boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb

About the project and the company

West Seattle’s newest theatre company, Blue Hour Theatre Group, is holding auditions for their second production: “boom,” by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. Directed by Brian Brooks.

Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

“Sex to Change the Course of the World” —a grad student’s online personal ad lures a mysterious journalism student to his subterranean research lab under the pretense of an evening of “no strings attached” sex. But when a major global catastrophic event strikes the planet, their date takes on evolutionary significance and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. Will they survive? What about the fish in the tank? And who is that woman pulling levers and playing the timpani? An epic and intimate comedy that spans over billions of years, boom explores the influences of fate versus randomness in the course of one’s life, and life as we know it on the planet.

PERFORMANCES:

Fridays and Saturdays

November 4^th – 19^th 

8pm Curtain

6 performances

LOCATION:

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

Thelma Dewitty Theatre

4408 Delridge Way SW

Seattle 98106

(Run time of show is ~80 mins)

REHERASALS:

Rehearsals will begin in early September, likely three nights per week (7-10 pm) at TPS. Exact schedule TBD.”

TECH WEEK (at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle)

OCTOBER 29^th and 30^th Expect to rehearse between 3pm – 9pm

NOVEMBER 1^st 2^nd & 3^rd  7pm – 10pm

ACTORS WILL RECEIVE A SMALL STIPEND

ROLES:

Jules (M, 25-32) A marine biology graduate student. Socially awkward, gay, science-minded, desperate in many ways.

Jo (F, 22-32) An undergraduate journalism student. Strong, skeptical, a little naïve, and equally desperate in completely different ways.
Barbara (F, 35 – 60) A natural history docent. Passionate, grand, creative, and committed to truth. Timpani or other percussion or experience a plus.

A LITTLE ABOUT BLUE HOUR

We share stories that focus on the personal and social effects of an ever-changing world. Our goal is to present compelling human experiences that deal with the inequitable availability of resources, surviving a hostile climate, and the struggles we face to maintain meaningful connections with each other through it all.  Learn more: https://www.bluehourtheatre.com/.

Audition requirements

AUDITONS: Friday, July 29: 7-9 pm Saturday, July 30: 12-3 pm Callbacks: Saturday, August 6, 1-3 pm Location: TPS AUDITION REQUIREMENTS Prepare a 2-minute comedic monologue. Alternatively you can audition with one of the sides, available on your audition form Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID test is required for the audition. Please note: actors must be fully vaccinated by the time rehearsals begin to participate.  TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION: Complete an audition form: https://www.bluehourtheatre.com/auditions