AUDITIONS FOR HAUNTING NEW IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE

Forgotten Lore Theatre is casting for the original, immersive theatrical experience, Strange Aeons devised and directed by R.A. Reutter.

Auditions will be held in-person on Sunday, September 7 from 1-4pm at Lathem Hall in Chester, PA 19013 (corner of 13th and Potter Streets).

Strange Aeons will premier November 5, 2025 at Lathem Hall of Widener University in Chester, PA.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Callbacks (if needed): Friday, September 12 6:30-8:30pm

• Rehearsals: September 21-October 29 (generally, Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons)

• Tech: November 1-4

• Performance Run: November 5-10

THE STORY

A Faustian bargain throws the natural order out of joint. Now, The Magician must navigate a spectral landscape of his own making to restore what has been lost, but his creations perpetually slip from his control. Realms of imagination bleed together, and the line between the creator and the creation blurs.

Drawn from the vaults of Forgotten Lore’s Evermore Cycle, Strange Aeons is an original, immersive theatrical experience inspired by the lives and works of Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Johannes Wolfgang von Goethe.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

In this devised ensemble piece, actors will be given the chance evolve characters based on the archetypal roles below which will guide the details of narrative scenes.

All roles are open.

CASTING FOR:

• THE MAGICIAN. Willpower, desire, creation, and manifestation define the Magician.
• THE EMPEROR. Authority, structure, and control define the Emperor.
• THE EMPRESS. Motherhood, fertility, and nature define the Empress.
• THE EMPRESS REVERSED. Dependence, smothering, and emptiness define the Empress Reversed.
• DEATH. End of cycle, beginnings, change, and metamorphosis define Death.
• THE FOOL. Innocence, new beginnings, and free spirit define the Fool.
• THE CHARIOT REVERSED. Lack of control, lack of direction, and aggression define the Chariot Reversed.
• THE DEVIL. Addiction, materialism, and playfulness define the Devil.
• JUSTICE. Cause and effect, clarity, and truth define Justice.
• THE HERMIT REVERSED. Loneliness and isolation define the Hermit Reversed.
• THE LOVERS. Partnerships, duality, and union define the Lovers.
• THE STAR REVERSED. Faithlessness, discouragement, and insecurity define the Star.
• THE MOON. Unconscious, illusions, and intuition define the Moon.
• THE SUN REVERSED. Negativity, depression, and sadness define the Sun.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 2015, Forgotten Lore Theatre is a Philadelphia-area performance company with a particular emphasis on immersive storytelling that produces devised works and original plays by area playwrights. We believe art is created in the numinous space between artist and audience. Through innovative and experimental performances, we foster unique theatrical experiences for each audience member in an effort to keep the communal art of storytelling alive. Previous works include:

• Dissever My Soul (2015)
• Ashes of a Dead Philosophy (2016)
• Every Day, Apocalypse! (2017)
• The Clinic by Rebecca Gomezrueda (2019)
• Illimitable Dominion (2020)
• Lovers and Madmen: Visions of A Midsummer Night's Dream (2021)
• Rising from a Thousand Thrones (2022)
• Titus Andronicus: A Wilderness of Tigers (2023)

Auditionees should register and sign up for a 30 minute audition window here: AUDITION REGISTRATION

Those auditioning should prepare a dramatic reading of one the materials provided here: AUDITION MATERIALS

Alternatively, those auditioning may select a Gothic or Victorian literary text of their own to perform (1.5 - 2 minutes in length).

In addition, those auditioning will be asked to engage in movement-based exercises and/or brief devised sequences during auditions.

Should you be unable to make the audition date, please contact company director, R.A. Reutter ([email protected]) to make alternate arrangements.