Institutional Off-Broadway Group Auditions 2024 - NYC EPA Various Producers | ,
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Updated Breakdown for WP Theater. Updated Breakdown for New York Theater Workshop. Updated Breakdown for Playwrights Horizons.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Off Broadway
See each theater's breakdown for salary. Please note the salaries listed are 2023-24 rates. 2024-25 salaries are still pending.
Equity actors for roles in the following Off Broadway theater's 2024-25 Seasons:
MCC Theater
New York Theater Workshop
Playwrights Horizons
The Public Theater (New York Shakespeare Festival)
Signature Theater Company
WP Theater
Please prepare a brief monologue and/or a brief song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring three (3) copies of your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
See each theater's breakdown for production specific personnel as well as those that are expected to attend.
See each theater's breakdown for production specific dates.
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Personnel:
Co-Artistic Directors: Bernie Telsey & Will Cantler (expected to attend)
Executive Director: Blake West
Manager of Artistic Development: Elissa Huang (expected to attend)
Manager of Musical Programming & Development: Scott Galina (expected to attend) General Manager: Beth Dembrow
Written by Douglas Lyons
Directed by Zhailon Levingston
Frankel Theater
First Rehearsal (on or around) – July 22nd, 2024
First Preview (on or around) – August 14th, 2024
Possible Extensions Through – September 29th, 2024
$810 weekly minimum (Cat. A)
Jada - This role has been cast. A magnetic and comedic spirit. When she enters a room, heads turn. Though quick-witted and strong, her pride is her downfall. She evokes a Nia Long/Sanaa Lathan Black love interest energy. Late 20 - early 30s, Black identifying woman.
Dallas - This role has been cast. Driven, charming and hardworking. He’s smooth with his words and passionate with his love. Sometimes he’s so focused he forgets to take care of home. Dallas evokes that Taye Diggs/Will Smith Black love interest energy. Late 20-early 30s, Black identifying man.
River, Eric and others - This role has been cast. River is queer, catty and bitterly single. He’s hilarious both to the audience and himself. Behind his snippy exterior is a huge hopeless romantic. Eric exudes confidence without trying. He’s a straightforward, cocky flirt - with long-term commitment issues. Eric evokes that Morris Chestnut/Shemar Moore smooth Black love interest energy. Bartender - is a total muscle bro. He’s so sure of himself it makes you wanna vomit. Happily single, he swears he knows a woman’s needs before she even opens her month. Late 20- early 30s, Black identifying man.
Written and Directed by Robert O’Hara
Newman Mills Theater
First Rehearsal (on or around) – September 9th, 2024
First Preview (on or around) – October 10th, 2024
Possible Extensions Through – December 15th, 2024
$1,035 weekly minimum (Cat. BB)
The Bros:
Rodger. White, 40s. Married to Eve. Plastic surgeon, successful, sits somewhere just outside the circle of being fully accepted by his in-laws.
Brett. White, 40s. Married to Claire. Attorney, feeling the mid-life crisis hard and missing the adventure of his youth.
Frank. White, 40s. Newly married to Hannah. Ambulance driver, sexy and physical with a lot of love to give.
Logan. Black, 40s. Athletics teacher at a private school. At the start of a new romantic relationship. The Wives:
Eve. White, 40s. Married to Rodger. Psychiatrist, successful, a bit reckless and in conflict with her college-bound daughter.
Claire. White, 40s. Married to Brett. Stay-at-home mom. Former attorney. Likes to get her drink on.
Hannah. Asian, 30s. Veterinarian. Newly married to Frank. Still trying to find a connection with the friend group.
The Teenager:
Sam. White. 17. Daughter of Rodger and Eve. A New York City 17 on her way to Swarthmore in the fall.
This show is likely to be a play.
