Constellations

  • Non-Equity
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Website athenaeumcenter Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

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Pay Rate: $1500
Audition Date and Time: July 7, 8, 9 @ 4 – 8pm CST
Audition Location: 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Contact Person Email: casting@athenaeumcenter.org
Contact Person Name: Ryan Flannery

Constellations by Nick Payne

What if every moment in our lives was just one of infinite possibilities? What if each choice we make—or don’t make—splits the world into a new universe, a new timeline, a new version of ourselves? In Nick Payne’s critically acclaimed play Constellations, these mind-bending questions come to life through a remarkably intimate and emotional love story.

At the center of this poetic and innovative work are Marianne, a theoretical physicist, and Roland, a beekeeper. Their relationship unfolds across a multitude of parallel universes, with scenes repeating in variation, shifting subtly or drastically based on a single gesture, a different word, or a change of heart.

To be directed by J. R. Sullivan, SDC, previously artistic director of Pearl Theatre Company, New York. www.jrsullivan.net

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CASTING NOTICE

Initial Auditions: July 7, 8, 9 @ 4 – 8pm CST

Callbacks: July 11 or 12

In-Person: Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago

Sign-up here

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Audition Instructions: Please upload your headshot and resume after signing up for an audition time.

PREPARE: One monologue; one scene from the script, reader will be present at audition

Marianne Scene
Roland Scene

CONTEXT: Constellations by Nick Payne is part of Athenaeum Center’s Fall 2025 series Entangled Beauty: Conversations on Quantum Science.  It uses the theory of multiverses, an implication of at least one interpretation of quantum physics, as a springboard for action.  Prismatic, multifaceted, “Constellations is a play about free will and friendship; it’s also about quantum multiverse theory, love, and honey.”

TRACKS of CHARACTERS: 

Marianne (female, any ethnicity, 20s – 30s) – A theoretical physicist – SIDES HERE
Roland (male, any ethnicity, 20s – 30s) – A beekeeper – SIDES HERE

SCHEDULE: Production spans August 12  through October 19

Rehearsals: August 12

Tech Week: September 8

Shows: September 12 – October 19

Material to Prepare:

One monologue; one scene from the script, reader will be present at audition:
Marianne Scene (linked above)
Roland Scene (linked above)

Time Commitment:

Production Schedule spans August 12  through October 19
Rehearsals: Start August 12
Tech Week: September 8
Shows: September 12 – October 19

Character Type/Restrictions:

Marianne (female, any ethnicity, 20s - 30s) - A theoretical physicist
Roland (male, any ethnicity, 20s – 30s) – A beekeeper

To apply for this job please visit calendly.com.