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Open Space Arts

BLOOD SPILL

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Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 11:59 PM Chicago time

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The role

Who they’re looking for

The role was written as Black, but the playwright specifically indicates that Angela may be played by an actor of any race.

ANGELA TURNER

Playing age: late 30s

Artistic Director of a top-tier New York theater company. Smart, accomplished, stylish, direct and no-nonsense. Angela reunites with Kenny King, an old college friend and HIV-positive playwright, when he comes to her theater with a deeply personal new play. Their meeting develops into a passionate confrontation about AIDS, art, institutional responsibility and whose stories are considered acceptable for the stage. The role was written as Black, but the playwright specifically indicates that Angela may be played by an actor of any race.

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.

The commitment

What does it pay?

Pay Rate: 100

Contract: Non-Equity

Dates & location

Rehearsals

6 rehearsals TBA

Performances

Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026

Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Performances

Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026

Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Performances

Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026

Sunday, October 25 at 3 p.m.

Performances location

Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago

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How to apply

To be considered, please send a headshot, résumé, and a one-minute self-tape of any material of your choice to osaauditions@gmail.com with BLOOD SPILL — ANGELA in the subject line.

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  • The listing header says “Anywhere,” while the body gives Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, as the location.
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Full posting and updates
Short play by Lee Raines, directed by Byron Stewart, set in New York City in 1992; presented as part of BEFORE WE ARE HISTORY alongside Jeff Hagedorn’s historic 1983 AIDS play ONE.

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We last checked the posting on Sep 23, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.

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What changed?

Schedule · Sep 23, 2026
Not specified → Description: 6 rehearsals TBA Kind: rehearsal Description: Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. End: 2026-10-23 Kind: performance Start: 2026-10-23 Description: Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. End: 2026-10-24 Kind: performance Start: 2026-10-24 Description: Sunday, October 25 at 3 p.m. End: 2026-10-25 Kind: performance Start: 2026-10-25

Roles · Sep 23, 2026
Description: Female, late 30s. Artistic Director of a top-tier New York theater company. Smart, accomplished, stylish, direct and no-nonsense. Angela reunites with Kenny King, an old college friend and HIV-positive playwright, when he comes to her theater with a deeply personal new play. Their meeting develops into a passionate confrontation about AIDS, art, institutional responsibility and whose stories are considered acceptable for the stage. The role was written as Black, but the playwright specifically indicates that Angela may be played by an actor of any race. Name: ANGELA TURNER Playing age: late 30s Status: open → Description: Artistic Director of a top-tier New York theater company. Smart, accomplished, stylish, direct and no-nonsense. Angela reunites with Kenny King, an old college friend and HIV-positive playwright, when he comes to her theater with a deeply personal new play. Their meeting develops into a passionate confrontation about AIDS, art, institutional responsibility and whose stories are considered acceptable for the stage. The role was written as Black, but the playwright specifically indicates that Angela may be played by an actor of any race. Name: ANGELA TURNER Playing age: late 30s Status: open

Pay · Sep 23, 2026
Pay Rate: 100 → 100

Eligibility · Sep 23, 2026
Open to actors of any race → The role was written as Black, but the playwright specifically indicates that Angela may be played by an actor of any race.

How to apply · Sep 23, 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-21T23:59:59-05:00 Deadline text: 2026-10-21T23:59:59-05:00 Email: osaauditions@gmail.com Instructions: Send a headshot, résumé, and a one-minute self-tape of any material of your choice to osaauditions@gmail.com with BLOOD SPILL — ANGELA in the subject line. Materials: headshot résumé one-minute self-tape Method: email Timezone: America/Chicago → Deadline: 2026-10-21T23:59:59-05:00 Deadline text: 2026-10-21T23:59:59-05:00 Email: osaauditions@gmail.com Instructions: To be considered, please send a headshot, résumé, and a one-minute self-tape of any material of your choice to osaauditions@gmail.com with BLOOD SPILL — ANGELA in the subject line. Materials: headshot résumé one-minute self-tape of any material of your choice Method: email Timezone: -05:00

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