OMEED'S TAPESTRIES Equity Principal Actors - Weft & Word Ventures' Auditions

OMEED'S TAPESTRIES - Submit for NYC Appointments

Weft & Word Ventures' | Somerset, NJ

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

Showcase-NY Producer/Theatre Company: Weft & Word Ventures in association with the Midtown International Theatre Festival

SEEKING

Director: Robert Liebowitz

Equity actors for roles in OMEED'S TAPESTRIES as Writer: Barry M. Putt, Jr.

Casting Director: Robert Liebowitz

OTHER DATES

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Audition Date(s): 05/04/2026, 05/06/2026

Callback Date(s): 05/07/2026

Rehearsal Date(s): 05/27/2026 through 06/29/2026

Opening Date(s): 06/29/2026

Closing Date(s): 07/10/2026

OTHER

https://www.barrymputtjr.com/omeedstapestries

Deadline: Friday, May 1, 2026

SUBMIT TO

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

OMEED'S TAPESTRIES

Storyline: An Iranian shopkeeper and his partner plan to flee their homeland to live openly as a same-sex couple. When a devout neighbor discovers their secret, he threatens to ruin their lives. The shopkeeper struggles to navigate the situation, hoping to find a way out.

The play has been published and is available at the Drama Book Shop.

Seeking:

• [OMEED] Iranian, Muslim, male, 22-32, kind, protective, level-headed; runs a tapestry shop.
• [AFSHAR] Iranian, Muslim, male, 21-29, Omeed's lover. Extroverted, stylish, also a photographer. Runs the tapestry shop with Omeed.
• [FARBOD] Iranian, Muslim, male, 32-46, Grim, conniving, and unpleasant.
• [MAHASTI] Iranian, Muslim, female, 19-23, Energetic and repressed ball of fire; wears a chador; Farbod's daughter.
• [KAHVEH] Iranian, Muslim, male, 24-29; closeted.
• [HOSSEIN] Iranian, Muslim, male, 31-38, decent; owns an electronic shop.
• [NAHRO] Iranian, Muslim, male, 48-60, Farbod's elite, status-conscious boss.
• [JUDGE TABARI] Iranian, Muslim, male, 35-65, determined to uphold the sharia law.
• [OFFICER DABBAGH] Iranian, Muslim, male 20-30, muscled and ignorant.