09/11/2024
***Audition Announcement (Calgary)*** tag your friends
Open call for actors, for a one act play, called “Aleppo Cookies”, by Adam Schnell. This play will premiere at a special event hosted by Mennonite Central Committee- Alberta (MCC Alberta), on Saturday, Oct. 26. Actor honorarium will be paid.
SYNOPSIS: Scott’s day is turned upside down when his pastor asks him and his family to host a couple of Syrian refugees for the afternoon and an evening meal. Stumbling from one awkward moment to the next, the unwitting hosts and their unexpected guests are confronted with how different they are in every possible way. Language and cultural barriers seem insurmountable, and the tension continues to build until they gather around the table. But as they sit and share a meal, they discover that the agony of tragedy and the bonds of love are experienced by every culture, and they can bridge the gulf between them.
DIRECTOR: Rebecca Schnell
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Aleena (female, age 25-35)
A newly arrived refugee from Aleppo, Syria. Actor must be fluent in Arabic and conversant in English.
Wajiha (female, age 45-55)
A newly arrived refugee from Aleppo, Syria. Mother to Aleena. Actor must be fluent in Arabic and conversant in English.
( both Aleena & Wajiha must wear a hijab)
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