Missionary Woman by Meg Rosensweet
New York City, NY
US

CONTACT NAME

L.D. Kelley

DESCRIPTION

MISSIONARY WOMAN by Meg Rosensweet

Director L.D. Kelley
Production Manager Devon Kish

Seeking trans and gender non-conforming artists for the world premier of a new transgender superhero comedy MISSIONARY WOMAN by Meg Rosensweet.

The following post outlines audition information. To apply for a designer position, please email our PM Devon Kish at [email protected] and our director L.D. Kelley at [email protected] with your name and discipline in the subject line (e.g., Jay Doe, Lighting Designer), including a link to a website or a folder of production images which best showcase your work.

The play will be designed, produced, and performed by an all-trans company. Cisgender artists will not be considered.

Non-actors, drag artists, and other non-traditional performers are encouraged to audition.

ABOUT THE PLAY

MISSIONARY WOMAN by Meg Rosensweet. NON-EQUITY ONLY. In the city of Straightsville, a superhero, Missionary Man, stands as the first line of defense between the city's conservative values and the queer supervillains who escaped from the local liberal arts college. That is until The Mayor decides to propose anti-trans legislation on the first day of Pride, prompting Missionary Man to come out as a transgender woman, and Missionary Woman is born! After The Mayor fires her for embracing her truth, Missionary Woman has no choice but to ally herself with her arch-nemesis, Professor Strap-On, to dismantle Straightsville's oppressive, cishet regime.

(Content warnings include Sex, BDSM, gun violence, transphobia/transmisogyny, homophobia.)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

NEWS REPORTER. The disembodied voice of a plucky reporter that does comic-book-style news reels. He/Him pronouns.

MISSIONARY WOMAN. Superhero. Mid-ish Late-ish 20’s. Trans Woman. Innocent and naive. Recovering narc. Ultimately lovable. She/Her pronouns. (Begins as Missionary Man with He/Him pronouns.)

THE MAYOR. The Mayor. Boomer with Boomer Energy. He thinks trickle-down economics makes sense. Quite the little hypocrite. Surrogate (bad) father to Missionary Woman. Cis man. He/Him pronouns.

PROFESSOR STRAP-ON. Supervillain. Mid-ish Late-ish 20’s. Transmasc QUEER QUEER QUEER. An icon. They’re angry but in a hot, powerful way. They/He pronouns.

CAPTAIN TERF/TERFANNY TANNER. A fucking TERF. Late-ish 30’s but says Early-ish 30’s. A micro-celebrity in Straightsville because she sells stuff. Total pick-me girl. Basically Anita Bryant. Large gametes. She/Her pronouns.

VICTORIA VON DOOM. Storied drag artisté. The owner of The Twirled Moustache. Late-ish 40’s Early-ish 50’s. Has been through shit but doesn’t make it other people’s problem. Loves their community. They/Them pronouns.

BLOWIS LANE. A drag performer (could be a drag queen, could be a “bio” queen, could be a non-binary drag artist). Twists and twirls. A lovely dancer, in fact. Any pronouns.

THE HUMAN TWINK. A gay twink. 21 (maybe). He’s A LOT. Highly suspect. He/Him pronouns.

THE MAYOR’S WIFE. She’s married to The Mayor. Middle-Aged-ish. Younger than The Mayor for sure. Misguided but means well? She/Her pronouns.

PERFORMANCES

Five performances, September 2024. Dates and location TBA.

AUDITIONS

Date: Monday, May 20th 2024.

Time: 9-5PM

Audition location to be distributed via email upon confirmation of your audition slot.

Please prepare a contemporary comedic monologue. For performers interested in the role of BLOWIS LANE, please prepare an additional brief performance set to music (2 minutes max). Examples of appropriate material include drag, burlesque, acrobatics, and dance.

If you are not available for auditions, submit a self tape to the email addresses below.

CALLBACKS

Date: Wednesday, May 22nd 2024.

Time: 6-10PM

Callbacks will feature sides. Note that you may be asked to stay for the duration of callbacks. Please disclose before your audition if you are unavailable for callbacks.

To secure an audition slot, email the director L.D. Kelley at [email protected] and the production manager Devon Kish at [email protected] in the same email. Include any information which may be helpful, especially your preferred audition time(s), roles you’d like to be considered for, and any accessibility needs, if applicable. Headshots, resumes, and reels are happily accepted but not required. Confirmation emails including your time slot and the location of the audition will be distributed by May 17th, 2024.

DURATION

May 20, 2024 - Apr 22, 2024

SALARY

$0.00 – $0.00 per hour

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