The BBC’s ‘First Homosexual’ Open Casting Call
BBC 100 Project – The BBC’s First Homosexual Casting Call – Paid Project
We’re seeking 3 performers for an upcoming Script in Hand performance at the New Adelphi, Salford.
The BBC’s First Homosexual is a piece of new writing by Stephen M Hornby and directed by Oliver Hurst.
Availability must include 18th-30th November (4 evenings 6pm-10pm, 2 Saturday and all day 30th November at Uni of Salford. Audition held 21st and 22nd October.
Paid: £500 fee
Roles Available:
Tom (Male presenting) – Mid 20s, homosexual man from Scunthorpe. Living in 1950’s Britain, struggling to come to terms with his sexuality.
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