Personnel:
Artistic Director: Patricia McGregor
Associate Artistic Directors: Aaron Malkin (expected to attend), Rachel Silverman (expected to attend) Casting Director in Residence: Claire Yenson (expected to attend)
Producer: Evan O’Brient (expected to attend)
Senior Associate Producer: Yang-Yang Chen (expected to attend)
Associate Producer: Audra Labrosse (expected to attend)
Artistic Assistant: Amiah McGinty (expected to attend)
Artistic Assistant: Maya Quiñones (expected to attend)
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour
Directed by Taibi Magar
Music Supervisor: Madeline Benson
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Tech: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
First Preview: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Opening: Monday, October 28, 2024
Latest Closing: December 8, 2024
$1125 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway CC)
SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets in 2011 to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak, this soaring new musical from Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects Daniel & Patrick Lazour follows six student activists as they come of age in contemporary Cairo, using their graffiti, photography and song to protest a regime older than they are. Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, We Live in Cairo moves from the jubilation of Tahrir Square through the tumultuous years that followed. As escalating division and violence lead to a military crackdown, the young revolutionaries of Tahrir must weigh the cost of holding onto their principles and their dreams. Obie Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Taibi Magar (The Half-God of Rainfall) directs.
Roles cast:
Karim: TBA
Seeking:
Fadwa. [THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER] Character portrayed is an Egyptian female in her mid-20s. An activist by blood, edgy, passionate, and irresistible. Unable to digest the word ‘no’, a fierce lover of her country. A strong singer.
Hany. [THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER] Character portrayed is an Egyptian male in his early/mid-20s. Lyricist to his brother Amir's music. Sensible, dutiful, a stark foil to Amir's vim and vivacity. A strong singer.
Amir. [THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER] Character portrayed is an Egyptian male in his early 20s. A young songwriter, perpetually fiddling with his guitar. Brimming with idealism, eternally optimistic. In love with Layla, devoted to his brother Hany. A strong singer and guitar player.
Hassan. [CAST] Character portrayed is an Egyptian male in his early 20s. Reserved, but with a wildfire in his belly. Deeply insecure about his own standing in this world. Torn between two worlds: his deeply religious family and his proudly secular friends. A strong singer.
Layla. [THIS ROLE IS CAST] Character portrayed is an Egyptian female in her early/mid-20s. A burgeoning photographer with a deep love for her city. Thoughtful, searching for answers. In love with Amir. A strong singer.
Written by and Starring Khawla Ibraheem
Directed by Oliver Butler
A Co-Production with Under the Radar
First Rehearsal: December 10, 2024
First Preview: January 10, 2025
Opening: January 27, 2025
Closing: February 16, 2025
$1125 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway CC)
SYNOPSIS: Set the timer. The everyday existence of a mother during a sweltering summer vacation: prepare meals, pack the bag, run the drill, repeat. With a dry wit and the determination of an Olympian, Mariam meticulously practices for the run of her life—the dreaded knock on the roof. Written by and starring Khawla Ibraheem, this unforgettable new play about obsession, survival and everyday life in Gaza is directed by NYTW Usual Suspect and Obie Award winner Oliver Butler (What the Constitution Means to Me).
A Knock on the Roof is a co-production with piece by piece productions and is presented in partnership with the 20th edition of Under the Radar (Mark Russell, Festival Director & ArKtype, Festival Producer).
[THIS SHOW IS CAST]
Written by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor
Directed by Patricia McGregor
First Rehearsal: March 18, 2025
First Preview: April 23, 2025
Opening: May 12, 2025
Closing: June 22, 2025
$1125 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway CC)
SYNOPSIS: Despite being the voice that built Capitol Records, Nat “King” Cole’s groundbreaking NBC variety show faced cancellation as they could not find a sponsor. Now, on the night of his final broadcast, Nat must decide whether to quietly step out of the spotlight, or, as his friend Sammy Davis Jr. urges, “go out with a bang.” Tony and Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo (Rustin) and NYTW Usual Suspect and Artistic Director Patricia McGregor (The Refuge Plays) bring us this electrifying exploration of the soul of an American icon who fought to break through America’s color barrier in the early days of television. Starring Emmy Award nominee Dulé Hill (The West Wing, Psych) as Nat “King” Cole and Tony Award nominee Daniel J. Watts (The Refuge Plays, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) as Sammy Davis Jr., Lights Out features Nat’s hit songs, like “Nature Boy,” “It’s a Good Day,” “Smile” and “Unforgettable.”
