Alden Plans Drive-Thru Drama Performances, Actors Wanted

MCLEAN, VA — The Alden Theatre, a performance venue based in the McLean Community Center, will bring back drive-thru drama performances and is recruiting actors.

The performances seek to provide socially-distant entertainment for the community and opportunities with pay for actors. Audience members experience the performances from their own vehicles, proceeding from actor to actor in the McLean Community Center parking lot. Actors perform one story through short scenes.

The performances will happen on Sept. 11 to 13, 18 to 20 and 25-27 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Timed tickets will be available on the Alden's website and must be purchased in advance.

Actors ages 14 and up are encouraged to apply. An audition video and casting form is due by midnight on Aug. 18. Call backs will be held on Aug. 20 over Zoom. Priority will be given to those who live, work and go to school in the McLean Community Center's tax district. A $300 stipend will be provided to participating actors.

The performances will have safety precautions in light of the pandemic. The driving route will be set up so actors are at least six feet away from vehicles. Actors will be provided with a face shield that must be worn. Actors will provide their own costumes, set and props.

More information on the actor auditioning process is provided on the McLean Community Center website.