Now Casting: Roles for "Mary Magdalene, Daughter, Boatperson"
Seeking non-Union and AEA actors for the upcoming productions! "Mary Magdalene, Daughter, Boatperson" About the play: 1973. Two sisters are torn apart after one makes the decision to leave; and the one who remains must learn to fight. 2004. Three siblings are avoiding the question of where to scatter their mother’s ashes. One finds refuge in gambling sessions with the neighborhood aunties. One falls in love. And one learns from a goblin that her mother is trapped in the underworld. She follows her down, and time collapses. Mary Magdalene, Daughter, Boatperson follows the women of a family across two generations, unraveling the legacy of partition after the imperialist violence of the Vietnam War. Location:Boston Center for the Arts Flat stipend: $1300 per actor How to Apply: Visit the link and complete the form if interested.
7 roles
Joy (19) - Viet woman. Youngest sister. Smartest in the family. Didn't like being held as a child nor now.
Mercy (28) - Viet woman. Oldest sister. Not careful with her words but otherwise fluent in two languages.
Jimmy (25) - Viet man. Middle child. Workaholic probably in love with his best friend. Looks like his father.
Six (25) - Black, queer, sweetheart. Met Jimmy in 7th grade.
Má/Hotline Operator - Doubling role • Má (60s) - Viet woman. Strict, stubborn, reactionary. A woman in the way a mother is—in retrospect. • Hotline Operator (60s) - Volunteer optimist. Kind to a fault.
Bà 8/Old Goblin Woman/Anne - Doubling role • Old Goblin Woman (60s): Wry, chain-smoking otherworldly being between the gates of heaven and hell. • Bà 8(60s): Gruff. Butch. She says her voice scares men away, but Bà 7 thinks she's charming. • Anne (early 20s): White college roommate™
Bà 7/Dì Đào/Corner Store Owner - Doubling role. • Bà 7(60s): Kind, femme, a widow. Loves her son, Bà, card games with money on the table. • Dì Đào (60s): Taciturn. Estranged aunt on the other side of the partition. Became a woman the year her nation became free. • Corner Store Owner (60s): Older woman addicted to Chinese dramas. Small business owner tendencies.
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