Gwydion Theatre Company
SubUrbia

Pay: Stipend

Description:

Gwydion Theatre Company is seeking actors for an upcoming production of SubUrbia by Eric Bogosian

Show Description: A group of aimless young adults in their early twenties hang out in the parking lot of a suburban mini-mall convenience store. Over the course of one night, some find their way out, while others are left to deal with a tragedy that could have been any of them.

The show involves partial nudity, offensive language and flashing lights

Character descriptions:

Sooze: Early 20's, any race, punky artist desperate to leave behind the town of Burnfield and become an artist in New York City. Dating Jeff but has a crush on Pony.

Buff: Early 20's, white, dimwitted but loveable, Buff is directionless but doesn't seem to mind. His worldview is limited to Burnfield, but is adaptable enough to make it anywhere.

Norman: 20's-40's, Pakistani, Norman as an upperclass immigrant from Pakistan who owns the 7/11 where the group hangs in front of. He is studying to get an engineering degree.

Pakeeza: 20's-30's Pakistani, Norman's sister, she is terrified of being in America, fearful of the group hanging in front of the 7/11 she confronts them with a firearm. Note: This character speaks only in the Urdu Language

Stipend: $300 for principal cast
$200 for understudies

Time Commitment:

First Read: December 17th
First Rehearsal: January 11th
Rehearsals will be Mondays-Thursdays 6-10pm at the Greenhouse Theatre Center
Show Dates: February 18th 2027-March 14th 2027

Contact Info:

For consideration please email a contemporary monologue no longer than 2 minutes, your role of preference, and your headshot and resume to casting@gwydiontheatre.org

Callback Date: November 21st at the Greenhouse Theatre Center

Reply To Email: casting@gwydiontheatre.org