Please join Dreamwell Theatre for auditions of Shiver by local playwright, Wren Stone! This show is being directed by Owen Brightman, and will be workshopped. Workshop leads are Matt Brewbaker, and Madonna Smith.

Auditions are at the Iowa City Public Library. Sides will be available for a 2-hour check out  at the 2nd floor info desk, beginning October 31. Sides will be provided by the director for auditions.

November 4th from 6-9 pm, Meeting Room D
November 5th from 6-9 pm, Meeting Room A

We are looking for 6-8 actors, varying ages and gender presentations.

Dogwood – (nonbinary, mid 20s) Aspen’s best friend, along for the ride with Aspen. Secretly, yet not so secretly, in love with Aspen.

Aspen –  (nonbinary,  mid 20s) Hopeless and lost. A tired lover, made cold by the world around them. On a road trip with their best friend Dogwood on the way to their wedding with Axel.

King of Crows – A royal fellow. Upbeat and posh, is a giant crow. Owns a pub in the middle of the woods. Unknown age.

Witch of the Wood – An older woman. Can be cruel, can be charitable. Divorced the King of Crows. Unknown age.

Axel Timber/Doll – (m, mid 20s) Aspen’s fiancé. Unfaithful and controlling. Loving. Good and bad, unsure as of right now.

Man in a Hole – (m, late 20s-late 30s) A wild guy who loves being in holes. Pops up from time to time from various holes in the area.

*Some actors may be cast for more than one role.

Show info:

Shiver, By Wren Stone
Directed by Owen Brightman
February 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:30 pm at The ArtiFactory

Love and addiction. Aspen and Dogwood are left stranded in the woods after getting into an accident on the way to Aspen’s wedding. Though they are not alone, there are strange and eccentric creatures that inhabit the woods. Some that are helpful, some that are more ambivalent to the two. As time seems to strain and twist, both Aspen and Dogwood are made to reflect on the moments that lead them to exactly where they are as they try to find their way through the woods.

Additional info: 

*This will be a workshop process, involving collaborative conversation with the playwright and edits being made throughout the rehearsal period, with an eventual “script freeze” date decided in advance, so actors can be memorized for performances.

*This script includes explicit sexual content, which will be choreographed. The director of this production has extensive experience choreographing theatrical intimacy, and third-party intimacy professionals can also be brought in at actor request.