Emma Phelps is a paleoclimatologist, focusing on ice in Greenland. In drilling and studying ice core samples, she sees first hand the symptoms of our changing planet, which makes the need to act all the more crucial and urgent. In addition to her growing sense of urgency for the planet, Emma, as a recent widow, experiences grief that compounds itself with each passing month. Now she’s been asked to come to Washington D.C. to testify in a Senate Committee regarding climate change legislation, and in this intersection of science and politics, of politics and the personal, she finds more than just a little is breaking up under the strain of change.

Auditions Friday, May 18 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 19 from 5 – 7 p.m. Auditioners need only attend one; however all are invited to both evenings!

Two Degrees — Palmquist (Download the script)

CHARACTERS (need to be able to play these ranges):

Emma Phelps 45-60. A frozen person on a warming planet. A paleoclimatologist, who studies ice, with the University of Boulder and the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Clay Simpson 35-50. Lobbyist for a multinational mining company. A pragmatist, and, despite everything, a good guy.

Louise Allen 45-60. Senator from Michigan. Old college classmate of Emma’s. A powerful woman in a powerful city.

Jeffrey Phelps 45-60. Emma’s late husband. A sexy poet. The actor playing Jeffrey also plays: Eric Wilson (Senator Allen’s Chief of Staff. A very good manager. Smart and sardonic.); Malik Peterson (An extreme weather carpenter at various scientific research facilities in Greenland. Shy but a bit of a flirt. Strong, and capable.)

Production dates: July 6-8, 2018
Directed by Becky Daggett

Must be available for rehearsals from June 7 to July 7.