Broadway Bods is seeking performer submissions for their next production, an original play, Body Negative by Sarah Galante.
This is an AEA Showcase Code workshop production and all performers will be paid a $400 stipend at the end of the production.
SCHEDULE
Rehearsals will begin either the weekend of JUNE 13 or JUNE 20 and run through JULY 5th; Thursdays & Fridays 6pm to 10pm, and Saturdays & Sundays 11am - 6pm.
**Note: This is an ensemble production and cast will be called for the majority of the rehearsals.
Technical rehearsals: Monday, JULY 6th through Thursday, JULY 9th
Four performances: JULY 10 - 12 at Speyer Hall in University Settlement in the Lower East Side.
In order to be considered for this production, please submit a video of you reading one of the selected sides. Even if you would like to be considered for multiple roles, you only need to submit one video. Then please indicate all roles you would like to be considered for on this form.
AUDITION SIDES
Submission deadline is May 30th. In person call backs will be conducted the first week in June, in person in NYC.
SYNOPSIS
A local weight loss support group gathers every Saturday in the high school gym. But when a visit from corporate—and a sentient talking scale named SCALE—throws their routine into disarray, the group finds themselves spiraling into something far more sinister. As weigh-ins become theatrical, infomercials interrupt reality, and a strange new soup begins to change people, Body Negative spirals into a surreal takedown of diet culture. Blending absurdity with stark realism, the play asks what it means to reclaim your body in a world that keeps trying to sell it back to you.
CHARACTERS:
BABY - (she/her) 20s-30s. Thin.
ELOISE - (she/her) 20s-30s. Super fat.
MARGE - (she/her) 40s. Small to Mid fat.
BILLY-JO - (she/her) 12. Small fat.
MOON - (any) 20s-30s. Mid fat or super fat.
HARRIS - (he/him) 40s-50s. Mid fat or super fat.
SCALE - An industrial sized scale, an inner demon, a puppet, and a CEO.
Notes on Characters and Casting: What constitutes a fat body is often a deeply nuanced conversation. We are using Aubrey Gordon’s definitions from her book What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat to provide a bit more specificity. These are her definitions:
Small Fat: 1x-2x, sizes 18 and lower, Torrid 00 to 1. Find clothes that fit at
mainstream brands and can shop in many stores.
Mid-fat: 2x-3x, size 20 to 24, Torrid 2 to 3. Shop at some mainstream brands, but
mostly dedicated plus brands and online.
Superfat: 4X - 5X, sizes 26-32, Torrid 4 to 6. Wear the highest sizes at plus brands.
Can often only shop online.
Infinifat: 6X and higher, size 34 and higher, some Torrid 6. Very difficult to find
anything that fits, even online. Often require custom sizing.