Defying Gravity

Description: A beautifully impressionistic work, loosely based on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, which illuminates the hopes and dreams that fuel us to reach for the inner and outer limits of human possibility. An inspirational story of resilience that carries us to that mysterious region on the other side of grief, where loss grows wings and carries us to the light.

Audition Information:

    • Open Call Tuesday, March 21 beginning at 6:00 PM in the Performing Arts Complex Studio Theatre on the San Marcos Campus. Sign-up for a 5minute slot at https://forms.gle/NNC8crgwaRfNh7A48
  • Please prepare a memorized 1 minute contemporary monologue in a dramatic or poetic style

Callbacks: Wednesday, March 22 • 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM in the Performing Arts Complex Studio Theatre on the San Marcos Campus.

Characters:

  • ELIZABETH: a five-year-old, played by an adult
  • TEACHER: her mother
  • MONET: the painter
  • C.B.: a mechanic on the NASA ground crew
  • DONNA: a bartender in a Cocoa beach hang-out (African-American)
  • BETTY & ED: a retired couple in their 60’s

Performances:

  • Friday, May 5 @ 7:30 PM
  • Saturday, May 6 @ 7:30 PM
  • Sunday, May 7 @ 2:30 PM
  • Thursday, May 11 @ 7:30 PM
  • Friday, May 12 @ 7:30 PM
  • Saturday, May 13 @ 7:30 PM
  • Sunday, May 14 @ 2:30 PM

Rehearsals:  Monday – Friday 6:30 – 10:30 PM beginning March 23. No rehearsals over Spring Break.

Technical Rehearsals: Saturday and Sunday April 29 & 30 • 10 AM – 10 PM

Dress Rehearsals: Monday, May 1 – Thursday May 4 • 5 PM – 10:30 PM

Contact Michael Mufson, mmufson@palomar.edu for more information, questions or to request a perusal script