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Short Play, Comedy / 7w, 4m, 3 any gender (youth)
Ian McWethy
From extreme method actors to performers who don’t know what to do with their hands, and even one woman who thinks she’s a cat. Trust us, these are bad auditions.
A casting director has one day to find the leads for a community theatre production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task proves impossible when the pool of actors includes extreme method actors, performers who just don’t know what to do with their hands and one particular woman who may or may not think she’s a cat. This hilarious comedy will bring you to the last place you’d ever want to be... behind the doors of a casting session.
Bad Auditions by Bad Actors is also available in a full-length version.
Since its debut production in 2011, Bad Auditions by Bad Actors has been produced thousands of times across the US.
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Author’s Note: I really believe any character could be either a female or male, HOWEVER, this may mean changing the “audition scene,” or “Monologue” that people read from (i.e., if you change a character from male to female, they should be reading for Juliet, not Romeo). Therefore, in the back of the play is the audition scene and monologues. Feel free to swap them out if you end up changing the sex of the character.
An audition room.
“Fun. Sheer, uncomplicated fun.” – Maryland Theatre Guide
“Just when you think the last audition can’t be topped, it is!” – Pueblo Star Journal
Ian McWethy has written over 60 plays that regularly receive over 1,000 productions every year. They’ve been produced in all 50 states and in over 50 countries abroad. He’s also co-written two novels with Carrie McCrossen, Margot Mertz Takes It Down and Margot Mertz For The W ...