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Auditions for Soldier’s Daughter May 22-23 Auditions for Soldier’s Daughter are coming soon! Matt Falduto will direct. Performances will take place July 15-23 at Janet Schlapkohl’s farm, located a little ways outside of Iowa City. SCRIPT: Find the script here. AUDITION WHEN and WHERE: Sunday, May 22, 1 p.m. Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A Monday, May 23, 6:30 p.m. Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room D ABOUT THE SHOW: 13-year old Tigerlily is waiting for her Dad to return from the latest of many deployments to Afghanistan. She’s eagerly awaiting his homecoming, which will hopefully be for good this time. Asleep on the porch of her farmhouse, she is awakened by her dream come true – her father is there in front of her. He wants to take her on a ‘story walk’ of their farm, an old tradition that they’d done many times in the past. At each location on their farm, her dad tells her a different story. But something is different this time and as the walk progresses, Tigerlily realizes her future may never be the same. STUFF TO NOTE: * This show was written by members of the Black Doggers playwrighting group of Eastern Iowa. * It will be performed outdoors, promenade style, as the audience will move to different locations on the farm as the show progresses. * This should be a...

Auditions Announced for July Show, Soldiers Daughter Auditions have also been set for the July show, Soldier’s Daughter, Sunday, May 22 at 1 pm and Monday, May 23 at 6:30 pm at the Iowa City Public Library, Room A. No preparation is required. The show dates are July 15, 16, 22, 23. The show will be presented at Country Camp, a farm outside of Iowa City. The concept is a collaborative show where different writers create short playlets based around a different theme. The overarching storyline is a soldier returning from war to tell his daughter stories that he feels are important for her to know. Each of the playlets will be one of the stories. The show is performed promenade style as audience will follow the action to different sites on the farm. The characters include… DAD – 30s or 40s, a soldier TIGERLILY – 12 years old 3 BIRDS GOATSINGER ARIA – young woman CORAL – young woman EROS – God of Love PYSCHE – Bride of Eros MOOSE 1 – older MOOSE 2 – younger SARAH – teenager HOPE – a fairy COUSIN – teenager GYPSY GRANDPA TIGER BOY – 17 years old 2 PIRATES (can be played by the same actors who play Moose 1 and 2) 6 SAILORS (can be played by the same actors who play Cousin, Eros, Pysche, Aria, Coral and Grandpa)...