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PYG or the misedumacation of Dorian Belle | EQUITY PRINCIPAL AUDITIONS & NON-UNION OPEN CASTING CALL

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PYG or the misedumacation of Dorian Belle by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm, directed by Tré Cotten

SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR
DORIAN BELLE – 20s, male, White 
BLACK BLACKERSON – 20s, male, Black 
ALEXAND DA GREAT – 20s, male, Black 

Actors are welcome to audition for whichever role(s) they feel best aligned with. Union Actors will be given priority booking. Non-union actors will be booked for a 30-minute time block to fill in around Union appointments. All actors regardless of union status must send in their headshot and resume. 

SYNOPSIS
Inspired by Shaw’s Pygmalion, this scathing comedy is a blistering and entertaining look at cultural and racial appropriation in an exchange of ideologies, vernacular, and alleged street cred. Canadian pop sweetheart, Dorian Belle, isn’t so sweet anymore – he’s ready to be taken seriously. Dorian’s team hires his favorite hip-hop artists from Chicago’s premiere rap group Petty Young Goons to help change his image, and it’s all caught on camera for a new reality show.

Get your tickets for The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh directed by Zenaida Rose Smith and Christie Zhao. A co-production with ArtsWest ArtsWest & Yun Theatre Yun Theatre☁️戏有云

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The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh

September 17 - October 11

The true story of Afong Moy, a Chinese woman displayed as a living exhibit in 1800s America. Told in first person from her point of view, she holds nothing back as she recounts a half-century of performing her culture to curious onlookers. Her dreams and aspirations shift with the passing of time as she discovers what it means to reclaim her story. The Chinese Lady is funny, heartbreaking, and devastatingly contemporary portrait of America through the eyes of a young Chinese woman. 

“Piercing and intimate.” – The New York Times

“Afong Moy might not have fulfilled her intention of educating and connecting the world in her life, but The Chinese Lady sure has the promise and potential [to] do so.” – The Front Row Center

Nominations for the 2025-2026 Sound on Stage Theatre Awards are out! Thank you to The Sound on Stage and Greg Heilman for recognizing our theater and these productions and theatre artists. We are so grateful to be creating art with such a talented and dedicated artists and such a supportive community.

The awards ceremony is September 14, 2026. Learn more about the awards at thesoundonstage.org

Nominations for the 2025-2026 Sound on Stage Theatre Awards are out! Thank you to The Sound on Stage and Greg Heilman for recognizing our theater and these productions and theatre artists. We are so grateful to be creating art with such a talented and dedicated artists and such a supportive community.

The awards ceremony is September 14, 2026. Learn more about the awards at thesoundonstage.org

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This year's theme is Gothic Garden Party and you must pick a side. 2 factions of vampires have arisen during the garden's long history. Are you an Aristocrat, serving Victorian chic, or are you a Renegade, revelling rebel?

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