Seeking Actors for American Girl/די אַמעריקאַנערין at NYTF

American Girl/די אַמעריקאַנערין Play
New York, NY
US

Job Details

DESCRIPTION

Seeking actors for American Girl/די אַמעריקאַנערין, premiering at the New York Theatre Festival in June.

American Girl is a 65 min one-act written by Lonnie Miller and directed by Is Perlman. It’s a Jewish coming-of-age play about a 3rd grader who, tired of being left out by the girls at school, turns her friend’s Rebecca Rubin™ American Girl Doll into a golem. Together, they engage in the time-honored tradition of their foremothers: to wrestle against the idealized image of Jewish-American girlhood – both real and plastic.

This will be American Girl’s first staged production.

Note: The play is mostly in English, but a few lines are spoken in Yiddish (noted by character in the breakdown.) Language coaching will be provided for these moments, but experience with the Yiddish language is a plus.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please submit a monologue using the Google Form below by Wednesday, April 8 at 11:59 PM.
Must be local to NYC.
Email [email protected] with any questions.

DATES
Rehearsals will begin in late April and will be 3-4 times a week in the evening and on weekends.
Tech and shows will be at Teatro LATEA, 107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002.

TECH:
June 11 @ 2pm-6pm (Thursday)

SHOWS:
June 11 @ 6:15pm (Thursday)
June 13 @ 2:15pm (Saturday)
June 14 @ 6pm (Sunday)

BREAKDOWN
Seeking adult actors of any race and gender identity. All characters are female and about 10 years old.

SHAYNA (THIS ROLE IS CAST.): A Jewish-American girl struggling with friendships and growing up. This character has a few lines in Yiddish.
REBECCA: An American Girl doll who has been brought to life as a golem. She is learning how to be a human girl from the flawed examples around her. This character has a few lines in Yiddish.
CAROLINE: Shayna’s (former?) best friend. Practical and eager to grow up.
JULIE: Caroline’s new friend. Knows what’s cool and what’s not.
KIRSTEN: Caroline’s new friend. Knows how to spot cool people and stick with them.