Auditions At The Oakland Center For The Arts - January 4 & 5

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Auditions for

BUG

Sunday, January 4, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Monday, January 5, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

- Audition Location -
Oakland Center for the Arts
220 West Boardman Street
Downtown Youngstown

Cast requirements are three men and two women. Show dates for BUG are as follows: February 20, 21, 27, 28, and March 1, 5, 6, and 7. Contact the director at robertjoki@aol.com for more information.  The Oakland Center for The Arts is located at 220 West Boardman Street in downtown Youngstown. To learn more about the Oakland, visit oaklandcenter.com.

THE STORY: 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 lesbian friend, R.C.. Agnes stays at a hotel in hopes of avoiding her physically abusive ex-husband, Jerry, who was just released from prison. At first, she lets Peter sleep platonically on her floor, but not long after she promotes him to the bed. Matters become more complicated as Jerry eagerly returns to the woman he loves to beat her up, expecting to resume their relationship. On top of that, there's a hidden bug infestation problem that has both Agnes and Peter dealing with scathing welts and festering sores—which has Peter believing this is the result of experiments conducted on him during his stay at an Army hospital. Their fears soon escalate to paranoia, conspiracy theories and twisted psychological motives.