Actors Needed for "Galatea" Play Audition
Seeking cast for the upcoming play of "Galatea". Other details are provided below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: If a boy falls in love with another boy in the forest, but the boy is actually a girl dressed as a boy so she doesn't get sacrificed to Neptune, but the other boy is ALSO a girl dressed as a boy so SHE doesn't get sacrificed to Neptune, and unbeknownst to them they're both the subject of some Cupid-Venus-Diana god trickery, and in the end both of them are fine with one of them ACTUALLY becoming a boy if it means they can be together forever... is it really gay? Probably, but find out for sure in GALATEA! Rate: Actors will be paid a $500 stipend. Additional info: Callbacks: Sunday, January 12 (Times TBD); Rehearsal & Performance Schedule; Rehearsals: February-Mid April; Tech: April 7-April 17; Opening: Friday, April 18, 2025; Closing: Saturday, May 10, 2025. To be considered, please apply.
22 roles
Comfortable also playing an older man.
Comfortable playing a woman who dresses as boy
Comfortable also playing an older man.
Comfortable playing a woman who dresses as boy.
An oracle who warns the citizens of their debt to Neptune and interprets the outcome of the sacrifice. Doubles with NEPTUNE.
Venus’s son. Likes to wander about in disguise and cause trouble with his arrows of love. Doubles with ERICTHINIS.
Goddess of the hunt. She places a high value on chastity, both for herself and the retinue of nymphs who accompany her. Diana has no time for the silliness of love. Doubles with HAEBE
Accompanies the sacrificial virgin to the fateful tree. Doubles with CUPID.
One of Diana’s nymphs and a victim of Cupid’s tricks. Doubles with VENUS.
A fair maiden. Her father Tityrus disguises her as a boy so she will not be selected as the sacrificial virgin, causing confusion and unexpected results.
The maiden selected to be the sacrificial virgin. Doubles with DIANA.
Another of Diana’s nymphs. She also gets caught up in Cupid’s mischief. Doubles with MELEBEUS.
Phillida’s father. He decides dressing her in boy’s clothes is a way to keep her safe from Neptune’s sacrifice. Doubles with LARISSA.
The god of the sea. Requires a virgin be sacrificed to him every five years to make up for the citizens’ previous neglect of him and the destruction of his temple. Doubles with AUGUR.
Melibeus’s maiden daughter. Like Galatea, her father disguises her as a boy so she will not be sacrificed to Neptune (again, with unforeseen consequences).
Another of Diana’s nymphs who also runs afoul of Cupid’s fun. Doubles with TITYRUS.
Galatea’s father. Like Melibeus, he decides dressing Galatea as a boy will save her from the virgin sacrifice. Doubles with RAMIA.
Goddess of love and Cupid’s mother. Doubles with EUROTA.
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