Pathfinders

Pride Arts Pathfinders, looking for  performers/writers of all genders -over 60 –   to submit a video of you performing an original monologue (or one that you have the rights to). The finalists will receive coaching from professional directors, and the final group will be videotaped for a Pathfinders anthology series  on our YouTube channel.  Material should involve LGBTQ … Read more

Pride Arts Generation Next

Pride Arts Generation Next Pride Arts seeks HS, College and graduate student performers/writers to submit a video of you performing an original monologue (or one that you have the rights to). The finalists will receive coaching from professional directors, and the final group will be videotaped for a Generation Next anthology series on our YouTube … Read more

LezFest

Pride Arts Center seeks LGBTQ female-identifying artists for LezFest, an evening of performances (including spoken word, music, dance, poetry, monologues, stand-up comedy, burlesque, and more) celebrating lesbian and queer female-identifying artists. LezFest will be one evening, August 22nd. We are looking for 5-10 minute acts. This will be a Zoom version of LezFest, with a … Read more

Bechdel Fest 8: REALIGN

Now in its eighth iteration, BECHDEL FEST is a short-play festival featuring a cast of actors (she/her/them/they) playing characters who talk about things other than men. The featured playwrights include Rob Koon, Brynne Frauenoffer, Keyanna Khatiblou, Jamie Olah, Jen Bosworth and Gina Pulice, Lane Anthony Flores, Ismail Khalidi, and Asha McAllister. This year’s festival will … Read more

TBD Zoom Project

Pride seeks men with excellent verbal skills – all races and types late teen to 30s for a Zoom project. The piece is political in nature.  Probably 10 – 12 hours of rehearsal, most likely in the afternoons.  Please send resumes and/or videos (one minute monologue) to prideactor@gmail.com with zoom in the subject line. There … Read more

Girlfriend

Girlfriend Book by Todd Almond Music & Lyrics by Matthew Sweet Directed by C McCabe Set in Nebraska in the ’90s, Will, a bit of a social outcast, and Mike, the popular football player, figure out that there is more to life than what high school has taught them. Days after graduation they explore their … Read more

Legally Blonde, Assassins & New Faces Sing Broadway

Porchlight Music Theatre announces video general auditions for Fall 2020 productions: Legally Blonde, Porchlight Revisits Assassins, and New Faces Sing Broadway 1961. Seeking singing Adult Actors (all ages 18+) of all ethnicities and gender identities. Local hires only. Online video submissions only. See below for specific instructions. Video submissions will be accepted through Midnight on Friday, May 15, 2020. … Read more

Prodigy: A Modern Family Portrait

PRODIGY:  A MODERN FAMILY PORTRAIT by Anna Schutz directed by Christina Casano Danielle and Emily’s 4-year-old daughter, Macie, shows a promising artistic gift. When gallery owner Rebecca convinces the couple to start displaying and selling Macie’s paintings, playtime starts to get serious. Is Macie a prodigy, or just a kid who likes to paint? Can … Read more

2020-2021 Season General Auditions

AMERICAN BLUES THEATER 2020-2021 SEASON GENERALS American Blues Theater is accepting AEA and non-AEA actor filmed general audition submissions for the 2020-2021 season which includes the following productions: Fences by August Wilson Directed by Monty Cole September 4 – October 17, 2020 It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! from the Frank Capra film Directed … Read more

Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet

PRODUCTION: SHORT SHAKESPEARE! ROMEO AND JULIET PRODUCER: CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER DIRECTOR: ELLY GREEN Previews begin: mid-January 2021 Opens: late January 2021 CST Close: mid-March 2021 Tour Close: late March 2021 SHORT SHAKESPEARE! is a 75-minute abridgment followed by a 15 minute Q & A for middle school and high school students, wit public performances on … Read more