The Silent Crime: A Play in One Act

The Silent Crime is part of the Pan-Canadian Elder Abuse Awareness and Education Program in Ethno-Cultural Communities. As a participating member of this project, Jewish Family Service Calgary is facilitating programs in an effort to help community members prevent and respond to elder abuse.

Characters

All actors will be working on a volunteer basis.

PAUL: Elderly man in his 70s; confined to wheelchair

SARA: Middle aged woman, PAUL’s daughter

JEFF: Middle aged man, SARA’s boyfriend, lawyer

REBECCA: 18 year old girl, SARA’s daughter

NURIT: middle aged woman, social worker

TEENAGE BOY: 18-20 years old

TEENAGE GIRL: 18-20 years old

NARRATOR: Any age, asks audience questions regarding what they saw.

Please note that all characters can be played by actors of any gender, including the couple. Names may be changed accordingly.

Audition Dates: March 25 and 26, 2014

Audition Location: Provided upon audition booking

Show Dates: Various between June 2014 and (possibly) December 2014. Five shows total.

Please come prepared with one contemporary, dramatic monologue, and bring a hard copy of your headshot and resume with you to the audition.

To book an audition and for more information, please send headshot and resume (if available) to Stefanie Lis at stefaniel@jfsc.org

Thank you!