Sanctuary City by Martyna Majok
Directed by Vanessa Brooke-Agnes
DESCRIPTION:
In post 9/11 New Jersey, two teenagers, brought to America as children, forge a friendship that becomes a sanctuary. When G becomes naturalized, she and B hatch a plan to marry so that he may legally remain in the country. But as complications mount, their intertwined lives become tangled in the realities of love, longing, and belonging in an unwelcoming country.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Runs weekends May 9 to June 1, with a Monday Pay-What-You-Can performance on May 19.
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals will begin March 23. Most rehearsals are in the evening with a few Saturday afternoons. Whenever possible actors will be scheduled on an as needed basis. Full Rehearsal Schedule for Review.
This show has a small cast, a beautiful & unique text style that will be a memorization challenge and actors will engage in heavy table work prior to staging. Actors should be comfortable working through moments of intimacy in a consent-forward space.
AUDITION DATES:
March 10 and 11, 7-9pm. Callbacks on March 12, as needed.
AUDITION FORMAT:
Present one dramatic or comedic monologue of your choice approximately 1 minute in length (Memorization is encouraged but not required)
AND
One of the provided sides from the script. No need to memorize. Please choose the character you're most interested in being seen for.
Sides are available in advance
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Please note that all roles at Theatre in the Round are volunteer; however, as of the 2024-2025 season all actors will be offered a $100 stipend and be provided a new professional headshot, with rights to use digitally or print.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Except as noted, roles are open to actors of all identities – racial, ethnic, sexual, gender – and no roles assume the presence or absence of disability.
Author's Note on Casting: The countries of origin can suit the actors chosen. No character, however, is of Western European origin/ethnicity, or from a country of greater liberalism than the United States, especially as it relates to marriage equality in 2006 or earlier.
- G - 17-21, female, brought to America young
- B - 17-21, male, brought to America young
- Henry - older, male, first generation. Born in America of immigrant parents.
All have American accents. All raised working class.