SPAIN: actors (m), 25-45, Black, English spkrs, for theatre in Barcelona [PS]
project title: Festen
production type: theatre
pay: profit-share
looking for actors
based in/around: Barcelona, Spain
about the project
DOUBLE TAKE THEATRE are putting on the English spoken play ’Festen’ by David Eldridge.
SYNOPSIS: Originally a Danish “Dogma” film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, Festen was adapted to the stage by David Eldridge. A very dark comedy, it tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their father’s 60th birthday. After the guests have assembled for dinner, the eldest son reads out a series of “truth speeches”. And as he reads, it becomes dramatically clear that he is not praising his father but accusing him of a dark secret. The rest of the story traces the family’s turbulent battle with the truth to discover whether the son’s rage is justified or the product of a warped imagination. What makes Festen a compelling watch is how information is slowly drip-fed to the audience; it’s as if they too are also guests at the party, learning the truth as events unfold.
Performances on 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 28th, 29th, 30th April 2023 at the Espai Piluso, Barcelona.
Rehearsals Mid January to mid April 2023
Pay Profit Share.
playing age: 25 - 45
role languages: English/English-American
role ethnicities: Black
male, Black (ideally Nigerian), 25-45, with a good level of English
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