2025 Season Auditions

Directed by Hank Hayden

Show Synopsis:

 Shipwrecked! An Entertainment is  the self-narrated tale of Louis De Rougemont, a famous adventurer who  gets lost on the high seas, takes refuge among Aboriginal Australians,  and ultimately ends up seeing many fantastic things and many fascinating  people. He is aided in his retelling by two  highly talented players, who play all of the people (and animals) that  Louis meets along the way. All might not be as it seems, however, as the  truth of Louis’ great tale is called into question by multiple  experts. Shipwrecked! brings the joy of storytelling  alive, and questions whether a story being real or fabricated makes the journey any less meaningful. 

Preparation:

 Auditions will consist of cold reading and staging of various scenes from the script. A prepared 2 minute audition  piece/monologue is allowed, but is not, in any sense, mandatory. 

Contact:  

For more information, or to arrange a different date and time for auditions, please contact Hank Hayden  at:  sidothere@gmail.com 

Characters: 

AVAILABLE ROLES - AGE IS TO BE READ 

Louis de Rougemont 

Predominantly Male, Age (see below)

Our  tale’s titular titan himself! Seeking an actor who is charismatic,  omnipresent, agile, and utterly mutable and  endearing. Age is unimportant, but Louis must convince us that he is an  old man one moment, and a young boy the next! Must be able to perform  all stunts and duties as needed, excluding windows. Louis doesn’t do  windows. 

PLAYER ONE

Predominantly Female, Age 20+

Contributes various sound effects and portrays or gives voice to:
 

LOUIS’ MOTHER

CAPTAIN JENSEN

YAMBA

FITZGERALD

A SOCIETY LADY

ALBERT’S MOTHER

AN OCTOPUS EXPERT

A MAP MAKER

A REPORTER

A LIBRARIAN

PLAYER 2

Predominantly Male, Age 20+

Contributes various sound effects and portrays or gives voice to:
 

A BARKEEP

BRUNO THE DOG

GUNDA

BOBO

AN AUSTRALIAN PROSPECTOR

A SOCIETY LADY

ALBERT

QUEEN VICTORIA

A TURTLE EXPERT

A WOMBAT EXPERT

DR. LEOPOLD

A PICKPOCKET

A NEWSBOY

A REPORTER

A LAWYER

In the event of a truly extraordinary audition, there shall be much  rejoicing and a third Player will be added; roles will be re-divvied-up  accordingly. 
 

EXTRAS / SUPPORTING PARTS

OF ALL AGES and persuasions may be solicited from among Auditionees and/or Stagehands and roped into portraying  VARIOUS:
 

PEDESTRIANS

SHIPMATES

PEARL-FISHERS

CHILDREN

PEDDLERS

ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS

PROSPECTORS

WOMEN 

SPECTATORS

MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

HECKLERS