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Casting Performers for Upcoming Productions

Chicago, IL, United States
ID: 289277Exp: 7/25/2025
$400/project
Description:

Th company is holding auditions for 2025-2026 Season, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: The Pilon by Zach Barr, Directed by Jessica Love The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, Directed and Adapted by Ian Maryfield Pay Rate $400 for actors $200 for understudies (guaranteed performance) Additional info: -Red Theater does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or productions. -A fight & intimacy designer will be employed for this project. -This is a non-union production. Time Commitment: The Pilon: Rehearsals: September 2nd - October 12th Tech: October 16th - October 21st Previews: October 22nd - October 24th Run: October 25th - November 23rd (Wed-Sat & Mon @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 3pm) The Seagull: Rehearsals begin: December 29th Tech: February 3-10 Previews: February 11-13 Opening: February 14th Run: February 14-March 15 When applying, please include Headshot and resume You will receive a Google Form to submit your audition consisting of: -A one minute monologue of your choice, either contemporary or classical (non-Shakespeare)

15 roles

RHONDAFemale40-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Trans woman. Founder of Wax Harvest Card Shop. Collects vintage baseball cards. Corbin's aunt. Has been both the owner of Wax Harvest and a member of the queer community since 2002, and will staunchly defend and foster both. Caring. Witty. "The Pilon"

CORBINMale30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

cis man. Co-owner of Wax Harvest. A massive fan of basketball cards and, to a lesser degree, basketball. Runs the Wax Harvest Case Breaks channel on Twitch. Certain about his passions but uncertain of how to act on them. Tender-hearted. Hesitant. "The Pilon"

LEXMale26-34 y.o.All ethnicities

Cis man. Corbin's friend. A fervent collector of "non-sport" cards. A freelance graphic designer who met Corbin through work. Gay, and secretly in love with Corbin. Scared of nothing more than confrontation. Playful. Anxious. "The Pilon"

MARCMale35-44 y.o.All ethnicities

Cis man. Software engineer. Corbin's college fraternity brother. A sports fan who joined the hobby recently, and sees cards as a thriving investment. Headstrong. Confident. "The Pilon"

Irina Nikolaevna ArkadinaFemale46-55 y.o.All ethnicities

An actress. "The Seagull"

Konstantin Gavrilych Treplyov (Kostya)Male20-24 y.o.All ethnicities

Her son. "The Seagull"

Pyotr Nikolaich SorinMale60-64 y.o.All ethnicities

Her brother. "The Seagull"

Nina ZarechnayaMale20-24 y.o.All ethnicities

The daughter of a wealthy landowner. "The Seagull"

ShamraevMale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

A retired lieutenant, Sorin's estate manager. "The Seagull"

PolinaMale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

His wife. "The Seagull"

MashaFemale20-24 y.o.All ethnicities

His daughter. "The Seagull"

Boris TrigorinMale36-39 y.o.All ethnicities

An author. "The Seagull"

Evgeny Sergeich DornMale53-57 y.o.All ethnicities

A doctor. "The Seagull"

Semyon MedvedenkoMale23-27 y.o.All ethnicities

A schoolteacher. "The Seagull"

Yakov or YakovaMale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

A worker. "The Seagull"