Relevant Theatrics Company is seeking 13 male actors of all ages, races and types for their production of CORPUS CHRISTI by Terrence McNally. The show will be performed May 14-25 as part of the 2009 Orlando International Fringe Festival. About the show: “The most controversial and talked about play of the 1998 theatrical season begins: "We are going to tell you an old and familiar story." But from that point on, nothing feels quite familiar again. What follows is a story that parallels the New Testament's, and its subject is nothing less than the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus. But McNally's Christ figure is a character named Joshua, a young man born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the early 1950s. Different from the other boys because he is homosexual, Joshua grows up in isolation and torment, an object of scorn. He flees Corpus Christi in search of a more accepting environment, gathering along the way a group of disciples who are bound to him by his message of love and tolerance. Joshua delivers his Sermon on the Mount, and officiates at a gay marriage ceremony, but, inevitably, his radical teachings (like Jesus') will not deliver him from his fate. Returning to Corpus Christi, he is betrayed by his lover, Judas, and crucified in front of the jeering throngs who hated him as a boy, and still do. His plea, that we look upon all souls as equal in the sight of God, falls unattended."Their first round of auditions were February 7th. Their second round of auditions will be held March 21st, 2009 at the Cameo Theatre 1013 East Colonial Drive, Orlando FL 32803 (beside the Cruises Unlimited building) from 10:00AM-1:30PM. Those auditioning should prepare a 1-2 minute comedic monologue with dramatic undertones. Callbacks will be held March 22nd and rehearsals will begin March 28th. Actors will receive a stipend contingent on profit of ticket sales.
Appointments are preferred but walk-ins will be welcome. Please email our production stage manager Shelby Glasgow at relevanttheatrics@gmail.com for an appointment or Joshua Baggett at jbtheatre1@gmail.com for more information.
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