Dacha Theatre is producing
​Julia Izumi's Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea,
directed by co-Artistic Director Kate Drummond!

The show will run July 14th – August 6th, outdoors in the Seattle area.
​Auditions are now closed
   ABOUT THE SHOW:
The Little Mermaid is Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved and well-known fairy tale, BUT it’s NOT the story our friend, Dolan, is going to tell you today. No, he’s going to tell you the story about a Little Rain Cloud who falls in love with a human. They are not the same story at all, he swears.

Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea is a lovely and haphazard collision of multiple stories, framed as a sort-of retelling of The Little Mermaid. It is a beautiful and challenging read on modern relationships, whether we are the heroes in our own stories, and what love really looks like, all spun within a nostalgic and magical and silly container. It is irreverent and unapologetic in its chaos, but lands on lovely poignant moments about why we tell the stories that we tell.
Plus, it has a great twist!
SHOW SCHEDULE
Rehearsals: June 10th – July 13th
  (Exact schedule TBD based on actor availability, typically 3-5 days/week, weekday evenings and weekend afternoons. ) Actors will receive a general schedule at the start of the process. Exact calls will be sent out at the start of each week. Rehearsal locations will be split between a few rehearsal spaces located in Capitol Hill, Phinney Ridge, TPS, and the International District 
Tech: July 8th – 13th.   (Full days Saturday 7/8 and Sunday 7/9, evenings July 10th–13th)
Shows: July 14th – August 6th

Shows will take place primarily in a single outdoor location in Seattle, with transfer weekends to Port Townsend and Yakima

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions will run in Dacha's group audition workshop format, and be followed by callbacks.
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Available Audition Slots:
Saturday April 1st:
4:00-5:45PM
Sunday April 2nd:
12:45-2:30PM
2:45-4:30PM
Monday April 3rd:
6:00-7:45PM
​8:00-9:45PM
Callbacks: Monday April 9th

To sign-up, please complete this Audition Google Form.

Auditions are by approval only. We will reach out to you if we would like to see you by March 30th. 

CASTING for the following roles:

 RAIN CLOUD  (pronounced like 🌧)
  • No age, but then appears 28.  A rain cloud, then a human
  • Mixed race or POC;  Female or non-binary
 BESSIE  (pronounced like 🐄?)
  • Age unknown.  A cow? A sea witch? A human? A dream?
  • Any race; Any gender
 RALMOND  (pronounced like "almond" with an R in front)
  • 28, then no age.  A human, then a rain cloud
  • Mixed race or POC;  Male or non-binary
 MIDI  (pronounced like "mini" but with a D in the middle)
  • 29.  A human
  • Any race;  Female or non-binary
DOLAN  (pronounced like "Dole Whip" except instead of "whip" you say "an")
  • Timeless.  Probably Hans Christian Andersen
  • Any race;  Any gender
 LITTLE ONE  (NOT pronounced like "mermaid")
  • Little​.  A hero and storyteller
  • Any race;  Female or non-binary
EDVARD  (pronounced like "Edward" with a V in the middle)
  • Just Old Enough to Marry.  A royal human
  • Any race;  Male or non-binary
 INA  (pronounced like "I? Nah.")
  • Old Enough to Marry.  A (secretly!) royal human
  • Mixed race or POC;  Female or non-binary
​Please note that the gender identities listed reflect those of the characters as written.
We will be considering actors of all gender identities for all roles.
COMPENSATION
Performers will be paid a $300 stipend for the production.
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COVID-19 EXPECTATIONS
All members of the team must be fully vaccinated and have received at least one booster by the start of the rehearsal process. While not required, we strongly recommend receiving the bi-valent booster prior to the rehearsal process beginning.
All members of the team will be required to test weekly and report any possible Covid exposures. 
Performers will be unmasked for shows; audience may be unmasked for outdoor shows.
Header image: Foam installation by Kohei Nawa