• This production is seeking actor/musicians where possible. Being an actor/musician is not a prerequisite for consideration or for casting. If you do play an instrument, please note which instrument(s) on your audition form, and - if possible - accompany yourself in your audition or prepare an instrumental musical selection to play in addition to your vocal audition. Any and all instruments welcome.

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• All roles will require comfort with learning and performing intimacy choreography and fight choreography.

  • This production will have a fight and intimacy choreographer.

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• All roles will require comfort with learning and performing movement and dance choreography.

  • This production will have a movement/dance choreographer.

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MARK COHEN - he/him; any ethnicity; the narrator and documenter; Jewish-American; Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching. He connects deeply with his roommate Roger and longs for the days when his group of friends and chosen family were closer. In his struggles to find his place in the world, he often finds himself on the outside looking in. He’s desperate to understand his responsibility to himself and his community.

 

ROGER DAVIS - he/him; any ethnicity; the poet and musician; Struggling musician/singer-songwriter who is a recovering drug addict. Roger is grieving the loss of his deceased former girlfriend. Roger longs for connection and meaning through his music. He isolates and lives in fear of death. There is greatness within him - he is desperate to create something that matters. He is roommates with Mark. He forms a taught yet cosmic bond with Mimi. Living with HIV. (*Seeking actors with the ability to play/learn to play, guitar. This role requires comfort learning and performing intimacy choreography including opposite-sex kissing and physical touch.)

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TOM COLLINS - he/him; any ethnicity; the philosopher and anarchist; a university professor who believes in liberation; A nurturer with a smooth, relaxed disposition. Former roommate of Mark and Roger. The backbone of his friend group. His chosen family is lifted by his positivity, warmth, and empathic presence. Falls in love with Angel. Living with HIV. (*This role requires comfort with learning and performing intimacy and fight choreography including same-sex kissing and physical contact.)

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BENJAMIN COFFIN III - he/him; any ethnicity; the landlord and opportunist; Mark and Roger’s landlord and former roommate. He is charismatic and has a bit of an ego. He struggles to find connection with his former chosen family. He is constantly navigating being a friend while also pleasing his new in-laws. In spite of being seen as a sell out, Benny yearns to belong and maintain his place in the friend group and chosen family. (*This role requires comfort learning and performing intimacy choreography including opposite-sex physical touch.)

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MIMI MÁRQUEZ - she/her; Person of Color; the dancer and addict; She lives in the same building as Mark and Roger, Benny is her landlord. She is very present tense and determined to live in the moment - a physical creature, she is alluring and talented. Her addiction and intentions are often at odds. She forms an unexpected romantic connection to Roger and is forever changed by this chosen family. Living with HIV. (*Seeking actors who dance and are comfortable showcasing their body through movement. This role requires comfort learning and performing intimacy choreography including opposite-sex kissing and physical touch.)

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ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD - he/him and she/her; any ethnicity; the optimist and lover; a vibrant street percussionist and eccentric drag queen; Angel is magnetic and radiant with a singular spirit. She is a fashion icon. Angel becomes Collins’ beloved and the two form a very special bond, bringing Angel solidly into the chosen family. Living with HIV. (*Seeking actors with the ability to play/learn to play, drumming and percussion. Other instruments, a plus. Seeking actors who dance and are comfortable showcasing their body through movement. *Transgender, gender-nonconforming, non-binary, and gender-expansive actors are strongly encouraged to submit for this role with the understanding that the character identifies/moves within multiple gender representations. This role requires comfort with learning and performing intimacy choreography including same-sex/opposite-sex kissing and physical contact.)

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MAUREEN JOHNSON - she/her; any ethnicity; the artist and provocateur; an avant-garde and radical performance artist; She is passionate, unpredictable, and oozes sexuality. A former roommate of Mark, Roger, Collins, and Benny, but has recently dumped Mark and has started dating Joanne. She is intoxicating and full of vigor and effortless confidence. She is equally self-centered and selfless. (*Seeking actors who dance and are comfortable showcasing their body through movement. *This role requires comfort with learning intimacy choreography including same-sex kissing and physical contact.)

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JOANNE JEFFERSON - she/her; any ethnicity; the advocate and realist; A public interest lawyer who is smart, purposeful, and grounded in all her decisions. She comes from a conservative upper-class family. As an out and proud lesbian, she demands her own liberation. In dating Maureen, she is brought into the chosen family where she discovers the power of being celebrated in your own community. (*This role requires comfort with learning and performing intimacy choreography including same-sex kissing and  physical contact.)