How to Catch Creation

by Christina Anderson

Directed by Vanessa Brooke Agnes

DESCRIPTION:

Griffin, a writer who spent over a decade in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, yearns to build a future; Tami, a driven art professor, finds her passion floundering; Stokes, a young painter, searches for creative purpose; and his partner, Riley, is looking for where she belongs. As their stories unfold, these four black artists find their lives unexpectedly intertwined — with each other’s and with the life of a feminist writer and her girlfriend from the 1960s. How to Catch Creation weaves past and present in a poetic and profound exploration of what it means to create: art, a life, a family, a world that reflects who we truly are.

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Runs Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays January 16 through February 8, plus a Monday Pay-What-You-Can performance on January 26. Cast and crew are required to participate in strike immediately following the final performance.

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals will be Monday-Thursday evenings with the possibility of adding a few Sunday evenings as opening gets closer. The earliest start date will be the week of Nov 17 and, depending on availability, rehearsals will be between the hours of 5:30-9:30p. Whenever possible actors will be scheduled on an as needed basis.

There will be no rehearsal on Thanksgiving 11/27, Christmas Eve 12/24, Christmas 12/25, New year's Eve 12/31, or New Year's Day 1/1.

AUDITION DATES:

October 10, 6:30-8:30p, doors open at 6:00

October 11, 3:00-5:00pm, doors open at 2:30

Callbacks on October 12, 6:00-8:00p, if needed

AUDITION FORMAT:

Prepare a 1-minute monologue of your choosing, memorization encouraged but not required. If you don't know what to choose, monologues from the script are available.

Monologues available in advance: https://www.theatreintheround.org/home/get-involved/auditions/.

Please note that all roles at Theatre in the Round are volunteer; however, as of the 2024-2025 season all actors will be offered a $100 honorarium and be provided a new professional headshot, with rights to use digitally or print.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

All gender identities and expressions are welcome to audition and will be considered for all roles.

Roles are open to all actors and none assume the presence or absence of disability.

PLEASE NOTE: All characters are Black.

Griffin - male, late 40s

Tami - female, early 40s

Riley - female, late 20s

Stokes - male, late 20s

G.K. Marche (pronounced "mar-shay") - female, early 30s; early 80s

Natalie - female, early 30s; early 50s