[AUDITIONS Open Post]

The little stage in the cafe is bare, with a small table of generic props set by the steps leading up to it - some looseleaf papers, a small ball, a box, a few long-stemmed flowers. Susan and Nina have pulled a long, narrow table to the center of the room, parallel to the stage, and set up chairs for the two of them and Bacchus; Susan has added little notebooks and pens at each space. There's fresh coffee in the corner, and a kettle full of hot water next to an assortment of teabags. Copies of a little sign have been tacked up here and there, listing the order of operations: Tell us your preferred role. Auditions will include the following, in order. First: MONOLOGUE; Second: COLD READ; Third (optional) TALENT [swordfighting, singing, dancing, etc.]

The room is set up primarily for Susan, Nina, and Bacchus to observe the auditions, but since the cafe is a common space, they've not blocked it off - anyone can stop in to observe an audition or two, unless the person auditioning has requested an empty room.

Once everything is ready, Susan throws open the door for their first contender.