Audition Notices

This production is open to ethnically diverse casting.

6 women
Susan—aged mid 30s-late 40s
Irene—aged mid 30s-late 40s
Charlotte—aged late 20s-30s
Leonora—aged 20s-early 30s
Blossom—teenager 15-20 years old
Leeda—any age 20s-70s

4 menBarrie—aged late 30s-early 50s
Mike—aged late 30s-early 50s
Stubbie—aged early 30s-early 50s
Clyde—aged 20s-30s

The first hour of auditions on Saturday will be for deaf and hard of hearing people reading for John Singer. All other actors interested in auditioning for John Singer can come at any time.

John Singer

A Deaf man who works as an engraver in a local jeweler's shop; a very kind and generous man who becomes a sounding board for some of the troubled misfits in his community

Spiros Antonapoulos

A Deaf man of Greek descent who has been Singer's best friend for ten years

Charles Parker

Antonapoulos' cousin, owns a fruit store

Mick Kelly

Young girl of 13, her father owns the local boarding house where Singer lives; she is a restless tomboy who loves classical music and dreams of a better, more adventurous life

Mr. Kelly

Mick's father, runs a watch repair service and rents rooms in his house to boarders; a kind man who used to be a carpenter until he was injured in an accident

Harry Minowitz

A thoughtful sixteen-year-old neighbor of Mick's

Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland

The local African-American doctor, father to Portia and Willie, as well as his other two sons Karl Marx and Hamilton (unseen characters); he is working himself into an early grave

Portia

Dr. Copeland's daughter and sister to Willie, she works as a maid at the Kelly's; she is married to Highboy (unseen); she is protective of her family, and she befriends Mick

Willie

Portia's brother, who works in Biff's New York Cafe

Jake Blount

A boisterous drunkard who is violently consumed with preaching the principles of Communism and encouraging local mill workers to form workers' unions

Biff Brannon

Owner of a diner, the New York Cafe; his wife Alice has just passed away at the beginning of the play

Preacher

An "end times" fanatic who believes the world is coming to an end soon; he scrawls religious graffiti on the town's walls

One male, African American or Black, able to play between the ages of 20 and 30.

One female, white or Jewish, able to play between the ages of 20 and 30.

Seeking men, women, and gender nonconforming actors ages 15 and over. This production is open to, and encourages, ethnically diverse actors. Latinx actors are especially sought.

Actors interested in the role of Hamlet should contact Mr. Kierst immediately at 505-977-8729 or pskierst@gmail.com.