Boston Playwrights' Theatre
CONTRACT
NEAT $389 weekly minimum (Category 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Boston Playwrights Theatre's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
We encourage performers of all gender identities, races, and ethnicities to participate.
Non-binary and genderqueer performers encouraged to submit for all roles.
Local actors are encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a two-minute contemporary monologue or scene. Submit at https://forms.gle/BMQCgfsoEarr6Jhn8 .
Deadline: Tue, May 31, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Producer/Artistic Director: Kate Snodgrass
Season Directors: Shamus McCarty, Noah Putterman, Enzo Gonzalez, and Michelle Aguillon
Playwrights: J.C. Pankratz, David Caruso, Elise Wien, Fatima Maan, and Jay Eddy
OTHER DATES
EAT YOUR YOUNG
First rehearsal: Sept. 13, 2022
Open: Oct. 6, 2022
Close: Oct. 16, 2022
SAVE THE WHALES
First rehearsal: Oct. 11
Open: Nov. 3, 2022
Close: Nov. 13, 2022
OTP
First rehearsal: Nov. 8
Open: Dec. 8, 2022
Close: Dec. 18, 2022
AMREEKA
First rehearsal: Jan. 24, 2023
Open: Feb. 16, 2023
Close: Feb. 26, 2023
ALLIGATOR-A-PHOBIA IN 3D
First rehearsal: March 14, 2023
Open: April 6, 2023
Close: April 16, 2023
OTHER
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Questions: email Kate Snodgrass at ksnodgra@bu.edu.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
EAT YOUR YOUNG OR LEPIDOPTERA, by J.C. Pankratz and Directed by Shamus McCarty
SYNOPSIS: Four campers in a wilderness therapy program meet with supernatural forces and struggle to survive. A comedy.
SEEKING:
LUCIA, or “Luce,” a nonbinary girl. New Bedford, MA. Trans; 17 years old. (she/they)
JELLY, a teenage girl. San Francisco, CA. Trans; 16 years old. (she)
GINGER, or “Ginj,” a teenage girl. Junction City, KS. Cis; 17 years old. (she)
QUINN, a nonbinary teen. Coeur d’Alene, ID. Trans or cis; 14 years old. (they)
MARTY/MARTYDOG, requisite man with former bad boy/youth pastor energy. (he); Mid to late thirties, or older. Also MARTYDOG.
MARTY B/MARTYBUG, outdoorsy, rugged nonbinary lesbian (she/they); mid-20s. ALSO MARTYBUG.
SAVE THE WHALES, by David L. Caruso and Directed by Noah Putterman
SYNOPSIS: Canadians and Americans pilgrimage to the last glacier to commune with nature and discover the “why”. A comedy.
SEEKING:
ROBIN – he/him – 30-ish – Hopeful Canadian.
PIERRE – they/them – 30s – French Canadian.
MORGAN – she/her –60s – Wiser American.
LYRA – (ROLE CAST) she/her – early 20s – Younger American.
TODD – he/him – 60s – Ship’s Captain vibe, helms a Zodiac.
PONY – (ROLE CAST) she/her – 20s-50s – First Mate, “Service Industry Voice.”
OTP, by Elise Wien and Directed by Enzo Gonzalez
SYNOPSIS: A teenage Junior Statesman of America wants to author The Best Obama Fanfiction ever written, but can she read up on drone strikes in time to kiss Barack at the Chicago Aquarium? A comedy.
SEEKING:
MICHELLE: (ROLE CAST) Black, high school sophomore (15, she), active Junior Statesman of America, gears always turning.
CECI: (ROLE CAST) Afro-Latinx or Latinx (15, she), high school sophomore, secret Wikipedia editor, quiet sincerity.
BENNY: (ROLE CAST) Afro-Latinx, doubles as BARACK (you know the one) (17, he), high school senior, Ceci’s older brother, hottie, moms love him.
OBARACK: Black, any age, The Waluigi to Barack’s Luigi, looks and behaves nothing like the Barack we know, but they share something vital.
AMREEKA, by Fatima A. Maan and Directed by Hired Director TBA
SYNOPSIS: What does it mean to be a queer immigrant in America and still deal with the cultural demands of family? An inter-generational drama.
SEEKING:
MANZOOR: South Asian (Pakistani/POC, she), 60-70s, grandmother of Mashal.
KAREEMA: South Asian (Pakistani/POC, she), 40-50s, mother to Mashal.
MASHAL: (ROLE CAST) South Asian (Pakistani/POC, she/they), 20s, granddaughter of Manzoor.
SARAH/AMAL: (ROLE CAST) 20s, partner to Mashal (Pakistani-American/POC, she/they).
ALLIGATOR-A-PHOBIA IN 3D by Jay Eddy and Directed by Shamus McCarty
SYNOPSIS: Happy and Sweetness move to Swampland, and monsters abound. An absurd horror-comedy about alligators, swamps, isolation, and the fear of stepping outside your house.
SEEKING:
HAPPY: An unemployed poet. Any gender, any ethnicity, 30s. Ability to sing or play an instrument a plus.
SWEETNESS: Happy’s partner, an adventure photographer. Any gender, any ethnicity, 30s. Strong rock singer, ability to play an instrument a plus. Note: Trans and non-binary actors encouraged to submit for this role.
BIG MACK/MOVER, DOCTOR SHRINKER, and BIG GATOR: Big Mack is sweetness’s friend, an adventure writer. Any gender, any ethnicity, 30s. Strong and versatile singer, guitarist or drummer, ability to play additional instruments a plus. (ROLE CAST)
TEENY: Big Mack’s partner, a homemaker. Doubles as SMALL MOVER, DOCTOR CROC, and LITTLE GATOR. Any gender, any ethnicity, 30s. Strong rock and/or country singer, guitarist or drummer, ability to play additional instruments a plus. Note: Trans and non-binary actors encouraged to submit for this role.
ENSEMBLE: ROLES CAST; Alligators! Any gender, any ethnicity, any age.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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