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Actors for Staged Reading of a One Act Play

New York, NY, United States
ID: 309644Exp: 4/23/2026
Description:

Casting call for staged reading of a one-act play. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See more info below. About the project: "You Only Have To Rest In Inaction, and Things Will Transform Themselves" A One-Act Play. In this experimental one-act, two Chinese American philosophy students and a German religious scholar are brought to China on a sponsored trip to study Daoism, but they quickly find themselves in the midst of a political and cultural battle. As one of the undergrads gets interrogated by a mysterious government official, we learn more about the event that split them apart and the conflicting perspectives that pit them all against each other. Additional info: When: April 24th 7pm. If you are interested, please apply.

4 role s

Role 1Female20-29 y.o.Asian

Tough but worn-down American philosophy student.

Role 2Male20-29 y.o.Asian

Bright and eager American philosophy student.

Role 3Both genders20-59 y.o.Asian

Stern and unreadable interrogator.

Role 4Female20-39 y.o.White / Caucasian

Sharp and aloof German PhD student.