Our Mission

Beacon Theatre Productions is seeking non-union actors for the staged reading of 4 short plays by Philadelphia playwrights for our November Short-Play Festival! We had a call for plays and are excited to announce the winners are: 

Bodega Cat by Dina Zhanybekova
Look Through My Window by Andrea Spruill
McNally's Alley by Ivy Staten-Minor
Warning Shot by Dan West 

Stipend: $50

Rehearsals: 
Monday, Oct. 26th from 6 - 9:30 on Zoom 
Tuesday, Oct. 27th from 6 - 9:30 on Zoom
Wednesday, Oct. 28th from 6 - 9:30 on Zoom
Thursday, Oct. 29th from 6 - 9:30 on Zoom
(Actors may not be called to all zoom rehearsals, depending on which play we are practicing)
Monday Nov. 2nd from 6 - 9:30pm at First United Methodist Church of Germantown

Performances:
Friday, Nov. 6th from 6-9:30pm (show at 7:30pm at First United Methodist Church of Germantown
Saturday, Nov. 14th from 1 - 4pm (show at 2pm) in Northwest Philadelphia, location announced soon

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How to Audition: 

All actors regardless of experience level, age, or any other factor are encouraged to apply.  Participants would need the technology to rehearse on Zoom and ability to travel to rehearsals and performances.

We will have an audition on Monday, October 12th from 6 - 8:30pm over Zoom. The zoom link and sides will be emailed out by Sunday, October 11th. If possible, please have the sides pulled up on one device and your zoom screen on another device (or splitscreen on a desktop). In order to audition, please complete the audition form here. 

We are seeking actors for roles in the following four plays. Each play is about 15 minutes long. Most actors will have roles in more than one play. We are seeking actors for the following character tracks. On the audition form, you can choose which tracks you want to audition for. The roles represent the characters' gender, but actors of any gender identity are encouraged to apply. 

Track 1: Black male characters
Track 2: Black female characters
Track 3: Middle Eastern female characters
Track 4: Middle Eastern male characters
Track 5: White female characters 
Track 6: Additional female characters
Track 7: Additional male characters

Here is a partial list of the roles in the plays: 

KARIM
SARA: a cat
WOMAN
ICE AGENT 1
ICE AGENT 2
KATIE
LAWYER 
OFFICER DAVIS: Female early 30’s, athletic/fit, and a 12-year veteran of the police Force.
KEVIN DOWNEY: Male in his late 20’s with a long history of violent offenses. 
BARTENDER
CASEY: A young teenager
NED COOPER: In his thirties, bearded, single. A social studies teacher. 
MAYA: 41, Successful professional, new mother to an eight-month-old baby. Smart, exhausted, conflicted.
DENISE: 44, Married, hopeful but worn down by years of fertility treatments.
CARLA: 45, Mother of two teenagers/young adults. Finally experiencing independence again.
LORRAINE: 60, Grandmother. Practical, wise, humorous, and reflective about the choices she made when she was young. 

Further questions, please email info@beacontheatreproductions.org

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