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Audition Opportunities

OPEN CASTING CALL for upcoming production of LEARNING HOW TO READ BY MOONLIGHT

by Gaven D. Trinidad at CHUANG Stage and Company One Theatre, directed by Natsu Onoda Power

Rehearsals begin on April 1, 2025

Tech and Dress: May 10 - 15, 2025

Performances: May 16 – June 1, 2025, with possible extension until June 8, 2025

At Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre and Pao Arts Center

Actors will receive a $3,000 stipend (AEA actors will receive Special Apparence II contract.) 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, DOWNLOAD THE FULL CASTING CALL

SYNOPSIS

While his mother struggles to earn money in New York City and his father waits alone in Manila for their daily phone calls, six-year-old Eddie learns English from his imaginary friend. Between the War on Drugs in the Philippines and the anti-immigrant movement in the United States threatening their humanity, will this undocumented family be able to pursue their dreams and address unspoken truths? A musical and multilingual journey of childlike wonder, Gaven D. Trinidad’s Learning How to Read by Moonlight is equal parts playful, poignant, and hella Pinoy.

Learning How to Read by Moonlight is spoken in English and Tagalog with subtitles.

• Submissions due by END OF DAY (MIDNIGHT) on January 23rd, 2025.

• You will be asked to upload:

  • 1) a headshot/photo, 

  • 2) resume/list of experiences, 

  • 3) a video of yourself performing a side from the play, linked HERE, and 

  • 4) a singing self-tape (16 bars or less than 45 seconds, in any genre) that showcases your vocal storytelling range and ukulele/guitar skills if applicable for your role.

  Please select and perform up to ONE (1) side for each role you are submitting for.

• In-person callbacks are hosted during the week of January 27, 2025, in Boston, MA 

• For tips on how to record a self-tape at home, click here! You DO NOT need to memorize your part. 

• A Note on Language: Learning How to Read by Moonlight features significant dialogues and monologues in Tagalog for certain roles. We recognize that performing in another language can be challenging and are here to support you. Please prepare these sides to the best of your ability, and use the audition form to share your relationship with English and Tagalog, as well as any support you might need to perform with confidence and fluency.

For any questions, please email hello@chuangstage.org.