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SEEKING: ACTORS for Luz Lorenzana Twigg’s CRITICAL BREAKS [WIP]
Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026
Start Date: April 15, 2026
End Date: April 30, 2026
Hi-ARTS is currently seeking actors to participate in rehearsals and a staged reading. This temporary position will support Hi-ARTS' CRITICAL BREAKS Artist Luz Lorenzana Twigg during her April 2026 Residency. This is an onsite in-person position taking place primarily at L10 Arts and Cultural Center in Downtown Brooklyn, home of Hi-ARTS. Learn more about our Artist Residency Programs here.
To submit for this project, please read Role Descriptions and follow submission instructions below.
Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026
Please note: only those selected for a callback will be contacted.
POSITION FILLED: Seeking: 5 Actors for Staged Reading
Najee Omar is seeking 5 actors to participate in 3-5 rehearsals and a staged reading of Little Black Book as part of his SKY LAB Residency at Hi-ARTS.
Casting Call: Jupiter Performance Studio
Casting Call | Juniper Performance Studio & National Black Theatre, IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER TREE
Jupiter Performance Studio and National Black Theatre, and still seeking local artists for, Ebony Noelle Golden's (SKY LAB Alum) IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER TREE, a movement and music-based theatrical ceremony. This project is an ongoing touring commitment, with the World Premiere taking place in September 2024 at Apollo Theatre. the world premiere of it will be in the new space at the Apollo Theatre in September.
Ideal candidates are local, collaborative, agile dancers, singers, and actors comfortable with rituals and spiritual practices and are comfortable working outdoors/in nature, and with exploring spiritual themes outside of Christianity.
Virtual interviews will begin on March 5, 2024.
