Tacoma Arts Live Auditions: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

Tacoma Arts Live

About the project and the company

AUDITION NOTICE:
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Joshua Knudsen

All Performances at the Historic Tacoma Armory – this production will mark the first production in the Tacoma Armory. Tacoma Arts Live will soon become the owner of this remarkable venue where the opportunity for great flexibility of production formats will bring innovation and an open framework for creativity. The inaugural performance in the Armory can expect an immersive experience to kick off the 2022-23 season.
7 Total Performances:
10/13 at 7:30 PM (Preview)
10/14 at 7:30 PM (Opening)
10/15 at 7:30 PM
10/21 at 7:30 PM
10/22 at 7:30 PM
10/23 at 3:00 PM

All Rehearsals in Tacoma:
August 30, 2022 – October 12, 2022 (Schedule pending conflicts)

Production made possible with support by Tacoma Creates

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a hilarious, poignant, thought-provoking work by Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis. Boasting a large, zany cast of characters, the play asks one of the most plaguing questions in the Christian ideology: What happened to Judas Iscariot? The facts (we think!) we know are these: Judas was the disciple of Jesus who betrayed his friend and teacher to the authorities. He is seen as the man responsible for Jesus’s death; afterwards, Judas fell into despair and hung himself from an olive tree; since then, he has been suffering for his deeds deep in Hell, and will continue to do so for all eternity. Is that really fair? Was Judas the duplicitous master of his own fate, a much-suffering pawn used for Jesus’s ends, or just a man who made a mistake? Set in a courtroom in Purgatory, The Last Days puts Judas’ case to a hilarious, riotous, piercing trial, the results of which are sure to make the inhabitants of Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory — and the audience — reconsider what each thought they knew about forgiveness, faith, and the human inside one of the history’s most infamous figures.

About Tacoma Arts Live:
Tacoma Arts Live is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization. We are recognized for both our leadership in presenting world-class artists and for our access and education through the arts programs that serve 50,000+ students, teachers, and parents annually in the South Sound. The Regional Theater Program is the result of six years of annually-presented professional productions in collaboration with Brett Carr at the helm as Co-Producer, alongside Executive Director, David Fischer. In Fall 2019, the program was officially established and scheduled to present its first full season of four shows – a feat which it accomplished this past June 2022 after a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

All characters are defined below as listed in the script. Some roles may be doubled, and while the gender-identity is listed as specified in the script, peoples of all race, gender, sexuality, body type, religion, creed, and physical ability will be considered. Tacoma Arts Live is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment, and to fostering creativity, excellence and collaboration. We honor and value the dignity of all individuals, and want all qualified individuals to audition.

Characters:
Yusef El-Fayoumy
Lead, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Judge Littlefield
Lead, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Jesus of Nazareth
Lead, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Satan
Lead, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Saint Monica
Lead, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Judas Iscariot
Lead, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Fabiana Aziza Cunningham
Lead, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Gloria
Supporting, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Henrietta Iscariot
Supporting, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Butch Honeywell
Supporting, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Pontius Pilate
Supporting, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Caiaphas the Elder
Supporting, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Bailiff
Featured
Spoken

Mother Teresa
Featured, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Simon the Zealot
Featured, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Sigmund Freud
Featured, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Saint Matthew
Featured, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Saint Peter
Featured, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Saint Thomas
Featured, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Mary Magdalene
Featured, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Matthias of Galilee
Featured, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Loretta
Featured, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Sister Glenna
Featured, Female-Identifying
Spoken

Uncle Pino
Featured, Male-Identifying
Spoken

Soldiers (3)
Ensemble
Spoken

Location of Audition

SEATTLE: TPS Theatre 4 // TACOMA: The Tacoma Armory, Suite 1

Audition requirements

Complete the submission form and you will receive an email with your timeslot - please prepare a 1-2 minute monologue: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvUZK7J_f7pG_1atIMsmjZXT1Dx1Fq1GoCxPgkaW4semRqiA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Additional information

Preferred method of submission

URL

Audition/Interview dates

7/15, 7/16, 7/17

Pay type

Hourly

Audition location

Tacoma Washington

Pay type

$15 $15

Callbacks or second audition/interview?

Yes, Monday 7/18

Submission instructions

Union Requirements

Open to All

Website specific to project

https://tacomaartslive.org/events/calendar/eventdetail/2009/9/the-last-days-of-judas-iscariot?filter_reset=1

Equity Contract

Non-Union, Equity (AEA), Other Union