Bug
Stockton Civic Theatre is excited to announce auditions for BUG!
Seeking actors for the psychological thriller, Bug, by Tracy Letts. It is our darkest, edgiest, most daring project yet in the Black Box Theatre. Set in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, the play centers on the meeting between Agnes, a divorced waitress with a fondness for cocaine and isolation, and Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter introduced to her by her close friend. As an unexpected love affair develops between Agnes and Peter, mysterious bugs begin to take over their space. The infestation leaves Peter and Agnes with scathing welts and festering sores. Are they simple pests or could they be the result of military experiments? The couple’s fears soon escalate to paranoia, conspiracy theories, and twisted psychological motives that disrupt any attempt at normalcy. A cult classic penned by Tracy Letts (who also wrote August: Osage County which we performed in 2021), Bug is sure to make your skin crawl.
Actors should record themselves performing one of the monologues provided and send the video along with the Audition form (linked below) to director, Dennis Beasley, at director@sctlivetheatre.com by June 23rd. There will be an in-person invited callback on June 29th. Rehearsals begin August 18th and the show plays October 10th-25th If you have any questions, feel free to reach out by email to director@sctlivetheatre.com
PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW CONTAINS: Profanity, Smoking, Drinking, Heavy Drug Use (Powder Cocaine, Crack Cocaine), Physical Violence, Domestic Violence, Death, Nudity, On-Stage Kissing. Please read the script.
Character Breakdown
AGNES (mid-late thirties/early forties) Tough, frightened, weary, a victim, just this side of desperate. Seen and been through a lot but doing her best to cope. Still mourning the loss of her child, working things out on her own, for herself. Edgy, skittish, nervous. What’s next? Nudity
R.C. (late twenties /late thirties) Pragmatic, down-to-earth. Good time gal who calls it as she sees it. Fiercely loyal.
PETER (mid to late 20s) Military vet. High-tension focus, urgent, sharp. Deceptively child-like, but all senses on alert, explosive physical potential, even when still. Uncomfortable in his own skin, uncomfortable around other people. Unpredictable: Diffident and distant one moment, then sudden and immediate. The wheels are always turning. Nudity
JERRY GOSS (late thirties/early forties) Ex-con, rough edges, laid-back demeanor but mean as a snake, and just as lethal. Country music, beer and a razor-sharp temper. Smiles before he strikes.
DR. SWEET (thirties to fifties) Government. Establishment. Practiced. Quick. And a liar.