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Art :: Theatre
Auditions: Bitterroot by James Venhaus
10:00 AM
Orphan Girl Children's Theatre
Auditions: Bitterroot by James Venhaus Description:
**Auditions are due August 2nd at 5 pm**

Based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Bitterroot is a Montana-based adaptation taking place in the time just before Montana became an official territory. Magic, mayhem and madness unfold in this classic story of love and revenge, written specifically for Orphan Girl Children’s Theatre by playwright James Venhaus.

Bitterroot will be performed September 23rd to the 26th on the Orphan Girl Theatre Stage.

Auditions are self-tape ONLY (requirements below) and will be accepted in the window of July 19th to August 2nd at 5 pm . Auditions are for ages 7 and up, adults welcome. Orphan Girl Children’s Theatre is looking to cast a wide range of ages, abilities and ethnicities. BIPOC are encouraged to audition.

For character breakdown and audition material, please visit www.orphangirl.org under the Get Involved link, and then under ‘Audition Info’.

Video Submission Requirements: Please follow the instructions listed. Record your video HORIZONTALLY, filming from your chest up. Make sure you are well lit and performing in front of as neutral a background as you can. When you start the video, please say your name and what monologue you are performing. To send, upload your audition to Youtube or Vimeo and send it as a private link to jackievetter@orphangirl.org by August 6th at the latest. More information about self-taping is located at www.orphangirl.org, as part of Online Theatre Outpost.

Please email jackievetter@orphangirl.org or call 406-782-5657 for questions!

About the playwright:
James Venhaus is the author of 18 plays including The Temple of Dionysus and Weird Sisters published by Playscripts, Inc. and, Stocking Stuffers, a collection of holiday themed 10-minute plays published by Original Works Publishing. His Shakespeare adaptations for young actors, Romeo and Juliet at Verona High, and A Great Big Deal Over Nothing, also published by Playscripts, Inc. have been produced over 100 times in schools and theatre across the country and in nine other countries.
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Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Orphan Girl Children's Theatre
Address: PO Box 885 Butte, MT 59701
Phone: 406-782-5657

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