Casting Breakdown

The team will be casting 5-7 performers. Everyone, except the protagonist Lyra, will play multiple roles. All roles may be filled by actors of any gender, race, identity, ability, etc. Instead of auditioning for specific roles, you will audition to be a part of the ensemble—specific roles will be distributed by the top of Spring quarter, following the Winter workshops. 

The team is looking for performers with a wide range of skill sets, from conventional acting to physical theater to puppetry.* No experience required. Some of the Roles the team hopes to cast are looking for:

— Lyra: age 10-12; deeply curious and strong-willed, she is our protagonist and sets off on an adventure to heal the fantasy world of Moonfall of its mysterious sickness.

• The Sun/Narrator: age infinite; the mythic personification of the Sun who has lost her sister, the Moon; narrates the play to the audience
• The Lighthouse Keeper: the keeper of an ancient lighthouse in the desert, has gone mad after centuries without the ocean
• The Sky Turtle: a floating turtle in the sky with a wry sense of humor
• The Monster: lives underground, has never seen sunlight; voiced by several performers
• The Fairy: Lyra’s magical companion on her adventure; puppeteers the flashlight that represents the fairy onstage

*Puppetry, in this case, does not involve personified, muppet-style talking puppets—often, our “puppeteering” will involve aiming a flashlight so it appears to be a fairy, rippling blue silks to become an ocean, or working with objects on a miniature scale to stage fantastical events that would otherwise be impossible to represent onstage!