Upcoming Auditions

 Cornerstone Theatre Company

is holding auditions for David Ives's Venus in Fur. 

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Send your headshot, resume and a list of your conflicts (see rehearsal schedule below) to admin@cornerstonepdx.com to be considered. We will reach out to confirm receipt and your time-slot.

 

Auditions will be held on Tuesday, 10.6 from 6-9:30pm at InStudio255 (1028 SE Water Ave, Suite 255, Portland.)

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Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, 10.13 from 6-9:30pm at InStudio255 (1028 SE Water Ave, Suite 255, Portland.)

 

Sides will be provided.

 

Available role:

 

Thomas Novachek - Male-presenting - mid 30's-mid 40's

 

Thomas is a playwright trying his hand at directing so that no one ruins his baby, an adaptation of Sacher-Masoch's 'Venus in Furs.' We meet Thomas at the end of a long and frustrating audition day that has yet to yield his leading lady. When Vanda crashes through the door Thomas is forced to confront the chasm between the beliefs that have underpinned his world and the reality he can no longer look away from.

This is a paid acting opportunity.

 

The role of Vanda has been pre-cast.

 

Venus in Fur will be performed at Coho Theatre (2257 NW Raliegh) over January 14-24, 2027.

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Rehearsals for Venus in Fur will take place the week of Dec. 7th through the preview on January 14th.

 

Venus in Fur will be directed by Jamie M. Rea.

 

Rehearsals will typically take place on weekday evenings, most often 6:30-9:30pm, and Sundays from 12-5pm. We will take holidays into account.

Rehearsals will be held primarily in the inner east side off Water Avenue.

 

About Venus in Fur:

 

This is a 2-person tempest in a teapot, an epic timely and timeless struggle contained in about 90 minutes in a shabby audition room. In this funny, fiery, erotic and surprising play, Vanda and Thomas take us on an engrossing journey at a breakneck pace. When Vanda turns up (way late) to audition for Thomas's stage adaptation of Sacher-Masoch's 'Venus in Furs,' Thomas's world begins to rip apart at the seams.

 

Venus in Fur is an enthralling exploration of intimacy, inner lives and the churning below the surface. It holds up a mirror. It gives us no breaks, no outs. It is charming, endearing, searingly funny, and alluring, while forcing us to sit with discomfort, to confront the unsettling, to question. To call this play a battle of the sexes is only beginning to scratch the surface.

 

Venus in Fur opened off-Broadway in 2010 at Classic Stage Company. After an extended run it was transferred to Broadway via the Manhattan Theatre Club. It was nominated for Best Play at the 2011-2012 season Tonys and won Nina Arianda a Tony Award for her portrayal of Vanda. The play received it's West End premier in 2017.

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We regularly check our files when casting, so you are always welcome to submit your headshot and resume to admin@cornerstonepdx.com for future casting consideration.