Announcing auditions for Theatre Pro Rata’s dual productions of Three Sisters / No Sisters.
Three Sisters, by Anton Chekhov in an English language version by Cordelia Lynn
Directed by Carin Bratlie Wethern
performed simultaneously with:
No Sisters, A Dramatic Poem of Heartbreak & Longing, by Aaron Posner
Directed by Julie Phillips
About 3/No:
In a house in a provincial town, three sisters wait, and wait, and wait for their lives to begin. They long to leave their provincial lives, but are thwarted at every turn by heartache, disappointment, and a maddening inability to change. Three Sisters, written in 1900 by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, centers on a conflict between reality and illusions. Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's Three Sisters is fresh, funny, and incredibly timely. While Three Sisters plays out on the mainstage, half the cast is simultaneously performing in the lobby. In that play the characters don’t know they are in a play. In this play, they know they’re in two plays! No Sisters unpacks the oddballs, the loners, and the oddities of Chekhov’s characters in a wildly funny play about wildly unhappy people.
Performance Dates:
May 9-24, 2025
Performance schedule:
Week 1: Thurs preview, Fri 7:30, Sat 7:30, Mon 7:30 PWYC
Week 2: Fri 7:30, Sat 7:30, Sun 2pm matinee, Mon 7:30 PWYC
Week 3: Fri 7:30, Sat 7:30 Closing
Performance Venue:
The Crane Theater
3 Sisters - Mainstage
No Sisters - Lobby
2303 Kennedy St NE UNIT 120, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Rehearsal Dates:
March 31-May 8, 2025
M/T/TH/F (6:30-9:30pm) and Sat (1:00-5:00pm).
Cast:
3 Sisters: 13 actors, non-AEA. Scripted as 7M, 6W.
Note that the role of Masha (14th actor) has been cast.
No Sisters: 7 actors, non-AEA.Scripted as 4M,3W.
Note that these actors are in both shows.
The actors in No Sisters also play roles in 3 Sisters, and move between the productions during performance. Actors will be asked to portray the gender listing in the script. Casting is gender-flexible. Queer, trans, and non-binary actors are encouraged to audition. Theatre Pro Rata is committed to a cast of at least 31% BIPOC actors, to reflect the demographics of the Twin Cities Metro community.
Actors in 3 Sisters: $650 stipend paid
Actors in 3 Sisters and No Sisters: $1,300 stipend paid
Characters:
Olga (Olya): The eldest sister, a schoolteacher.
Masha: The middle sister, trapped in an unhappy marriage.
Irina: The youngest sister, idealistic and yearning for meaning.
*Andrey (Andrei): Their brother, ambitious but thwarted by life and his marriage.
*Natasha: Andrey’s wife, an outsider who grows controlling over time.
Vershinin: A philosophical army officer, Masha's lover.
*Tuzenbach: A baron and officer, in love with Irina.
*Solyony: A strange and antagonistic officer, also in love with Irina.
Chebutykin: A family friend and doctor, often drunk and nostalgic.
Ferapont: A messenger and servant to the council.
*Anfisa: An elderly servant of the family.
Rode: A young officer and colleague of Tuzenbach and Solyony.
*Fedotik: A cheerful officer and friend of the family, often brings gifts.
*Kulygin: Masha’s husband, a schoolteacher, naïve and ineffectual.
*in both productions.
Audition Dates:
In-Person Auditions: Sat Jan 11, 10:00am-4:00pm.
In-Person Callbacks: Sat Jan 25, 10:00am-4:00pm.
Callback Location:
The Crane Theater
2303 Kennedy St NE UNIT 120, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Audition Details:
Fill out this form. Note that you will be asked to upload a headshot, resume. Please prepare a short, contemporary monologue. You will be asked to perform it twice, once performed as if you are on stage for the theater and once performed as if it’s for the camera. If you do not have a monologue you may choose to read a side from this list.
You will receive a copy of the form with your responses as confirmation of your submission. Our audition coordinator will be in touch only if we are missing anything or a file will not open. Called back actors will be contacted by the morning of Sat, Jan 18, 2025.
We do not provide housing for actors; all performers must be located near the Twin Cities metro and able to arrange transportation to and from rehearsals and performances.
Additionally, here are our Covid-19 Action Plan for Rehearsals and Performances, TPR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement, TPR Harassment Policy and TPR Fight & Intimacy Procedure.
Please note: We welcome and encourage artists to take these documents and share them with other organizations who may be looking to adopt similar policies and procedures, we’re happy to share with our community!
If you have any questions, please contact Nissa, our Audition Coordinator, at [email protected]