Description:

AEA and Non-Union Actors of all ages, identities, ethnicities, and genders, as well as artists with disabilities for A Red Orchid Theatre's 2023/24 Season. See BREAKDOWNS section below for specific roles. All roles will be understudied, and submissions may also be considered for understudy roles.

PERSONNEL
Artistic Director, Kirsten Fitzgerald
Associate Artistic Director, Travis A. Knight
Artistic/ Casting Assistant, Kyle Stoffers
Director/ Ensemble Member, dado

BREAKDOWNS

World Premiere of
REVOLUTION
By Ensemble Member Brett Neveu
Directed by Ensemble Member Travis A. Knight
September 7 - October 29, 2023

JAME: 27, female - ALREADY CAST, SEEKING UNDERSTUDY
PUFF: 26, female
GEORGIA: 55, female - ALREADY CAST, SEEKING UNDERSTUDY

"Who celebrates their 26th birthday in the alley? Puff, that's who. With the help of her best friend Jame and the unlikely company of Georgia, Puff rings in her new year with laughter, connection, a dose of danger, and Miller High Life. Revolution interrogates and celebrates the very nature of creating community and building friendships in our ever evolving, ever disconnecting world."

Chicago Premiere of
IN QUIETNESS
By Anna Ouyang Moench
Directed by Ensemble Member dado
January 11 - March 3, 2024

MAX: late 20s/early 30s, Paul's wife. A former CEO who last lived in St. Louis, Missouri, recently moved to Texas so that her husband could attend an affordable seminary. - ALREADY CAST, SEEKING UNDERSTUDY
PAUL: late 20s/early 30s, Max's husband.
BETH: 20ish, Max's roommate. Engaged, big ol' diamond ring. Texan.
DUSTY: 20ish, Beth's. Texan.
TERRI: 55, a Homemaking instructor. Unmarried. Texan. Never. Stops. Talking.

"A former consultant follows her born-again husband to a Southern Baptist seminary. There, she enrolls as a student at the Homemaking House, the nation's premier training ground for future homemakers and a place where marital bliss means never having to say thank you for cleaning the toilet. In Quietness asks us all to consider how fidelity to self, family, community, and faith coexist as we work to manifest our futures."

World Premiere of
TURRET
By Ensemble Member Levi Holloway
April 25 - June 15, 2024

GREEN: 50. Mercurial. Hard-worn with an unexpected capacity for warmth. A tired dog, a soldier. - ALREADY CAST, SEEKING UNDERSTUDY
RABBIT: 25. Loyal. Sharp, disciplined, curious. A soldier. - ALREADY CAST, SEEKING UNDERSTUDY

"Two men survive in a facility deep underground somewhere in the wild woods of the Pacific Northwest, hiding away from something terrible looming just outside. Ensnared in a relentless loop of endless tomorrows, they discover the wolf isn't at the door, he's already inside, waiting in the creeping darkness all around them. Turret is an excavation of masculinity, love, loss and isolation. A claustrophobic carnival of carnage, carrier pigeons, cribbage, whiskey, music, mischief and mayhem."

NOTE:
A Red Orchid Theatre is committed to inclusion and encourages artists of all ages, identities, ethnicities, and genders, as well as artists with disabilities to submit auditions. A Red Orchid's rehearsal and performance spaces are not ADA-Compliant and both spaces require stairs for entry. Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request. If you have difficulty filling out the Google Form, please email casting@aredorchidtheatre.org for assistance.

CAT Tier 2 AEA: $343/week Non-Union: $150/week

Auditions will be held at Actors' Equity Association, 557 W Randolph St Chicago, IL 60661