Casting All Roles: Let's Make a Dream

SEEKING

Nonunion actors for all four roles in the debut stage presentation of Jack Kelly Bellue’s English translation of Sacha Guitry’s Let’s Make a Dream, directed by Cristina Neely at The Tank in New York City. Compensation to be determined.

The play followa a married woman, and a bachelor, that arrange a secret rendezvous. The next morning, her husband shows up asking the bachelor for an alibi for his own affair. This is a flirtatious, fast-moving comedy of manners in which a pause, a polite phrase, or a sudden loss of composure can turn the scene.


CASTING AND PRODUCTION DATES

Submissions are open November 12–20, 2026. Auditions and callbacks, if needed, will take place November 21–22. Please keep both dates available if possible and disclose any conflicts. Casting decisions are expected November 23–25.

Rehearsals begin the week of November 30, 2026. Expect about three weekday rehearsals and one weekend rehearsal per week, with a reduced schedule during the December holidays. Tech rehearsals are anticipated January 18–19, 2027. Please disclose all conflicts from November 30, 2026 through January 24, 2027 in your submission.

Performances at The Tank, New York City, are on hold pending final venue confirmation. All times Eastern.

Wednesday, January 20, 2027 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 23, 2027 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 24, 2027 at 3:00 p.m.


ROLE BREAKDOWN

Age ranges are suggested. Performers of all ages, races, ethnicities, gender identities, backgrounds, and abilities are encouraged to apply. We welcome and encourage everyone to submit.

HIM (male, late 20s to late 30s)
A bachelor who assumes he can charm his way through anything. While waiting for his lover, he talks himself from certainty into panic and back again. Looking for exceptional comic timing and easy charm. He can get a laugh with a look, then make a sudden change of mind feel inevitable. Him carries virtually all of Act Two and must memorize an extensive solo.

THE WIFE / HER (female, early 20s to mid-30s)
Young, elegant, and perceptive. She sees through her husband’s self-importance and knows exactly how far she can tease him. With her lover, she takes a risk and later tries to talk herself out of seeing him again. Her carries Act Four and must memorize an extensive solo that unfolds as she composes a letter.

THE HUSBAND (male, early 30s to early 50s)
A well-dressed man from the South of France who fancies himself witty. He’s likeable enough to make his obliviousness funny. Play the urgency of finding an alibi and let the audience discover the irony of whom he’s asking.

THE MANSERVANT (male, mid-20s to mid-50s)
Efficient, incurious, and perfectly timed. He enters to do a job while everyone else is trying to keep a secret. A supporting role for an actor who can land a laugh with a courteous reply or a well-timed entrance.


SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the Apply by Email link in this listing to submit a headshot, résumé, and self-tape link. Include the role or roles you’re interested in. Use the subject line “Let’s Make a Dream: Your Name.”

SLATE: Give your name, age, height, and answer: Do you dream in color, or in black and white?

MONOLOGUE: Prepare approximately one minute of a witty, conversational comic monologue in the style of the play. For inspiration, look for comedy of manners, romantic farce, or drawing-room comedy. Choose a piece that gives you a shift to play. Someone might try to charm their way out of trouble, keep their dignity while losing their nerve, or say something risky under cover of good manners.

ACCENT: A light Transatlantic accent is preferred for the self-tape across all roles.

You can read Act Two in Asymptote or read the full play at Barnes & Noble.