Actors Wanted for Production of "Red"
The company is holding auditions for "Red" and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: New York, 1958. Mark Rothko takes on the largest commission in modern art and hires a young assistant who dares to ask what the work is meant to do. Content: Depression and mental anguish; a character recounts the violent death of his parents. Onstage smoking and drinking. Strong language. Physically demanding painting sequences with paint on skin and costume. Rate: CONTRACT Independent Theatre Contract $784 weekly minimum - 2026 rate Additional info: PREPARATION Please prepare one of the following: two 32-bar song cuts; two monologues, each under 1-minute; or one 32-bar cut and one monologue under 1-minute. An accompanist will be provided; bring sheet music in your key, marked with starts, stops, and tempos, and one hard-copy headshot and resume. Callbacks: TBD 1st Equity Rehearsal: August 28, 2027 1st Performance: September 29, 2027 Closing: November 7, 2027 Please apply if interested.
2 roles
Rothko’s new young assistant. An aspiring painter, nervous and awestruck at first, who grows into the one person willing to ask Rothko what the work is meant to do. Carries a traumatic past that surfaces late in the play. Role content: Recounts the violent death of his parents; physically demanding painting sequences.
his role has been cast; seeking understudy only. The painter at the height of his powers: brilliant, domineering, stubborn, depressive, and relentless. Role content: Depression; onstage smoking and drinking.
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