Casting Call: The Best Man
World Premiere
W Production
Deadline: ASAP. March 25, 2007
email submissions or questions:
Special Notes
The play had a workshop production in September 2005
Character Descriptions and Notes (plus Storyline if applicable)
[MISTY]
Female. Asian, Caucasian, Eurasian, Latina. 20's to play 18. Naïve. Free spirit. Sexy. Seductive. Gullible. Playful.
SYNOPSIS:
Mitchell spends the evening before his wedding at a hotel suite with his brother and best man, Danny, a DJ burnout who makes his money pimping out his young, naive girlfriend, Misty. Mitchell is marrying Julia, who is also Danny's ex-wife. When the women arrive, the drinks flow and the charade begins. Beneath its high-stakes surface and temptation, a dark vengeful secret explodes as the night unfolds.
PRODUCTION:
Wed.-Sat: 8pm
Sun: 2pm Matinee
*4-week run, 5 performances/week
Previews: May 9, May 10
Opening Night: May 11
Closing: June 3
Auditions: March
Rehearsal/Production Date: April Rehearsals, May Production Run
Location: David Henry Hwang Theater (240 seats), Los Angeles, CA
Producer: Lisa Woon
Director: Kevin Lau
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT:
Based in Los Angeles, Weiko Lin holds a MFA in Film and TV from UCLA. In addition to being a member of Writers Guild of America-West and co-chair of its Asian American Writers Committee, he is also the recipient of a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award. His past plays and musicals have premiered at UCLA Royce Hall, Veteran's Wadsworth Theater, and Century City Playhouse. On the film side, he is currently set to write a feature drama for the Mark Gordon Company (Saving Private Ryan, Grey's Anatomy).
