Deadline to register: 11:59 pm 25 July 2025
Only life matched the horror of the Grand Guignol. Post Productions is poised to resurrect the disturbingly satisfying horror genre of Grand Guignol, which ruled France’s theatre scene for decades. Our October 2025 production, Puppets in the Hands of a Malevolent God, will be a double-bill of spine-tingling one-act plays in the Grand Guignol tradition. We’re seeking 2 boys (ages 9-14), 1 man (age 35-65), and 6 women (ages 21-65) — all actors cast (with the exception of the two boys) will appear in both plays. Cast members will evenly split between 15-25% of gross ticket revenue; the precise percentage depends on average capacity sold per performance.
SYNOPSIS: The first play, The Cuckoo Birds, tells the tale of Lucy, who seeks refuge in a women’s shelter that quickly becomes a terrifying trap from which she cannot escape. The second play, Mothers of Nothing, takes place at a funeral reception during a violent thunderstorm –where six mothers, two altar boys, and a priest find themselves facing a living
nightmare after one member of their party is attacked by another.
AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD Saturday, 26 July 2025 @ 2:00 PM in THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE (1501 Howard ave. – corner of Howard & Shepherd – Windsor, ON). If necessary, call-back auditions will be held Sunday, 27 July 2025 @ 2:00 PM, also at The Shadowbox Theatre.
FOR MORE DETAILS and information on how to REGISTER: visit postproductionswindsor.ca/