Asylum productions are Launching our Witch Hunt!
This is an Open Casting Call for Community Actors for our forthcoming production -
The Alice Project for Kilkenny Arts Festival 2025.
Availability for weekend and evening rehearsals in Late July,
and daytime performance dates between 7th and 16th August is essential.
Please note: these are non-professional roles for community actors/citizen performers. Casting will be by open audition, and all applicants will be given equal consideration, regardless of experience, and or past work with us.
Asylum believes in a diverse and colourful creative environment. We very much welcome applications from non-binary and trans performers, people from ethnic and cultural minorities, people with a disability/disabled actors.
Roles:
Female
Alice Kyteler: the eponymous so-called witch–playing age, late 40’s, early 50’s.
(note: shared role)
Petronella De Meath – Alice’s maid servant, and ultimate 1st victim of witch burning in Ireland. (note: shared role - this role will not require actual burning).
Bascillia De Meath: - daughter of Petronella - playing age 12 (note: shared role)
If any of the above roles interest you please contact joe@asylumtheatre.com with a short paragraph about yourself and a selfie and we’ll respond with a date and time for your audition.
WE CAN’T WAIT TO MEET YOU!