Silver Spring Stage is holding auditions for The 2025 One Act Festival. The festival will consist of four short original plays. The festival performances will run from August 8-17 with the same shows running both weekends. (See details below.)
Auditions will be held at Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD) on:
- Saturday June 7 from 1-3 pm
- Sunday June 8 from 1-3 pm
If you are unable to attend auditions in person, please email us at OAF2025@ssstage.org to arrange a video submission.
***Silver Spring Stage is an all-volunteer theater. All roles are open and unpaid.***
Auditions
You will be asked to present a monologue no longer than 60 seconds. Prepared, memorized monologues are preferred. However, actors may bring a copy of a monologue to read, and the Stage will also have printed monologues available. Walk-ups are permitted, but we will accommodate them only as time allows. After the monologues, the directors will ask actors to do some cold reading from the scripts of the one act plays.
Sign-up
** To audition, sign up here one of the hourly slots
Actors will need to fill out an audition form and submit a resume and headshot if available. Access the form here to print it out and complete it prior to your audition.
Actors must note their conflicts throughout the rehearsal process and run of the show, June 9 – August 18.
Rehearsals will typically be on both weeknights and weekends, depending on cast availability.
Tech and dress rehearsals begin on Sunday August 3.
Performances will run two weekends, August 8 -17 Performances will be Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 PM, with Sunday matinees every weekend at 2:00 PM. There is a Pay What You Can Preview on Thursday August 7.
Brush-up rehearsals may be held Thursday evenings before Friday performances.
Cast attendance is required at all rehearsals as called by the director unless a conflict has been previously indicated. Cast must be available for all tech and dress rehearsals, performances, and brush ups.
** If you have any questions, please email us at OAF2025@ssstage.org**
SHOW INFO
** Chiquita by James Bosley directed by Bill Hurlbut (3M, 1W)
One afternoon in a hotel room in Hollywood, the movie star Steve McQueen met with Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. They were there to discuss a movie idea. McQueen wants to make an auto racing movie, but discussion breaks down when Morrison suggests casting the Latina parking attendant at the hotel whose driving skills impressed him.
Characters:
Steve McQueen, 40s, a charismatic actor at the height of his career. He has a rebellious streak and is looking for a new direction.
Jim Morrison, 20s, a rock god with a poetic soul in search of transcendence through art.
Irene, 20s, a tough Latina parking attendant with wicked driving skills and a wariness of powerful white men.
Tomas, 20s, Irene’s protective brother, also a parking attendant.
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** The Waiting Room by Alli Hartley-Kong directed by Robin Berl (2W)
When loud-mouth comedian Natalie violates the fight club etiquette of the waiting room of a fertility clinic, an unexpected and hilarious friendship forms between her and Katherine, another woman who is waiting…not just to see the doctor, but to have a chance to start her family.
Characters:
Katherine, 38, has a quiet sadness about her, but she opens up as the play continues.
Natalie, 35, loud, bold, foul-mouthed comedian with little social graces who is a-okay with being that way.
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** After Charlottesville by Latisha Jones directed by Kristen Davis (2W)
When two best friends—one a white woman who attended the 2017 Charlottesville protest, the other an African American woman who couldn’t be there—reflect on the trauma and emotion through their personal experiences, exploring the impact of the events from both inside and outside the crowd.).
Characters:
Amber, White, early to mid 30s. Thoughtful and deeply caring. A well-meaning friend trying to make sense of her place in the fight for equal rights.
Marcy Black, early to mid 30s. Loyal, witty, and strong-willed. Offers strength, perspective, and humor in the face of painful truths.
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** A very different kind of truth by Erica Smith directed by David Dieudonne (1M, 2W)
Nine years ago, Cass and his sister disappeared. Cass came back after two months. Bee didn’t come back at all. Cass claims they were abducted by aliens – he even went on an Unsolved Mysteries type show to make his case- but no one believes him. Now Cass is pariah and Bee is still gone. Only Sayer accepts Cass’s crazy story…but what count as belief? And how solid can it really be?
Characters:
Michael Cassidy (Cass) – Male, late 20s/early 30s: Bee’s brother/Sayer’s boyfriend; in present day, real aimless, lost soul, really looking for some truth to hold on to, which may be less a matter of fact than of feeling. Loves his sister fiercely.
Sayer Morrison– Female, late 20s/early 30s: Cass’ girlfriend: supportive of Cass and his insistence that Bee will be found, but that support is starting to find its limits. Just wants “him” back.
Honeybee Cassidy (Bee) – Female, 18 (or can be a believable teenager): appears in flashbacks. Real “little sister” energy but sees/hears more than she lets on. Coming into her own identity. Cass’ sister
** Again, if you have any questions, please email us at OAF2025@ssstage.org**