WHAT WE'RE DOING

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Fortune’s Fool Theatre announces auditions for

COLD PLANET WARM HEART: a musical pageant 

Performances: November 4-19, Crane Theatre, Minneapolis

Rehearsals: October 2-November 3, evenings M-F

What would you do if a spaceship from another galaxy crashed in your rural Minnesota town? YOU’D WRITE AND PERFORM A MUSICAL PAGEANT ABOUT IT!

In COLD PLANET WARM HEART, the women of the Upper Midwest Center for Universal Peace are staging the story of the greatest event in their history: the arrival of a being from another galaxy and the barista who befriended them. It’s a warm-hearted, family-friendly science fiction tale that explores themes of immigration, tolerance, and the need to discover and follow our heart’s desire.

Casting: 5 singer/actors: NON-UNION, $800 STIPEND

ROLES:

1. ANDROMEDA (ANDY) QWERTY, (she/her), about 30:  a disaffected barista who has done graduate work in linguistics and knows 30 languages
2. SPROCKET, (she/her), about 30: a mechanic so gifted she is a “machine whisperer;” carrying a torch for her best friend, Andy
3. KIRSTEN QWERTY, (she/her), about 60: Andy’s mother, a widow, and a nurse at Median General Hospital                   

               Kirsten doubles with  

               SIGNE, (she/her), 16-18: a high school student 

          4. IFEDE “IFE” ADEYEME, (she/her), 55-65: a Yoruba immigrant, a widow who owns Lagos                      

              Coffee Shop, and is Andy’s boss          

              Ifede doubles with

             COACH, (he/him), 45-60: the high school hockey coach

         5. MRS. NELSON, (she/her), 70-80: President of the Mighty Fortress Lutheran  Church Council

             Mrs. Nelson doubles with

             JEROME K. JEROME, (he/his), 45-55: a dedicated civil servant who is an agent for ICE 

             (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

        6.* WUBU, a visitor from the stars

             Wubu doubles with

            ASHLEY OLSON, (she/her), 30s: a townsperson who appears in the prologue and epilogue

           *The role of Wubu/Ashley has been pre-cast. 

All roles in this show sing in soprano, mezzo, or alto (high, medium, low women’s voice).  Some roles could include some lower notes if the singer has them. Roles are listed with pronouns for the sake of guiding your audition material choices.

DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.