AUDITION NOTICE - Crane Girl by Falling Iguana Theatre

• Submission deadline: April 20th.

• Audition date: April 24th.

• Submission email: fallingiguanatheatre@gmail.com

• Agreement: Artists’ Collective Policy, in addition to a minimum guaranteed rehearsal honorarium.

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Falling Iguana Theatre is holding in-person auditions for the upcoming production of its award-winning play Crane Girl (written by Alexa Higgins) premiering at the Hamilton Fringe Festival July 16-27, 2025.  If artists are unavailable to to audition in person, self tapes may be arranged. 

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*IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a possibility of Crane Girl touring out of province for approximately one week immediately after the Hamilton Fringe. Actors would be engaged under an additional contract, with travel and accommodation covered. More details will be provided to actors called to audition.  

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FIT is seeking one actor to play multiple roles in Crane Girl. Actors of all ages, genders, and ethnicities are encouraged to apply. As with all of FIT’s work, this production will involve a great deal of movement and heightened physicality to tell the story. Movement is developed in the rehearsal hall, and as such an ability/desire to work collaboratively is required. Please note: part of the Crane Girl set is a climbable structure, so some degree of comfort when climbing is preferred.

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• THE PLAY: 

Crane Girl, inspired by a real event, is a fictionalized exploration of what might cause a woman with no training, experience, or equipment, to freestyle climb a crane. It follows Jane, a young married woman who, having witnessed a tragic event, suddenly finds herself feeling untethered, enraged, and trapped. Jane can see no way out of the cage she has built around herself until she realizes she should not have been looking for a way out, but rather, up. Every character lives somewhere on the crane, so as Jane continues her thrilling ascent, she comes face to face with the very past she is trying to climb away from. Crane Girl explores rage and women’s bodies, societal constraints, reproductive rights, and what it means to find your voice. It is an urgent rallying call to speak, to rage, to climb away from an antiquated past and towards a feminist future.

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• ROLE TO BE CAST:

 

ACTOR 2 (any age, any ethnicity, any gender) playing all three roles of KIRA, LAURA, and POLICE OFFICER (brief breakdowns below):

 

KIRA, a bystander who witnesses Jane’s climb. Nosy, very chatty, and good-natured. 

LAURA, Jane’s best friend and Evan’s sister. Sardonic, kind, and struggles with alcohol addiction.

POLICE OFFICER, an officer who speaks to the firefighter about his missing brother. No nonsense, professional.

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Please send your headshot and resume to fallingiguanatheatre@gmail.com with “Crane Girl Auditions” and your name in the subject line. Please include a brief description of your experience with movement (dance, physical theatre, rock climbing, anything else you deem relevant!). Submissions are due by April 20, 2025; however, early submissions are encouraged. 

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• REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE DETAILS:

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Rehearsals will begin in early May, and increase closer to the performance dates, based on actor availability. There will be seven performances at the Hamilton Fringe Festival between July 16 and July 27 with mandatory tech and dress rehearsal dates TBD. 

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We look forward to seeing your work!

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Alexa Higgins & Ian Ottis Goff