Baby Stuff written & directed by Matias Kylliäinen
A 20-minute comedy about a couple raising their daughter from a baby to age twenty-one.
OPEN ROLES
ERIKA – the mother
THOMAS – the father
MARIA – the daughter. Requires the actor to play the character at ages 1, 2, 4, 5, 14, 18 and 21.
REMOVER – a removal man/woman
Curse of the Meatballs written & directed by Zachariah Chamberlaine
A 20-minute comedy set in a café. A new customer is having trouble dealing with the café’s rather odd owner and regulars – and its cursed furniture.
CAST ROLES
TAYLOR – the café owner
CUSTOMER – a new customer
REGULAR – a regular customer
OPEN ROLES
WEIRDO – a regular customer with a strange fetish. A minor role that mainly requires physical comedy.
F******* Day written by Vladislav Nenchev & directed by Zachariah Chamberlaine
A 20-minute comedy–drama set in a café. Richard’s son and daughter-in-law decide to put on an embarrassing performance in honour of a special day.
OPEN ROLES
RICHARD – the father & café owner – warm, gentle, and compassionate. Timid demeanour. Shies away from conflict.
MATTHIAS – the son – initially nervous and submissive. Later ice-cold and passive aggressive.
LIVIA – the daughter-in-law – narcissistic and domineering. Sharp, controlled, and commanding behaviour.
SOPHIE – a waitress – optimistic, cheerful, and highly empathetic. Easily excited, up to the point of being gullible.
Messiah Whiskey written & directed by Kristoffer Lawson & Zachariah Chamberlaine
A 20-minute drama with an amusing twist in the tale. British military officers try to deal with a nuclear disaster from the safety of a military bunker.
OPEN ROLES
LIEUTENANT BARKER – an officer in the British Army
GENERAL CARTER – Chief of Defence Staff
ADMIRAL RADAKIN – First Sea Lord
HAZMAT-SUITED EXPLORER – a body double for BARKER. A minor role that requires only physical acting.
Reset written & directed by Dish M. Eldishnawy
A 15-minute comedy about resetting life on Earth after humans have screwed everything up.
OPEN ROLES
MR/MS X – the ultimate creator, the God of all Gods, the one him/herself
GABI – the favourite angel
MAN – a human screwing with the planet
OPTIONAL ROLES
WOMAN – the Man’s not-very-special one
Ronin written by Andrew Paulsen & directed by Ahti Tolvanen
A 20-minute drama set in a clothing store. The women effectively deal with a case of sexual harassment.
OPEN ROLES
TARA – the store clerk – confident, strong and sure of herself
JILL – a customer – professional, confident and comfortable in her body
MARK – a customer – sharply dressed and well-spoken. Used to a fast-paced lifestyle. Doesn’t hear “no” very often.
Volcano Insurance written & directed by Leben Norrie
A 10-minute sketch about fear and customer service. Rehearsals will involve workshopping the final script as a team.
OPEN ROLES
CUSTOMER – a customer
SALESPERSON – an insurance salesperson