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Auditions for Digging Up Dessa

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The Beaverton Civic Theatre will hold open auditions for Digging Up Dessa, by Laura Schellhardt directed by Sarah Kearney.

Auditions will be held Thursday, February 9 from 6:30pm-8:30pm and Saturday, February 11 from 1pm-3pm at the Beaverton City Library Auditorium, 12375 SW 5th Street. No appointment is necessary. Please plan to arrive at the beginning of auditions and plan to stay the entire time. Those auditioning only need to attend one day of auditions.
Auditions will be cold readings.   If needed callbacks will be scheduled Monday, February 13.

This production is not part of our Theatre for Young Audiences Series, but this play does have roles for youth actors. See character breakdown below.

Performances of Digging Up Dessa are April 21 - May 7, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2PM.

If you are interested in the Beaverton Civic Theatre, auditioning for Digging Up Dessa, or volunteering for the production, you are invited to attend a Meet and Greet with Director Sarah Kearney on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:30pm in the Beaverton City Library Auditorium, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton 97005.

​You can also fill out our volunteer form to let us know how you would like to be involved!
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Audition and Meet & Greet Location: Beaverton City Library Auditorium 12375 SW 5th Street Beaverton, OR 97005
The auditorium is located down the stairs or elevator on the right once you enter the library lobby. 

For participation in this production we are asking that all BCT staff and volunteers are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 according to CDC guidelines. PLEASE PLAN TO BRING PROOF OF VACCINATION WITH YOU TO AUDITIONS. If you have any special circumstances, please feel free to reach out to info@beavertoncivictheatre.org 

SYNOPSIS
Dessa is a 21st-century girl with no shortage of struggles, secrets and mysteries to solve. From dinosaur bones to hidden memories, the world is filled with buried treasures just waiting to be uncovered. Luckily, thanks to the mysterious appearance of a remarkable friend—the pioneering 19th-century English paleontologist Mary Anning—young Dessa knows just how to excavate them! After a field trip to a museum reveals that Mary Anning’s legacy has been buried by history because of her gender and lack of formal education, Dessa decides that she’s going to fight to earn her friend the credit she deserves. With help from her once-rival, Nilo, Dessa sets to work unearthing the secrets hidden beneath the surface of the past and present—for Mary’s history and her own future.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
All cast and crew roles are volunteer. The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes, and in the audience of theatrical productions. We welcome people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, and physical abilities to audition.
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Youth actors do not need to be the exact age mentioned below, but should be able to believably play near that age range.


VIEW AUDITION SIDES

Dessa - female identifying, age 12, a hunter of fossils, a realist
Esther - female identifying, age 30s - 40s, Dessa's mother, a writer of songs, an idealist
Nilo - male identifying, age 13, a popular boy with the potential to be more, an opportunist
Mary Anning - female identifying, age 20s - 50s, the 19th-century British paleontologist as imagined by a 12-year old girl. Part bag lady, part Mary Poppins, a pragmatist
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  • Home
  • Productions
    • Digging Up Dessa
    • Two Witches, No Waiting
    • Special Events >
      • 10th Birthday Party
      • Broadway Artist Talkback
      • 'Til Death Do Us Part
      • Anne Frank: Her Photos. Her Story.
      • Finnegan's Farewell
      • Time Travelers Fall Festivals
      • Cinderella Project
      • 2020 Mayor's Ball
    • Sponsors
    • Past Seasons >
      • 2019 Season >
        • The Diary Of Anne Frank
        • Almost, Maine
        • Beauty & The Beast: Concert Edition
        • Clue: The Musical
        • The Man Who Came To Dinner
      • 2018 Season >
        • The 39 Steps
        • The Hundred Dresses
        • School House Rock Live!
        • Silent Sky
      • 2017 Season >
        • Barefoot In The Park
        • Death By Design
        • You Can't Take It With You
        • Annie
      • 2016 Season >
        • The Philadelphia Story
        • Around the World in 80 Days
        • The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
        • Sorry! Wrong Chimney!
      • 2015 Season >
        • The Dining Room
        • Songs for a New World
        • Twelve Angry Jurors
        • A Little Princess
      • 2014 Season >
        • Crossing Delancy
        • The Elephant Man
        • Into The Woods
        • Little Women
      • 2013 Season >
        • Suite Surrender
        • Steel Magnolias
        • The Crucible
        • If It's Monday, This Must Be Christmas
      • 2012 Season >
        • Harvey
        • The Miracle Worker
        • You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
        • Camelot
        • Every Christmas Story Ever Told
      • 2011 Season >
        • Bus Stop
        • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
        • Three Murders and It's Only Monday
        • Happy Hollandaise
      • 2010 Season >
        • The Nerd
        • The Fantasticks
        • Dearly Departed
        • A Christmas Carol
      • 2009 Season >
        • Psycho Beach Party
        • The Odd Couple
        • Happily Ever Once Upon
        • Blithe Spirit
        • It's A Wonderful Life
  • Tickets
  • Education
    • Wizarding Workshops
    • Behind the Scenes with BCT Workshops
    • Snow Camp Workshops
    • Virtual Girl Scout Workshops
    • Snowfest
    • Youth Acting Classes
    • Adult Acting Classes
    • Troupe BCT >
      • Shrek Jr. (2020)
      • Seussical Jr. (2019)
  • Theatre for Young Audiences
    • 2019 Season >
      • Knuffle Bunny
      • Charlottes Web
    • 2018 Season >
      • Curious George and the Golden Meatball
      • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Interactive!)
    • 2017 Season >
      • Elephant & Piggies "We're In A Play!"
      • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2017)
    • 2016 Season >
      • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
      • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2016)
  • Auditions
  • About Us
    • Volunteer
    • Staff
    • Board
    • Support >
      • Donate
      • Fred Meyer Community Rewards
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