"Newsboy" Play Looking For Boys
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Seeking boys for "Newsboy" play. See the details below. About the project: "Newsboy" is a new play based on Gary D. Cole's acclaimed memoir of his childhood paper route in 1960s and '70s Chicagoland. The play, told as a nearly-solo show by two actors in turn portraying Gary as a young boy and a teenager, is a coming-of-age tale, tracking his growth from sheltered suburban innocent to keen student of the turbulent world around him - and his place in it. Gary shares stories about some of the biggest moments in Chicago and national history gleaned from the newspaper he reads and delivers each morning, as well as cross-generational friendships formed through his paper route, with realism, freshness, and humor. Rate: Stipend of $2500 each for Younger Gary and Older Gary. $1000 for understudies. Additional info: Rehearsals: Tuesday, July 6, 2027 through tech (4-5 times per week, evenings and Saturdays) Tech: September 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8, 2027 Performances: September 9-12, 16-19, 23-26 and 30, 2027; October 1-3, 2027. All performances at Piven Theatre, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. Callbacks: If you are called back, you will be invited to perform a different selection from the script in person at Piven Theatre on January 16, 2027. When applying, please send your headshot and resume. You'll be sent a short selection of the script as an audition side. Actors auditioning for the role of Older Gary will be asked to submit a video of the audition side and one other 1-minute monologue of your choosing. Actors auditioning for the role of Younger Gary will be asked to send a video of the audition text and will have the option to add any other audition material.
2 roles
Talent who could play Gary from the ages of 9-12 in the first act of the play. We are seeking an actor who has excellent storytelling skills, spontaneity, imagination, comic timing, and actor/audience connection. He's someone who could keep the audience engaged in his story. We're looking for an actor who can tackle both the humor in Gary's childhood as well as the more serious moments. This role would require memorizing about a third of the play's text.
To play ages of 13-15. Seeking an actor who has excellent storytelling skills, spontaneity, imagination, sense of humor, and actor/audience connection. He's someone who could keep the audience engaged in his story. We're looking for an actor who can play the range in the character's development as he handles the challenges of growing up and dismantling his own privilege as he is thrown into the world around him. This role would require memorizing about two-thirds of the play's text.
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