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Actors Needed for Upcoming Theatre Shows

Portland, ME, United States
ID: 286578Exp: 6/9/2025
$799/week
Description:

Auditions for 2025-26 season shows. Directors are looking for actors. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: 1. "Dirty Deeds Downeast" SYNOPSIS: A fast and loose comedy about those who take care of their own. Part Hot Fuzz and part Murder She Wrote, Askari's play examines the underbelly of life on an island in Maine. As the summer season approaches, Gerrard is warned by the locals that his investigation might not be "good for business," and he'll have to choose to stick to his guns or fold. 1st Rehearsal: 10/7/25 Opening: 10/31/25 Closing: 10/13/2024 2. "Lend Me A Tenor" SYNOPSIS: An evening of hijinks, mistaken identity, and chance encounters. Following the belated arrival of Il Stupendo, Max does his best to keep the star calm, and makes sure he gets the rest he needs. Unfortunately, after giving Stupendo a double dose of his sleeping pills, Max needs to don Pagliacci, the clown’s, makeup to do the show, but can he sing as well as the greatest tenor of the generation? After the show multiple women want to sleep with Il Stupendo, but when Max finds a body missing, will he save his career? Or his relationship? 1st Rehearsal: 1/6/26 Opening: 1/30/26 Closing: 2/22/26 3. 2026 Clauder Winner TBA" "Intimate Surveillance" SYNOPSIS: Tech entrepreneur Mina Azimi expects to control the narrative when she sits down with veteran journalist David Mendez. But he isn’t here for a puff piece—he’s here to confront her with a troubling question: Who can you trust when technology becomes part of our intimate lives? "Like Flies" SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious new midwife comes to town, a group of women think she might have solutions for more than just childbirth. She might also have something to remedy an epidemic of cruel men. New alliances are formed and each woman wonders who she can trust in this thrilling new play. "Mere Waters" SYNOPSIS: Gynecologist Gisella Perl arrives at a concentration camp and is assigned to work as the camp doctor. She has no tools, no antiseptic, and no water. Despite all this, Gisella works to survive the camp guided by two bickering biblical prophetesses. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $799 weekly minimum (LORT D - Protected). Additional info: Please prepare a short monologue. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. To be considered, please apply.

26 roles

GERRARDMale30-44 y.o.All ethnicities

"Dirty Deeds Downeast" A small town cop in a place where nothing much happens.

BETTYFemale30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Dirty Deeds Downeast" Waitress at Nadeau's Diner. Pretty. Opinionated.

WOMANFemale50-69 y.o.All ethnicities

"Dirty Deeds Downeast" Plays MARGIE, Gerard's mother and EDITH, the owner and chairman of Blake Wholesalers.

MANMale40-69 y.o.All ethnicities

"Dirty Deeds Downeast" Plays LOUIS the local landscaper and suitor of Margie, DICK the owner of the marina, and COLE a lobsterman with a claw hand.

MAXMale26-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" Assistant to Saunders, Opera lover. Will sing in the play.

MAGGIEFemale26-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" Max's girlfriend, who has a thing for tenors.

SAUNDERSMale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" Maggie's father. Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company.

TITO MERELLIMale30-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" A world-famous tenor, known by his fans as “Il Stupendo”. Will sing in the play.

MARIAFemale30-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" Tito's wife, not always a fan of Il Stupendo.

BELLHOPMale20-49 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" A bellhop, and fan of Il Stupendo. Will sing in the play.

DIANAFemale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" A soprano looking to get ahead.

JULIAFemale50-69 y.o.All ethnicities

"Lend Me A Tenor" Chairwoman of the Opera Guild.

MINA AMIZ / VOILAFemale23-27 y.o.All ethnicities

"Intimate Surveillance" Iranian-American disgraced tech mogul. Also voices VOILA, virtual assistant technology with a speech synthesizer

DAVID MENDEZMale40-60 y.o.All ethnicities

"Intimate Surveillance" Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist.

EDNA INGRAMFemale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Like Flies" A professionally trained midwife. Religious, patient, calculated.

MEG DOOLEY / WOMAN 1Female26-44 y.o.All ethnicities

"Like Flies" A midwife, self-certain, natural leader.

RETTA LONGWOOD / WOMAN 2Female30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Like Flies" Brass, boisterous, and strong. A bit of comic relief.

POLLY PLATT / WOMAN 3Female20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

"Like Flies" Soft, sweet, and curious. Loves her husband.

LENNY RUTLEDGE / WOMAN 4Female18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

"Like Flies" Ruthless, but longing. Runs for fun. Speaks boldly through a speech impediment.

JULIA WINSHIP/ WOMAN 5Female20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Like Flies" Quiet, reluctant, and loving. A reader. Wants peace and safety. Loves Vee Malcolm.

VEE MALCOLM/ WOMAN 6Female20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Like Flies" Sarcastic, impatient, but earnest. Craves adventure. Loves Julia Winship.

DOCTOR GISELLA PERLFemale35-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Mere Waters" A Hungarian Jew and a doctor of gynecology. Prisoner no. 25404. (Pronounced “GEE-zull-uh”)

THE GUARDFemale18-21 y.o.All ethnicities

"Mere Waters" Blonde, blue eyed, and beautiful. Mouthpiece for Doctor M. She is always smiling.

THE WOMANFemale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

"Mere Waters" Every prisoner. Every patient. Every woman. Sometimes appears as Gisella’s daughter GABBY.

ABIGAILFemale30-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Mere Waters" PROPHETESS known for guiding others toward righteousness. Measured. Biblical, but also a Jewish tante (auntie).

HANNAHFemale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Mere Waters" PROPHETESS tested by God through her infertility. Defiant. Biblical, but also a Jewish tante.