RANGOON Equity Principal Auditions - Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Auditions

RANGOON – Equity Principal Auditions

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre LOA-NYC $261/week minimum.

Artistic Producing Dir: Tisa Chang

Author: Mayank Keshaviah

Dir: Raul Aranas

Show will rehearse and perform in May-June 2012. Runs at the Clurman Theatre/Theatre Row.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, December 12, 2011 Pearl Studios NYC “500”

10:30 AM – 6 PM 500 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. New York City

Sides will be provided at the audition.

Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

World premiere. Play gives us insight into a Gujarati family whose patriarch, Dhiraj, manages a 7-Eleven®, and is desperately trying to succeed in America. Story spans from Rangoon, Burma to the American “Bible Belt”. The newly arrived Patel family must deal with the seductions of American life, while trying to keep their heritage alive. Play is funny and tragic— a quintessential 21st-Century American tale. The playwright states, “As a playwright, I strive to expose the injustices and inequalities of a world that too often fails to probe the shadowy corners where the truth resides, hidden away from those who need it by those who fear it.”

Seeking (all roles are available):

Note: Dhiraj, Seema, Chetan and Motilal have Indian accents, but Vinay and Tejal speak flawless American English.

Dhiraj Patel: Indian man, 50. Immigrant. Works extremely hard, and pushes his children equally hard.

Seema Patel: Indian woman, 46. Dhiraj’s wife. Maternal, caring.

Vinay Patel: The Patels’ 17-year-old son. Applying to college, but enjoys basketball, slang and crunk music.

Tejal Patel: The Patels’ 19-year-old daughter. Studious.

Chetan Patel: 55. Dhiraj’s cousin. Successful owner of a 7-Eleven® store.

Motilal Patel: Dhiraj’s dead grandfather.

Marge: Caucasian woman, 40. Southern.

Orlando: Mexican American, 27.

Randy: Caucasian man, early 20s. A “good ol’ boy”.