Roles cast:
Nat Kind Cole: Dulé Hill
Sammy Davis Jr.: Daniel J. Watts
Seeking:
Betty Hutton/Peggy Lee/others: Character portrayed is a white woman in her late 20s-30s. Multiple roles, including BETTY HUTTON, a brash, brassy comedienne who appears on the Nat King Cole Show, and PEGGY LEE, America’s sweetheart and a good friend of Nat’s. An excellent singer and mover, tap dance experience a plus.
Candy/others: Character portrayed is a white female, 50s plus. Multiple roles, including CANDY, Nat’s makeup artist. Been in the business for a thousand years. She is nicotine personified. An excellent singer and mover, tap dance experience a plus.
Stage Manager/others: Character portrayed is a white man in his late 20s-30s. Multiple roles, including the STAGE MANAGER of the Nat King Cole Show. He appears somewhat uptight but is deeply kind. An excellent singer and mover, tap dance experience a plus.
Producer/others: Character portrayed is a white man, 40s-60s. Multiple roles, including the PRODUCER of the Nat King Cole Show. Cares about Nat, but also cares about his business. Used to being in charge, not concerned with changing the world. Some singing and movement required.
Eartha Kitt/others: Character portrayed is a Black woman in her 30s. Multiple roles, including EARTHA KITT, singer/actress, the epitome of worldly charm. An excellent singer and mover, tap dance experience a plus.
Perlina /others: Character portrayed is a Black woman in her 50s. Multiple roles, including PERLINA, Nat’s mother. Loves music and teaches her young son to love it too. An excellent singer.
Billy Preston/others: Character portrayed is an 11-year-old Black boy. Multiple roles, including BILLY PRESTON, a musical prodigy who appears on the Nat King Cole Show. Vulnerable but full of joy. An excellent singer and mover.
[A FOURTH PRODUCTION STILL TO BE ANNOUNCED]
Likely to start rehearsals in winter and perform in early spring (not set in stone)
Personnel:
Artistic Director: Adam Greenfield
Casting Director: Alaine Alldaffer (expected to attend)
Casting Director: Lisa Donadio (expected to attend)
Casting Assistant: Emma Hart (expected to attend)
Playwright: Sarah Mantell
Director: Sivan Battat
In association with Breaking the Binary Theatre
1st Reh: 9/3/24
1st Preview: 10/9/24
Opening: 10/28/24
Closing: 11/17/24
Extension: 12/1/24
Dates are subject to change
Mainstage Theater
$1,125 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway CC)
SYNOPSIS: As the oceans rise, a band of queer warehouse workers travel from job to job, running from the encroaching coastline. An unlikely love story, and a startling new work of speculative fiction, In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot is a quietly revolutionary tale of queer aging, chosen family, and the search for home in a volatile world.
Seeking:
Jen: 60s-70s, any pronouns, BIPOC. Gender identity/expression somewhere in the vicinity of butch or trans masc. Often anxious, imagines the worst. Often off doing “Jen stuff” - usually alone time spent working with their hands. Cynical, has let the tragedy of this life wear them down, but somewhere deep down a hopeless romantic.
Maribel: 50s-70s, any pronouns, any race. Often the ringleader of group activities, loves a game of cards, a game of Werewolf, and attention. She is scrappy, imaginative, and a lover.
Ash: 50s-70s, any pronouns, any race. Grumpy as hell but a softy at heart. Loves their friends beyond belief, can’t bear to kill a bug. Resourceful, handy, and constantly skeptical. Will get pissed off and “just do it myself.” When won over though, they’re won over hard.
Ani: CAST. 50s-60s, she/her, any race. Oddly quiet when we meet her. She’s spent more time alone during this collapse than the others and it weighs on her more obviously. Obsessed with surgery as a child, worked construction and demolition as an adult, now seeking anywhere that could feel like home.
Sara: CAST. 30s-40s, she/her, BIPOC. Transfeminine and high femme. The baby of the group. Loves scrunchies, color, and kitsch. A great organizer, sharp as hell, a bit shy at times. Strategic mind, revolutionary spirit. Hasn’t yet abandoned the dream of a new and better world.
