Casting Call for "Chicken and Biscuits" Stage Play in NY
Video submissions for 2026 season show "Chicken & Biscuits". In need of actors. ONLY LOCAL, FL & IL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. The details can be found below. About the project: In this hilarious celebration of Black joy, grief and healing, an extended family is brought back to St. Luke’s Church. With a heavy family secret on the verge of being revealed, two sisters are reunited at the celebration of life for their family patriarch whose dry chicken and biscuits were only famous to him. Family stressors abound, Beverly shows up to the chapel with her “blessings” on display, Baneatta’s son brings his Jewish boyfriend along, and Beverly’s nosy daughter keeps asking questions no one wants to answer. While Baneatta’s husband, Reginald, tries to keep the peace, the two sisters are faced with a truth that could either heal or break them. Chicken and Biscuits invites you to grab a fan, have a seat in the pew, and get ready to say “amen.” Rate: NON-UNION RATE: $500/week + housing for overstudies. AEA* RATE is Single Engagement Agreement: $565/week. Additional info: Directors are also seeking swings/understudies. Any performer called back will also be considered for swing/understudy roles. While they are accepting video submissions at this time, the casting team would love to see you in-person in New York, Chicago, or Orlando. Non union. Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 Opening: Friday, September 18th, 2026 Closing: Saturday, October 24th, 2026 If you are interested, please apply.
7 role s
(Female-identifying). An upstanding and stern Christian woman. Mother to Kenny and Simone, and wife to Reginald. She’s overbearingly full of love, but quite uptight and stubborn in her religious ways.
(Male-identifying). Baneatta’s faithful husband and the new pastor of their home church. He’s the peacemaker of the family. Reginald to a ball of love with a side of corny dad jokes.
(Male-identifying). Baneatta and Reginald’s youngest child. He’s proudly queer, but cowers in the presence of his mother. Kenny bites when he needs to, but at the end of the day he just wants to be loved.
(Male-identifying). Kenny’s neurotic and dramatic Jewish boyfriend of four years. He often spins himself into a tizzy, but always wants to be there for Kenny. Logan’s weed pen is his crutch for tough times.
(Female-identifying). Baneatta’s younger sister. The “fun aunt” who’s always in a push-up bra. But don’t mistake her vibrance for incompetence. She’s a savage, “classy,” not so boujee, but definitely ratchet when necessary.
(Female-identifying). Kenny’s older sister and Baneatta’s favorite. She followed the “right path.” Though pulled, she can be shady. While fierce on the exterior, Simone is internally wounded from a recent failed engagement.
(Female-identifying). Baneatta and Beverly’s half sister through an affair. She didn’t know her father, but has come to his funeral to gather more details on him. She’s sweet, vulnerable, and collected.
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