"By the Water" Drama Play Casting Actors
Seeking actors for play "By the Water". Learn more below. About the project: In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Murphy family struggles to rebuild their Staten Island home and their lives. As old wounds resurface and loyalties are tested, each family member must decide what they're willing to fight for—and what they're willing to leave behind. Filled with humor, warmth, and deeply human characters, By the Water is a moving story about family, community, and the meaning of home. Additional info: Actors should be prepared to read from sides provided at the audition. Please bring a headshot and résumé if available. The audition form is available for download (see attachments), along with sides. Callbacks (if needed): Wednesday, August 12. REHEARSALS: Rehearsals begin the week of August 23 and will be arranged around actors' schedules. PERFORMANCES: October 17-18, October 23-25, October 30-31, & November 1, 2026. If you are interested, please apply.
7 roles
Blue-collar, a community man with a fierce sense of loyalty and of the way the world should work. Tough but charming. Capable of changing moods on a dime.
A woman of faith, sweet but never saccharine. A loving mother and very devoted wife, who has made a life out of looking past the faults of those she loves.
Ambitious, smart, a born-again Manhattanite. An innate sense of humor and warmth have been chipped away at by an unforgiving family, but they're still there.
A recovering user and all-around badass. Inherited his father's charm and quick laugh; until a recent stint in prison, he lived a dangerously charmed life of being rewarded for the wrong things.
A retired auto-mechanic/body-shop owner, a friendly man with an easy sense of humor, a natural peacekeeper.
Funny, shrewd, and opinionated; the kind of great friend and strong woman who quickly becomes more sister than friend.
Brian's former high school sweetheart; now a wry, self-aware woman coming to terms with a crumbling marriage and the fact that life at 30 doesn't look like what she thought it would. Works in the city, probably lives in Brooklyn or Queens.
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