Original Improvised Dramedy
by Ground Floor Theatre

Dec. 18 (2018)

Casting performers for an original devised dramedy about a community of queer & transgender friends coming together to overcome personal grief & loss against the backdrop of insidious transphobic government legislation.

 

 

 

CASTING CALL

Rehearsals: 5 nights a week, beginning January 7

Performances: Thurs-Sun, February 14-March 2 (no Sunday performance in final weekend)

Performances at Ground Floor Theater (979 Springdale Rd)

 

Roles:

Sandy (Lead) – Trans Woman, 50-70, any ethnicity

  • Founder of transgender community center; activist & mentor to young trans people; suffering from Stage 4 pancreatic cancer

 

Carolyn (Lead) – Trans Woman, 40-70, white

  • Sandy’s main romantic partner; a lawyer with a surprisingly conservative world-view

 

Oscar (Lead) – Cisgender Man, 35-50, person of color

  • Sandy’s long-distance romantic partner; warm & gentle, a realistic optimist

 

Jordan (Lead) – Trans-identified (any gender), 25-40, any ethnicity

  • Sandy’s assistant & longtime friend; a devoted caretaker with a Type-A personality

 

Bastion (Lead) – Trans-identified (any gender), 18-25, any ethnicity

  • College student; often off in their own world, but wise beyond their years

 

Ramon (Supporting) – Cisgender Man or Woman, 30-50, person of color

  • Local parent to a transgender child looking for help; also a former lover of Sandy & Christine’s

 

Auditions

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Tuesday, December 18

5:30-9:00PM

Ground Floor Theater

979 Springdale Rd.

 

Please bring a resume and headshot.

Sides will be provided.

Performers will also be asked to participate a brief improvisational exercise.

 

To make an audition appointment, please email Director Lisa Scheps  - lisa@groundfloortheater.org