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Looking for Equity Actors for "The Birth of the Pill" Play

Chicago, IL, United States
ID: 308220Exp: 4/15/2026
$519.65/week
Description:

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Audition call for "The Birth of the Pill" play, looking for Equity actors. See more details below. Rate: CONTRACT CAT $519.65 weekly minimum (Tier 3) Additional info: Directors encourage all actors, regardless of identity, to apply for roles for which they believe they are best suited. All roles will be understudied. PREPARATION: Please prepare EITHER a 2-minute monologue OR two 1-minute monologues. OTHER DATES: First Rehearsal: 8/4/26 First Preview: 9/2/26 Closing: 10/4/26 Possible Extension: 10/18/26 An Equity Monitor will be provided. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Directors are looking forward to seeing you at the auditions!

6 role s

RamonaFemale20-29 y.o.African-American

Puerto Rican, our host. Vibrant, curious, a great sense of humor, a secret pain. She is charismatic and a great hostess for the audience; this is her party. Additionally, her presence and power in this play defies the decades of trauma and erasure of Puerto Rican women whose bodies were abused in the initial trials.

Margaret SangerFemale65-75 y.o.White / Caucasian

71 in 1950; An activist. A New Yorker, working class, ruthless.

Katharine McCormickFemale70-80 y.o.White / Caucasian

75 in 1950. A feminist. A New Englander, upper crust, passionate.

Goody Pincus/Jonathan EigMale40-55 y.o.White / Caucasian

Goody - 47 in 1950; Jewish Man. A scientist. Egotistical and brilliant / Jonathan - 58 in 2022.

John RockMale60-70 y.o.White / Caucasian

63 in 1950; A doctor. Comfortable, handsome.

Min Chueh ChangMale40-45 y.o.Asian

42 in 1950; Chinese Man. A researcher. Brilliant, careful, and compassionate.