Professional Casting for a Staged Reading Series
Auditions for "It's Only a Play" a comedy. Directors are looking for actors. Please see the details below. About the project: 1. "Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" by Lloyd Suh, directed by Jacqueline Youm. Performance: January 23, 2024. 2. "The Ice Front by Eric Samuelson", directed by Jessie Roberts. Performance: January 26, 2024. 3. "Milk Like Sugar by Kristen Greenidge", directed by Jacqueline Youm. Performance: January 24, 2024. 4. "The Taming by Laurie Gunderson", directed by Jessie Roberts. Performance: January 25, 2024. Additional info: Will be performed January 23 – 26, 2024. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts. Rehearsals will be online, with one in-person rehearsal onstage the week before the performance(s). Please see the attachment for details. Please apply, if you're interested.
29 roles
"Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" A young playwright.
"Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" Frank’s wife and writing partner.
"Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" Frank’s ex, who inspires various roles in the play he and Kathy are writing.
"Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" A white parole officer who plays the stereotypical detective in yellow face.
"Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" Frank’s older brother.
"Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery" A talking Capuchin monkey who appears to give Frank advice.
Reads the stage directions.
"The Ice Front" Stage manager.
"The Ice Front" Assistant stage manager.
"The Ice Front" Character actor, mid-forties.
"The Ice Front" Leading lady.
"The Ice Front" Leading man.
"The Ice Front" Youthful lead.
"The Ice Front" Ingenue.
"The Ice Front" Artistic Director, Norwegian National Theatre.
"The Ice Front" German soldier.
Reads the stage directions.
"Milk Like Sugar" Is 16, naturally independent and intelligent but sensitive to peer pressure; interested in education and learning about the larger world; filled with false bravado; not one to start an argument, but not one to back away either; desperate for connection, warmth, and belonging; wants more from life, without any avenue to get it; stuck in a vicious cycle.
"Milk Like Sugar" Is 16 and the derisive, abrasive ringleader of clique of girls; tough as nails; appears confident and knowledgeable; uses people to get what she wants; scared of being left all alone.
"Milk Like Sugar" Is 16; the follower and the gossip; fiercely loyal, but not very bright; invested in a very narrow, naïve idea of the future; finds comfort in material goods.
"Milk Like Sugar" Is 23 and an aspiring tattoo artist and current grocery store bagger; introspective and poetic, but mocked by peers for his sensitivity; looking for a chance to be heard and make a connection.
"Milk Like Sugar" Is a 16-year-old teen forced into the parent role by necessity; smart, earnest, wily, and determined; caring and sensitive, but willing to do whatever it takes to get out of the neighborhood.
"Milk Like Sugar" Is 16 and the new girl at school; a tractable, evangelical outsider; zealous and highly vocal in spreading The Word; looking for a crumb of acceptance and inclusion.
"Milk Like Sugar" Annie’s mother. There is an underlying sadness to Myrna that tells us she has missed out on many things, but she is not overtly sad in nature. She only hints at the inner life she maintains.
Reads the stage directions.
"The Taming" Aide to Senator Peter Baxter (R-GA), so conservative. 30’s, female. Also plays JAMES MADISON, 1787.
"The Taming" Southern hipster activist, so liberal. 30’s, female. Also CHARLES PINCKNEY, 1787.
"The Taming" Passionate Southern bell/pageant winner/mastermind. 20’s, female. Also plays GEORGE and MARTHA WASHINGTON (not at the same time), 1787. And DOLLEY MADISON (which is just MARTHA with a brown wig)
Reads the stage directions.
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