Theatre-on-the-Hill Bolingbrook Hosts Auditions for 'Made of Stars'

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Theatre-on-the-Hill Bolingbrook’s spring 2015 show, opening April 10 and running three weekends until April 26, is the world premiere of a three-act, non-musical show “Made of Stars” by playwright Lorrisa Julianus. A drama about seven souls that are reincarnated together in three different eras, it’s a love story in the same vein as THE RED VIOLIN, THE FOUNTAIN, and CLOUD ATLAS.

This is some play.

AUDITIONS
Open auditions will be FRIDAY night, Jan 23rd, from 7-10pm, and SATURDAY afternoon, Jan 24th, from 1pm-5pm. The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. A headshot and resume is welcome, but not required.

Auditions will be held at
The Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center
375 W. Briarcliff
Bolingbrook, IL 60440

The theatre is behind the village hall. After parking, walk through the breezeway under the building. Follow the signs to the Stage Entrance, on your left past the water fountains and the restrooms.

Please contact us with any questions or if you cannot make the audition dates but would still like to audition.

The audition sides (script segments) are available in advance upon request. Please email lorrisaj@att.net with the subject line “Made of Stars Audition” and list the role(s) you’d like to audition for.

Director to be announced shortly.

PRODUCED BY
Lorrisa Julianus
Michael A. Fudala
Craig J. Engel

REHEARSALS
Rehearsals dates TBD. As most roles only appear in one act, actors may only need to attend 1-2 rehearsals a week until tech week.

About Theatre-on-the-Hill:
See past productions at www.tothbolingbrook.com

About playwright Lorrisa Julianus:
Lorrisa sold her first script to a publisher in 1998 and had her first full-length historical play published by an imprint of Samuel French, Inc., in 2002. She is a SAG-AFTRA member and has made guest appearances on network TV shows, in addition to doing motion capture for WB Interactive Entertainment. In 2013, her original musical “Zenobia,” composed by Angela Salvaggione, premiered at Theatre-on-the-Hill and video clips of the production can be seen atwww.youtube.com/zenobiathemusical.

ROLES AVAILABLE, with age:
ACT ONE
DEMETRIUS: 35-45, a Spartan runner past his prime, turned falconer.
ALEXANDER: 30-50, a Greek shepherd and Demetrius’ best friend.
ELENA: Demetrius’ falcon, puppeteered by the Elena of Act Two.
PETRA: 25-35, a Greek single mother.
LYDIA: 18-30, Petra’s beautiful younger sister.
LEONIDAS: 15, Petra’s son on the edge of manhood.
PHILIPPOS: 30-55, a Greek villager.

ACT TWO
DIMITRI: 25-55, an Imperial Russian war hero.
PIOTR: 25-55, Polish middle-class member and Dimitri’s best friend and lover.
ELENA: 20-35, Dimitri’s cousin and later, his wife.
FILIPP: 20-50, Dimitri’s physically and mentally handicapped brother.
LYDIA: 40-60, Dimitri and Filipp’s mother.
LEONA: 30-70, a Roma gypsy psychic.

ACT THREE
LYDIA: A dog, puppeteered by the Lydia of Act Two.
LEO: 30-50, African-American biker.
ELENA: 30-50, Demi’s best friend.
ALEXANDRA: 30-50, Elena’s wife.
PHILIP: 35-60, a Tibetan Buddhist monk.