EXPIRES: August 10, 2025

Seeking Actors for Touring Production of “The Birds”

Theater
Description

Actors for roles in “The Birds”. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See breakdown below.

About the project:
SYNOPSIS: Lamenting the unwholesome state of human affairs, a pair of adventurers turn their backs on civilization as they know it and unite with the birds to found an idyllic city in the clouds. Among the earliest existing portrayals of a utopian society, this sparkling fantasy by one of antiquity’s most brilliant and popular playwrights offers modern audiences and readers a vision of ancient Greek theater at its very finest. The Birds resounds with comic vitality, combining witty dialog, interludes of exquisite lyricism, and clever staging for an extravaganza as appealing to contemporary audiences as it was to Athenians of more than 2,000 years ago.

Rate:
Contract type and salary rates are still being negotiated.

Additional info:
This season, Theatre is launching its first ever touring production. This professional production will be designed and rehearsed specifically to be brought out into the community. Two-week tours in the fall and the spring will see The Birds pop up in Genesee County high schools, community centers, and beyond.
Seeking a dynamic ensemble of 7–9 performers of all ethnicities, backgrounds, gender identities, body types, and abilities to portray the many characters that make up the world of The Birds, including, but not limited to those listed below. Performers should be comfortable with classical text. Please note any special skills (proficiency with an instrument, movement training, circus training, etc).
PREPARATION
Please arrive with a classic monologue no longer than 2 minutes. You may be asked to do some cold reading from directors’ Birds script while in the audition room.
Rehearsals: September 22 – October 26, 2025
Performances: October 27 – November 7, 2025 & February 16 – 27, 2026

If you are interested, please apply. See the document attached.

15 Project roles
PISTHETAERUS
45
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60.
A middle-aged Greek man who leaves Athens to seek a new home. He is tired of the taxes and power of Athens.
Application deadline closed.
BASILEIA
18
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40.
Zeus’s maid and a princess. She is promised to Pisthetaerus after he negotiates with Zeus’s ambassadors.
Application deadline closed.
THE CHORUS LEADER
18
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56.
A bird who speaks for the rest of the flock. He initially wants to attack Pisthetaerus and Euelpides before hearing their idea of a bird city.
Application deadline closed.
EPOPS
18
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56.
The former king named Tereus. He is transformed into a large bird called a Hoopoe.
Application deadline closed.
EUELPIDES
18
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56.
The traveling companion and friend of Pisthetaerus. He is also tired of Athens life.
Application deadline closed.
HERACLES
18
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56.
The bastard son of Zeus and is portrayed as being a bit stupid and clueless. He is convinced by Pisthetaerus to give up Zeus’s scepter and the throne.
Application deadline closed.
IRIS
18
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56.
The Greek goddess of the rainbow and the messenger between the gods and humanity. She is caught spying in the city and is brought to Pisthetaerus.
Application deadline closed.
PARRICIDE
18
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56.
The man who wants to join the bird city so he can beat his father to death. Parricide is a Greek word that means to kill a parent.
Application deadline closed.
PHOENICOPTERUS
18
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56.
A brightly colored, pink flamingo. He joins the council of birds and votes to establish the new city.
Application deadline closed.
POSEIDON
18
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56.
The god of the sea in Greek mythology. He is angry and vengeful and is one of the ambassadors Zeus sends to meet with Pisthetaerus.
Application deadline closed.
THE PRIEST
18
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56.
An unnamed man who makes sacrifices to the birds after the establishment of the bird city.
Application deadline closed.
PROMETHEUS
18
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56.
The god of fire. He secretly enters the city to tell Pisthetaerus about Zeus’s desire to negotiate.
Application deadline closed.
TRIBALLUS
18
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56.
Lumbering and awkward. He is the god of the tribe of barbarians called the Triballians and is sent by Zeus to talk about a treaty with Pisthetaerus.
Application deadline closed.
TROCHILUS
18
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56.
A loud and rather annoying wren. He is the servant to Epops and is the first to engage with Pisthetaerus and Euelpides.
Application deadline closed.
ZEUS
18
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56.
The ancient Greek god of the sky, lightning, and thunder. He is the head god who sits on Mount Olympus and holds a scepter.
Application deadline closed.