Auditions
Information for all auditions
Location (unless otherwise specified):
Playcrafters of Skippack
2011 Store Road, Skippack, PA 19474.
Beginning with our 2025 season, all artists who are cast in one of our productions must become a member of Playcrafters. You do not need to become a member prior to auditioning.
The Thanksgiving Play
Audition Dates: July 23, 7-10PM; August 1, 7-11PM; August 2, 10AM - 7PM
Callbacks by invitation: August 5, 7-10PM
Performance Dates: November 21 through December 6
The Thanksgiving Play: Where good intentions collide with absurd assumptions. 2020 MacArthur Fellow playwright, Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation), expertly balances societal critique, true-to-life comedy, and a lesson on performative activism in this wickedly funny play. The satirical comedy centers around a group of four well-meaning (but self-involved) theater artists. Their mission is to devise a politically correct play about the First Thanksgiving. Cultural sensitivity is their utmost priority with only one problem ... all of them are white. Follow these artists as they muddle through the playwrighting process despite the lack of Native representation. The Thanksgiving Play takes some surprising turns and features live vignettes of school children participating in traditional seasonal activities.
All roles are open to performers of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. Non-binary, trans, and gender non-conforming actors are encouraged to apply for the character they feel most comfortable playing. Please note that we cannot alter the pronouns of the characters in the script. The named characters are all specifically white. We encourage white-passing actors of any ethnic, racial, or cultural background to audition. The script places no requirements on actors in the company. We strongly encourage BIPOC actors 18 and older to audition for those roles.
To audition, please select a timeslot and fill out an audition form
CHARACTERS:
Logan: (25-35) Female, white/white-passing, the high school drama teacher that’s always pushing the envelope and doing too much. Earnest about theatre and proving herself. Is producing this play as a desperate attempt to save her job.
Jaxton: (25-35) Male, white/white-passing. Actor/yoga practitioner, Logan’s boyfriend, politically correct to a fault. He’s the confident guy that everyone loves, but his overly logical PC thinking takes weird turns.
Alicia: (20-35) Female, brunette white/white-passing with looks that would’ve been cast as “ethnic” in 1950s movies. Without guile. Sexy and compelling, but not at all intellectual. She is simple in a way that is often comical, and occasionally profound.
Caden: (Any) Male, white/white-passing. The earnest and hard-working academic. He is an awkward elementary school history teacher with dramatic aspirations but no experience.
Company: 18-112, Any Gender, Any Race. The company will portray school children performing Thanksgiving songs, giving Thanksgiving reports, singing in a Punk Band, etc ... These vignettes are interspersed throughout the show. The rehearsal requirement for these roles will be substantial, but less than the four primary characters.