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AUDITIONS

Ministry of Cultural Warfare presents a double-bill of Chekhov parodies for the Twin Cities Chekhov Festival at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, February 2008.

A RAIN OF SEAGULLS

A Rain of Seagulls, written by Meron Langsner, directed by Leah Cooper, explores nearly every Chekhovian theme known to man in roughly 40 minutes—meaning that, of course, the cast is heavily armed and rather morose.

  • 2 women ages 20-30
  • 1 woman age 40-55
  • 1 man age 20-30
  • 3 men age 30-45

Download the audition pieces here, here and here and read the character overviews (all PDFs).

OUR VANYA, OURSELVES

Our Vanya, Ourselves, written by Matthew Foster, directed by Reid Knuttila, is a mash-up between Anton's Uncle Vanya and "Sisters and Other Strangers," a classic episode of The Golden Girls when Dorothy's cousin Magda visits from Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism.

  • 3 women: 35-50
  • 1 woman: 25-35
  • 1 woman: 55+

Audition pieces (PDF)

BOTH SHOWS

All parts are unpaid. If we make a profit, we’ll all split it.

Character lists and sides available here on Monday, December 10.

Auditions

Sun., Dec. 16, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 17, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Children's Theatre Company (2400 Third Av S)
Enter stage door (at Third Ave S & 25th St), sign in, go to classroom #2.

  • No appointment required, just show up some time between the hours above.
  • Sunday is open call.
  • Monday is callbacks and open call for anyone who can’t come Sunday.
  • Bring headshot and résumé if you have it.
  • No prepared monologue required, we will do readings from sides (available online at mocw.org).
  • We will be auditioning for both shows at once.
  • We will probably not double-cast because rehearsal schedules will be concurrent.
  • You can read for both shows or express a preference for a particular show or part.

Rehearsals

Monday through Thursday evenings, Jan. 14 through Feb. 6 plus afternoon rehearsals at BLB Saturday and Sunday Feb. 2-3.

Performances

  • Thurs., Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
  • Fri., Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
  • Thurs., Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.

Questions?

Email Leah Cooper or Reid Knuttila

VIDEO

Video now back online!

After promising it to you—and ourselves—for months, MoCW's video archives are getting fleshed out. To start, we have one Tiny Kitten Theater (the rest coming shortly), two from The Tyranny of God's Love and three videos from the 2003 version of The Unbearable Lightness of Being American. Enjoy.

What's new

Twin Cities Chekhov Festival

After a long string of Eastern European adaptations and interpretations (Örkény, Havel), we're going for the big boys: The Russians. Ministry of Cultural Warfare is taking part in the inaugural Twin Cities Chekhov Festival at Bryant-Lake Bowl in February 2008.

We're presenting two pieces: One, by MoCW's own Matthew Foster, is a mash-up between "Uncle Vanya" and the classic 1990 "Golden Girls" episode, "Sisters and Other Strangers," when Dorothy's ex-husband Stan's cousin Magda visits from a newly liberated Czechoslovakia. Fun! The second piece is "A Rain of Seagulls" by Meron Langsner. It crams in every Chekhovian theme known to man in 40 minutes—and has the body count to prove it.