AUDITION FOR
THE LOVE SONG OF
J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
By Carson Kreitzer
All graduating 8th - 12th grade students are invited to audition!
All who audition will be cast.
WHERE?
Davis Arts Center, 1919 F St.
Davis, CA 95616
WHEN?
4-6 pm, Monday, Oct. 26th - 15-minute Individual Audition Slots
4-6 pm, Tueday, Oct. 27th - 15-minute Individual Audition Slots
4-7 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 28th - Callbacks
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Do I dare disturb the universe?" J. Robert Oppenheimer's rise and fall erupt in this kaleidoscopic play exploring questions of faith, conscience, and the consequences of the never-ending pursuit of knowledge.
Act One: Math. The fevered wartime drive to build the first nuclear weapon, by a collection of previously academic theoretical physicists, many of them Jews fleeing Hitler's Germany. Success turns to horror when "the Gadget" is dropped, first on Hiroshima, then Nagasaki. Act Two: Aftermath. Oppenheimer confronts his conscience; Russia turns from ally to enemy. The Red scare is in full swing as we shift to the courtroom. Oppenheimer's wife, Kitty, drinks; J. Edger Hoover does the dance of the seven veils; and the Father of the Atomic Bomb has his security clearance revoked, cast out of the world he helped create.
In a flash that is the end of his life, J. Robert Oppenheimer paces the desert of the Trinity Test Site, wrestling with his memories and one scary, sexy, unpredictable demon: Lilith, Hebrew mythology's first woman, cast out of Eden for refusing to behave. Hissing in his ear, she goads him to admit what he refuses to acknowledge: an anger that mirrors her own.
"Oppie" is haunted by actions, decisions, and a trinity of women—mother, wife Kitty, and lover, Jean Tatlock. Her suicide is never far from his mind; her Communist ties are never far from the government's.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Theatre takes a lot of time.
Our rehearsal schedule is available in a calendar format here, or below:
REHEARSALS:
June 13 - July 7
Monday - Friday
9:30am - 12pm
July 8 - July 17
Monday - Friday
9:30 - 12pm Rehearsal
1pm - 5pm Fight Choreography & Tech Work
FARMERS MARKETS
All actors are required to sign up for AT LEAST TWO
farmers' market slots during the production
Saturdays, 8am-10am or 10am-12pm
Wednesdays, 3:30pm-6pm or 6pm-8:30pm
New actors must attend the Farmers Market Training on
Date & Time TBD
TECH WEEK
NO ACCEPTED CONFLICTS
Sat, Jan 2nd
1-5pm
(Cue-to-Cue)
DRESS REHEARSALS
Sun - Thur,
Jan 3rd - 7th
4-9pm
SHOWS
NO ACCEPTED CONFLICTS
Fri, Jan 8th - 7pm
Sat, Jan 9th - 7pm
Sun, Jan 10th - 2pm
Fri, Jan 15th - 7pm
Sat, Jan 16th - 7pm
Sun, Jan 17th - 2pm
STRIKE
NO ACCEPTED CONFLICTS
Sunday, Jan 17th
4pm - 9pm
Monday, Jan 18th
2-5pm
Be prepared to list all of your possible conflicts
on the conflict form you will be given.
We understand that many of us have jobs, trips, and other commitments. We will do our best to build the rehearsal schedule to be respectful of your time and conflicts. We ask that once you are cast and the schedule is distributed, you do your utmost to avoid additional conflicts.
Actor Invitation:
Come be a part of Acme's winter show! This project is an opportunity for actors of all experience levels to grow their acting skills in a fun rehearsal process.
Technician Invitation:
Come help us build a play! We are looking for folks to be on the technical teams below. Each team is led by one of our student designers!
Stage Management - Work with Emily Whiteford to help support rehearsals, read for missing actors, run lines, take blocking and line notes
Run Crew - Work backstage during dress rehearsals and shows to move the set and complete fast costume changes. This team joins rehearsals during tech week and shows, from Jan 2-17
Lighting - Work with Addie Ellis to hang, focus, and program lighting equipment
Sound - Work with Yoshi Inoue to find, create, record sounds throughout November, December, and January
Sound Op - Operate the light board for technical rehearsals Jan 2-7, and shows Jan 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
Set - Work with Steven Haffly to build the set in December & January,
(dates TBD)
Costumes - Work with Magdalena Knettle to borrow, buy or build costumes in November, December, and January (exact times TBD)
Ushers - Work with Brooke Naganuma to greet our audience, sell concessions & merch, and see the show for free! Training in Jan (date TBD), shows on Jan 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
About Acme's Audition Process
Acme Theatre Company invites all 9th-12th-grade students to audition to act or sign up to work as technicians for our three main stage shows and one staged reading this season. There is no cost to participate in Acme Theatre Company. No prior theatre experience is required!
We invite and welcome company members of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, to join us.
We hold open auditions before each production.
Audition sign-up info will be posted on this page as it becomes available.
Actors are asked to complete a Google form, attend an audition session, and then attend a group callback session. Technicians are asked to sign up on the Google form, and then we will contact you regarding technical work as the process unfolds!