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Audition Call: Not So Funny Now

Off The Rock Productions Presents…‘Not So Funny Now’ by Mike Hickman

A play about the effects of fame and those accused of seeking it at any cost.

Auditions will take place on Thursday 7th December (from 7pm) and Tuesday 12th December (from 7pm) at Krumbs Kitchen, 3-5 Tanner Row, York YO1 6JB.

If you would like to book an audition, are interested in joining the crew or have any questions please contact us at offtherockauditions@gmail.com

You do not have to prepare anything. Extracts from the play will be provided.

Please note all roles are unpaid.

‘Not So Funny Now’ will be performed on 10th-12th April 2018 at The Basement, City Screen Picturehouse York, 13-17 Coney Street, York YO1 9QL.

And we’re looking for actors to play the following parts…

 

ERIN FLEMING (Female. Playing age: 30s-40s): The companion/secretary/possibly lover of a Hollywood star in his declining years.  Canadian. Volatile, direct, ambitious and suspicious.  Wide-emotional range required.

 

RUTH JOHNSON (Female. Playing age: 20s-30s): The first wife, of a Hollywood star. American. Relatively prim (1920s/1930s).  Not all she appears. Reserved, with hidden power.  Emotionally contained.

 

TRICKSTER A (Male or Female, any age): Plays multiple parts. Although these are male characters (Policeman, Steve, Mr Fenneman, and elderly Hollywood star) does not need to be male.  New York accent required (for Policeman and Steve).  Fenneman is a smooth, TV host type with a Californian accent and the elderly Hollywood star requires some impersonation (Bronx), although the script makes it clear that it IS an impersonation and not necessarily very accurate.

 

TRICKSTER B (Female or Male, any age):  Plays multiple parts. Generally female characters (Nurse, Editor, Production Assistant, Production Assistant as elderly Hollywood star) but not necessarily female.  New York accent required (for Nurse, Editor and Production Assistant).  Elderly Hollywood star requires some impersonation (Bronx), although the script makes it clear that it IS an impersonation and not necessarily very accurate.

 

 

 

 

 

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Call For Audio Scripts: Sound Waves

Off The Rock Productions are looking for scripts for Sound Waves – a new season of audio plays.

  • Plays can be about any theme or subject and involve any number of characters.
  • They should be 10-15 minutes in length.
  • Scripts should be original work that has not been performed before in any medium.
  • We do not accept adaptations of existing work.
  • One entry per person is permitted.
  • Please attach scripts in PDF or Word format.
  • Please submit scripts to offtherocksubmissions@gmail.com by 10pm on Friday 27th October.

We look forward to reading your work!

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Sound Waves

Coming soon…

A lethal Medieval wedding night, eccentrics in the nude, garrulous shoes, a rather rum radio station and…Sir Laurence Olivier.

All this and more in Sound Waves – a new season of audio plays from Off The Rock Productions.

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The End of the World in Five Plays

16th-19th November 2018

Off The Rock Productions Presents…

THE END OF THE WORLD IN FIVE PLAYS

by Daniel Roy Connelly, Catherine Dunn, Alexander King, Christopher Moore and Andrew Stevenson.

Devised by Mike Hickman, Alexander King and Alison Young

Black Swan, 23 Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PR

 

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The Five Seasons

Life used to be so simple…and then I woke up.

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Not a Game For Girls

With no men’s football to entertain a war-weary nation women’s teams sprang up across the country with the Dick, Kerr’s Ladies, formed in 1917, becoming the most famous. Attracting crowds of over 50,000 they became so popular the Football Association tried to ban them. One hundred years later it is time their story was told.

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An Interview in the Afterlife

Stephen is dead and not the least bit happy about it.

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The Damask Room

Behind the frivolous veneer beats a dark and poisoned heart.

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Fine Dining

If you can’t stand the heat… (well, you know what to do).

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The Trove of Curiosities

The past is always with us.