Actors Needed for "The Boys in the Band?" Play Audition
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
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.
A friend who has moved away from the city and attempted to live a heterosexual life but is conflicted about his past.
A couple who are in a relationship but have different views on monogamy.
A couple who are in a relationship but have different views on monogamy.
flamboyant and theatrical character who revels in his homosexuality.
Harold is worried about losing his youth and looks.
An African American man who still has feelings for a wealthy white boy he met when his mother worked as a maid.
Michael's straight college roommate, who arrives at the party after calling Michael in tears.
A male prostitute hired as a birthday gift for Harold.