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Talent Wanted for "Consider the Oyster" Play

Pittsboro, NC, United States
ID: 303036Exp: 1/31/2026
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "Consider the Oyster" play and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: When Gene breaks his leg after proposing to his girlfriend Marisa, he begins to feel some odd changes. It turns out that the ground up oyster shell the doctors used to help repair his femur is causing him to slowly transition into a woman, just as oysters change gender halfway through their lives. Can Gene learn to live his life as a different gender and will he—or she—be able to find a happily ever after with his fiancée? Consider the Oyster is a romantic comedy that explores the fluidity of gender and our changeable human nature. Additional info: Rehearsals: February 25 - March 25, 2026 Performances: March 26,27,28, 2026 Please apply if interested.

4 role s

GENE WALSHBoth genders26-34 y.o.All ethnicities

(may be played by 2 actors)

ELIOT PALLONEMale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

GENE's roommate, around the same age.

MARISA CARTERFemale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

GENE's fiancée, around the same age.

KAY CARTERFemale46-54 y.o.All ethnicities

MARISA's mother