Auditions

for THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson, the award-winning playwright of THE BOOK OF WILL and SILENT SKY.
 

Directed by Maggie Hadley
 

Roles for three women ages 20s-40s
 

Auditions will be held on Saturday January 11 and Sunday January 12 at 1:00 at ACE Annex at 39 W 10th Ave. in Eugene.  Actors Cabaret is committed to celebrating diversity on our stage and in our audiences.  Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.  Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
 

Rehearsals will begin in early February and performances run March 14-29.
 

"A crackling modern political all-female farce, THE TAMING hilariously takes on America’s overheated political rhetoric and upends historical truths about our founding fathers. When a conservative senatorial aide, a liberal political activist, and a very sparkly GA beauty queen find themselves locked in a hotel room, the political passions of these slightly insane women prove they might just be revolutionary geniuses."
 

Initially inspired by The Taming of the Shrew, Gunderson’s own words describe comedy as serious business.  “I’m a firm believer in comic activism, the kind that attempts to skewer the unfair and thoughtless. When we laugh at idiots, we erode their power.

Comedy encourages (demands) that we be vocal in the face of the absurd. Our laughter is our outrage, our change-making, our hope for better.”  Set with this context in mind, THE TAMING, will appeal to audiences that love to laugh, love to learn and are willing to challenge their preconceived ideas. 
 

Feel free to contact the director with any questions or to request a PDF of the script at Maggie.tryk@gmail.com  or call 541-556-2628.