ACTOR AUDITIONS
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart”
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a Gothic psychological horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Borealis Dance Theatre presents this short story turning the story into a script and telling it through spoken word and dance.
Auditioning male and female identifying actors for 2 lead roles.
The "Narrator" and "Subconscious" can be played by either male or female identifying actors.
The two play off each other and finish each other's sentences as they are the same person. There is a tight relationship between these two characters.
Both characters will have to perform movement as well.
The Narrator/ Subconscious: The narrator is a killer unaware of his own madness who throughout the tale tries desperately to convince the audience that he is not insane. The narrator pleads his sanity by portraying himself as extremely sensitive, able to perceive things in a nearly superhuman manner (“I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.”). His high estimation of his abilities extends to how he carries out his crime, and he brags about his patience, his careful movements, and his cunning in being kind to the old man’s face. By the narrator’s estimation, if his perception is so strong and his movements so planned and careful, he cannot possibly be mad. However, his understanding of himself ignores that his primary motivation is incredibly irrational. His goal is to kill an old man because one of the old man’s eyes has an unusual appearance. If the narrator has a sensitivity, it appears to be emotional. His discomfort over the eye’s appearance is thus magnified to terror, and his guilt over the murder agitates him to the point of confession.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Reading passages from The Tell Tale Heart.
Please bring a hard copy of your headshot and resume for the director.
Arrive at least 15 minutes early to complete audition paperwork and check in.
Actors with experience in movement are encouraged to share those talents during the audition process.
AUDITION LOCATION:
Date: Sunday, September 27 (3:30pm-5pm)
Location: Turning Pointe Dance Studio: 4101 Nicols Rd, Eagan, MN 55122
Please register below and confirm your place at auditions.
REHEARSAL / PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:
Rehearsals are on Sundays from 5:30-8:30 at Turning Pointe Dance Studio in Eagan. Rehearsals begin October 11 and run until February 21. (No rehearsal December 27)
March 4-6, 2027 @ 7:30pm
Tech Feb 28- March 3 in the evening.
More information will come after the auditions about rehearsals.
COMPENSATION:
$200 stipend
REGISTER TO AUDITION
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Borealis Dance Theatre’s mission is to make the art of dance more accessible to the community by
finding new ways to look at our world and reflecting modern life through movement.
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In the spirit of integrating new ideas into everyday life,
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