Virtual Audition Submissions for GLORIA at Stray Cat Theatre due by August 19

GLORIA

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

directed by Dolores Mendoza

assistant directed by Nathan Spector

Tempe Center for the Arts Studio Theatre

September 29, 2023 - October 14, 2023

WHEN/WHERE:

ALL AUDITIONS FOR GLORIA WILL BE VIRTUAL. SUBMISSIONS DUE BY 11:59pm SATURDAY, AUGUST 19th.

Callbacks will be IN-PERSON at a later date.

ROLES AVAILABLE:

All genders and abilities are encouraged to audition.

Races are character specific.

KENDRA/JENNA: Asian-American or half Asian-American Female, mid to late 20s. 

An assistant. Fabulous, trendy, you may mistake her for flighty but she’s potentially the sharpest person in the room. Loud and opinionated. Must have comic chops. Graduated Berkeley and Harvard.

MILES/SHAWN/RASHAD: African-American Male, 20’s. 

The intern. Quiet, keeps to himself, doesn’t make much of an impression. He works hard, but that could be ambition or just because he has nowhere else to go. Goes to Harvard, got this internship through an acclaimed professor.

LORIN: Ambiguous ethnicity, Male, late 30s. 

Recently promoted head fact checker. “A sad sad sad sad guy.” He’s been at the magazine for way too long and resents his own success in the fact checking department.

DEAN/DEVIN: Caucasian Male, 29. 

An assistant. Aggressive, driven, desperately trying to break out of his position and potentially killing himself in the process. He is gay.

GLORIA/NAN: Open ethnicity, Female, late 30s.

A copy editor. She’s worked at the magazine too long and is now worn out in a way that’s given her a manic, wired, testy energy.

ANI/SASHA/CALLIE: Caucasian Female, early 20’s.

An assistant. Exacting, the kind of girl who wears her mother’s dresses. She did a Fulbright and speaks too many languages for her own good. She does a lot, but she doesn’t really know what she wants to do.

PLEASE PREPARE: 

Prepare the side(s) sent to you from the script after you schedule your audition. 

TO AUDITION:

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO rmay@straycattheatre.org WITH THE FOLLOWING 

INFORMATION:

1. NAME 

2. CHARACTER(S) FOR WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED

WITHIN 24 HOURS YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WITH:

1. SIDE(S) TO PREPARE AND RECORD

2. A LINK TO THE AUDITION FORM

YOU MAY NEED SOMEONE TO READ WITH YOU. DON’T WORRY. WE’RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM.

1. COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE AUDITION FORM.

2. RECORD YOUR AUDITION.

3. SEND THE RECORDING BACK ALONG WITH A HEADSHOT AND RESUME.

IF THE TEAM NEEDS TO SEE YOU FOR CALL BACKS, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED.

AGAIN, THE SEND TO EMAIL - OR ANY QUESTIONS: rmay@straycattheatre.org

PAY: There is a $400 stipend for all actors cast.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

GLORIA

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Pulitzer Prize finalist, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play

A group of twenty-something editorial assistants are pursuing it all at one of New York’s most esteemed cultural magazines. When a seemingly normal day at the office turns out to be anything but, these aspiring journalists recognize an opportunity to seize a career-defining moment. A scathing critique of our fame-obsessed culture and the cutthroat world of journalism, GLORIA will run you through a rollercoaster of emotions. With sharp wit and complex characters, Jacobs-Jenkins' writing is both timely and timeless, offering a searing commentary on the human condition. 

“An adrenaline rush of a show! One of the year’s best.” - The New York Times