Non-Equity Auditions

First Run Theatre, a professional company dedicated to presenting world premiere productions of plays by local-area playwrights,  continues its seventh season with "You Know I Can't Eat Buffalo Meat When There's a Terrorist On the Loose," a hilarious comedy by Mario Farwell. It will be directed by Judy Yordon and produced by Jim Meady.  Performance Dates are July 24, 25, 31, and August 1 evening performances; and July 26 and August 1 matinee performances.

Audition Dates: May 30 @ Noon and June 1 @ 7:00 PM.  Auditions will be at DeSmet Jesuit High School, 233 N Ballas Road, Creve Coeur.  Auditions will consist of cold readings and should last no more than three hours.  Please bring a resume and head shot of you have them.

Synopsis:

Lowell Lovelace is a middle-aged black male with his own business.  Lowell also has a brilliant idea to cash in on his one-eighth American Indian heritage (and get a cut of Creek Indian casino money) by transforming himself and his home into what he thinks is traditional American Indian style.  Unfortunately he does this the day his family meets their daughter's fiancé's parents, the upper-crust Barondorffs.  Things are rocky but manageable for Lowell's long-suffering wife Maggie as she deals with the snooty Barondorffs, their rapper son LAX, neighbor Darrel, who insists on displaying his Scottish heritage with the shrill of bag pipes, and her pre-altzheimic mother-in-law Noona, a former girl street-gang leader.  Things get dicey when Lowell mistakes Rajeem Nasir, a Pakistani terrorist, for the Creek tribe representative.  They are all taken hostage by Rajeem, who reveals his intention of blowing up one of the revered American and St. Louis landmarks.  Will they escape?  Will the young couple get married?  Will St. Louis still have its landmark?  Will the Buffalo meat burn?  Find out in this hilarious farce!

 

All roles are open to non-Equity actors:

 

Four Black adult males – ages 20s – 50s

One Black teenager – mid to upper teens

Four Black females – ages 20s – 70s

One White, somewhat agile, athletic male to double as the family dog AND the Creek tribal representative

One male – 20s – who can portray a fanatical, menacing Pakistani terrorist

 

For more information and directions, visit our web site (http://www.firstruntheatre.com/) or contact the producer at 314-849-1810.