AUDITION NOTICE
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
THE EDGE THEATRE COMPANY

Director: Richard R Cowden (970.210.7655, cowdenrichard@yahoo.com)

Audition Date: Saturday, March 23
10:00am-1:00pm
The Edge Theatre
1560 Teller St.
Lakewood, CO

Callback Date: Sunday, March 24
10:00am-2:00pm
The Edge Theatre

Requirements: Two contrasting one-minute contemporary monologues (auditions will be timed)

Rehearsals: July 22-August 28 (generally Monday through Thursday evenings)

Performances: August 30-September 29 (Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00, Sundays at 6:00)

Compensation: All roles are paid a minimum honorarium and a percentage of net sales

Roles Available: TOM, an American GI (20s)
KEV, an American GI (20s)
MUSA, an Iraqi translator (20s to 30s)
UDAY HUSSEIN, the ghost of Saddam Hussein’s son (30s)
HADIA/IRAQI TEENAGER (female, teens to early 20s)
IRAQI WOMAN (30s to 60s)
(The role of the TIGER will be played by Paul A. Page.)

Considerations: Iraqi dialects will be used, and there is a good deal of Arabic spoken in the play. We will have a dialect & language consultant for this production.

Rajiv Joseph’s BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO opened on Broadway in March 2011, directed by Moises Kaufman and starring Robin Williams as the Tiger. The play was subsequently nominated for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. As this is a regional premiere, scripts are not yet readily available to the general public. For information on how to acquire a perusal script and for an appointment, contact the director.