EDUCATION by Chesed Chap follows the senior year of the jazz band at Arizona bordertown Pastizales High School, where a new superintendent has discontinued all arts programs in favor of longer core curriculum classes. Senior Wallace Piotowski is tasked with attempting to direct the jazz band herself, despite only being able to play glockenspiel. As the jazz band rushes to rehearse for the annual winter jazz clinic, Education irreverently explores power, bureaucracy, and art in the American public school. This comedic play is looking for actors of any experience, and welcomes first-time theater makers! Auditionees do not need to have any prior experience with instruments/music.
Auditions will consist of arriving 10 minutes before your scheduled audition time, checking in, and selecting your monologue from the provided options. There are four monologues to choose from, all excerpted from Education and titled with the character you will be reading. Any additional roles will be read by a member of the casting team. During the audition, you will perform your chosen monologue. We are not expecting a memorized or polished performance; we want to see you think on your feet. You might be given a note or pointer and asked to perform the monologue again. Afterwards, we will thank you for coming in, and your audition will be done!
Audition Packet (.pdf - 1.00MB) Monologue/Sides Choices (.pdf - 50.73KB)