Casting "XIMER." Note: Producers John Lant and Markus Ferraro in association with Write Act Repertory are seeking Non-Equity LGBTQ+ actors strongly encouraged to apply for the Off-Broadway production of "XIMER." Play will be focused on LGBTQ+ tragedies and revenge. Rehearsals will take place starting with limited rehearsals starting in late June. XIMER will be a short run with performances in October contracted from early October to early Nov. The production will be in-person in compliance with Covid Safety protocols, TBD, based on Federal, State and County regulations. A rehearsal stipend of $250.00 will be provided to each actor upon completion of first public performance / $50.00 per performance will be provided to each actor upon completion of the run. Storyline: Bradley Fitch comes out to now estranged parents after proposing to James Honeycomb and is immediately kicked out of the home. Bradley's sister, Miss Dixie, takes Bradley in to the big city of Spectral inspired by Frank Miller's Sin City. Consumed by the nightlife, Bradley’s naivety is taken advantage of and Bradley's murdered in a hate crime. This death awakens the XIMER inside the seventh sense of Miss Dixie and along with it, four ethereal spirits Dixie's past lives. Armed with this new power Dixie's seeks vengeance for Bradley's murder and soon finds taking matters into her own hands, the only option left. XIMER is about the pain endured by many in the LGBTQ+ community and shows how pain can become power in the right hands. Though dark and ominous, XIMER is about the light within us all, driving us to stand up for what’s right and shows that love will always win in the end no matter what.
Warning: Explicit Content with adult themes - sexually explicit themes, suicide, substance abuse, violence, profane language in the script. NO NUDITY. This play is for mature audiences and is rated NC-17.
Commitment
Rehearsals will begin in early July with performances during the weekends of October 2022. We generally rehearse on evenings based on actor/creative team availability. The full schedule is created post-casting, but there will be 1-2 rehearsals per week for the beginning half of the rehearsal process. Depending on what is completed in rehearsals, rehearsal frequency ramps up as we get closer to the tech and performance dates.
Miss Dixie Fitch: Lead, 25-35
25 to 35 years old, Belt/Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano, all ethnicities. Protagonist, aspiring DJ living on her own in the big city of Spectral. Confident, kind and strong woman.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Cover Letter
Required Skills:
Voice Style: Strong
Dance
Acting Techniques
Singing
Singing: Sight Singing
Eve: Supporting, 25-45
25 to 40 years old, Belt/Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano, all ethnicities. Original past life of Miss Dixie, lives in the garden of Eden with Adam. Enlightened, powerful, and self-assured POC woman embodying the element of Earth.
Ethnicity: Asian, Black / African Descent, Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Indigenous Peoples, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, South Asian / Indian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Cover Letter
Required Skills:
Dance
Acting Techniques
Voice Style: Singing
Singing
Singing: Sight Singing
Rosemary Clarke: Supporting, 20-40
20 to 50 years old, Belt/Soprano, all ethnicities. Past life of Miss Dixie who lived in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600’s. Fierce lesbian, loyal, loving, embodying the element of Fire.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Cover Letter
Required Skills:
Dance
Voice Style: Singing
Singing
Acting Techniques
Singing: Sight Singing
Penny Fischer: Supporting, Trans Female, 20-45
25 to 50 years old, Belt/Alto/Tenor/Baritone, all ethnicities. Past life of Miss Dixie who lived in Germany in the late 1800’s. Grief-stricken transgender woman with a good heart and well mannered, embodying the element of Water.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Cover Letter
Required Skills:
Dance
Acting Techniques
Singing: Sight Singing
Singing
Voice Style: Singing
Joyce Pearce: Supporting, 20-40
20 to 40 years old, Belt/Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, all ethnicities. Past life of Miss Dixie who lived in the US mid 1900’s. Naive, bubbly, and silly at times woman, embodying the element of Air.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Cover Letter
Required Skills:
Dance
Singing
Voice Style: Singing
Singing: Sight Singing
Acting Techniques
Jocylynn Becker: Supporting, 20-50
20 to 50 years old, Belt/Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano, all ethnicities. Miss Dixie’s best friend and neighbor, inquisitive, devoted, and sassy woman with a keen sense of fashion.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Cover Letter
Required Skills:
Dance
Singing
Singing: Sight Singing
Voice Style: Singing
Acting Techniques
Daniel O'Malley: Supporting, 25-45
Bradley Fitch: Supporting, 18-30
John Honeycomb: Supporting, Male, 25-50
James Honeycomb: Supporting, 18-30
Will Harvey: Supporting, 20-45
Adam: Supporting, 25-50
Casey: Chorus / Ensemble, 18-45
Macy: Chorus / Ensemble, 18-45
Stacy: Chorus / Ensemble, 18-45
Additional: Pays $250-$750. A rehearsal stipend of $250.00 will be provided to each actor upon completion of first public performance, as well as a stipend of $50 per performance paid upon completion of 8-10 shows.
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Auditions Begin June 8; runs in NYC in a small intimate Off-Broadway space in Fall in NYC.
New York, NY
