Kiss

by Guillermo Calderón

Directed by Tara Ahmadinejad

Performances February 20-March 2, 2025

Auditions will take place December 2, 12:00-1:30p in the Pereira Theatre

and

December 4, 5:00-8:00p in Rathaus Hall M-11

Callbacks December 6, 11:00a-2:00p in Rathaus Hall M-11

Students should prepare either a contemporary monologue or one of the available sides, which can be located here.

You are also encouraged to read the script, which can be found here.

About the characters:

Hadeel / Andrea – any race/ethnicity

Youssif / Daniel – any race/ethnicity

Ahmed / Martin – any race/ethnicity

Bana / Laura – any race/ethnicity

Woman / Ameera’s Sister – Syrian, but the actor can be anyone who is a fluent in Arabic and ideally is Arab or Arab-American.  (The lines are transliterated, so Arabic literacy isn’t required)

Interpreter – any race/ethnicity. This character speaks Arabic, but is a non-native speaker.  This character also speaks English. For this role, you do not need to be fluent in Arabic, as long as you’re willing to learn. Beginner or Intermediate Arabic recommended.

NOTE: For the last two roles, we will be working with an Arabic language coach to ensure proper pronunciation of the Syrian dialect. All other roles speak exclusively in English.

To sign up for Kiss, go here.