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As If Theatre Company - Cry It Out signup sheet

As If Theatre Company announces auditions for their upcoming production of CRY IT OUT by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Betsy Mugavero.

Auditions will be held Sunday, July 16 and Monday, July 17 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, with callbacks Tuesday, July 18, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at The Wade James Theatre in Edmonds, WA.

Rehearsals will begin Sept. 5, 2023, and will run Sundays through Thursdays, 7:00pm to 10:00pm, with Tech Week Oct 8-11 6:00pm to 11:00pm.

Production Dates: Oct 12-29, 2023. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:00pm. Sundays at 5:00pm at the Kenmore Community Club in Kenmore, WA.

Each actor will be given a $300 stipend.

Synopsis: In the sweet spot between their yards in Port Washington, Long Island, where both baby monitors get reception, new moms Jessie and Lina bond over coffee during nap time while laughing through the highs and lows of motherhood. A comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Actors should bring headshots and resumes to audition and come prepared with a two-minute monologue.

JESSIE (any ethnicity, mid-30’s): Married to a North Shore native; recently relocated to Port Washington (from Manhattan) to raise her family. Beloved by every teacher she has ever had. Always gives the perfect toast; aways organizes the group gift. But in private, Jessie tends toward anxiety. She doesn’t like empty days on calendars or being alone. Worked in the city as a corporate lawyer until Allie was born. Now she’s in yoga pants.

LINA (any ethnicity, late 20’s/early 30’s): From Long Beach (on the south shore of Long Island) and you can tell it immediately—she is very South Shore: acrylic neon nails, big hoops, velour track suits, Mets trucker hats—and a huge Italian family. Lina failed out of community college, curses too much and blasts the music too loudly in the car. But she is also fantastically winning. She’s fun, funny, and refreshingly genuine. Knows how to change a tire. Works at St. Francis Hospital.

MITCHELL (any ethnicity, late 30’s/early 40’s or slightly older): Adrienne’s husband, works in investment capital. A math nerd who is amazing with numbers, not people. Serious, shrewd, sensitive. The kid who ate lunch in the library because he was so shy. Mitchell grew up in a tough house in the toughest part of Utica and scholar-shipped his way to where he is now. Grades, status, and success are his currency. But becoming a father has changed him. He makes goofy faces now, stares out windows during meetings. His sentences end in question marks.

ADRIENNE (BIPOC, mid/late 30’s): Mitchell’s wife. Elegant, powerful, aloof, and slightly rock ’n’ roll. Has eyes that are constantly assessing. The kind of woman you see climbing out of a dark sedan at JFK heading somewhere cool. Adrienne grew up on Central Park West, attended posh boarding schools, studied art abroad, and could give you the best-ever guided tour of MoMA. She has never signed an email with an x or an o, but she is loyal and ferocious. A jewelry designer.

Members of the BIPOC and LBGTQIA Communities are highly encouraged to audition.