Actors Wanted for "Hester Street" Show

Jewish male. The leader of the band. Busy, always pushing his piano around, distracting himself from his own sorrow. Brash and bossy. Tightly wound. A little strange. Can carry a room. Might have been a Professor of Music in the Old Country. Lonely. SEEKING AN EXCELLENT PIANIST AND SINGER. ACCORDION SKILLS A PLUS.

Adult Male. Will play various roles. Also a part of our on-stage band. PLAYS INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED TRUMPET. SINGS.

Adult Female. Will play various roles. Also a part of our on-stage band. PLAYS INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED VIOLIN. SINGS.

Jewish male. Strong masculine energy - both toxic and charming. Bravado mixed with shame. He’s handsome, well-dressed, a Russian immigrant who just moved to the United States five years ago but is trying to seem very American. Someone who is putting on American costumes/appearances and yet we know he can’t “pass.” He’s compensating. Volatile. A man going through a new adolescence, forced to face the life and identity he thought he'd left behind. Does not sing.

Jewish female, religious young mother, just arrived from the Russian shetl to America. Sense of humor, but also dealing with a real trauma. Glowing, optimistic soul. The way she is treated “others” her the most—in contradiction to her natural charisma and positivity. Grappling with the disconnect of not having a community and religious life in America. She’s a sexual person. Wants to be touched. Wants to have more children. A fish out of water in America. Does not sing.

Jewish female. The landlady from down the hall. Funny, not a cartoon. Not necessarily maternal. An independent woman. Does not sing.

Jewish male. The scholar. Gentle soul, most likely not to survive America (until he finds Gitl), also adolescent in ways. Does not sing.

Jewish female. Young and beautiful, a firecracker. Sexy. Shrewd, but complicated. The most American. Has great sympathy for Gitl. Is going to make it, not matter what. Does not sing.