Audition Calls


Blessed

written & directed by Vikram Ramanarayanan
produced by Poulomi Sarkar
(in English)
In 1998, a woman named Monica Besra was cured of a stomach tumor through a miracle supposedly wrought by Mother Teresa, setting in motion a chain of events that culminated with her canonization in the Catholic Church. Based loosely on this incident, BLESSED is a tale of that miracle and the cynical men and women who engineered it.

BLESSED will be Naatak’s 113th production. We will stage two versions of this play, one set in Tamil Nadu and the other in West Bengal.

Audition Date/Time

Saturday, Dec 7, 5:30pm onwards (We will email you an exact slot)
Naatak House, 3311 Keller St, Santa Clara CA 95054.
(Please park on the street and walk into the building through the main entrance.)

Roles Available

MOST ROLES REQUIRE FLUENCY IN ENGLISH ONLY
Indian Females, 25-65, fluent in English
Indian Males, 40-65, fluent in English
Indian Females, 25-50, bilingual in English and Tamil
Indian Females, 25-50, bilingual in English and Bengali
Indian Males, 30-50, bilingual in English and Tamil
Indian Males, 30-50, bilingual in English and Bengali
Caucasian males, 40-65, fluent in English (ability to speak with a British accent is a plus)

Audition Details

1. RSVP by filling out this audition rsvp form.
2. Come prepared at your given audition time slot with a 90 sec monologue in English (or two short 45 sec monologues in English and Tamil/Bengali separately).
3. Try to demonstrate the following in your audition – clean diction in English, Tamil or Bengali, comfort with stage movement (don’t do your monologue sitting), voice projection (don’t speak too softly).
4. If you are shortlisted, you will be given sides from the play to memorize and enact in a callback round either later that day, or the next day (Sun, Dec 8, from 11am onwards).

Rehearsals

Jan 4th through March 13th, both weekend days (Sat & Sun) and two weekdays at Naatak House (exact times TBD).

Show dates

March 14 – April 6, Starbright Theatre, Campbell, CA

Questions?

Send an email to vikram@naatak.org.