January 15, 2023: The Keegan Theatre’s Boiler Room Series (BRS) is pleased to announce numerous opportunities for actors, stage managers, and videographers for this spring’s Boiler Room Series, a special initiative working to support and promote theater-makers who are driving theater in DC and beyond to new and unexpected places.
The 2023 BRS will take place in April and May and feature half-day workshops of 7 new plays by 5 featured playwrights, including Keegan’s 2022-23 Playwright in Residence, Graziella Jackson, and 4 playwrights selected from hundreds of 2022 new play submissions. Workshops will culminate in live public table readings, followed by moderated talkbacks. All roles and positions are paid, and artists may submit for multiple roles.
2023 ACTORS, STAGE MANAGERS, & VIDEOGRAPHERS
Submissions will be accepted until February 15, 2023. Please see more information about these opportunities below, and follow this link to submit your information for consideration:
https://forms.gle/HAoKp3vEa9AN3DEh9
Actor and stage manager submissions will be assessed and selected by the Boiler Room Series Panel in coordination with the featured playwrights and Keegan Theatre’s Casting and Production Departments.
2023 ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
Now accepting submissions for the following opportunities in the 2023 Boiler Room Series:
- 37 Actors
- 7 Stage Managers
- 7 Videographers
This season’s Boiler Room Series will be presented as live public table readings of 7 workshopped pieces on April 10, 17, and 22, and May 1, 8, 15, and 22. The April BRS readings will take place at the Keegan Theatre, while the May readings will be held at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum. Each date will include a half-day workshop of a new play during the day, followed by a live public table reading and moderated talkback that evening. All readings and talkbacks will be filmed.
The fee for actors and stage managers is $125. Videographers will be paid $20 hourly. The workshops will be held from 1pm-6pm and the table reads and talkbacks will be held from 7pm-10pm.
2023 BOILER ROOM SERIES FEATURED WORKS
10 APR, MON
AIR
Written by Graziella Jackson
Workshop Directed by Momo Nakamura
17 APR, MON
EARTH
Written by Graziella Jackson
Workshop Directed by Josh Sticklin
22 APR, MON
FIRE
Written by Graziella Jackson
Workshop Directed by Paige Washington
1 MAY, MON
ENTER GRETTA
Written by Kate Black-Spence
Workshop Directed by Momo Nakamura
8 MAY, MON
YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY
Written by Alyssa Haddad-Chin
Workshop Directed by Paige Washington
15 MAY, MON
THE OREOS
Written by Angelle Whavers
Workshop Directed by Josh Sticklin
22 MAY, MON
WAITING FOR MANILOW
Written by Stephen Mills
Workshop Directed by Oscar Ceville
