CASTING CALL

The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse

Perseverance Theatre is officially accepting auditions for an upcoming production of The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse, directed by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse. Those auditioning will receive sides from the show and will be asked to submit a self-taped video for consideration. 

Juneau locals: If you require technical assistance or a space to capture your audition, please email casting@ptalaska.org to make a reservation for our Phoenix Black Box space on Sunday, November 17 or Monday, November 18.

The deadline for submissions is November 18, 2024. Only non-union contracts available.

This show will be produced and performed in Juneau, then transferred to Anchorage. 

Perseverance Theatre provides round-trip travel, housing, and local transportation when away from your home city.

Juneau Rehearsal Dates: January 21-February 27, 2025

Juneau Performance Dates: February 28-March 16, 2025

Anchorage Rehearsal Dates: April 1-2, 2025

Anchorage Performance Dates: April 4-13, 2025

Want to request audition sides? Have any questions? Please email casting@ptalaska.org.

SHOW DESCRIPTION: 

The Thanksgiving Play is a wacky tale of wokeness and centers a high school theatre director, her overly earnest actor boyfriend, a Los Angeles-based actress (the real deal), and a shy academic turned aspiring theatre maker on their well-intentioned quest to create a politically correct play about the first Thanksgiving for their local elementary school. Cultural sensitivity is the utmost priority in their process of creating this work with only one major problem: All of them are white. Follow these artists as they’re forced to confront their own biases and astonishing lack of Native representation for their Thanksgiving Play.  This Broadway comedy, by previous Perseverance Theatre collaborator and 2020 MacArthur Fellow playwright Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation), expertly balances societal critique, true-to-life comedy, and a lesson on performative activism in this hilarious satirical play. 

AUDITIONS:

Looking for non-union actors to play the roles listed on the following page. Those auditioning will be asked to submit a self-taped video of themselves with the sides from the show for consideration. 

Note on Casting: Casting is open to all ages for any character. Non-binary, trans, and gender non-conforming actors regardless of the documented gender identity of the characters are always welcome to apply for the character they feel most comfortable identifying with. Please note that we cannot alter the pronouns of the characters in the script, so actors should be comfortable being referred to as the pronouns assigned to the character they are auditioning for. We encourage white-passing actors of any ethnic, racial, or cultural background to audition.

CHARACTERS:

Logan: Female, white/white-passing, the high school drama teacher that’s always pushing the envelope in potentially inappropriate ways. Earnest about theatre and proving herself. Is producing this play as a desperate attempt to save her job.

Jaxton: Male, white/white-passing. Actor/yoga practitioner, Logan’s boyfriend. Politically correct to a fault, a big one. He’s the confident guy that everyone loves, but his overly logical PC thinking takes weird turns.

Alicia: Female, brunette white/white-passing with looks that would’ve been cast as “ethnic” in 1950s movies. Without guile. Sexy and hot, but not all that bright.

Caden: Male, white/white-passing. The academic. Awkward elementary school history teacher with dramatic aspirations but no experience.

You are welcome to generally submit to Perseverance Theatre.

All skill and experience levels welcome.

To submit as an actor to be considered for any production or project on a rolling basis, please fill out the following form.

You must use a Google account to complete this form, even if your preferred email address is not Google.

Questions/concerns? Email casting@ptalaska.org