HGBIC Productions is casting FOUR PEOPLE OF COLOR - 2 Male & 2 Female for our upcoming original musical Midnight at the Sunset Cafe. Set in Chicago's legendary Bronzeville, Midnight at the Sunset Cafe brings together the music, personalities, and spirit of the Golden Age of Black entertainment.
We last checked the posting on Sep 22, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.
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Eligibility · Sep 22, 2026
People of Color strongly encouraged to submit. Casting FOUR PEOPLE OF COLOR - 2 Male & 2 Female. → casting FOUR PEOPLE OF COLOR - 2 Male & 2 Female
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: Seeking 2 male performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Male Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Description: Seeking 2 female performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Female Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open → Description: SEEKING: 2 Male Performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Male Performer
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Professionalism and commitment
A passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history
Status: open
Description: SEEKING: 2 Female Performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Female Performer
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Professionalism and commitment
A passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history
Status: open
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
$300 Stipend; Pay is negotiable based on experience and role. → $300 Stipend
Eligibility · Sep 21, 2026
People of Color strongly encouraged to submit; casting 2 male and 2 female performers of color. → People of Color strongly encouraged to submit. Casting FOUR PEOPLE OF COLOR - 2 Male & 2 Female.
How to apply · Sep 21, 2026
Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit a current headshot, current resume, performance reel (if available), and a brief introduction. Send submissions to hgbicproductions@gmail.com.
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373 → Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit: Current Headshot, Current Resume, Performance Reel (if available), Brief introduction. Send submissions to: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: 2 Male Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence: strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name:
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence: strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name:
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open → Description: Seeking 2 male performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Male Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Description: Seeking 2 female performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Female Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Currency: USD
Description: $300 Stipend; pay is negotiable based on experience and role.
Maximum: 300
Minimum: 300
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Currency: USD
Description: $300 Stipend. Pay is negotiable based on experience and role.
Maximum: 300
Minimum: 300
Status: paid
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
$300 Stipend; pay negotiable based on experience and role → $300 Stipend; Pay is negotiable based on experience and role.
Eligibility · Sep 21, 2026
People of Color strongly encouraged to submit; casting four people of color (2 male, 2 female). → People of Color strongly encouraged to submit; casting 2 male and 2 female performers of color.
How to apply · Sep 21, 2026
Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit: Current Headshot, Current Resume, Performance Reel (if available), Brief introduction. Send submissions to: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373 → Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit a current headshot, current resume, performance reel (if available), and a brief introduction. Send submissions to hgbicproductions@gmail.com.
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: 2 Male Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life
Name: Male Performer
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life
Name: Female Performer
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open → Description: 2 Male Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence: strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name:
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence: strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name:
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
$300 stipend; pay negotiable based on experience and role → $300 Stipend; pay negotiable based on experience and role
Eligibility · Sep 21, 2026
Four performers of color sought: 2 male and 2 female singers/actors; people of color strongly encouraged to submit. → People of Color strongly encouraged to submit; casting four people of color (2 male, 2 female).
How to apply · Sep 21, 2026
Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit: Current Headshot, Current Resume, Performance Reel (if available), Brief introduction. Send submissions to hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373 → Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit: Current Headshot, Current Resume, Performance Reel (if available), Brief introduction. Send submissions to: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: 2 Male Performers; SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Male Performer (2)
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Professionalism and commitment
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers; SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Female Performer (2)
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Professionalism and commitment
Status: open → Description: 2 Male Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life
Name: Male Performer
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers - singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life
Name: Female Performer
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
Basis: unspecified
Currency: USD
Description: $300 Stipend. Pay is negotiable based on experience and role.
Maximum: 300
Minimum: 300
Status: paid → Basis: unspecified
Currency: USD
Description: $300 Stipend; pay is negotiable based on experience and role.
Maximum: 300
Minimum: 300
Status: paid
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
$300 Stipend → $300 stipend; pay negotiable based on experience and role
Eligibility · Sep 21, 2026
People of Color strongly encouraged to submit. → Four performers of color sought: 2 male and 2 female singers/actors; people of color strongly encouraged to submit.
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: HGBIC Productions is casting FOUR PEOPLE OF COLOR - 2 Male & 2 Female - for our upcoming original musical Midnight at the Sunset Cafe.
Name: Four People of Color - 2 Male & 2 Female
Status: open → Description: 2 Male Performers; SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Male Performer (2)
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Professionalism and commitment
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers; SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Female Performer (2)
Skills: Strong acting ability
Strong singing ability
Excellent stage presence
Comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Professionalism and commitment
Status: open
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
$300 Stipend; Pay is negotiable based on experience and role. → $300 Stipend
Eligibility · Sep 21, 2026
People of Color strongly encouraged to submit; casting 2 male and 2 female performers of color. → People of Color strongly encouraged to submit.
How to apply · Sep 21, 2026
Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit a current headshot, current resume, performance reel (if available), and a brief introduction. Send submissions to hgbicproductions@gmail.com.
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373 → Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit: Current Headshot, Current Resume, Performance Reel (if available), Brief introduction. Send submissions to hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: Seeking 2 male performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Male Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Description: Seeking 2 female performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Female Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open → Description: HGBIC Productions is casting FOUR PEOPLE OF COLOR - 2 Male & 2 Female - for our upcoming original musical Midnight at the Sunset Cafe.
Name: Four People of Color - 2 Male & 2 Female
Status: open
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: 2 Male Performers - SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Male Performer
Skills: strong acting ability
strong singing ability
excellent stage presence
comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers - SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Female Performer
Skills: strong acting ability
strong singing ability
excellent stage presence
comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open → Description: Seeking 2 male performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Male Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Description: Seeking 2 female performers. Singers/actors who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life. Strong acting ability, strong singing ability, excellent stage presence, comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material, professionalism and commitment, and a passion for telling stories centered around Black culture and history.
Name: Female Performer
Skills: acting
singing
stage presence
musical theatre/jazz
Status: open
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
$300 Stipend → $300 Stipend; Pay is negotiable based on experience and role.
Locations · Sep 21, 2026
City: Chicago
Kind: performance
Name: The Greenhouse Theatre Center → Kind: performance
Name: The Greenhouse Theatre Center
Eligibility · Sep 21, 2026
People of Color strongly encouraged to submit. → People of Color strongly encouraged to submit; casting 2 male and 2 female performers of color.
How to apply · Sep 21, 2026
Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit: Current Headshot, Current Resume, Performance Reel (if available), Brief introduction. Send submissions to: hgbicproductions@gmail.com.
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373 → Email: hgbicproductions@gmail.com
Instructions: Interested performers should submit a current headshot, current resume, performance reel (if available), and a brief introduction. Send submissions to hgbicproductions@gmail.com.
Materials: Current Headshot
Current Resume
Performance Reel (if available)
Brief introduction
Method: email
Link: https://www.theatreinchicago.com/auditions/industrydetail.php?AuditionID=11373
Roles · Sep 21, 2026
Description: FOUR PEOPLE OF COLOR - 2 Male & 2 Female
Name:
Status: unknown → Description: 2 Male Performers - SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Male Performer
Skills: strong acting ability
strong singing ability
excellent stage presence
comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open
Description: 2 Female Performers - SINGERS/ACTORS who are confident performers with strong stage presence and the ability to bring complex, colorful characters to life.
Name: Female Performer
Skills: strong acting ability
strong singing ability
excellent stage presence
comfort performing musical theatre/jazz material
Status: open
Pay · Sep 21, 2026
$300 Stipend; Pay is negotiable based on experience and role. → $300 Stipend