Gallery Players
Brooklyn , NY
US

DESCRIPTION

TOP GIRLS
By Caryl Churchill

Gallery Players, Brooklyn’s premier Off-Off-Broadway theater now in its 59th season, is holding auditions for its upcoming reading of the play Top Girls by Caryl Churchill (performances December 15-16). Directed by Glory Kadigan. Produced by Noel MacDuffie. Non-Equity only. $25 Stipend.

Audition Information:

• Please send resume and acting reel to [email protected] to be considered for in-person call-backs on Saturday, November 15th from 1pm to 4 pm.

• Performances are Monday Dec 15 and Tuesday Dec 16 at 7:30 pm. Rehearsals will be in the evenings on weekdays and during the day on Saturday.

All call-backs, rehearsals and performances take place on site at: Gallery Players, 199 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

About the Play:

Written following Thatcher’s ascension to Prime Minister and the consequent shift in 1980s Britain from a socialist mindset to a more capitalist one. Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls is a bold, witty, and sharply political exploration of women’s ambition and the cost of success in a patriarchal world. The play moves between fantasy and realism — from a surreal dinner party featuring historical women to the gritty realities of 1980s Britain.

Strong ensemble collaboration and comfort with overlapping dialogue are essential.
British accents preferred.

Casting Breakdown:

All roles are female-identifying. We are only looking for submissions for the roles mentioned.
Many roles are double-cast, linking historical and contemporary women.

MARLENE - Age 35–45. Newly promoted managing director at the “Top Girls” employment agency. Charismatic, ambitious, and unapologetically career-driven. A woman who has achieved power but at personal cost. Present in all acts. Standard English accent.

JOYCE / ISABELLA BIRD - Age: 35–45. Joyce: Marlene’s grounded, politically conscious sister raising Angie. Resentful of Marlene’s success. Working-class British accent. Isabella Bird: Victorian explorer and writer, outspoken and adventurous. Upper-class Victorian accent.

WIN / LADY NIJO - Age: 30s–40s. Win: Confident, capable recruiter at Top Girls. Smart and socially savvy. Contemporary English accent. Lady Nijo: 13th-century Japanese courtesan turned Buddhist nun, reflective and poetic. Japanese accent (stylized).

LOUISE / POPE JOAN - Age: 40s–50s. Louise: Experienced professional interviewing for a new job, articulate but embittered by sexism at work. Contemporary English accent. Pope Joan: Legendary woman who disguised herself as a man to become Pope. European or neutral accent.

DURATION

Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 16, 2025

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