QC Theatre Workshop, 1730 Wilkes Avenue, Davenport, IA, will host auditions for its summer production, Nina Raine’s family drama “Tribes,” on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. at the QCTW. Performances are Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 28. Rehearsals will begin in early May, with opening night scheduled for Friday, June 12.
Recipient of the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Best Play, “Tribes” tells the story of a young deaf man born into a hearing family. His parents–wanting to protect him from feeling like an outcast–prevent him from learning sign language. He meets a young woman who is losing her hearing and is already fluent in sign. Deeper questions about family, community, beliefs, traditions, and communication are raised.
Female actors are sought for the roles of Beth (50’s/60’s), Ruth (20’s), and Sylvia (20’s); male actors will be Christopher (50’s/60’s), Daniel (20’s), and Billy (20’s.) Two roles require some performance of sign language.
Raine’s unique drama employs both speech and sign language, with the latter being interpreted for hearing audiences via projected super-titles. Although prior familiarity with sign language will be beneficial, it is not required. Rehearsals will be set aside for the actors to focus exclusively on sign.
Those auditioning will be asked to perform a memorized dramatic monologue of two minutes or fewer and be prepared to read from the script.
The Chicago Tribune called “Tribes” an “uncommonly fine play,” and New Yorker magazine deemed it “extraordinary.”
QC Theatre Workshop will present two spring productions. The first production is author Keith Huff’s Broadway smash, “A Steady Rain,” running Friday, March 13, through Saturday, March 28. It was described by the Chicago Tribune as “a gritty, rich, thick, poetic, and entirely gripping noir” tale of two Chicago cops and a horrific shooting.
In May, the Workshop with partner with Dress for Success Quad Cities to present a benefit production of Nora and Delia Ephron’s “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” Dates are Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17.
For more information call 563-650-2396 or email info@qctheatreworkshop.org. Visit qctheatreworkshop.org and Facebook.com/qctheatreworkshop.