Red Theater announces auditions for

Kairos: A Chicago Premiere

by Lisa Sanaye Dring

directed by Clare Brennan

 
 
 

Two people fall in love during a tectonic shift in society. Their nascent relationship is tested by the advent of Prometheus, a procedure that grants immortality to a select few. What happens to commitment, meaning and care when linear time breaks open? - New Play Exchange

 

Submission Instructions

Please submit the following via this submission form:

  • Headshot and resume

  • Availability for in-person callbacks on the evening of Tuesday, January 7th

  • A self tape of a contemporary monologue of your choosing, around one minute in length. KAIROS is a modern drama, so anticipate plenty of humor amid poetic imagery, smart subtext, and sharp confrontation. If you’re looking for tonal inspiration, check out Duncan Macmillan’s LUNGS, Diana Son’s STOP KISS, David Hare’s SKYLIGHT, or José Rivera’s REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALÍ MAKE ME HOT.

Audition Date & Time

  • Video submissions are due by Thursday, January 2rd @ 11:59pm

  • In-person callbacks will be held Tuesday, January 7th @ 5-10pm at The Hearth, 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave.

Character Description

  • GINA……………………33, she/her, any race. Works in advertising. Lost her mom when she was a kid.

  • DAVID…………………33, he/him, not white, bi/pan. A classics professor. Has a strained relationship with his dad.

Please Note

  • Red Theater does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or productions.

  • As this script is still in active development, collaboration with the playwright will be ongoing throughout this process. A deadline for all script changes will be established and included in actor contracts.

  • A fight & intimacy designer will be employed for this project.

  • This is a non-union production.

Pay Rate

  • $400 for actors

  • $200 for understudies (guaranteed performance)

Time Commitment

  • Rehearsals: March 3 - April 13 (Sun @ 12:30 - 4pm, MTW @ 6:30 - 10pm)

  • Tech: April 17 - 22 (Thurs - Fri @ 6-11pm, Sat @ 11am - 9pm, Mon - Tues @ 6-11pm)

  • Previews: Wednesday, April 23 & Thursday, April 24 @ 7:30pm

  • Opening: Friday, April 25 @ 7:30pm

  • Run: April 25 - May 18 (19 performances / Wed-Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 3pm)

Production Locations

  • Rehearsals will take place at The Hearth, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

  • Performances will take place at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W Catalpa Ave.

Questions?

Feel free to reach out to Casting Director Becca Holloway at casting@redtheater.org