MLT Auditions for TRANSLATIONS
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Marblehead Little Theatre announces non-Equity auditions for Translations by Brian Friel. Directed by Trudi Olivetti and Produced by Steven Black Jr.
Auditions: December 13 & 15 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm at Marblehead Little Theater, 12 School Street, Marblehead. Callbacks (if any) will be held on December 17 at 7:00pm. Performances run March 4-13, 2022.
Please fill out and submit our online audition form and make an appointment for your audition. Have your calendar handy and be prepared to enter rehearsal conflicts. You will be asked to upload a headshot (a JPEG file) and a theatrical résumé (a PDF file) if you have one. If you don’t have either of these files you can still submit the form. Please prepare to present a 1–2-minute monologue. Walk-ins are welcomed and will be auditioned as time permits. Please note: All actors and staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for this production. Please bring proof of vaccination to your audition.
Set in the fictional town of Baile Beag, a village in 19th century Ireland, Translations by Brian Friel deals with a number of issues, using language and communication to explore the Irish character and cultural imperialism. The plot revolves around two soldiers from the British Ordinance Survey, who arrive in Baille Beag for the purpose of anglicizing the local Irish place names, one instance of imperial oppression. Culture erasure, in all its forms, is a weapon of racial discrimination that has been practiced throughout the ages by governments in power. Friel’s characters engage in the conflict to preserve local traditions against the assault.