A BURIAL PLACE follows three best friends forced to confront a truth that will irrevocably change their relationships with each other. After a rough sophomore year at college, Emmett, Colby, and Marcus come together for their annual reunion, only to find their hometown at the center of a major police investigation. A dark discovery has revealed a truth that threatens to pull these three friends apart forever. A BURIAL PLACE is about messy, complicated people dealing with friendship, change, and moving forward.
Key Dates:
Auditions: November 8 and 9 at 7pm
Callbacks, if necessary: November 11 at 7pm
Rehearsals Begin: November 16
Performances: February 18-21 & 24-27, 2027, evening shows at 7:30, Sunday and Wednesday matinees @ 2pm
Auditions and performances will be held at the Riverside Arts Center, (76 N Huron St, Ypsilanti)
Characters, in order of appearance:
EMMET. Any race/ethnicity. Sensitive, fantasy-loving college kid. The storyteller.
COLBY. Any race/ethnicity. Emmet’s jaded high school ex-boyfriend. The troublemaker.
MARCUS. Black. A bright spirit and the childhood best friend of Emmet and Colby. The peacekeeper.
All characters are male and aged about 19.
What we’re looking for: Actors of any race, body type, and experience level are encouraged to audition. All actors need to convincingly play college sophomores. The character of Marcus is Black; the other characters can be any race. All characters present as male but genderqueer, transgender, and nonbinary actors are encouraged to audition. If you have any questions, please contact the director Ethan Gibney at mr.egibney@gmail.com.
Audition Process: Auditions will consist of readings from the script. The reading does not need to be memorized. Callbacks, if necessary, will involve further readings and may include improv games.
The audition monologues can be found here. You only need to choose and perform one. Be prepared to take direction.
Audition Form: Please fill out the form here, prior to your audition.
Video Auditions: Video auditions will be accepted until November 9 at 7pm. Videos submitted after that time may not be considered. Please email videos to mr.egibney@gmail.com, with “A Burial Place Audition” in the subject line. Note that callbacks will require in-person attendance.
Rehearsal Schedule: Rehearsals will generally be held Monday to Thursday, 7:00pm to 9:30pm, at a location near Arborland. Due to the nature of the show, all cast members should expect to be present for every rehearsal.
Content Note: The play deals with themes of racism and its impact on communities.
In reference to character descriptions: We will list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities and encourage actors of all types to audition. Additionally, most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the descriptions. However, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. Also, we will list disability when specific to a character but are otherwise seeking actors with disabilities as well as non-disabled actors for all roles.