This heartwarming show will be a fun way to wrap up our performances for the year. This is a vignette play, meaning it's a series of scenes with a common theme - in this case the location of a deserted dock.
We will need 4 production teams (Directors, SMs, Costumes, etc.) and 14 actors.
Director Application Due: January 21
Interest Form Open: March 17
Audition Date: March 31, 3:45p - 6:00p
1 monologue (comedic or dramatic); Total audition should be 2 minutes or less.
You may also be asked to read some sides from the show.
Need help finding a monologue? Try these.
Rehearsal: April 1-3, 15-17, 21, 3:45p-6:15p
There will be "A" days and "B" days, so students who want to direct, can also act.
Technical Rehearsals: April 23-25, 3:45p-8:00p
April 26, 8:00a-2:00p
Performance: April 26, 7p
Strike: April 27, 2p-5p (EVERYTHING must be put away and cleared out of the PAC.)
Synopsis:
The unassuming location of a dock extending out onto a small lake serves as the backdrop for five different stories. On a cool autumn night, Jake arrives with Holly at a secluded spot. The couple feels an immediate connection to this place as if it were put there just for them. Things seem perfect until Anne and her date, Lyle, arrive. On another day, early in the morning, Beth has plans to spend the day with her dad at their favorite fishing place. She has high hopes for catching some sunshine, a few fish, and her dad's fading memories. The third story involves Al, who arrives at the dock with his family and has high expectations for their family canoe trip. The only problem is that his wife would rather stay inside, his son has a chip on his shoulder, and his daughter is really weird. In the fourth story, Cory and Liberty are having a picnic lunch out by the lake, but a realization about tuna-fish sandwiches sends a shockwave through their relationship and brings about questions of who they are and what lies ahead for them. In the fifth story, Stanley escapes the hardships of his life to blow off some steam on the dock when Sidney, his 6-year-old sister, arrives. All he wants is for her to go away, but she insists on staying with him. The entire ensemble gathers on the dock together for the final scene. In a poetic epilogue, they all discover the true meaning of Our Place—both comedic and tragic.
Characters
Our Place
Jake
Holly
Lyle
Anne
Flick of the Wrist
Jonathan
Beth
Famtime
Al
Brenda
Nicky
Sherry
Tuna Fish
Liberty
Corey
Stay with You
Stanley
Sidney
Epilogue
Entire Cast
