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"The Words Will Come" Show Needs Performers

Portland, OR, United States
ID: 302607Exp: 2/3/2026
$16/project
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "The Words Will Come" Show and looking for performers,. please see the details below ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: The Words Will Come is a devised, movement-based play centered on dyslexia not as a deficit, but as a way of thinking, sensing, and remembering. Following a young Persian girl and her adult self, the piece explores how shame is learned, how intelligence is mismeasured, and how imagination becomes a survival tool. By disrupting linear storytelling and traditional language structures, the play places the audience inside a dyslexic experience in real time. Rate: $16/hour Non-Union Equity contracts available Additional info: Actors should bring a headshot (emailing one works too) and résumé, and wear clothes they can move in. Auditions will include sides and movement exercises. CALLBACKS: Thursday, February 5 | 6:30–9:00 PM Rehearsals: April 27 – May 24, 2026 Portland-based Approximately 5 rehearsals per week Primarily late afternoon/evening Tech: May 23 – May 31 (times TBD) Dress: June 1 – June 3 (times TBD) Performances: June 4 – June 28, 2026 Thursday–Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM Sundays at 2:00 PM Please apply if interested

3 role s

SHEILAFemale18-30 y.o.Middle Eastern

Plays a 9-year-old Persian girl with dyslexia. Bright, curious, perceptive, with a vivid imagination. Actor should not be a child but must sincerely and truthfully embody one.

LALABoth genders30-50 y.o.Middle Eastern

She is middle-aged. A sculptor. Guarded, observant, deeply protective.

ALBERT EINSTEINBoth genders45-70 y.o.All ethnicities

Thoughtful, kind, absent-minded, brilliant. A mentor to Sheila. German accent required; iconic, slightly disheveled presence.