El: CAST. 60s-80s, any pronouns, any race. Gender identity/expression somewhere in the vicinity of butch, androgynous, masc. Jen’s confidant. El has maintained a spirit of optimism somehow, or maybe it’s naivete, but regardless, somehow manages to cheer up this group at their darkest.
Horowitz: CAST. 50s-70s, any pronouns, any race. Usually irritable, and often the joker of the group. Probably neurodivergent. Loves to be alone, loves their quiet, loves their routines and is sensitive to anything that disrupts them. Vegan. Learning to take up space.
Written and performed by: Gabriel Kahane
Director: Annie Tippe
1st Rehearsal: 9/10/24
1st Preview: 9/24/24
Opening: TBD
Closing: 10/6/24
Extension: 10/20/24
Dates are subject to change
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
$985 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway BB)
THIS SHOW IS CAST
Written and performed by: Francesca D’Uva
Director: Sam Max
1st Rehearsal: 10/29/24
1st Preview:11/19/24
Opening: TBD
Closing: 12/8/24
Extension: 12/22/24
Dates are subject to change
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
$985 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway BB)
THIS SHOW IS CAST
Written and performed by: Ryan Haddad
Director: Danny Sharron
1st Rehearsal: 3/25/25
1st Preview: 4/10/25
Opening: TBD
Closing: 5/4/25
Extension: TBD
Dates are subject to change
Mainstage Theater
$1,125 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway CC)
THIS SHOW IS CAST
Playwright: Jordan Harrison
Directed by: David Cromer & Caitlin Sullivan
Co-produced with the Vineyard Theatre and the Goodman Theatre
1st Rehearsal: 12/3/24
1st Preview: 1/11/25
Opening: 2/3/25
Closing: 2/23/25
Extension: 3/16/25
Dates are subject to change
Mainstage Theater
$1,125 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway CC)
SYNOPSIS: At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what did they eat, how did they die out? By casting us into the far future, Jordan Harrison’s new play gives us an uncanny view of the present moment, as we straddle the analog world that was and the post-human world to come.
Seeking:
W1: CAST. 32-45. Female. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style. Cerebral, charismatic. A wide range of characters from a 19th century aristocrat to a working-class mom in the ‘80s.
W2: OFFER OUT. 32-45. Female. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style and comedy. A wide range of characters, from a 19th century young woman in one scene to a very modern, ambitious LA novelist in another scene.
W3: CAST. 34-48. Female. Asian American. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style. Poised, funny, capable of being severe.
W4: 25-35. Female. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style. Has a youthful quality but also some grit/edge. (A high school student in one scene and a fearless resistance fighter in another scene.)
M1: OFFER OUT. 30-40. Male. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style. Handsome. A wide range of characters, from a 21st century tech bro to a 19th century Romantic poet (no accent). Brings a playful, modern sensibility to the 19th century scenes.
M2: 30-40. Male. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style. Handsome. A wide range of characters, from a 21st century tech bro to a 19th century Romantic poet (no accent). Brings a playful, modern sensibility to the 19th century scenes.
M3: 38-58. Male. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style. Paternal, warm, dignified. A bit older than the other roles in the play. Has a serious, upright quality but able to find dry humor in unusual places.
M4: 30-40. Male. Game, facile. Grounded, but good with style. His most important role is Stuart -- A quirky, visionary, endearing young engineer, damaged but open-hearted. Actors who identify as gay are encouraged to audition.
Boy: 10-14. Game, facile, young. A range of pre-adolescent boys, from 1910 to the future. Quick, sharp, sensitive, funny, and above all real.
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
Approximate Dates: April 2025- June 2025
$985 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway BB)
SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY - 2024-25 Season
Personnel:
Interim Artistic Director: Beth Whitaker
Executive Director: Tim McClimon
Artistic Line Producer: Jeremy Ehlinger (expected to attend)
Casting Directors: Caparelliotis Casting — David Caparelliotis, Joe Gery (expected to attend) Casting Director: Sujotta Pace (expected to attend)
EDIA Statement: Signature Theatre is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages performers of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, ages, and other ways of identifying, to audition. Please note that unless otherwise specified in the breakdown, for all roles we are actively seeking and welcoming of actors of any ethnicity, race, gender/gender identification/gender expression, age, and physical and neurological ability.
