Auditions are closed for this play.

The Outsider

Sep 6th-Oct 6th 2024
Comedy
by: Paul Slade Smith

Directed by: Melissa Malloy
Produced by:Darrell Datte and Mickey Zeichick

Audition Notes:
PowPAC welcomes and encourages actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities to submit for these roles.

  • PowPAC Theater is located at 13250 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064 (Upstairs) – Elevator access in the back of the building.

  • Auditions by appointment, Monday, July 15th and Tuesday, July 16th, 2024, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. (Please arrive early for paperwork and schedule comparison).

  • Callbacks will be by invitation on Wednesday, July 17th, 2024, if required.

  • The first read-through will be on July 22nd.

  • The director is asking all auditioners to prepare a short comedic monologue.

  • Please bring a resume of theatrical experience and a recently headshot.

  • You may email missyacting@yahoo.com for an audition slot and include your headshot and resume if you have them. (Please bring them to the audition as well.)


Compensation & Union Contract Details

  • No Pay - Volunteer Organization
Rehearsals and Performance Dates:

  • Rehearsal schedule may be Sunday -Thursday evenings 7:00-10:00 p.m., based on Cast availability.

  • Rehearsal Start Time will be based on availability of Cast.

  • Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m (except Oct 5th), and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. from Friday, Sept 6th, 2024 – Sunday, October 6th, 2024.

  • Saturday, Sept 14th and 28th will have a matinee performance at 2:00 pm and an evening at 8:00 p.m.


    • Synopsis of the Play:
    Ned Newley doesn't even want to be governor. He's terrified of public speaking; his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things differently: Ned might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for... the worst candidate to ever run for office. A timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy.

    About the Characters: Casting Seven (7) Characters
    NED NEWLEY
    Presenting: Male
    Character: The new Governor, a person of impressive ability but lacking confidence.

    DAVE RILEY
    Presenting: Male
    Character: Chief of Staff to Ned, very smart but endearingly earnest and naïve about politics.

    PAIGE CALDWELL
    Presenting: Female
    Character A professional pollster, smart and confident, with a professional view of politics as a series of contests to be won.

    LOUISE PEAKES
    Presenting: Female
    Character: The Governor's executive assistant, personable, likable, and impressively confident, though entirely inept.

    ARTHUR VANCE
    Presenting: Male
    Character: One of the most experienced and successful political consultants, overbearing yet joyful.

    RACHEL PARSONS
    Presenting: Female
    Character: A TV reporter, straightforward, honest, and somewhat cynical.

    A. C. PETERSEN
    Presenting: Male
    Character:A TV cameraman, unassuming and preferring not to interact with others.

    Cast Requirements:
    3 women / 4 men
    Plot Synopsis:
    Ned Newley doesn't even want to be governor. He's terrified of public speaking; his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things differently: Ned might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for... the worst candidate to ever run for office. A timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy.
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