Red Theater announces auditions for our

25/26 Season

The Pilon by Zach Barr, directed by Jessica Love

The Seagull, directed and adapted by Ian Maryfield

 
 

Submission Instructions

Please submit the following in an email with the subject line “Red Season Generals Audition Request” to Becca Holloway at casting@redtheater.org:

  • Headshot and resume

You will receive a Google Form to submit your audition consisting of:

  • A one minute monologue of your choice, either contemporary or classical (non-Shakespeare)

Audition Date & Time

  • All submissions are due by Friday, July 25 @ 11:59pm

  • In-person callbacks for The Pilon will be held Saturday, August 9

  • In-person callbacks for The Seagull will be held Saturday, September 27

Pay Rate

  • $400 for actors

  • $200 for understudies (guaranteed performance)

Production Locations

  • Callbacks and rehearsals will take place at The Hearth, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

  • Performances will take place at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W Catalpa Ave.

Please Note

  • Red Theater does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or productions.

  • A fight & intimacy designer will be employed for these projects.

  • These are non-union productions.

The Pilon

Character Description

  • RHONDA: 40+, she/her, trans woman. Founder of Wax Harvest Card Shop. Collects vintage baseball cards. Corbin’s aunt. Has been both the owner of Wax Harvest and a member of the queer community since 2002, and will staunchly defend and foster both. Caring. Witty.

  • CORBIN: 30s, he/him, cis man. Co-owner of Wax Harvest. A massive fan of basketball cards and, to a lesser degree, basketball. Runs the Wax Harvest Case Breaks channel on Twitch. Certain about his passions but uncertain of how to act on them. Tender-hearted. Hesitant.

  • LEX: Late 20s to Early 30s, he/him, cis man. Corbin’s friend. A fervent collector of “non-sport” cards. A freelance graphic designer who met Corbin through work. Gay, and secretly in love with Corbin. Scared of nothing more than confrontation. Playful. Anxious.

  • MARC: Mid 30s to Early 40s, he/him, cis man. Software engineer. Corbin’s college fraternity brother. A sports fan who joined the hobby recently, and sees cards as a thriving investment. Headstrong. Confident.

  • GRIFFEY: Teenager, he/him, trans boy. An 8th grade student at Meany Middle School. A huge fan of Seattle Emeralds center Ronny DeSoto. A collector since August, though he hasn’t resold many cards. Hopeful. Passionate.

Time Commitment

  • Rehearsals: September 2 - October 12

  • Tech: October 16 - October 21

  • Previews: October 22 - 24

  • Opening: Saturday, October 25 @ 7:30pm

  • Run: October 25 - November 23 (21 performances / Mon & Thurs-Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 3pm)

The Seagull

Character Description

  • Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina: she/her (late 40’s to mid 50’s) an actress. 

  • Konstantin Gavrilych Treplyov (Kostya): he/him (early 20’s) her son. 

  • Pyotr Nikolaich Sorin: he/him (early 60’s) her brother.

  • Nina Zarechnaya: she/her (early 20’s) the daughter of a wealthy landowner. 

  • Shamraev: he/him (40’s to 50’s) a retired lieutenant, Sorin’s estate manager. 

  • Polina: she/her (40’s to 50’s) his wife.

  • Masha: she/her (early 20’s) his daughter.

  • Boris Trigorin: he/him (late 30’s) an author.

  • Evgeny Sergeich Dorn: he/him (mid 50’s) a doctor.

  • Semyon Medvedenko: he/him (mid to late 20’s) a schoolteacher.

  • Yakov or Yakova: (20’s to 30’s) a worker.

Time Commitment

  • Rehearsals begin: December 29

  • Tech: February 3 - February 10

  • Previews: February 11 - February 13

  • Opening: Saturday, February 14 @ 7:30pm

  • Run: February 14 - March 15 (21 performances / Mon & Thurs-Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 3pm)

Questions?

Feel free to reach out to Casting Director Becca Holloway at casting@redtheater.org