Written by Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene
Casting: Sujotta Pace
First Rehearsal: Tues, 09/10/24
Previews begin: Tues, 10/08/24
Opening: Sun, 10/27/24 or Mon, 10/28/24
End of guaranteed run: Sun, 11/17/24
Possible extension through: Sun, 12/01/24
$1,125 weekly minimum (Off Broadway CC)
SYNOPSIS: Simone, 1st generation Haitian American, and her cousin Gigi, Haitian born and raised, reunite to honor their grandmother’s dying wish for them to reconnect. Simone’s pilgrimage back to her ancestral homeland forces both cousins to confront their differing world views, the presence of NGOs in Haiti, and the plagued relationship between Haiti and the U.S.
Seeking:
Simone [pronounced See-moan] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian-American woman, (NO ACCENT) early 30s, free thinking, smart, social-justice obsessed, and a bit wayward. Her heart is in the right place, but she can sometimes miss the mark with her intentions. She is Haitian by blood, but very Black American from-the-burbs by culture. She wants to be down for her people, but also feels disconnected from them. She is often the butt of other folks jokes, especially her cousin GIGI, and as such, has learned how to be neutral and not take herself too seriously. Somewhere deep inside is a lost soul looking for validation.
Gigi [pronounced Zhee Zhee] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian woman, (ACCENT NEEDED) mid-late 30s bourgeoisie, intelligent, proud and bossy. She works in international trading and is often times in sheer business-mode. She takes herself too seriously and unlike Simone, does not have the ease with which to laugh at herself. She is Haitian-born with American exposure and influence. Her clipped nature can seem rude, but to Gigi, this is just who people are. Somewhere deep inside is a loving bird that refuses to be vulnerable at all costs.
Pita [pronounced Pee-Tah] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian man, (ACCENT NEEDED) early to mid 30s, vibrant, full of spirit, and easy to love. He identifies with Haiti's Queer community but is not yet openly a part of it. He loves life and loves Haiti in all of its beautiful contradictions and is proud of his upbringing and survival story. He is also the housekeeping help for Gigi, though he would never be reduced to being anyone's maid. In Haiti, this role is far more complicated, and Pita will remind you of that. Somewhere, his revolution is waiting for him.
Lovelie [pronounced Low-vlee] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian woman, (ACCENT NEEDED) late 20s/early 30s, quiet, strong, mysterious. She is a former prostitute turned seamstress and is seeking her independence. She is no victim. She is the picture of defiant resilience.
Thomas [pronounced Toe-mas] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian-American man, (ACCENT NEEDED) late 30s/early 40s, affluent, bourgeoisie, and impersonal. He is an international trades businessman and embodies all of the tropes of foreign executive power, a shark nature where self-preservation trumps all.
Written By Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Jack Serio
Casting: Caparelliotis Casting – Dave Caparelliotis, Joe Gery
First Rehearsal: Tues, 01/07/25
Previews begin: Tues, 02/04/25
Opening: Mon, 02/24/25
End of guaranteed run: Sun, 03/16/25
Possible extension through: Sun, 03/30/25
$985 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway BB)
SYNOPSIS: Across a void of thousands of miles and oceans of hurt, two half-brothers tentatively reconnect over the care of their ailing mother. Grangeville is a new play about the fallibility of memory, the stories we tell to make sense of our suffering, and the complexity of forgiveness.
Seeking:
Arnold – Male, early forties. Jerry’s half-brother. Living with his husband in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Jerry – Male, early fifties. Arnold’s half-brother. Living in his hometown in Idaho, in the process of divorcing his wife.
