Brian Pastor is adapting and directing City Lit’s production of THIRTEEN DAYS by Robert F. Kennedy.  It details the strategy sessions in President Kennedy’s White House responding to the discovery of Soviet missiles placed in Cuba and aimed at the United States.  The cast of the production will be all women.  The roles of Robert … Read more

Historical Perspectives for Children is currently auditioning African-American actresses, ages 22-35, for the role of Harriet Tubman in our one-woman show, “Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad,” to be presented in elementary and junior high schools throughout the greater Chicago area from January – March, 2020. This is part-time, flexible, daytime work with good … Read more

Pride Films and Plays seek singers for LezSing 2020, a two-night cabaret celebrating women who love women.  From Broadway tunes to original material, this cabaret continues PFP’s programming for women. Emi Lee Frantz is the director.  All who love to sing are welcome. If you play an instrument, please bring it with you to auditions. … Read more

The Beverly Theatre Guild, Chicago’s oldest community theatre, will hold open auditions for the Steve Martin comedy, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”

Casting for the role of LYDIA in Charles L. Mee’s BIG LOVE. Seeking female-identifying, Black or African-American,  woman in her mid 20s.

Next to Normal A musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has … Read more

The Bone Harp tells the tale of two sisters, who are left to pick up the pieces after their mother disappears. Jenny and Jessa are outsiders, living on the outskirts of town with their father, the village gravedigger. Since their mother ran away two years ago, they’ve found companionship in the Boneyard, a ghostly realm … Read more

The Comrades are seeking two understudies for THE LAYOVER by Leslye Headland (Russian Doll, Sleeping With Other People, Bachelorette), directed by Drew Shirley. About the show: Ever wonder who that stranger is sitting next to you? What is their story? What are they hiding? Shellie and Dex dare to answer these questions after their flight … Read more

Written by Tennessee Williams Featuring Poetry by Elyssa J. Salinas-Lazarski Directed by Stefan Roseen She’s called to a spiritual existence; he’s committed to an earthly one. Alma (Spanish for ‘soul’) loves the boy next door, John Buchanan. The two each have a rather different philosophy for life, though. While Alma is moved by graces and … Read more

2019–2020 SHATTERED GLOBE THEATRE PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM AUDITIONS Overview: Now in its 10th year, the Shattered Globe Theatre Protégé Program is a free, ensemble-based theater training program that culminates in an original devised production. This year, the program will be led by teaching artists Victor Maraña and SGT Ensemble Member Drew Schad, with playwright Dolores Díaz. … Read more