Black Bough Productions is Seeking Non Union Actors
Casting Notice For World Premiere:
ACHILLES IN ARCADIA
By: Chris Collins
Director: Kiff Scholl
Producer: Frier McCollister
VENUE: SKYLIGHT THEATRE
1816 ½ N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027
PRODUCTION DATES:
Rehearsals Begin: 7/14/25 [4 weeks inclusive of tech week].
Preview: 8/8/25
Opening Night: 8/9/25
Closing: 9/21/25 [6 playing weeks; Labor Day weekend 8/29/30/31 is dark.]
SYNOPSIS:
What’s a guy to do who wants his long-lost father dead? George, a twenty-something
Afghan-vet, directs a Hamlet-inspired student film of betrayal and revenge. Set inside a Chinese restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley, George’s friends and family are unwitting actors in his vendetta. The battle is certain. The players are armed. Love proves to be George’s great shield, but violence his mortal weakness.
RATE:
NON EQUITY / NON UNION STAGE. Performers are paid an hourly rate of $18.00 for rehearsals through tech. Performances are a 4 hour minimum call.
AUDITION PREPARATION:
Initial auditions will be virtual submissions only.
MATERIALS:
Prepare the side for the character you wish to be considered for.
You may also email
achillesinarcadiacasting@gmail.com directly to request the sides, or if you have any questions.
SELF TAPE GUIDELINES:
When submitting a video, please send your audition via a Youtube / Vimeo link. *For your privacy, don’t forget to set your video preferences to unlisted. We will not accept video attachments. Shorts or social media reels are not accepted and will not be viewed. We do not open WeTransfer Files. If filming from a smart device, we advise to film horizontally and from the waist up.
SUBMISSIONS DUE BY:
We kindly ask to have your video submitted to
achillesinarcadiacasting@gmail.com
no later than Sunday - June 8th no later than 10:00pm PST.
IN PERSON CALLBACKS: 6/19/25 Time and Location TBA
PERSONNEL & VIEWING AUDITIONS:
Director: Kiff Scholl
Playwright: Chris Collins
Casting Director: Allen Lucky Weaver
Producer: Frier McCollister
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
GEORGE (27, Male-identifying; to play Chinese-Caucasian). A charming, battle-injured Afghan vet, and proud of his scars. He's in a frenzy to finish his student film -a modern homage to Hamlet- using his friends in his acting troupe. When his long-lost father shows up, the script becomes reality, and George is cocksure that the betrayals his father committed against his late mother justify violence.
LILLY (26, Female-identifying; to play Chinese-Caucasian). Girlfriend to George. An attractive, bold woman who has chosen to act in George's short film to foster his creative talents and calm him down. She's no shrinking violet, and her over-concern for him often makes her question her self-respect and love.
PAT (27, Male-identifying; Caucasian). George's best friend since befriending him on the battlefields of Afghanistan. An actor in George's movie, Pat walks with a cane, not because of injury, but due to his bohemian attitude and style - a modern-day Ezra Pound. His facetious banter is a cover. Underneath it all, he's very protective of his army buddy and will do anything to protect him. He finds himself falling in love with George's sister, Grace.
ROSE (18, Female-identifying; to play Chinese-Caucasian). George's baby sister, barely coming of age. She's a senior in high school, and is rehearsing for her brother's movie despite it being a school night. Grace's poise and innocence are endearing to Pat, but she's mostly oblivious to his crush. She is deeply affected by the events of the evening. Seeking actors with dance / movement background.
AMY (45, Female-identifying; to play Chinese). She is the aunt to Grace and George, and the sister to their late mother. Like their mother she is a Chinese immigrant, that holds a green card. She has claimed a proprietary interest in carrying on the desires of her sister in bringing up and guiding Grace. She holds a secret in her heart that hides the scars of desire and betrayal. Seeking actors that have strong dialect experience. Fluency in Chinese is a plus, but not necessary for the casting of this role.
CHUCK (55, Male-identifying; Caucasian). Father to Grace and George, who walks with a cane due to a limp. After a 15-year absence, he has suddenly returned to claim ownership of the house he helped buy for their mother. He's an actor and, years before, took out an equity loan to buy a community theater in Oakland. His reappearance has compromised his son's sense of control and put their late mother's will in jeopardy.
As an independent Casting Director, Allen Lucky Weaver, commits to be inclusive and seeks to cast a diverse group of actors within the needs of each production. Lucky encourages performers of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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