Hovey Players Audition Notice

Stupid Fucking Bird by Aaron Posner
Directed by Demetra Tseckares
Production Dates: March 21 - April 5, 2025
​Audition Dates: January 5th & 6th at 7pm

Callbacks: January 8th at 7pm

 

Please sign up for an audition slot here.

All actors who are auditioning are encouraged to be familiar with the material. The script can be found here.
 

Synopsis:

Kind, hopeful Dev suffers from an unrequited love for Mash, who composes cleverly despairing songs on the ukulele. Mash is desperately in love with Con, a passionate playwright who is deeply in love with Nina, his beautiful, vibrant muse, and childhood friend. Nina seems to love him back, until she becomes entranced by Trig, a literary star who is dating Con’s mother Emma, a famous and wildly successful actress who, in the eyes of her son, has sold out her artistic soul.   With a dead bird, a gun, and a little help from the audience, Con might be able to win Nina’s heart again… or at least feed his own tentative, morbid creativity. In this edgy, funny, and compassionate reboot of Anton Chekhov’s famous The Seagull, Aaron Posner has created a strong, energetic ensemble piece, a hilarious and moving meditation on love, art, life, and the world we live in.

Character Descriptions:

Conrad: male, age 20s-30s

Emma’s son. Author, poet, performance creator. In love with Nina.

Emma: female, age 40s-50s

Conrad’s mother, a very famous actress of stage and screen.

Doyle Trigorin: male, age 40s-50s

Famous author, very popular. Emma’s lover.

Nina: female, age 20s-30s

Aspiring actress. Emma and Conrad’s neighbor.

Dev: male, age 20s-30s

Conrad’s best friend. Totally in love with Mash.

Mash: female, age 20s-30s

Longtime neighbor and part time employee of Emma.  In love with Conrad. Sings and plays Ukelele

Sorn: male, age 50s-60s

Emma’s brother, Conrad’s uncle. A Doctor.

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While this play is based on Chekhov, it is not important at all that the cast be all white (or Russian looking, etc).  This is a take on the “classic” and as such, the director wants the cast as diverse as possible.  The director encourages all actors who vibe with this play to audition.  

 

 If you cannot make any of the audition slots, please reach out to the Director at demetrax88@gmail.com to make alternate arrangements.

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