Performers Needed for Theatre Audition "Torch Song"
Actors wanted for play "Torch Song". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the details below. About the project: A two-act revival of Harvey Fierstein’s award-winning Torch Song Trilogy – the life of Arnold Beckoff, a torch song-singing drag queen living in New York City, is dramatized over the span of the late 70s and 80s. Told with a likable, human voice, Torch Song follows Arnold’s odyssey to find happiness in New York. All he wants is a husband, a child, and a pair of bunny slippers that fit, but a visit from his overbearing mother reminds him that he needs one thing more: respect. Rate: All actors will receive a $100 travel stipend as well as $40 per performance. Additional info: Please prepare a 1- to 2-minute modern comedic monologue. Please bring photo, resume, and conflicts for March - May. Callbacks: Sunday, March 16th - 6:00 - 9:00 pm REHEARSALS: Will start the week of April 14th. PERFORMANCES: Torch Song opens Friday, May 30th, and plays Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm through June 29th. If you are interested, please apply.
6 roles
To portray 20s-30s, Male or non-binary, Jewish, any race, drag performing experience helpful. He’s a young person in love, with a smart sense of humor. There’s a New York intensity about him, yet his sensitive inner child is just below the surface.
Handsome, classically masculine with a boyish charm. He’s exploring his sexuality, though probably identifies as bisexual. Can be disarming and knows how to use it.
35, smart, funny, and very open-minded and curious. Partner to Ed.
18, shamefully beautiful, a frightened child in a sex worker’s clothing.
15 going on 30, male presenting, could be trans or non-binary, wonderful and bright kid that ARNOLD is helping find footing.
60-ish, Arnold’s real Jewish mother. A fighter. An Ethel Merman kind of energy.
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