Written By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Les Waters
Casting: Caparelliotis Casting – Dave Caparelliotis, Joe Gery
First Rehearsal: Tues, 04/15/25
Previews begin: Tues, 05/13/25
Opening: Mon, 06/02/25
End of guaranteed run: Sun, 06/22/25
Possible extension through: Sun, 07/06/25
$985 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway BB)
SYNOPSIS: In life, Eurydice loves books and a great musician. One of the few heroines who dies twice, she falls to the underworld on her wedding day. In death, she reunites with her father and remembers her life again. Les Waters directs an innovative reimagining of one of Sarah Ruhl’s most beloved plays, inspired by a classic myth.
Seeking:
Eurydice: Female, late 20s to early 30s, any ethnicity. A little too young and a little too in love. Falls to her death on her wedding day. A lover of books and music. Has a sense of irony.
Her Father: Male, 50s/60s, any ethnicity. Eurydice’s father. A soul in the Underworld, writing letters to his daughter in the world above. Subversive to the ways of the dead. Loves poetry and also could enjoy watching a sport game. A regular guy, and a good father.
Orpheus: Male, late 20s to early 30s, any ethnicity. Like Eurydice, a little too young and a little too in love. A great musician and Eurydice’s husband. Travels to the underworld to find her. Wildly passionate. Feels more like a musician than an actor.
A Nasty Interesting Man/The Lord of the Underworld: Male, 40s to 100, any ethnicity. First appears at Eurydice’s wedding, luring her away from the party. Later returns as the child-like lord of the underworld. Could seem like one who is not quite human.
A Chorus of Stones:
Big Stone: Any age/gender/ethnicity. Part of the chorus of the land of the dead. Could be played like a nasty child at a birthday party. Can play at being not the smartest.
Little Stone: Any age/gender/ethnicity. Part of the chorus of the land of the dead. Could be played like a nasty child at a birthday party. Has a moral compass.
Loud Stone: Any age/gender/ethnicity. Part of the chorus of the land of the dead. Could be played like a nasty child at a birthday party. Can be loud and bossy.
Personnel:
Artistic Director: Oskar Eustis
Executive Director: Patrick Willingham
Directors of Casting: Jordan Thaler/Heidi Griffiths (expected to attend)
Casting Director: Kate Murray (expected to attend)
Casting Associate: Chalin Tulyathan (expected to attend)
Except where otherwise noted, understudy coverage needs are TBD at this time.
Written by James Ijames
Directed by Saheem Ali
1st Rehearsal: 8/13
1st Performance: 9/19
Closing: 10/13
Furthest Possible Extension Closing: 11/17
Martinson Theater
$1403 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway - DD)
SYNOPSIS: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames explores gentrification and the growing price of the American dream in his sharp, funny new play, GOOD BONES. A work opportunity to revitalize the blighted neighborhood she grew up in has led Aisha and her chef husband Travis to buy and renovate a charming old house. But as everyone knows, renovation is expensive and stressful—both for buildings and the communities that surround them. Aisha’s young contractor Earl grew up in the area too, but his memories are of more than just dangerous streets and hollowed-out homes. When their purely professional relationship gives way to heated debate about who gets to stay and who must go, Aisha is forced to reckon with the choices she’s made to get ahead and the painful, joyful, complicated ghosts that haunt her dreams and her dream house. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali directs this New York premiere play about community, change, and the soul of our cities.
Seeking:
Female understudy: A Black woman in her mid to late 20s to early 30s to understudy AISHA: A high powered engineer in a landscape architecture and urban design firm. Married to Travis and pregnant with their first child. Aisha grew up in this neighborhood pre-gentrification but has deliberately left that part of her life behind. A blunt speaker, unafraid to speak her mind. While at times she may project a
kind of casual emotional ambivalence, deep down she is incredibly resolved. She has worked hard for what she has and has purposefully carved out a protective distance between who she is and who she was, and CARMEN: A college student. Extremely smart, perceptive, and curious. She’s a keen observer and picks up quickly on social dynamics. Adept at code-switching, which she sees as a necessity. She sits squarely in the center of the two opposing forces at play in this dynamic; ambitious and driven, she’s drawn to the life that Aisha’s made for herself, but she also shares Earl’s deeply held connection and protectiveness of the community.
