How Fast Should We Go?; Non-Union, Volunteer
How Fast Should We Go?; Non-Union, Volunteer
About the Show
“How Fast Should We Go?” is a new play developed out of a collaboration with 12 diverse playwrights and funded by the humanities institute Avalon Institute. It is our creative take on the high-energy, intimate *Neo-Futurist style of theater, in which a troupe of performers attempts to perform 30, 2-minute plays in 60 minutes– in an order determined live by the audience.
The “micro-plays” we’ve selected run the gamut in style, tone and genre, from philosophical meditations to movement pieces to broad comedy and classic drama, but were all inspired by the thoroughly relevant modern question– how fast should we go? The play explores this question applied to everything from technological progress to romantic escalation.
*note: we have no affiliation with the theatre troupe "The San Francisco Neo-Futurists"
Rehearsal Start date: 9/20
Performance Start date: 10/21
What We're Looking For
Looking for experienced, adaptable stage actors to play a variety of comedic and dramatic roles for a theatre production this fall entitled, “How Fast Should We Go?”
Actors should be comfortable with both drama and comedy. Some actors will need facility with heightened language, but not all.
A background in improv, dance, physical theatre, clowning, Viewpoints, or athletics is not required, but is a plus!
Any age, any ethnicity, any gender.
How to sign up for an Audition
Self-tapes due by September 12th at midnight. We are aware this a FAST TURN-AROUND, so if you think you're a good fit and you need more time, please email zoecurzi@avalon.institute and we'll see if we can give you more time or slot you directly into callbacks. We'd prefer to receive a self-tape first, however, if possible.
To submit, fill out the Google form that is attached to this listing (there's a space in the form to submit your self-tape).
Self-tape Instructions:
Please select one character in the provided scenes/monologues, regardless of written gender/age, and send us a self-tape by midnight this Saturday, 9/12.
If you'd like to select more than one character, you're welcome to, but it's not required.
If it's a scene, please find someone to read off camera with you and be sure we can see your face/eyes (don't be in profile).
Additional Info
Director: : Zoe Rose Curzi
Playwright: : Zoe Rose Curzi (and others)
Rehearsal Start Date: : 9/20/2026
Performance Start Date: : 10/21/2026
Rehearsal Location: : San Francisco
Performance Location: : San Francisco run, plus 1 Berkeley performance
Pay Rate: : $300-600 stipend total for rehearsals and performance, depending on what production can afford. We'll pay as much as we can to the performers! Non-union.
Audition Date(s) and Time(s): : Self-tapes due by September 12th at midnight. We are aware this a FAST TURN-AROUND, so if you think you're a good fit and you need more time, please email zoecurzi@avalon.institute and we'll see if we can give you more time or slot you directly into callbacks. We'd prefer to receive a self-tape first, however, if possible.
To submit, fill out the Google form that is attached to this listing (there's a space in the form to submit your self-tape).
Audition Location: : Self-tape Instructions:
Please select one character in the provided scenes/monologues, regardless of written gender/age, and send us a self-tape by midnight this Saturday, 9/12.
If you'd like to select more than one character, you're welcome to, but it's not required.
If it's a scene, please find someone to read off camera with you and be sure we can see your face/eyes (don't be in profile).
Number of roles available: : 5
Will there be callbacks? : Yes
Callback date, time, and location: : Likely 9/15 and 9/16 afternoon/evening, on Zoom