Grape Leaves

Seeking a SWANA actor, M 30s-50s, for a workshop and staged reading of Grape Leaves by Alexander Attea, presented by Avalanche Theatre in partnership with Silk Road Community Center!

Grape Leaves follows Marcus Mansour, third-generation Lebanese-American, helping his family run the Lebanese Festival at his church in a changing Buffalo, NY during the worsening climate crisis. He feels disconnected, though, from his family and the festival. His sister is embroiled in a toxic relationship, his dad has announced his remarriage, and worst of all, his grandma won’t share the family recipes. So when the new priest asks him to take charge of the festival’s operations, Marcus sees an opportunity to gain a deeper connection with himself and his identity. Then a surprise blizzard hits the festival.

For this process, an actor to fill the following role:

ELIAS: Marcus’ Dad, M, 30s-50s, Middle Eastern American

Please send a video of EITHER a 1-minute contemporary monologue, OR a reading of the monologue from the script. (If reading the monologue from the script, no memorization is required.)

Monologue and full script available here.