Open Space Arts is casting three performers for the American Premiere of GANGSTA BABY by Cameron Raasdal-Munro, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair, MBE.

GANGSTA BABY is a bold, emotionally charged drama exploring class, and the impact of parental rejection due to LGBTQIA+ identity-leading to deep internalized homophobia. The play won Best Fringe Play, Best Writer, and Best Male Actor (2024) from Pink Prince Theatre.

ROLES AVAILABLE:
SENIOR
Male, 45-55. Caucasian. Cockney accent (South East London).
A working-class, hardened career criminal with multiple stints in prison. Charismatic, volatile, narcissistic, and a drug addict. Senior exudes control and menace, but wrestles with his identity as a queer man and his role as a father to Junior. Must have strong presence and emotional range.

PETE
Trans man or masculine-presenting actor. Playing age: 15-18. Any race.
Pete is kind, protective, and emotionally open. A graffiti artist and drug dealer from a working-class background in Hastings, he is Junior's stepbrother and the heart of GANGSTA BABY. Pete's strength lies in his honesty and fierce loyalty.

MITCH (and others)
Male. Playing age: 30+. Any race.
A closeted middle-class man from Royal Tunbridge Wells. Married with a daughter. Mitch secretly hires male escorts to role-play humiliation rooted in class dynamics. Struggling with the cost of his double life, he borrows money from the gang that employs Senior. Complex and conflicted character.

Compensation: $400, with an additional $300 if the extension occurs. Performances at Open Space Arts, 1411 W Wilson.