Playhouse 22 is looking for performers to audition for our third "Women On the Edge" Black Box Series production of “Cry It Out”.

 

Auditions will be held on Sunday, December 14 (7 p.m.- 10 p.m.) and Monday, December 15 (7 p.m. - 10 p.m.)  Callbacks will be Tuesday, December 16 at 7pm.

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CRY IT OUT by Molly Smith Metzler is the third production in our Black Box Series, highlighting intimate, character driven pieces. This production will take place in our smaller "black box" setting, with the cast and audience situated on the stage.

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Directed by Jennifer Greenberg

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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.

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CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

All characters are in their 20s to 40s. Taking place in Long Island in an area where worlds collide, actors of all races, ethnicities, body types, gender identities, and abilities are encouraged to audition.

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JESSIE (mid-30’s): Married to a North Shore native; recently relocated to Port (from Manhattan) to raise her family. Beloved by every teacher she has ever had. Always gives the perfect toast; always organizes the group gift. But in private, Jessie tends toward anxiety. She doesn’t like empty days on calendars or being alone. Works 90 weeks in the city as a corporate lawyer or did until Allie was born. Now she’s in yoga pants.
 

LINA (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 (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 scholars 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 (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 the MoMA. She has never signed an email with an x or an o, but she is loyal and ferocious. A jewelry designer.

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SHOW DATES
The show will run March 6-15; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

Auditions will be held at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, New Jersey.
 

AUDITION DETAILS
Those auditioning should prepare a one to two minute monologue.

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Sides will be provided for Callbacks.

ALL ROLES ARE OPEN