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Current Audition Notices
KAFKA’S METAMORPHOSIS (New Adaptation)
Directed by Joe Seeney
joeseeney95@gmail.com
Performance Dates: Sunday 20th April – Saturday 26th April 2025
PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
This is an intimate, intense adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, exploring themes of alienation, dread, and family dynamics. The performance relies heavily on emotional depth, physicality, and vocal talent to create a haunting and immersive experience. Actors will need to embrace complex characters and the unique demands of this production.
If you would like to book an audition please complete the audition form at the end of this notice and email it to: joeseeney95@gmail.com
AUDITION DETAILS:
We are casting for the following roles:
1. Gregor Samsa (20s-30s, Hideous Vermin)
• Stage Time: On stage 100% of the play.
• Description: Gregor wakes to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. This role demands emotional intensity and complexity, alongside complex physicality. The actor must embody non-human movements while portraying the psyche of a downtrodden, alienated salesman.
• Requirements: Emotional range, physical endurance, and willingness to explore experimental physical performance.
2. Grete Samsa (20s, Female)
• Description: Gregor’s younger sister undergoes her own emotional metamorphosis, starting as a naive, sympathetic sibling and evolving into a mature, sorrowful individual.
• Requirements: Emotional depth and range to convey her transformation. Ability to play youthful innocence and hardened maturity.
3. Mother (50s-60s, Female)
• Description: A mother torn between love for her son and despair at his transformation. She is deeply empathetic but powerless to stop the unravelling of her family. The role requires dynamic emotional intensity to portray her struggle with fear, grief, and an overwhelming sense of helplessness.
• Requirements: Strong emotional expressiveness, ability to convey vulnerability and strength in equal measure.
4. Multi-Role (50s-60s, Male)
• Description: This actor will play multiple roles, requiring a wide range of vocal talents. Offstage, they provide key voiceovers; onstage, they embody Gregor’s father—a stern, enraged patriarch.
• Requirements: Commanding stage presence, patience, and versatility in vocal and physical performance.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
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With the exception of Gregor, characters spend significant portions of the play offstage, as much of the action takes place in Gregor’s bedroom. Offstage actors must be comfortable remaining still for extended periods, contributing through vocal performances during those moments.
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All roles require a commitment to the eerie and unsettling tone of the production.