We are holding open auditions for our 5th Annual SacTown Minute Play Festival!

Each play runs approximately 10 to 15 minutes. See below for remaining casting needs.

WHEN and WHERE FOR AUDITIONS

Sunday, July 26 at 5:30pm at Deedee Eldridge’s Home in Folsom, CA 95630 (exact address given upon registration)
Monday, July 27 at 6:30pm at Tana Aivaz Colburn’s Home in Carmichael, CA 95608 (exact address given upon registration)
Wednesday, July 29 at 6:30pm at Tana Aivaz Colburn’s Home in Carmichael, CA 95608 (exact address given upon registration)

NOTES

REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Auditions consist of cold-readings from the scripts.

FESTIVAL DATE

Saturday, September 26 at 1pm
at Royal Stage in Sunrise Mall
Learn More About The Festival Here
REGISTER TO AUDITION

Learn About the Plays

Bittercake

Directed by Erin Renfree

Written by Melissa Jordan Grey

Synopsis

When a young mother bakes her great-grandmother’s buttercake for her daughter’s birthday, five generations of women barge into the kitchen, each armed with ingredients and an opinion, stirring up very different ideas of what it means to show love.

Casting For

  • Rena: Deborah’s mother; Maya’s grandmother. A post-war immigrant. Warm, practical. Woman, Late 70s/Early 80s, any ethnicity.
  • Deborah: Rena’s daughter, Maya’s mother. Polished, anxious. Thin but not fit. Woman, Mid to late 50s, any ethnicity.
  • Maya: Deborah’s daughter. Rena’s granddaughter. Wry, modern, knows better. Visible tattoos. Woman, Late 20s, , any ethnicity.

Ghosted

Directed by Wesley Murphy

Written by Kevin Flaherty

Synopsis

A dramatic psychic’s séance goes hilariously off-script when she summons a sarcastic, tech-annoyed ghost . Bypassing the medium entirely, the spirit casually bonds with her disgruntled clients over mundane modern complaints. It’s a comedy about closing the veil, setting boundaries, and finding unexpected closure in the digital age.

Casting For

  • Madame Clarissa: Theatrical, controlling, deeply insecure beneath bombast. Woman, any age, any ethnicity.
  • Mr. Parker: Dry, practical, impatient. Man, any age, any ethnicity.
  • Mrs. Parker: Warm but cutting, values efficiency and emotional closure. Woman, any age, any ethnicity.
  • Eddie: Clarissa’s assistant. Well-meaning, distracted, quietly subversive. Man, any age, any ethnicity.
  • The Ghost (Barry): Voice only. Sarcastic, modern, emotionally unavailable. Man, any age, any ethnicity.
  • The Delivery Driver: Voice only. No nonsense. Just there to make the delivery. Man, any age, any ethnicity.

Gotta Dance! In the Suburbs

Directed by Laura Luke

Written by Shelley Segal

Synopsis

Celeste, a frustrated suburban housewife, refuses to return home to Oklahoma after a trip to New York because she wants to pursue the exciting life and career she thinks she missed. She spirals into a midlife rebellion in the middle of an airport terminal. After her husband and daughter give up on her she meets Herbert, a mysterious stranger who claims to be her occasional guardian angel. With the help of a metaphorical bridge, he shows Celeste what her community and family might lose if she abandons them. She also learns that fulfillment may come not from escaping home, but from reinventing it.

Casting For

  • Celeste: Frustrated housewife. Excitable. Loves her family but hates her suburban
    lifestyle. Woman, 40’s-50’s, any ethnicity.
  • Tom: Her pragmatic husband. Earnest, Detail-oriented. Loves where he lives. Man, 40s-50s
    any ethnicity.
  • Kelsie: Their 16-year-old daughter. Smart, Athletic, Wry. Woman, teens/early 20s, any
    ethnicity.
  • Herbert: Kind, wise, paternal—a real angel. Man, 50s –70s, any ethnicity.

Miner’s Hope

Directed by Christine Lovette

Written by Jack Calvert

Synopsis

The realities of a miner’s life are seen in this play.  We see that when the miner’s worst fear is realized, escape can be found in an unexpected way. An explosion forces three miners to face the prospect of being trapped a half-mile underground and challenges them to find a way to escape, one way of another.

Casting For

  • Three miners – Men, 20s – 40s, any ethnicity.
    • Karl
    • Paddy
    • Stan

Psyched Out

Directed by Gillian Rains

Written by Hadley Granger

Synopsis

An anxious dreamer wakes up in their own mind. They must journey through the mind and face the three parts of themselves in order to find their way home.

Casting For

  • Dreamer: Earnest, bewildered, vulnerable. A bit anxious, an overthinker. Any gender, 18+, any ethnicity.
  • Ego: pragmatic, wise, slightly exhausted. The mediator. Any gender, 18+, any ethnicity.
  • Superego: Stern, moralizing, maybe too judgemental at times. Any gender, 18+, any ethnicity.
  • ID: Loud, aggressive, manipulative, a bit animalistic. Full of bad ideas. Any gender, 18+, any ethnicity.

Slap Happy

Directed by Edward A. Nason

Written by Margaret McAleese

Synopsis

When novelist Steve signs up for a tour of a local historic home for inspiration for his new book, his expectation is vintage charm and the flavor of the old world. Alongside the museum docent, Frankie, and a new acquaintance, Sarah, the home turns out to be a spiritual and profound experience for all.

Casting For

  • Frankie: customer service friendly museum docent. Any gender, age, and ethnicity.
  • Steve: a writer aloofly interested in everything. Man, 50s, any ethnicity.
  • Sarah: a slap happy advocate for women. Woman, 60s, any ethnicity.