Auditions for CHOKHER BALI

 
 

The Audition dates have been moved to Sep 9 & 10.

Chokher Bali

by Rabindranath Tagore
adapted by Partha Chatterjee
directed by Tannistha Mukherjee

Auditions: Sept 9; Callbacks: Sep 10

Tech: Nov 27- 29
Shows: Dec 1-10

About the Show

Chokher Bali (A Grain of Sand) is the story of Binodini, a young, educated widow who enters the lives of a newly married couple, Mahendranath and Ashalata, and Mahendranath's childhood friend, Bihari.

Set in Bengal at the turn of the 20th century, Chokher Bali is a moving story that explores the themes of love, loss, and the challenges faced by women, particularly widows, in a patriarchal society.

Chokher Bali, the novel, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1903 and is a classic of Bengali literature. It has been adapted for the stage by Partha Chatterjee.

Auditions

In-person auditions will be held on Sep 9 & 10 at our rehearsal studio at 1585 N. 4th Street, Unit I, San Jose 95112. If you are interested in auditioning but are not available on these dates, please indicate this in the Audition Form.

Monologue auditions will be held on the morning of Sept 9. Each actor will be given an individual slot for their monologue audition.  The monologue should be under 2 minutes, and in English. 

Actors who successfully clear this stage of the audition will be invited to Callbacks, on Sep 10.  At Callbacks, actors will read from the play’s script along with other actors.

Actors who have been in the cast of a recent BADCo production may come straight to Callbacks but they must still fill out the Audition Form.

Please submit your audition form to receive further instructions about the audition process.

If you would like to be a part of the crew for this play, as part of the backstage or design teams, please write to us at info@bayareadrama.company

Roles Available

The age range given against each role should be treated as guidance. If you can credibly play a role of a certain age you will be considered.

All roles are for actors who can play South Asian characters. And Indian standard accent is preferable but not necessary.

  • Karim, coachman - M 40s-60s 

  • Rama, servant boy - M 20s 

  • Sadhucharan, the old servant - M 40s-60s

  • Khemi, maid - F 30s-40s

  • Rajlakshmi, Mahendra’s mother - F 50s-60s

  • Annapurna, Mahendra’s widowed aunt - F 50s-60s

  • Ashalata, Mahendra’s wife - F 20- 30s

  • Binodini, a young widow - F 20- 30s

  • Mahendra, a Calcutta gentleman - M 25-30s

  • Bihari, Mahendra’s friend - M 25-30s

The servants are narrators of the story and are significant parts.

Rehearsals

All rehearsals will be held in-person at our rehearsal studio in San Jose. We typically rehearse two days a week on weekday evenings and both weekend days.

To be considered for the cast of this play you must have very good availability from October 1 onwards and you must be available from Nov 10 to Dec 10, when run throughs, tech rehearsals and performances are scheduled.

All performances will be held at Sunnyvale Theatre.

We are a non-union company. All roles are unpaid, volunteer positions.

For more information please reach out to us at info@bayareadrama.company

Basab Pradhan