AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT (Calgary):
Fire Exit Theatre is seeking actors for their October 2026 production of Chickens by Lucia Frangione, with music by Royal Sproule, Lewis Frere, Mark Lewandowski, and Jason Bertsch.
SYNOPSIS
Pal escapes from his woes of bankruptcy and immerses himself in the world of raising exotic chickens while his wife, Liza, tries to keep the family farm afloat. Meanwhile, in the chicken coop, two roosters and two hens parallel the couple’s life and get down and dirty with the pressures of egg fertilization, the country poultry fair and the question of flying.
Directed by Mark Lewandowski.
SCHEDULE: Rehearsals will begin in August 2025 taking place on evenings and weekends. Tech rehearsals are Oct. 4th-6th with performances running from Oct. 7th – 18th at Engineered Air Theatre, Arts Commons. 12 shows.
HOW TO PREPARE: Sides will be sent. If auditioning for LIZA please prepare an a capella song of 16 bars.
HOW TO SIGN UP: Auditions will take place at Renfrew Baptist Church on Thursday June 25th beginning at 5PM and Call Backs on Friday June 26th time TBA.
Please schedule an audition time by emailing Val Lieske at val@fireexit.ca.
We will be auditioning for the following roles:
PAL GRANFIELD: a middle-aged broke Albertan farmer. Pal is a render-hearted, philosophical dreamer and whimsical romantic. When facing great odds, he retreats inwards and shuts himself off from his loved ones and the rest of the world. He is searching for a sense of power and belonging and yearns to be freed from the guilt and feeling of failure that he carries.
LIZA GRANFIELD: Pal’s wife. She is a prairie warrior of great industry and vivacity, a determined optimist. Liza smiles in the face of sorrow with a vengeance and cannot afford the luxury of anger or self-pity and never plays the victim. She confronts great odds head on and often takes over where Pal leaves off. Liza is getting anxious about getting too old to have children. She secretly wishes Pal would be more assertive and attentive.
Fire Exit Theatre is a non-equity semi-professional theatre company. Actor honorariums are paid. Equity performers will be considered.