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Open auditions for . . .
| Auditions: November 2 & 4, 2021 Signups begin at 7:15 pm Auditions: 7:30 pm Marjorie Prime By Jordan Harrison Directed by Tony Pallone Performance dates: January 21 – 23 & 26 – 30, 2022 |
| SYNOPSIS: Aging Marjorie is a jumble of disparate, fading memories, but her handsome new companion – who runs on artificial intelligence – is there to help her reconstruct her reality as she’d most like to remember it. Jordan Harrison’s “Marjorie Prime, ” a 2015 Pulitzer finalist, is a searing look at the near future, and the Pandora’s box we might open by using technology to cheat death. Available Roles: MARJORIE – Late 60s – 80s. Feisty and sharp, but beginning to lose her memory. WALTER – late 20s – 30s. Handsome career man. Marjorie’s husband from the past. TESS – 40s – 50s. Marjorie’s daughter. Both her relationship with her mother and her willingness to accept technology as a solution are struggles. JON – 40s -50s. Kind, helpful husband to Tess. Marjorie describes him as having “a face to grow old with.” |
| Schenectady Civic Players promotes inclusive casting, and encourages individuals, regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, or disability, to participate in the audition process. |