Website Open Space Arts
OPEN SPACE ARTS fights homophobia through artistic expression.
A THIRD WAY by Lee Osorio
Produced by Open Space Arts
NON-EQUITY
3M, 1W
Production Dates:
April 3–19, 2026
Rehearsals begin last week of February.
10 performances
Thursday–Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m.
Venue:
Open Space Arts – 25-seat storefront theatre (Uptown, Chicago)
About the Play:
A Third Way is a contemporary, sharply observed play about friendship, identity, desire, and the complicated ways we try to love and be seen. The piece centers on a tight-knit group of friends navigating adulthood, queerness, ambition, and emotional reckoning with humor, intimacy, and bite.
AUDITION INFORMATION
For the initial audition, please submit two one-minute contemporary monologues of your choice.
Email submissions to OSAauditions@gmail.com and include:
Video links to your two monologues
A short note explaining why this project interests you
Your headshot and résumé
The role(s) you are interested in
Callbacks and additional details will be shared with selected actors.
COMPENSATION
Non-Equity.
Actors will receive a $300 stipend for the initial run, with an additional fee should the production extend.
Notes:
Open Space Arts strongly encourages actors whose identities align with the roles to submit. This is an intimate storefront production focused on nuanced, actor-driven storytelling.
Material to Prepare:
For the initial audition, please submit two one-minute contemporary monologues of your choice.
Email submissions to OSAuditions@gmail.com and include:
Video links to your two monologues
A short note explaining why this project interests you
Your headshot and résumé
The role(s) you are interested in
Callbacks and additional details will be shared with selected actors.
COMPENSATION
Non-Equity.
Actors will receive a $300 stipend for the initial run, with an additional fee should the production extend.
Notes:
Open Space Arts strongly encourages actors whose identities align with the roles to submit. This is an intimate storefront production focused on nuanced, actor-driven storytelling.
Character Type/Restrictions:
ROLES AVAILABLE
ERICA
Mid-30s, Latina, female-identifying. Highly successful, highly driven, and highly discontent with how her life, identity, and time has become almost completely built around her work. Best friends with Nico since college. Once a year they take epic vacations that Judd Apatow could make a movie out of.
To apply for this job email your details to OSAauditions@gmail.com