Male understudy: A Black man in his late 30s to understudy EARL: A contractor. Grew up in the neighborhood and never left it. Deeply committed to uplifting his community, his work is a manifestation of literally rebuilding it. A talented artist who puts his heart and soul into his work and would rather invest in building relationships than in expanding and turning a profit. Smart & sexy. Warm and gregarious, but also sensitive and lacks the emotional freedom or permission to express it, so there’s an edge to him as well. Passionate about history, he’s keenly feeling the urgency of his community’s erasure, and as a result he’s deeply committed to and outspoken about upholding the old neighborhood and its traditions, and TRAVIS: A chef, married to Aisha. Grew up with great privilege and wealth and as a result he leads with high status as his default. As an artist, he’s sensitive, hyper emotional, and creative, but he also has a sensible, business-minded side. Personable and charming, he operates with the confidence of someone who has grown up with support–both emotional and financial. A peacemaker, he’s happy to let his wife take the lead–to a point.
By Caryl Churchill
Directed by James Macdonald
1st reh: 3/11/25
1st Perf: 4/17/25
Close: 5/18/25
Furthest Poss Ext Close: 6/15/25
Martinson Theater
$1403 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway - DD)
SYNOPSIS: A girl made of glass. Gods and murders. A pack of ghosts. And a secret in a bottle. A kaleidoscope of stories, each short play is a testament to how playwright Caryl Churchill has “remade the landscape of contemporary drama—and earned herself a place among the greats” (The Guardian). James Macdonald directs these wildly inventive new works.
Casting needs for this production are not yet known.
Production/Dates/Creative Team TBD
The Mobile Unit is a modern reimagining of Joseph Papp’s Mobile Theater, inspired by Ten Thousand Things Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit breaks down economic and geographic barriers to the arts by meeting our communities where they are—staging free professional theater productions in local neighborhood venues such as libraries, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and community centers across all five New York City boroughs. Over the years, Mobile Unit has served thousands of audiences with critically acclaimed productions.
Seeking:
A nine-member company: collaborative actors who enjoy working in a physical style. All roles will double with multiple characters.
Personnel:
Producing Artistic Director: Lisa McNulty (expected to attend)
Managing Director: Michael Sag
Associate Artistic Director: Ayana Parker Morrison
Fellows from Colt Couer: Rosana Arias and Talya Braverman (expected to attend) wptheater.org
Director: Rebecca Martínez
Playwright: Mathilde Dratwa
First Rehearsal: August 27, 2024
First Preview: September 21, 2024
Opening: October 3, 2024
Announced Closing: October 20, 2024
Extension 1 Closing: October 27, 2024
Extension 2 Closing: November 2, 2024
$729 weekly minimum (Cat 1)
Seeking:
Me: a woman who lives in New York and who has just lost her mother and who is mother to a child and wife to a man.
Dad: Early seventies, a doctor.
Another Woman: CAST. a retired nurse who has never married and lives in the same city as her lover, that is to say not in New York.
Chorus (3): they know a lot of things, but not everything, and they can become doctors, and they can become family, friends, and family friends, and my husband and my son, and sometimes they speak chorally. Mostly they do not.
Director: Shariffa Ali
Playwright: Francisca da Silveira
First Rehearsal: March 4, 2025
First Preview: March 29, 2025
Opening: April 13, 2025
Announced Closing: April 27, 2025
Extension 1 Closing: May 4, 2025
Extension 2 Closing: May 11, 2025
$729 weekly minimum (Cat 1)
Seeking:
céza depina, early/mid 40s, cape verdean, she/her. in her bag: a sketchbook, an organized pencil case, a color palette, some photographs of home.
sami monroe, early 20s, 2nd gen ghanian-american, she/her. in her bag: everything but the kitchen sink. multiple moleskin notebooks and pens, index cards, business cards she impulsively bought in order to look more professional, a granola bar, a couple of plays and at the bottom an assortment of binder and paper clips that have fallen off of scripts.
cheikh malick diallo, mid/late 40s, senegalese-british, he/him. in his bag: he carries no bag. everything fits into his pockets, including a small notebook and pencil.
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