AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT
“Fun can be a revolutionary act.” – Pussy Riot
In February 2012, five women walked into the Church of Christ the Savior in the center of Moscow and offered up a punk prayer to the Mother of God—“Virgin Mary, Chase Putin Away!” Calling themselves “Pussy Riot”, the young activists played and shouted for exactly 48 seconds before being dragged out of the church by security guards and sent home. That night they uploaded a video of their performance to YouTube, and within hours became enemies of both the Russian Church and State. Three of the women were identified, arrested, tried and convicted for inciting religious hatred and hooliganism. After they were sentenced to a labor camp for their crimes, the Western media took hold of the story and turned Pussy Riot into the greatest piece of performance art in Russian history. This is their story.
Join our exploration of what it means to fight for human rights both in Russia and here at home through the cathartic expression of punk theatre with Scorpio Theatre & Cappuccino Theatre’s upcoming co-production of We are Pussy Riot Or Everything is P.R. by Barbara Hammond.
Audition info:
Please prepare 1 contemporary dramatic monologue no longer than 2 minutes. Auditions will also consist of an optional interview, with the interview questions provided ahead of time.
Send an e-mail to ScorpioAuditions@gmail.com with your resume and headshot attached, as well as your preferred audition timeslot and date. All positions are volunteer.
Audition Dates:
- Tues Feb 21 6:30pm – 9:30pm
- Wed Feb 22 6:30pm – 9:30pm
- Thurs Feb 23 6:30pm – 9:30pm
- Callbacks: Sunday Feb 26 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Rehearsals begin first week of March and run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm and Sundays from 1:00pm – 5:00pm. Performances run May 19th – June 3rd 2023, Victor Mitchell Theatre, Pumphouse.
Roles available:
*Please note, the genders/pronouns of characters are as written in the script, but we encourage anyone of any gender to audition for any role.
- Nadya (female, 20’s-30’s): Pussy Riot’s leader on trial
- Masha (female, 20’s-30’s): Pussy Riot member on trial
- Katya (female, 20’s-30’s): Pussy Riot member on trial
- Sergei (male, 30+): Imprisoned protestor and professor
- Devout Woman (female, 50+): Devoted member of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Putin/ensemble (male, 30+): Russian President Vladimir Putin
- Guard/ensemble (male, 30+): Russian prison guard
- Patriarch/ensemble (male, any age): Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Reporter/ensemble (female, any age): Face of the Western media
- Defense/ensemble (female, any age): Pussy Riot’s lawyer
- Prosecutor/ensemble (any gender, any age): Russia’s lawyer
- Judge/ensemble (female, 40+): Judge presiding over Pussy Riot’s case
Scorpio Theatre is committed to equity of treatment, inclusion and accessibility, and to the celebration of diverse voices. We encourage performers of all races, genders, sexualities, ages and abilities to audition.
