Auditions for
LEAVING IOWA

Directed by Terry Carlson

Produced by the Jon Hassler Theater, Plainview, MN
By Tim Clue & Spike Manton

Three Roles available: (Two men, one woman)

• Dad – age 45-60
  
• Mom – age 45–60
  
• Multiple character guy – assumes the following characters (in order of appearance):

Farmer Johnson
Grandpa
Cart guy (grocery store employee)
Uncle Phil
Joe Hofingers (farmer)
Amish Guy
Civil War Guy
Jack Singer (professor)
Mechanic
Park Ranger
Clerk
Wayne (stoic waiter)
Bob (hog farmer)

The play takes place in Iowa and in other locations around the Midwestern United States. The time shifts from the present day (90s, 00s) to the late 60s/early 70s.

Roles are open to non-AEA actors.

All roles are paid a weekly salary for rehearsals & performances. Travel allowance also paid. Housing is provided in Plainview during Tech. Week & Performance period.

Run dates:
September 18th – October 18th, 2009

Performances (22 in 5 weeks):
Fri 09/18 & Sat 09/19 at 8PM; Sun 09/20 at 2PM
Thurs 09/24 at 7:30PM; Fri 09/25 & Sat 09/26 at 8PM; Sun 09/27 at 2PM
Thurs 10/01 at 1:30PM & 7:30PM; Fri 10/02 & Sat 10/03 at 8PM; Sun 10/04 at 2PM
Thurs 10/08 at 1:30PM & 7:30PM; Fri 10/09 & Sat 10/10 at 8PM; Sun 10/11 at 2PM
Thurs 10/15 at 1:30PM & 7:30PM; Fri 10/16 & Sat 10/17 at 8PM; Sun 10/18 at 2PM

Rehearsals in Twin Cities beginning late August/early September. Tech. week & all performances in Plainview, MN.

Audition Dates:
Sunday, April 5th, from 6:00PM – 10:00PM
Monday, April 6th, from 7:30PM – 10:00PM

Audition Location:

Grace Trinity Community Church, 28th & Hennepin, Minneapolis

Audition procedures:
From Monday, March 23rd through Friday, March 27th, and from Monday, March 30th through Friday, April 3rd, please call Carter Martin, Jon Hassler Theater General Manager, at 507-534-2900 between the hours of 10:00AM & 4:00PM, or email him at chmartin63@yahoo.com.

If you are phoning, you may need to leave a voice mail message, to which we will reply as soon as possible. When you leave your message, please include your name (including the spelling), and a phone number at which you can be reached. Also let us know what time of day would work best for you.

If you are e-mailing, please include all of the above info. If you have an electronic file containing your headshot and resume, please attach it.

Audition Preparation:
Please prepare a 2 minute comic monologue and be prepared to read from the script. Script copy is available in PDF format by clicking here.