CASTING FOR A MODERN-DAY DATING ROMCOM MUSICAL
Date: April 8th
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Where: Third Coast Comedy Club, 1310 Clinton St #121, Nashville, TN 37203
Interested? Submit your headshot, CV, email, and phone number preferably before April 5th to jill@publicitynationpr.com
Please use the subject line: “I DO?” CV: (Name)
We will call you and assign your call time for the audition and additional instructions!
Seeking Non-Equity men and women who can sing, improvise and engage an audience (and have no shame!) THIS IS AN R-RATED SHOW.
In “I Do?,” two Millennial idiots visit Dr. Barry Rubenowitz, an acclaimed therapist and podcast host, for relationship advice and mentoring. Kiko Bernstein and Sunday Funday (do NOT call her Beth Anne Dooley) swiped right… but it’s going so wrong. This brand-new show will launch privately at Exit/In in May (with the original cast) and perform regularly at Third Coast Comedy Club thereafter (TBD, with alternate cast and swings as needed).
ROLE: KIKO BERNSTEIN
Male 28-35 Black. (range: Baritenor) Jewish Boyfriend of “Sunday Funday.” A Black man adopted by a crazy Jewish family, Kiko has a cannabis infusion business and loves smoking weed. He is more than happy to marry Sunday, but her hesitation frustrates him. Must be able to sing and embrace physical comedy.
ROLE: SUNDAY FUNDAY
Female 26-30 All ethnicities welcome. (range: soprano) Real estate agent girlfriend of Kiko Bernstein. Bubbly, casually sexy, and flirty. “Lucille Ball” comedy style. She is in love with Kiko and works with him in a therapy session to settle their relationship challenges, including their vastly different families, her family’s racism, and her own emotional hang-ups.
ROLE: DR. BARRY RABINOWITZ (Therapist)
Male 45-65 All ethnicities welcome (range: Baritone or Tenor) Therapist to Kiko Bernstein & Sunday Funday, He moderates with humor, interacts with the audience, plays a mean bongo, and embraces sarcastic wit while simultaneously hosting the “show.”
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