"A Lie Of the Mind" written by by Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Sam Shepard

Blak Yak Theatre presents 'A Lie of the Mind' is a dark drama by Pulitzer-prize winning American playwright Sam Shepard. Told in three acts set in the gritty American west, the story alternates between two families after a severe incident of spousal abuse leaves all their lives altered until the final collision at an isolated cabin. The two families, one composed of Baylor, Meg, Beth, and Mike, the other composed of Lorraine, Sally, Frankie, and Jake are connected by the marriage of Jake and Beth, whose beating and subsequent hospitalization at the hands of Jake initiates the beginning of the play. Exploring family dysfunction and the nature of love, the play follows Jake as he searches for meaning after Beth, and her family, as they struggle with Beth's brain damage. The season will run at the Midland Junction Arts Centre on June 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 and July 1st and 2nd. There is a chance of an extended season at an alternate venue for the follow week. Please prepare 2 contrasting contemporary monologues that are within your range and age, and are no longer than 3 minutes. One should be performed in an American accent of your choosing. Please have a clear understanding of exactly where in the US this particular accent comes from. The other piece can presented as you chose. Please no self-devised or written pieces, and it would also help if the monologues were not too obscure. The venue for the audition is yet to be decided but is likely to be in the Midland area. They will be held on the 12th and 13th of March. The auditions will be held in ten minute intervals, and call backs will be decided as necessary. Please email Matt Longman on mattlongman86@hotmail.com to make an appointment or if you have any queries.