Original live stage play
SECURE CHARACTER-SPECIFIC SIDE ACCESS
Casting now · Rock Hill, South Carolina
Some families inherit money.
This family inherited a table.
Audition for The Table, an original stage drama about ancestry, dignity, survival, sacrifice, truth, and the legacy a family refuses to sell.
First-round video auditions · Submit by Friday, September 4, 2026
The story
A family drama with something real at stake.
At the center of the Kinjani family’s modest apartment stands an heirloom dining table—built by an ancestor one hard-won board at a time. As professional loss, financial pressure, trauma, prejudice, and buried truth press in, the family must decide what survival costs and what legacy is worth.
This is not a casual casting call. We are seeking disciplined, emotionally intelligent actors who can hold humor and heartbreak in the same breath, honor culturally significant material, and work as a generous ensemble.
Production information
What we can tell you now
First-round materials due
Callbacks are by selection and invitation only
In-person callbacks will be held at a location provided directly to selected performers.
Planned production: Seven-city tour · Performance dates and tour locations to be announced.
Still to be confirmed: Rehearsal schedule and frequency, tour venues and dates, final compensation terms, and any actor-specific housing arrangement. Do not reserve travel until participation details are confirmed in writing.
Compensation & housing
Compensation will be discussed on an individual basis. Housing arrangements, if any, will also be discussed individually and must be confirmed by the producer in writing.
Non-Equity production
The Table is currently planned as a non-Equity production and is not presently being produced under an Actors’ Equity Association agreement. Union membership is not required, and non-Equity actors are welcome to submit.
Current AEA members must contact auditions@theplaywrightstudio.com before submitting or accepting an invitation. An Equity member may not begin rehearsals or performances unless participation is permitted under an applicable Equity agreement, code, guideline, or approved exception. Submission does not guarantee that the production will enter an Equity agreement.
Local-hire & transportation policy
The production is currently casting on a local-hire basis for required activities in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Additional tour and production locations to be announced. Applicants do not have to live in Rock Hill, but must be able to attend every required callback, rehearsal, technical rehearsal, performance, production meeting, and scheduled activity at the designated location.
Unless the producer confirms otherwise in writing, the production will not provide lodging, relocation expenses, airfare, long-distance travel, mileage reimbursement, transportation, or per diem. Actors are responsible for dependable transportation and timely arrival. Disability-related access accommodations will be considered separately and will not be treated as transportation unreliability.
The company we’re building
Meet the characters
Character ages are playable ranges. Applicants under 18 may submit for age-appropriate roles only with complete parent or legal guardian consent.
01
Black woman · Mid-40s
Amara Kinjani
A brilliant mother rebuilding after professional and financial loss. Requires emotional range, quiet authority, humor, and the ability to carry complex family conflict without losing Amara’s dignity.02
Black man · 19–early 20s
Malik Kinjani
The eldest son, home from military service and carrying trauma he cannot name. Requires restraint, vulnerability, physical presence, and great emotional discipline.03
Black man · 17–18
Kofi Nyah Kinjani
A gifted student and outspoken young activist. Fierce, principled, funny, and protective. The actor must balance intellectual fire with the tenderness of a younger brother and son.04
Black girl · 15–16
Thandi Kinjani
Quiet, observant, and more powerful than people assume. Her emerging culinary gift connects the family’s past to its future. Requires subtlety, warmth, and grounded emotional truth.05
Black woman · Older adult
Ms. Eloise
Elegant, spiritually aware, wonderfully funny, and nobody’s fool. A legacy role for an actress with impeccable timing, warmth, authority, and the ability to make wisdom feel lived—not performed.06
White man · Mid-40s
Frank
The family’s landlord. Basically decent, but burdened by assumptions he has never examined. His arc requires an actor who can reveal prejudice, discomfort, growth, and genuine respect without caricature.07
Black man · Adult
Malachi / Lawrence
One actor performs two distinct presences: Malachi, a withered-but-wise ancestor who has been beaten but not broken; and Lawrence, Amara’s offstage ex-husband, whose voice is deep, cruel, and condescending.First-round audition
Prepare your strongest, simplest take.
Choose your role
Read the full character description and select the role or roles that genuinely fit your casting range.
Record the approved side
Use the official side for your primary role. Begin with your name, city, role, and a full-body slate. Film horizontally in a quiet, well-lit space.
Keep it truthful
No costumes, accents not requested, elaborate editing, music, or dramatic filters. We need to see and hear your work—not your editing software auditioning for a job.
Check your access
For links, use unlisted—not private—and test in a signed-out browser. For video uploads, use MP4 or MOV files. Maximum file size: 50 MB.
Audition sides
Select the character for whom you intend to audition and provide your name and email address to receive secure access to that character’s audition side. After preparing your audition, return to complete the application and submit your video.
Actor submission
Bring us your preparation. Bring us your truth.
Complete every required field. If a file is rejected, your typed entries remain on this page so you can correct the problem and try again.
Private casting materials
Application information and uploaded materials are collected only for casting and production planning. They are stored privately and may be reviewed only by authorized production personnel. Audition materials will not intentionally be published as part of the public website. Contact auditions@theplaywrightstudio.com with questions about your information.
After you submit
Your work will be treated with care.
Confirmation
You receive an on-screen confirmation and an email receipt after your application and required materials are securely stored. Minor submissions also send verification to the parent or guardian.
Completeness check
The team verifies that required information and materials are accessible. Minor records are clearly flagged for appropriate handling.
Artistic review
The casting team evaluates role fit, preparation, storytelling, and ensemble potential.
Next-round notice
Selected performers receive callback details, including the private location, directly by email.
Frequently asked questions
Before you press record
Submissions are open, but the process is selective. We are seeking prepared, collaborative actors capable of handling layered dramatic material with care and professionalism.
Technical assistance
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