Auditions

ALL ROLES AVAILABLE

Burning Coal is committed to diverse casting and firmly believes in casting actors based on suitability to telling the story, regardless of race, age, class, or gender. If you’re interested in a role, please audition for it!

Direct all casting questions to info@burningcoal.org.

Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn

• WERNER HEISENBERG: Male, 30-60, German

• NEILS BOHR: Male, 30-60, Danish

• MARGRETHE BOHR: Female, 30-60, Danish

The Rainmaker, by N. Richard Nash

• LIZZY CURRY: Adult, Female

• FILE: Adult, Male

• BILL STARBUCK: Adult, Male

• H.C. CURRY: Adult, Male

• SHERIFF THOMAS: Adult, Male

• JIM CURRY: Adult, Male

• NOAH CURRY: Adult, Male

Paint Me This House of Love, by Chelsea Wooley

• CECILIA:  Young Adult, Female, Black

• RHONDI: Adult, Female, White

• JULES: Mature Adult, Male, Black

Being Chaka, by Tara Amber, Chuk Obasi, and Nalini Sharma

• CHAKA (15-25) Black. 16-year-old high school transfer student trying to adjust to his new school. Actor must look like he can play a teenager. Actor must be very comfortable with rap/ spoken word poetry cadence.
• KUNZANG (15-25) Asian or Latine. 16-year-old high school student with a semi-hidden passion for music. Actor must look like she can play a teenager. Actor must be a strong singer.
• ETHAN (15-25) White. 16-year-old high school student. Maddy’s twin brother.  Actor must look like he can play a teenager.
• MADDY (15-25) White. 16-year-old high school student. Ethan’s twin sister. 
  Actor must look like she can play a teenager.
• ANNALISA (55-65) Black or Black/ Bi-racial (Note: character is part Native American while passing as African American). Any gender. History teacher. (Note: Name would be adjusted if cast as a male).
• GUNNAR (45-65) White. Wise-cracking, laid back and loveable gym teacher. Actor must know how to play guitar OR any handheld instrument.
• MS. K (35-45) Indian/ Southeast Asian. High School Principal.
• INAYA (35-55) Mother of Chaka and widow. 
• CAROLINE (35-55) White. Divorced, wealthy mother of Ethan and Maddy, and influential school board member.
• WILLY (25-45) Young parent trapped in his grief over the loss of his only child. Husband to Purilla.
• PURILLA (25-45) Young parent trapped in her grief over the loss of her only child. Wife to Willy. Actor must be a strong physical mover.

Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim 

• FRANKLIN SHEPHERD: Young Adult/Adult, Male, any ethnicity, Tenor

• CHARLEY KINGRAS: Young Adult/Adult, Male, any ethnicity, Tenor

• MARY FLYNN: Young Adult/Adult , Female, any ethnicity, Mezzo- Soprano

• JOE JOSEPHSON: Young Adult/Adult, Male, any ethnicity, Baritone

• BETH SPENCER: Young Adult/Adult, Female, any ethnicity, Mezzo soprano

• GUSSIE CARNAGIE: Young Adult/Adult, Female, any ethnicity, Mezzo-soprano

• FRANKLINK SHEPHERD JR.: Child, Male, any ethnicity, Treble/boy soprano

• ENSEMBLE: Various ages, genders

If you miss our season audition date, you can still submit your picture/resume for consideration as we often have casting needs arise during the year.  Actors should submit 

• a short cover email explaining who you are and what your interests are
• your updated one-page resume to info@burningcoal.org