OPEN CASTING CALL — SANCTUARY CITY — PORTLAND, ME
Seeking submissions for SANCTUARY CITY by Martyna Majok, directed by Bari Robinson. Executive
produced by East Shore Arts (Dave Register, Artistic Director) and St. Lawrence Arts (Deirdre Nice,
Executive Director) as part of the second annual Portland Theater Festival (PASS OVER, PONY, BODY
AWARENESS, THE ALIENS). Casting by Kendall Cooper.
SANCTUARY CITY: In a small American city post-9/11, two teenagers were brought to America.
Children seek refuge in each other from their harsh living environment. When G becomes naturalized, she
and B hatch a plan to marry so that he may legally remain in the country and pursue the future of his
dreams. But as time passes and complications mount, the young friends find that this act threatens to
fracture the closest relationship either has ever had.
First Rehearsal: O/A July 17, 2023
Tech: August 13-16, 2023
First Performance: August 17, 2023
Last Performance: September 3, 2023
Salary: $1,200 stipend or “Special Appearance” AEA rate
Both AEA and non-union talent are encouraged to submit
Local hires preferred
1st round auditions will be held over Zoom with director Bari Robinson
CASTING FOR THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
– G (she/ her)-
- Open Ethnicity, 18+ to play High School. Brought to the United States as a child;
Best friends with B, Caught in a cycle of harsh circumstances, and hopeful for a better future;
Playful and resilient; Seeking non-white-identifying actors for this role
~ B (he/him)-
- Open Ethnicity, 18+ to play High School. Brought to the United States as a child; Best
friends with G; B must make his way when his mother is forced back to her country of origin;
Caretaking and cautious; Seeking non-white-identifying actors for this role
~ Henri (he/him)-
- Open Ethnicity, the 20s. First-generation American born to immigrant parents; Loves
Band protects him fiercely, Stable and skeptical; Will consider white-identifying actors for
this role
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