Seeking Talent for Upcoming Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Calling all Ukrainian and/or Jewish actors for upcoming play. More details are below. About the play: The play follows the vast memories of a queer, non-binary, second-generation immigrant who wrestles with their Ukrainian-jewish heritage and the feeling of never being “Ukrainian enough.” through shifting portrayals of their grandparents, mother, and uncle, the story traces the family’s immigration from Kyiv to Canada, their struggles with assimilation, and the generational fractures along the way. Rate: Non-union. All roles are profit-share (ticket sales). Additional information: Performances on October 11 & 18. Rehearsals: based on cast availability. Location: GTA (between Vaughan & Toronto). Auditions due Friday, September 12. When applying, please submit head shot, resume & demo reel.
5 roles
Non-binary, Queer, introspective, and deeply conflicted about their heritage. They are both narrator and participant, oscillating between their vulnerability and defiance. ETHAN longs for connection to a homeland they've never fully known and struggles with feeling "not enough"-not Ukrainian enough, not Jewish enough, not anything enough.
ETHAN's grandfather. Once an engineer, now aged, shaped by labor and loss. Stoic, disciplined, with a soldier's bearing. His dignity is rooted in work and sacrifice. Beneath his rigidity lies deep love and silent pride. EFIM's struggle with assimilation, illness, and identity mirrors ETHAN's, expressed through silence.
ETHAN's mother. Practical, sharp, and fiercely protective. A child immigrant who adapted quickly to Canadian life, leaving fragments of her Ukrainian identity behind. She carries intergenerational trauma but rarely names it. In scenes of confession, her vulnerability breaks through.
ETHAN's grandmother. A woman of immense quiet strength, steeped in tradition and resilience. She carries the weight of survival: smuggling diamonds in cakes, enduring antisemitism, holding a family together through scarcity and war. Note: The character of ANNA is more a ghostly figure, someone who ETHAN never got to fully meet.
ETHAN's uncle. A provocatexurwith biting humor. Restless, bitter, and deeply cynical about heritage and queerness. He maskspain with cruelty, often serving as the voice ofinternalized resentment and societal prejudice. Yet beneath his mockery lies an unspokenlonging for belonging.
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