— CREW –
We are looking for designers, stage managers and producers to join the Awesome Team!
Do you have any interest in building sets, props, costume, sound, video, or lighting design? Do you love organizing people and making ideas happen? Are you intimidated by the sometimes fancy-pants theatre scene? Or are you just not sure where to get your start? We welcome team members at all experience levels. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about making things Awesome. We are a volunteer-run non-profit arts organization that is dedicated to providing a space for bay-area artists to exercise their creative funny-bones and enjoy themselves.
While we are volunteer-run, all artists are given an expense and travel stipend as well as Associate Producer program benefits because we believe BIS (Butts In Seats) is a team effort.
Introduce yourself at info@awesometheatre.org
— PERFORMERS –
NOW CASTING:
The Future That Liberals Want, or; Resume-Building Post-Apocalypse
(Former working title: Arrested Intelligence)
A new work by Tirumari Jothi
Directed by Nikki Meñez
A celebration of what it means to be a fuck up in a over-optimized world.
What if AI is an Arrested Intelligence? Everyone wants Adamu’s perfect sperm, and he’s going to give it to them. Or so he thinks. Unfortunately, it isn’t Adamu’s baby batter that’s frozen, it’s him! Adamu wakes up hundreds of years in the future to a world run by supposably benevolent Robots. Adamu’s presence could ruin a future humanity on track to being its best self, or he might just save it from the horrors of perfection.
Click casting notice button below to find out how to sign up!
See available roles/performer tracks below:
L.I.L.I. Femme person of color, ageless.
“Language Interpretive Learning Interface” – The first android ever made. A proper, gentle, calming energy. She tries her best to be human and wants to do her best to take care of humans on Earth, but has been having trouble finding her motivation as of late.
ADAMU Man of color, athletic in a bro way, 20s-30s.
VC tech bro from the valley. Absolutely full of himself, never apologizes, doesn’t really care too much about others. Focused on being as productive and optimized as possible with his life. Convinced that people like him more than they do.
E.V.A.N. Masc person of color, ageless.
“Enhanced Virtual Assistant Nexus” – The second android ever made, but also originally Dr. Sivanesan’s AI chatbot assistant. Does everything by the book, very focused on order and efficiency. Kind of an asshole, because he has no patience for tomfoolery.
IMANI Woman of color, 30s.
A cheerful chemist. Whip-smart and charming, ever the optimist. The leader of her couple, but only because she knows that Dimas needs direction. She loves Dimas so very much and would do anything for him.
DIMAS Man of color, 30s.
A peaceful historian, other half of the couple with Imani. A sweet man, very docile, but a gentle giant. Adores Imani and would do anything for her.
S.A.S.H.A. Any ethnicity, any gender, ageless.
“Sentient Autonomous System for Human Assistance” – A more recent android created by LILI and EVAN. Connected to all pop culture knowledge and are designed to be supportive conversationalists. Biting humor, but often bored and mentally tired.
PRODUCTION TIMELINE:
All meetings, rehearsals, & performances will be held at The Eclectic Box, 446 Valencia St, SF
Deadline to Submit Auditions: Thursday February 2/27 11:59pm
Callbacks: March 1st, 11am-4pm
First Reading: March 24th, 2025 7-10pm
Rehearsals: March 26 – April 24 (Sundays 1-5pm, TBD Exact Weekdays 7-10pm)
Tech: April 27, 29, 30, May 1 @ 6-10pm
Performances: May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 @ 7pm
*All members of the cast, crew, and audience will be required to be vaccinated & mask as needed
Awesome Theatre is dedicated to our mission & tagline of “New. Local. Weird.” which means we prioritize brand new plays that are given a robust script development process and may continue to change until Final Dress/First Performance.
This is a volunteer position with a $750 expense stipend provided.
Awesome Theatre is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Arts Organization based in San Francisco, CA. We are dedicated to producing new, relevant, stylized, theatrical, live multimedia entertainment that will not only appeal to theatre audiences but to those who are just as likely to see a stand up comic, a movie, or a concert as they are a play. We strive to create work that is accessible, creative, unique and knowing without being pretentious. Theatre is one of the last things we can’t do or experience alone, there always has to be another person in the room. Our goal at Awesome Theatre is to create a lasting and original adventure for every audience member and collaborator, a shared escapade of escapist entertainment.
