Auditions for Olympia Family Theater and String and Shadow Puppet Theater’s Solstice co-production entitled Nyx and The Long Night will take place Thursday, October 6th, 2022 5:30-8:30pm. In person auditioners will be assigned an 8-minute audition appointment two days prior to the event.
Video auditions may be submitted at any time prior to the audition day (see instructions for video submissions on our auditions page).
Rehearsals for this production will begin the week of November 6th, tech week will begin December 3rd and the show will open December 9th.
Performances will take place:
Friday December 9th, 7pm
Saturday December 10th at 3pm & 7pm
Sunday December 11th at 3pm
Friday December 16th at 7pm
Saturday December 17th at 3pm & 7pm
Sunday December 18th at 3pm
Wednesday December 21st at 7pm
Thursday December 22nd at 7pm
Friday December 23rd, 7pm
Saturday December 24th at 3pm & 7pm
Extension week:
Friday January 6th at 7pm
Saturday January 7th at 3pm and 7pm
Sunday January 8th at 3pm
This script calls for teens and adults comfortable with puppeteering. Those who can play musical instruments will do so as part of their characters – bring your instrument to your audition! We want to hear you play (piano will be provided). There is also a magician and magician’s assistant in the script so we’d also be thrilled to see your magic skills.
Characters we will be casting:
Mama Luna – a masked adult
Sol/Ursa – a giant bear woman
Nyx – a teenage girl on a grand adventure
Tullimora, the forest witch – a very large puppet character who plays the piano
Axl – a teenage “city kid/orphan with a heart of gold””
Wendle the Wonderful – A terrible, power hungry, foolish magician (adult)
Wendle’s assistant – any age or gender.
There will also be 4-5 ensemble roles available, including two voice narrators.
The show may also include musicians who do not speak but stay onstage the entire show.
