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Actors Needed for "The Boys in the Band?" Play Audition

Columbus, OH, United States
ID: 283546Exp: 5/4/2025
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "The Boys in the Band?" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Synopsis In his Upper East Side apartment, Michael is throwing a birthday party for Harold, a self-avowed "thirty-two-year-old, pockmarked, Jew fairy," complete with surprise gift: "Cowboy," a street hustler. As the evening wears on – fueled by drugs and alcohol – bitter, unresolved resentments among the guests come to light when a game of "Truth" goes terribly wrong. Additional info: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring a resume & headshot (if available), and list of conflicts to auditions. Please apply if interested.

9 roles

MichaelMale28-32 y.o.All ethnicities

A lapsed Catholic alcoholic who is self-destructive and undergoing psychoanalysis. He's the host of the birthday party and has a complex relationship with his friends.

DonaldMale26-30 y.o.All ethnicities

A friend who has moved away from the city and attempted to live a heterosexual life but is conflicted about his past.

LarryMale29-32 y.o.All ethnicities

A couple who are in a relationship but have different views on monogamy.

HankMale29-32 y.o.All ethnicities

A couple who are in a relationship but have different views on monogamy.

EmoryMale31-35 y.o.All ethnicities

flamboyant and theatrical character who revels in his homosexuality.

HaroldMale30-34 y.o.All ethnicities

Harold is worried about losing his youth and looks.

BernardMale18-56 y.o.African-American

An African American man who still has feelings for a wealthy white boy he met when his mother worked as a maid.

AlanMale28-32 y.o.All ethnicities

Michael's straight college roommate, who arrives at the party after calling Michael in tears.

CowboyMale20-24 y.o.All ethnicities

A male prostitute hired as a birthday gift for Harold.