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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
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 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
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 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
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
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
Windy City Playhouse is accepting headshot and resume submissions for the Untitled Rick Bayless/Windy City Playhouse Project. This World Premiere piece will debut in Winter of 2021. Please submit headshot/resumes and the sides you are interested in receiving to Auditions@WindyCityPlayhouse.com
Prop Thtr is seeking video submissions for our devised new adaptation of FAUST, penned by Tanuja Jagernauth and directed by Olivia Lilley. About the Show FAUST will be a devised play that blends theatre, music, and storytelling. Inspired by Christopher Marlowe and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s tragic plays, Faust, Prop Thtr seeks to explore … Read more
TimeLine Theatre Company is accepting Non-AEA actor filmed submissions for the 2020 – 2021 Season which includes the following productions: 1. Campaigns, Inc. by Will Allan, directed by Nick Bowling. First Rehearsal: 6/29/20. First Preview: 8/5/20. Closing: 9/27/20. Possible Extension: 10/11/20 2. The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, directed by Kimberly Senior. First … Read more