Announcing Auditions for 

A Reckless Christmas Carol

Sunday, October 30th 8:30-11pm

A Reckless Christmas Carol

December 16th, 17th & 18th @ 7:30pm

This production will be partially scripted and partially improvised - for each of the 3 performances, a different Scrooge will perform with the cast, having never read the script.

Auditions are open to anyone who has been a student within the last 3 months, anyone enrolled in an upcoming class, or anyone who has completed Masterclass.

To claim an audition spot, please sign up here. If you are completely unavailable during this time or if your available time slot has filled, please email anne@recklesstheatre.com and we will - with no guarantees - try to find another time to see you.

There will be rehearsals according to availability after Thanksgiving. Primarily these will focus on staging specific staging elements and magic, with many small scenes left to be played with in the moment.

For the audition, please prepare:

A brief piece as the character(s) you would like to audition for, utilizing any of Dickens' original text that you'd like. Be prepared to improvise in character. We are open to any character interpretations you want to show us, traditional or otherwise.

(Optional) 30 sec of any Christmas carol to sing

(Optional) Perform any instrument that you play.

Narrators: 2-3 people will be cast as Narrators who will guide the story with text while also serving as the safety valve if the piece deviates too far from the script. We would like to see pairs and trios audition together for these parts. Please bring character choices for who they are and how they are integrated in the story. For example, you could be a group of carolers or a parent & child reading Dickens' book together. You should be prepared to improvise in character together.

Suggested Characters:

Narrators (2-3)

Bob Cratchitt

Marley

Ghost of Christmas Past

Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig (preferred audition together)

Young Ebeneezer

Belle

Ghost of Christmas Present

Mrs. Cratchitt

Tiny Tim

Nephew Fred

Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come

Old Joe/Mrs. Dilber

Goose Boy/Girl

Join us on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd @ 10pm for a Community-Wide Meeting

All students, friends, and fans of Reckless are invited to join us to discuss the state of Reckless and where we're going. We'll discuss the training program, upcoming shows, our new invite-only system as well as have a question-and-answer session.

This is perfect for students who want to get more involved, people interested in training at Reckless, and anyone who just wants to know more!

An Open Letter from Reckless Theatre

We at Reckless strive to do exceptional work. We revel ensemble and are 100% serious about having a good time, while pushing the art form as far as possible. This aim demands a culture of yes.

We want to do work that moves both us and our audience: work that is honest and vulnerable, full of heat and weight, rich and textured, heightened and hilarious. This doesn’t just happen - it requires a change in approach. A change in how we teach in the classroom and how we enroll our students into our program. 

Over the last four months we have been testing invitation-based enrollment. In that time, we feel that we have been able to curate a strong, fearless student body.

This method allows our teachers to teach to the entire room as opposed to adjusting for the novice/recreational learners, maximizing class time and allowing us to push and cover more material and techniques.

The last months have also prompted important discussions of safety across the New York City comedy scene. We recognize how much a sense of personal and artistic security has helped us cultivate the supportive and enthusiastic community we currently have. As we continue to bring more people in, we want to ensure that we are constantly developing a greater sense of togetherness and trust.

We have made a decision to make this our means of enrollment in the training program at Reckless. 

Ways that you can be invited: 

A resident performer, coach or instructor can vouch for you by submitting your name to our registrar. They will be looking for candidates who are high character, passionate people with a genuine joy of improv and theatre. 

You may work with these people directly by applying to Instant Teams, by enrolling in any of our elective courses (which includes an Intro course for novices), or by hiring a faculty member or Reckless certified coach to work with your practice group or indie team. You can share your work with us by participating in Some Universe*, Dancing with the Star Stuffs** or submitting a Fighter Pilot***.

As our schedule allows we will also be holding drop-in workshops at Reckless. These will only be $5 and are open to anyone - a great opportunity to test out the Reckless style of play and be seen by a Reckless coach or faculty member. We will be hosting our first drop-in on Saturday, October 8th 4-6pm led by house performer and faculty member Jack Gallagher.

Financially this is stupid. Most institutions make their money offering recreational/ground level improv classes to anyone with any interest with any skill set. Recreation and creation are similar but different - Reckless is different.  

We hope to work with you soon. 

*Some Universe is a variety show featuring diverse personal perspectives on an issue or idea. Each month we will announce the theme and accept submissions for storytelling, characters, performance art, sketches, happenings, dance pieces, and songs ranging from the heartfelt to the hilarious. You can send your submissions to someuniverse@recklesstheatre.com

**Dancing with the Star Stuffs will be looking for new comedy dance teams starting in Winter 2017. In the meantime, come check out their shows every other Saturday @ 10:30pm

***Fighter Pilots are accepted on a rolling basis at submissions@recklesstheatre.com - if selected your script for a 12-15 minute pilot or web-series (Adult Swim length) would be featured live on the Reckless stage and compete head-to-head with other pilots to see who returns for a second episode. Each month's show is judged by an industry representative and voted on by the audience. If a show wins 5 times, it will receive it's own run at Reckless.

ANNOUNCING New Instant Sketch & Instant Character Teams!

Watch out for these hot new Instant Character and Instant Sketch teams to take the world by storm!

Our first ever... Instant Character Team!

Andrew Turowski

Conner Ozer

Emily Herrell

Glennis LaRoe

Jewel Elizabeth

Makena Miller

Rebecca Acevedo

Coach: Eric Feurer

Returning Sketch Team QUINCEY!

Andrew Gelfenbaum

Izzy Wolfson

Kate Leonard

Katie Talay

Kevin Gallagher

Matthew Schimkowitz

Rachel Keller

RJ O'Brien

Sketch Team Mon 6-8

Aidan Daley-Hynes

David Garden

Eric Wood

Heather Harrison

John Graham

Leigh Adler

Lex Marks

Rich Camp

Sketch Team Mon 8-10

Al Holm

Brandon Tarzis

Bryton McGrath

Emily Horn

Gabrielle Krumins

Kelsey Solywoda

Madeline Nehlen

Marco Jo Clate

Sketch Team Weds 6-8

Alec Cohen

Jackie Skinner

John Edson

Joy Weeeng

Lindsay Barnes

Mark Gacki

Morgan Elwell

Nicole Adsit

All Sketch Teams coached by Andrew Coalson

Announcing New Instant Teams!

INSTANT TEAMS SHOW CALENDAR
All shows @ 7pm, warm-ups @ 6:30pm

Tuesday, Sept 27th
ALL TEAMS PLAY!

Tuesday, Oct 4th
Artichoke King
Greasy Thumb
Soft Hammer
Needles

Tuesday, Oct 11th
Old Creepy
Greasy Thumb
Zookeeper
Needles

Tuesday, Oct 18th
Old Creepy
Artichoke King
Soft Hammer
Zookeeper

Tuesday, Oct 25th
Artichoke King
Greasy Thumb
Zookeeper 
Needles

Tuesday, Nov 1st
Old Creepy
Greasy Thumb
Soft Hammer
Needles

Tuesday, Nov 15th
Old Creepy
Artichoke King
Soft Hammer
Zookeeper

Tuesday, Nov 22nd
ALL TEAMS PLAY!