R25 Theater

Announcing auditions for our Fall show

R25 Theater Company presents “The Outsider” from September 12 through October 5 at California Stage, 2509 R Street, in Sacramento. Performances are 7pm on Fridays and Saturday and 2pm on Sundays. “Play It Straight” is directed by Scott and Linda Taylor. Tickets go on sale by July 1.

Auditions

Monday June 23 and Tuesday June 24 at 6:30pm at California Stage

Six roles available, 3 men, 3 women 20ish-60ish

“The Outsider” is a great script; it’s funny, smart, and takes no sides politically. If you like snappy dialouge, and an opportunity to strut your stuff to an audience filled with laughter, this may be your show.

Note: the role of Ned Newley, the new governor, is precast.

Auditions are at 6:30pm Monday June 23 and Tuesday June 24 at California Stage Theatre, 2509 R Street, but please enter through the courtyard/parking area at 1723 25th Street. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Callbacks will be Monday, June 30 at 7pm.

Rehearsals begin Monday, July 28 at California Stage Theater, and will be scheduled according to actor availability, with the primary rehearsal schedule being in the evenings Monday through Thursday, with possibly an August Saturday, and Sunday tech on September 7.

Performances are September 12 through October 5, Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm.

THE STORY: Ned Newley doesn’t even want to be governor. He’s terrified of public speaking; his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things differently: Ned might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for… the worst candidate to ever run for office. “The Outsider” is a timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy!

“Funny, timely, and dare we say, entirely possible, The Outsider is a wonderfully crafted, superbly presented show… It is an insightful, witty satire about modern American politics that will appeal to a vast audience.” —BroadwayWorld

Six roles available
PAIGE CALDWELL, female, 20s-60s. A professional pollster. A smart, confident woman with a professional’s view of politics, she see it as a series of contests to be won.
DAVE RILEY, male 20s-50s (should be similar in age to Rachel). The Chief of Staff to the new governor. Very smart, but, despite years of experience in government, is endearingly earnest and naive on the subject of polities.
LOUISE PEAKES, female, 30s-60s. A temporary employee hired as the governor’s executive assistant. Personable, likable, impressively confident, and entirely inept. Without knowing it, she has the air of a politician about her. The friendliness of her smile, and the confident way she looks you in the eye, would make you think, “I’d like to shake her hand.”
ARTHUR VANCE, male, 30s-60s. One of the most experiences and successful political consultants in the country, and he knows it. His overbearing personality, and confidence in his own opinions over the opinions of others, should make him disagreeable, but his ego is more than tempered by the joy, even glee, that he brings into the room. He’s a showman, but his excitement is 100% genuine, and it’s contagious.
RACHEL PARSONS, female, 20s-40s, (should be similar in age to Dave), a TV reporter who has the looks to be an on-air correspondent, though, if television had never been invented, she’d still be a journalist. Straight-forward and honest, and inquisitive by nature, Rachel is very insightful, but can sabotage herself by sharing her thoughts in bursts that might be TMI, too much information.
A.C. PETERSEN, male, 20s-50s, a TV camera guy, who is the guy working hard behind the scenes that most people don’t notice. Which is fine with A.C., he has a low tolerance for idiocy and prefers to not interact with anyone. His near-silence hides some still waters, though, making A.C. a bit of a mystery.

Actors will be paid a stipend.

For more information, please email R25theater@gmail.com

Above: photos from recent productions