Wednesday, August 3 – 7:00PM & 8:30PM
Thursday, August 4 – 7:00PM & 8:30PM
Sign up for an audition slot here.
The Broadview Heights Spotlights Theater will hold auditions for Monster in the Closet by Angela D. Stewart on Wednesday, August 3 and Thursday, August 4. Auditioners should sign up for one of the available slots on one of the nights. This Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) Production will be directed by Brenton Cochran and Kayleigh Joyce
The play tells the story of Emily, who has a big problem. Not only is she sent to bed just as she reaches the highest level of her new video game, but there’s a monster in her closet! It’s not just her imagination. Her friend Stephanie saw it, too. Suffering the teasing of her brother and his friends, Emily and Stephanie recruit some of their own friends to help capture the monster. What they don’t know is that Murray, the closet monster, doesn’t mean any harm — he only wants to play Emily’s new video game. He’s too scared of kids to even think about trying to frighten them. Murray’s boss, the Dream King, has heard about his goofing off on the job, and now Murray is on probation. Murray’s supervisor, fellow monster Wanda, is not happy with him either. After all, every monster knows that when a child is born, a monster is assigned to watch over her — not to play with her toys and especially not to get caught in the act! What will happen when Emily has all her friends over for a sleepover to try to capture Murray? Even with Emily’s friend Brain’s careful analysis and planning, the girls wind up trapping the Dream King and his secretary, Toady, instead of Murray.
PERFORMANCES
Saturdays, October 8 & 15 at 2:00PM and 6:00PM
Sundays, October 9 & 16 at 2:00PM
PREPARATION / MORE INFO
Auditions are open to ages 11 and up. Roles for teens and adults. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Callback auditions, if needed, are to be determined. Rehearsals will begin in September. All actors are volunteers, no equity contracts are available for this production.
Sign up for an audition slot here.
ROLES
The directors reserve the right to double or combine roles.
| EMILY | athletic young girl; loves telling stories |
| TOM | her big brother; loves teasing his little sister |
| MOM | middle-aged; has a thing for neatness |
| STEPHANIE | Emily’s friend, fond of anything police-related |
| BRAIN | Emily’s friend, very studious; a talking encyclopedia |
| MEGAN | Emily’s friend, bookish; loves reading mythical fantasy |
| TARA | Emily’s friend, rough-and-tumble tomboy; fond of baseball |
| KELLY | Emily’s friend, sarcastic; a true skeptic |
| MARY | Emily’s friend, very absorbed in her appearance |
| CHRIS | Tom’s friend, superstitious |
| SHELBY | Tom’s friend, quiet; has a crush on Emily |
| NATHAN | Tom’s friend, Stephanie’s brother; fond of basketball |
| MURRAY | impish male closet monster with fangs, claws, horns and a very long tail; loves video game |
| WANDA | female closet monster; motherly |
| TOADY | little monster; harried secretary to the Dream King |
| DREAM KING | statuesque, rather self-absorbed fellow |
| SANDMAN | ethereal character with a long white beard and flowing robes |
| ROBIN | rookie Dreamweaver; a glowing little sprite |
| JAMIE | experienced Dreamweaver; also a glowing little sprite |
PLEASE NOTE
As of November 1st, 2021, Broadview Heights Spotlights requires all volunteers, actors, and production staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to auditions in order to be involved in any production. Please bring proof of vaccination to auditions along with a headshot and resume if you have them.
For more information contact director Brenton Cochran at fashionlovestheatre@gmail.com.
