Dream Ticket / Bad Press
Summit Theatre Group
Audition Dates
August 1
Description
Summit Theatre Group announces an open audition call for DREAM TICKET / BAD PRESS, written and directed by Ryan Bernsten. Ages: plays 20s-60s.
SYNOPSIS: A two-act political satire of a Republican and Democratic primary. Dream Ticket follows two rival Republican senators as they team up on a doomed campaign for President and Vice President. In Bad Press, a Democratic power couple manipulates the system to retake control by recruiting a washed-up pornographer-turned-populist to disrupt the primary. A fast-paced ensemble comedy featuring news anchors, pundits, scheming aides, and fringe lunatics.
PERFORMANCES at the STG Studio (180 NW Oldham Pkwy, Lee's Summit, MO 64081): October 9, 10, 16, 17 at 7:00 PM; October 11 & 18 at 2:00 PM.
REHEARSALS begin September 7; tech/load-in October 3 & 4, 1:00-10:00 PM.
ROLES (all roles open to actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and body types; ages approximate; double casting is the goal):
- LESLIE SUGARMAN (30s-50s, male-presenting): data-obsessed senator, sharp, funny, emotionally explosive
- BECKY ROBERTS (30s-50s, female-presenting): Oklahoma senator with televangelist flair and steel beneath the smile
- PATTY BAXTER (30s-50s, female-presenting): no-nonsense campaign manager with dry wit
- DARLA FINGER (30s-60s, female-presenting): alt-right radio demagogue, fearless and delightfully unhinged
- WANDA PUFFIN (30s-50s, female-presenting): wide-eyed Becky superfan with sudden flashes of truth
- TY CHADWICK (20s-30s, male-presenting): fratty foot soldier with big podcast-bro energy
- THOMAS STEVENSON (40s-60s, male-presenting): cable news anchor selling gravitas
- REX HERMAN (30s-50s, male-presenting): crass, spectacle-loving campaign manager
- DIANE BAILEY CAINE (50s-60s, female-presenting): brilliant, brutal former President pulling the strings
- WALTER CAINE (50s-60s, male-presenting): Diane's soft-spoken husband, utterly outmatched
- DEE PLATT (20s-30s, female-presenting): idealistic staffer torn between idealism and loyalty
- RUDY HUGHES (40s-60s, male-presenting): former porn mogul turned political wrecking ball
- KAYLEE WALSH (20s-30s, female-presenting): social-climbing journalist hungry for screen time
Note: pay/stipend not specified on the audition notice.
Submission & Contact Info
General auditions: Saturday, August 1, 1:00-5:00 PM at Ellis Glen, 110 SW Market Suite 104, Lee's Summit, MO 64063.
Callbacks (by invitation only): Sunday, August 2, 7:00-10:00 PM at STG Studio, 180 NW Oldham Pkwy, Lee's Summit, MO 64081.
Video auditions accepted through August 1 at 11:00 AM.
What to prepare: a monologue or scene from the play (audition sides and script perusal linked from the audition page), plus headshot and resume (or recent photo if not available).
Full notice with sides/script links: https://www.summittheatre.org/auditions/
Questions: Ryan Bernsten, Director (ryan.bernsten@gmail.com); Assistant Director (ivanvalentinocalderon@gmail.com); Stage Manager (rhodes.amandajane@gmail.com)