AUDITIONS
For
ABANDON
A world premiere production
Directed by Jana Wimer
Oct 7 - 31, 2023
With a possible extension through November
From one of the creators of the long-running cult horror show URBAN DEATH, comes ABANDON, a new immersive experience and horror show premiering in Las Vegas this October. An ensemble cast takes the audience on a provocative and terrifying wordless journey through the mind of The Marquis de Sade and his time spent in an asylum.
In-person auditions will take place:
Friday, April 21
6pm-10pm
&
Saturday, April 22
12pm - 4pm
Callbacks -
Saturday, April 22
6pm - 8pm
&
Sunday, April 23
12pm - 2pm
at
Vegas Theatre Company
1025 S 1st St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
We are looking for strong physical actors. All types. Must be bold and fearless in your performance, with the ability to express deep emotion with no words.
All roles are paid.
To sign up for an audition time,
please submit your headshot and resume
Submission Deadline: 04/20/2023
Co-Producers: Las Vegas Horror Show, LLC and Vegas Theatre Company
Director: Jana Wimer
Written by Robert Bullwinkel, Abel Horwitz and Jana Wimer
Audition Date(s): 04/21/2023, 04/22/2023
Callback Date(s): 04/23/2023
Rehearsal Date(s): 09/11/2023 through opening
Preview Date(s): 10/05/2023
Opening Date(s): 10/07/2023
Closing Date(s): 10/31/2023
Roels Available:
THE MARQUIS DE SADE
25 to 65 years old, all ethnicities, any gender. Strong physical actor. Sexy, yet disgusting. Confident, brilliant and sadistic. Must be a good improv/immersive actor. MUST SPEAK SOME FRENCH OR DO A CONVINCING FAKE FRENCH. The Marquis de Sade is a French aristocrat and libertine who operates in his own amoral universe--a champion for all freedoms, especially sexual, without limits. De Sade pushes back hard against societal norms. It is no surprise that he spent considerable time in prisons and asylums, the last being Charenton where this play is set. While incarcerated, de Sade spent his time writing and often directed the other inmates or patients in acting out his perverse fantasies.
THE PRIEST
30 to 70 years old, all ethnicities, man, transgender man, nonbinary. Strong physical actor. Creepy and sinister. A sadistic zealot straight out of the Inquisition. The Priest is triggered by de Sade’s rebellious nonconformity and seeks to break his spirit. Represents religious oppression.
THE DOCTOR
30 to 65 years old, all ethnicities, any gender. Strong physical actor. Doing the best they can with what they know, which isn’t much. Though the doctor enters the asylum with a sincere desire to help, their failures and the horrors of the asylum drive them slowly mad, and they conduct more and more bizarre experiments on the patients
ORDERLY 1
20 to 50 years old, all ethnicities, any gender. Strong physical actor. A former inmate at the asylum; their questionable sanity is tested at every turn leaving them conflicted and confused. Their only comfort is in blind obedience to the alpha orderly.
ORDERLY 2
25 to 50 years old, all ethnicities, man, transgender man. Strong physical actor. A jokester with a serious mean streak.
YOUNGER FEMALE PATIENT
20 to 40 years old, all ethnicities, woman, transgender woman. Strong physical actor. Suffers from what we now know to be postpartum depression.
OLDER FEMALE PATIENT / NURSE
40 to 65 years old, all ethnicities, woman, transgender woman. Strong physical actor. Bears a resemblance to de Sade’s mother. From the moment de Sade sees her, they share a strong connection. She also feels a bond with the other females in the play and tries to protect them. The Nurse is her “alter-ego” - the product of the systematic oppression of women, especially smart, capable women, by men who aren’t fit to lick their boots. Her revenge on that gender is epically brutal.
MALE PATIENT
20 to 40 years old, all ethnicities, man, transgender man. Strong physical actor. Representing the fragile masculine ego, he goes through a journey trying to prove his manhood.
PUPPETEERS
20 to 50 years old, all ethnicities, any gender. Must move well and be strong physical performers. Throughout the show, puppeteers will be performing a variety of tasks and puppets. Puppeteers will also be actors in a few scenes.