Auditions

Galatea

by John Lyly

Directed by Tracey erbacher

If a boy falls in love with another boy in the forest, but the boy is actually a girl dressed as a boy so she doesn't get sacrificed to Neptune, but the other boy is ALSO a girl dressed as a boy so SHE doesn't get sacrificed to Neptune, and unbeknownst to them they're both the subject of some Cupid-Venus-Diana god trickery, and in the end both of them are fine with one of them ACTUALLY becoming a boy if it means they can be together forever... is it really gay? Probably, but find out for sure in GALATEA!

Theatre Prometheus is seeking 8 actors for our Spring production of Galatea. All roles are open to any race/ethnicity.

All genders listed are the gender of the character, not necessarily of the actor playing that role. If you feel comfortable playing a role, we’d love to see you for it.

TITYRUS / RAMIA: 20s-30s, W comfortable also playing an older man.
GALLATHEA/EPILOGUE: 20s, W, gender fluid, or nb. Comfortable playing a woman who dresses as boy
MELEBEUS / LARISSA: 20s-30s, W. Comfortable also playing an older man.
PHILLIDA / PROLOGUE: 20s, W, gender fluid, or nb. Comfortable playing a woman who dresses as boy.
CUPID / ERICTHINIS: 20s-30s, M or Transmasc NB
DIANA / HAEBE: 20s-30s, W
VENUS / EUROTA: 20s- early 40s, W
NEPTUNE / AUGUR: 30s-50s, M

Audition details:

Auditions will take place Thursday, January 9 in person at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center on Georgia Avenue (7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910). Please sign up for a slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AEAA23ABF4C25-54115198-galatea

Please prepare a one minute classic monologue - ideally comedic. If you are unable to attend in person, please send headshot, resume, conflicts for February 1-May 10, and your taped audition to prometheusauditions@gmail.com by Thursday, January 9 at 10pm ET. Please also include a few sentences about what “queer joy” means to you. Call backs will take place Sunday, January 12 at the same location.

Rehearsal & Performance Schedule

Rehearsals: February-Mid April
Tech: April 7-April 17
Opening: Friday, April 18, 2025
Closing: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Rehearsal and performances will take place at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center (same location as auditions).

Actors will be paid a $500 stipend.

Company in Residency

Montgomery College Community Arts Center
7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Parking is available in Lot W1, directly adjacent to the building (you may park in spots designate “permit parking only).

This venue is ADA accessible.

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We tell the stories that too often go untold and we reach audiences too often overlooked by larger companies. From an unflinching one-woman take on Joan of Arc and our all-woman production of Macbeth, to our critically-acclaimed Good Kids and our queered [gay] Cymbeline, we are dedicated to producing work that highlights marginalized narratives.

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