This original play is about a couple who grapple with their memories regarding a foreign exchange student who dies on their watch.

Audition Time: March 9th and March 10th, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Audition Location: Factory Theatre Rehearsal Studio
Audition Requirements: Monologue, Headshot, Resume. Auditions will include reading from sides. Please be prepared to stay up to an hour. Please e-mail 1111theatre@gmail.com for an audition appointment.

Rehearsals start in late March. Rehearsals are Sundays-Thursdays in the BU area.

Production  Dates: April 30th- May 8th, 2010

Casting Breakdown:

LAURA, late twenties to late thirties, a blogger.
JONAH, late twenties to late thirties, a writer/teacher. Married to Laura.
ALICE, late twenties to late thirties, a teacher and co-worker of Laura’s.
PETE, late twenties to late thirties, a cop. Married to Alice.
JIHAN, eighteen, a foreign-exchange student visiting from Germany.
MS. PARSONS, age irrelevant, a social worker.
JIHAN’S MOTHER, forties-fifties. Jihan’s mother.

Every Foreverendia rehearsal, the actors go on an imaginary adventure in-character, outside, without the director present.  The title of each adventure is pulled from the Foreverendia script, in a section where Lawrence remembers the fantasies he shared with Bailey, Nim, and the imaginary Mr. Babbles as a child.  The intent is to provide the actors with real, shared memories of their characters interacting together as children.  This is an account of the first such exercise: The Adventure of the Very, Very, Very Distant Castle.  Enjoy!

After the capture of the Industrious and Clever Queen of Foreverendia, Lady Nim, our intrepid adventurers, led by the Gallant Sir Lawrence and aided by the Trusty Sir Babbles and the Beautiful Lady Bailey (she of the Face that Could Launch 1001 Ships - take THAT, Helen of Troy!) set out to rescue their Revered Queen.
 
Armed only with Sir Lawrence's clever sword/telescope device, Lady Bailey's healing elixir, and Sir Babbles's possibly-useless Mug of Destiny, they first had to avoid being seen by the Sentries directly outside Foreverendia (cleverly disguised as College Students! Lady Nim's captors would be a formidable opponent, no doubt). Sir Lawrence bravely led the rescue team along the road to Very, Very, Very Distant, astutely steering the party away from the cliffs and glacial rivers. Sir Babbles, ever the gentleman, offered his hand to the Fair Lady Bailey to jump over one of the cliffs after Sir Lawrence, onto the next stretch of road. No sooner had they crossed their first obstacle than they were shocked to find the Hill of the Sudden Suns, startling all three of our Very Intrepid Explorers. When they had sufficiently determined that these Sudden Suns could cause them no harm, they set back out in search of Lady Nim. Sir Babbles recorded this in the map of Foreverendia!
 
Not allowing their hopes to be dashed by the presence of a Mighty Glacial River before them, blocking their progress toward the Very, Very, Very Distant Castle, our trio of heroes used the wrappings of Sir Lawrence's sword/telescope device to create a raft. Lady Bailey made this brilliant observation, and all gave thanks to Crafty Sir Lawrence for his foresight to bring such a useful device on their journey.
 
Just beyond the Glacial River Sir Lawrence observed the Terrifying Fire Hydra, spewing forth flames and blocking their path. Brave Sir Babbles used the Mug of Destiny as a shield to catch the flames while Strong Sir Lawrence cut off the head of the Fire Hydra, and our Explorers continued on their mission until they reached the most insurmountable obstacle yet: A fork in the road!
 
Due to the Castle being Very, Very, Very Distant, our Heroes quickly realized they had never seen the Castle and could not locate it by sight. Trusting Fair Lady Bailey's instinct, the Party veered right and searched for #14, known Far and Wide to be Lady Nim's favorite number. Sadly, #14 did not exist, but such a conclusion led them to the proper region, where they were able to observe the stealthy movements of the Sentries in the Windows of the Very, Very, Very Distant Castle.
 
Our Heroes tugged with all their might and were able to free Lady Nim from the Castle. She appeared to have been Poisoned, as she was unresponsive upon her rescue, even after Sir Lawrence encouraged Lady Baily to use some of the healing Elixir on the Fair Queen.
 
After the trials and battles en route to the Very, Very, Very Distant Castle, none of our Adventurers were excited with the prospect of the equally arduous return to Foreverendia. They were lucky to discover a Friendly Dove to fly them back to Foreverendia, past the Fork in the Road, the Now-Not-So-Terrifying Fire Hydra, the Mighty Glacial River and the Hill of the Sudden Suns. Upon their safe return to Foreverendia, they rewarded the Friendly Dove with the remains of the Raft and Sir Lawrence's clever sword/telescope device.
 
Reunited with their Beloved Queen Nim, our three Heroes returned to the safety and comfort of Foreverendia.

Our Foreverendia bookmarks are in high demand! Not only are they decorative and utilitarian while perfectly encapsulating the youthful energy of this wonderful play, but they also provide a discount on tickets to our next production. Scoring one of these bookmarks and using it to pre-order your tickets is the best way to guarantee you won't be the one who can't snag a seat for one of our performances.
 
But where to get them? Boston is a big city and they could be anywhere. Well you're in luck! 11:11 is bringing the bookmarks to you! Over the next few weeks we'll be doing one of our favorite things (besides putting on intimate, original, eye-opening new plays!)—seeing shows by some of our favorite local companies. Stop by and check them out and pick up one of our lovely bookmarks! Support local theater and save yourself a few bucks on your next visit with us.
 
Keep your eyes glued to this space for updates on our continued adventures!
 
First up: Whistler In The Dark's production of "One Flea Spare". You should have no trouble finding the venue, as the Factory is also the home of 11:11! We'll be there following the Saturday, February 6th 8 o'clock performance. Tickets are only $20.  Check out their website, and tell them we sent you!
www.whistlerinthedark.com. If you can't make this weekend's performance, we'll leave some bookmarks with them in case you can check them out later in the run.
 
We look forward to seeing you there!