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OPEN Auditions & Performance Details

The document announces auditions for the play "OPEN" directed by Grace Ewals, to be performed on March 26th. Auditions will take place on March 2nd from 4-5pm in room PA 113, with cold readings from provided sides. Video auditions will also be accepted until 5pm that day by email. The synopsis reveals that the play is a magic act without magic, as the Magician attempts to resurrect her deceased girlfriend Jenny through illusions. The roles of the Magician, a female-presenting character clinging to loss, and the Magician's Assistant, who serves as a storyteller, are described.

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OPEN Auditions & Performance Details

The document announces auditions for the play "OPEN" directed by Grace Ewals, to be performed on March 26th. Auditions will take place on March 2nd from 4-5pm in room PA 113, with cold readings from provided sides. Video auditions will also be accepted until 5pm that day by email. The synopsis reveals that the play is a magic act without magic, as the Magician attempts to resurrect her deceased girlfriend Jenny through illusions. The roles of the Magician, a female-presenting character clinging to loss, and the Magician's Assistant, who serves as a storyteller, are described.

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OPEN

By Crystal Skillman
Directed by Grace Ewals

Auditions:​ Tuesday, March 2nd from 4-5p.m in PA 113

Performs: ​Friday, March 26th 4-4:50

You do not need to prepare anything before-hand. We will be doing cold reads, and the
sides will be available to pick up the day of. Video auditions will also be accepted until
5p.m. on March 2nd. Please email me to audition virtually.

Synopsis:​ OPEN i​ s a magic act, without magic. The act reveals itself to be a resurrection.
A woman called the Magician presents a myriad of tricks for our entertainment, yet her
performance seems to be attempting the impossible​ ​to save the life of her partner, Jenny.
The Magician’s act may be our last hope against a world filled with intolerance and hate.

Content Warning:​ This scene deals heavily with assault, homophobia, death, and has
explicit language.

Safety Precautions: ​Actors and Director will be 6 feet apart at all times and masked.

Character Breakdown:

Magician:​ Female-presenting character. Honest, loving, clinging to illusions. Working


through the loss of her girlfriend, Jenny. Looking for a creative physical attack.

Magician’s Assistant:​ This character will serve as an additional storyteller in the magic
act. They may serve as a representation of several different characters in the Magician’s
life.

Contact: ​grace.ewals@mnsu.edu​, 952-607-7696


Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to read the script beforehand.

Cast list will be posted on the callboard, the Facebook group, and emailed.
Thank you!

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