MARK KWON / 권명훈
Playing age: 32
Korean-American/AAPI; well-intentioned; has visited South Korea nine times.
INC. 2026 New Play Festival Auditions
Pocket and Theatre L’Acadie
Audition · Chicago
- Roles
- MARK KWON / 권명훈 · 32; KIM SANG-CHUL / 김상철 · 54
- Pay
- $50 stipend Full terms
- Auditions
- Audition date not listed
- Commitment
- Rehearsals: see schedule belowPerformances: see schedule below
Who they’re looking for
Actors; a diverse selection is sought.
KIM SANG-CHUL / 김상철
Playing age: 54
South Korean; tired; has visited the United States three times.
- Proficient/fluent in Korean
JENNA KWON / 권수아
Playing age: 30
Korean-American/AAPI; Mark's sister; a visual artist; active; has visited South Korea seven times.
KWON MYUNG-SU / 권명수
Playing age: 22
South Korean; Mark's father; the presence; does not speak English in the play.
- Fluent in Korean
Harmony Fowler
Playing age: Mid-30s
Black woman; intelligent, passionate, quick-witted, and deeply invested in her work; should balance authority and confidence with humor and emotional vulnerability.
Natasha Melton
Playing age: Mid-20s
Black woman; a curious, ambitious, funny research intern who is a little impulsive and challenges Harmony.
James Howland
Playing age: Early 70s
White man; Head of Research; intelligent and established, with a somewhat paternal relationship with Harmony; needs warmth and familiarity while also feeling guarded and secretive.
Sawyer Wellington
Playing age: Late 60s
White man; on the Board of Directors; arrogant, demeaning, and selfish, with empathy reserved for his daughter.
Decca Wellington
Playing age: Early 20s
White woman; Art History student and Sawyer Wellington's daughter; thoughtful, passionate about art, and determined; has a chronic illness threatening her life.
Dana Barney
Playing age: Mid 60s
White woman; Professor of Religious Studies and fellow with the Research department; cold, calculating, and deeply superstitious.
TONY
Playing age: Late 20s-early 30s
Latino; an anxious rule-follower.
LIZ
Playing age: Late 20s-early 30s
Queer Latina; an artist.
CRIS
Playing age: Late 20s-early 30s
Queer Latino man; a waiter and Tony's best friend.
ASHLEY
Playing age: Mid-late 20s
Gay; impulsive, somewhat broke, and aimless; works with and lives with Jack.
- Singing
JACK
Playing age: Mid-late 20s
Gay; an elementary school teacher who also works at the restaurant Ashley works at; an overthinker.
- Singing
VANESSA
Playing age: Early 40s
Fancy, rich woman who moves in next door to Ashley and Jack; feels stuck in her life.
- Singing
CRAIGORY
Playing age: 60+
Vanessa's son; an old soul who talks like he’s from the 1800s; needlessly British or mid-atlantic; actor should be good at pantomime/mime if possible or game for it.
- Singing
- Pantomime/mime, if possible
ELENA
Playing age: Late 20s/early 30s
A squatter.
MILES
Playing age: Late 20s/early 30s
A squatter.
OLD WOMAN
Playing age: 80s
Suffers from dementia.
SAMUEL
Playing age: Late teens-early 20s
He/him (AMAB); described through interests including gaming, online forums, and a CEO mindset.
LUCAS
Playing age: Late teens-early 20s
He/him (AMAB); described through interests including Minecraft, online forums, and livestreaming tutorials.
SYLVIE
Playing age: Late teens-early 20s
They/she (AFAB); described through interests including Tumblr, Ao3, climate change, and neo-luddite living.
Playing age, Equity, understudy… what do these mean?
Playing age is how old a character appears, which may differ from your own age. Equity is the actors’ union; check each theatre’s eligibility rules. An understudy learns a role to perform when the main actor is unavailable.
What does it pay?
$50 stipend
Contract: Non-Equity
Dates & location
Rehearsals
Actors will be asked to participate in a short rehearsal process (no more than 10 hours total); the general rehearsal process will be scheduled by the Director according to actor availability.
Rehearsals
December 2nd: Dress Rehearsal
Performances
December 4th: Performance #1
Performances
December 12th: Performance #2
Rehearsals
December 3rd: Dress Rehearsal
Performances
December 5th: Performance #1
Performances
December 11th: Performance #2
Open the download in your calendar app to add the dates and a reminder the day before.
What to prepare
Help with headshots, résumés, and self-tapes
A headshot is a clear photo of you. An acting résumé lists your performance experience and training. A self-tape is a recorded audition video. Sides are the short script excerpts the theatre asks you to perform. Follow this theatre’s specific instructions.
How to apply
Submit a 1-2 minute monologue through the audition form. A previously taped monologue is acceptable. Submit it as an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link in the form.
Open application form →Opens another website. You’ll complete your application with the theatre.
Contact: newplaysinc@gmail.com
Production & casting team
- Producing company
- Pocket and Theatre L’Acadie
- Production
- Inc. New Play Festival
- Director
- Kaeli Meno
- Director
- Shakir Mcthune
- Director
- Genysia Brown
- Director
- Taylor Mercado Owen
- Director
- Hannah Ottenfeld
- Director
- 404mac
Listed contact: newplaysinc@gmail.com
Full posting and updates
Pocket and Theatre L’Acadie are seeking actors for a six-play festival, with three plays each night over four nights. The staged/stand readings feature 30-minute excerpts, and actors may be cast in multiple roles in multiple readings. Rehearsals are no more than 10 hours total plus one dress rehearsal. Contact newplaysinc@gmail.com with questions.
We last checked the posting on Oct 07, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.