the plague infected love story of The Q, told on every forum of communication except the forum of flesh.
SING THIS SONG A CAPELLA (any section for 30 seconds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MqZ9LE174A
WOMAN: I lay dreaming, lusting through dark antiquarian reveries as soft white ash and blackened leaves gentle their way to my rooftop. East of the watershed is burning, but I am in a puppeteer’s shop, dragging my fingertips across marionettes, miniature hands carved in gesture, painted lips. One large polycephalic stick puppet, with a smoothly sanded face of Jesus, a saint, and three men pulled from pews and altars, sits propped against a wall, taking me in. The darkest of wood, cherry rouged cheeks. Long lashes of sad men. Twelve dollars. The puppeteer says, “This puppet is for holding over your face as you are chased by bulls, and God will watch you as the horns brush your ass and the sound of hooves drown out the sound of your heart.” Twelve dollars. My pockets empty. I said aloud, “I want this.”
I wake up in want, thinking, I am not religious, I do not know what this dream means. Outside, a blood orange sun rises, the ground dusted with the remains of dead flora and fauna. Considering, I do know what it is to be chased by bulls. Figuratively, surely, literally, once. We ran as fast as we could, the cattle behind us, pushing us through the field, to the oak tree on the rock. He was in tears, believing God sent this stampede to punish him for his work as Butcher. The way he cut a swine’s body, hung it in the freezer, twirling on hook. I thought, this man thinks God is watching him. Maybe that made him appealing, the way he cried while being chased by bulls, while I scrambled up the rock, thinking we will probably sleep together tonight. Because, like I said before, I am not religious, I do not know what any of this means. We didn’t know then that the field would burn twenty years later, that flames would chase the bulls, all of us running for twelve dollars, wondering why God was watching.
SING THIS SONG A CAPELLA (any section for 30 seconds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXLgZZE072g
KIMBERLY KALEMBER
Resident Actor/Casting Director/Grants
Box Office & Artistic Associate
AEA/SAG
she/her/hers
Left Edge Theatre
(707) 529-3060
If this vision aligns with you you may wish to volunteer and / or audition.
To do so please contact Kimberly Kalember Artistic Associate / Casting Director
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