Parkland Theatre sets auditions for 'Pillowman'

CHAMPAIGN – The Parkland Theatre will have auditions for Martin McDonagh's "The Pillowman" from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 24 at the theater in west Champaign. Callbacks will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 25.

Director Randi Collins Hard will cast five men (character ages 20 to 50), one woman (character age 20 to 30) and one girl (character age 8 to 11). The audition will consist of readings from the script and improvisation. The readings are available online at www.parkland.edu/theatre.

Auditions are open to everyone including community members and Parkland College and University of Illinois students; Parkland Theatre encourages diversity. The performance dates are Oct. 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12. The rehearsals will begin shortly after casting. For information, call 351-2529.

"The Pillowman" centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders.

"The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art and storytelling," according to a news release from the theater.

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