two stage readings

GOD SAID THIS by Leah Nanako Winkler and THE GREAT LEAP by Lauren Yee.

Readings will be presented for two nights at a site-specific venue.There is a stipend. Rehearsals TBD as scheduled from April 15 – June 17

Performance dates: GOD SAID THIS: June 17, 18 and THE GREAT LEAP: June 24, 25

GOD SAID THIS by Leah Nanako Winkler

JAMES

Father. A recovering alcoholic. Inappropriate. Can be mean but can also be surprisingly sentimental. Seeking redemption but will never say he’s sorry. Funny at times but mostly when he doesn’t mean to be. Kentuckian.

MASAKO

Mother. Has cancer. A total optimist and a beam of light, though when sad the tears cut deep. Masako’s resilience is her strength – even if it’s not so obvious at first. Japanese immigrant.

SOPHIE

The youngest daughter. Kind, patient, but imperfect. Her biggest fears have come to life and she is on the verge of a breaking point. Kentuckian. A born-again Christian.

HIRO

The eldest daughter. New York transplant. Isn’t always aware of how she affects others but is making a huge effort to be there for her family. Can be cool and collected, but epiphanies hit her all at once to the point of overwhelming emotion.

JOHN

Hiro’s friend from high school. A funny, straightforward, don’t take no shit kind of person. Kind of a jerk actually. But a respectable one. Sometimes has a dark anger behind his eye. Kentuckian.

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CASTING CALL:

THE GREAT LEAP by Lauren Yee

MANFORD

Male, Chinese-American. Intense, scrappy, runs into trouble, attacks the rim, has a ruthless crossover. Not tall. More Allen Iverson than Jeremy Lin.

CONNIE

Female, Chinese-American, Manford’s cousin, and UC Berkeley grad student. Level-headed, big picture. A Chris Paul/Klay Thompson type.

WEN CHANG

Male, Chinese, coach of Beijing University’s men’s basketball team. Observant, efficient.

SAUL

Male, Jewish, coach of University of San Francisco’s men’s basketball team. A shit-talking, shot-blocking, wash-up Larry Bird.