New Arab American Theater Works is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming production of William Nour's Rosette, directed by Taous Khazem.  This play, developed in our incubator series, will have its world premiere in September in Minneapolis. We invite you to audition for this groundbreaking production.  All acting roles are paid at a non-equity rate.

AUDITIONS
March 28, 29 2024 6-8 pm

CALLBACKS
March 30, 2024 1-4 pm

AUDITION & CALLBACK LOCATION
New Arab American Theater Works Studio @Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. S. #308
Minneapolis, MN 55415

PERFORMANCE DATES

Sept. 20 - Oct. 6, 2024 (weekday evenings and/or weekends)

REHEARSAL DATES

Aug. 13 - Sept. 16, 2024 (weekday evenings and/or weekends)

TECH WEEK
Sept. 12-16, 2024

ABOUT THE PLAY: 

Rosette is a young Palestinian woman, born in 1948, the year of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Her village was destroyed, and half her family are in refugee camps in Lebanon. It is now 1964. Displaced and living in Haifa with what is left of her family, she is coming of age, questioning her identity, her place in the family and society. Will she follow her sister into an arranged marriage or can she pursue her dreams in the city away from the social constraints of the small village life?

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Rosette - Late teens, wants to avoid traditional early marriage and raising a family, and wants to pursue university education. Lively,

Yusef - Rosette’s father, 40’s-50’s. Mourns the loss of his village. Open minded, tolerant.

Aida - Rosette’s mother, 40’s, 50’s. Her main concern is keeping the family together. In charge and controlling.

Sameera - Rosette’s paternal aunt (Yusef’s sister). 40’s-50’s, Shares a house with Rosette’s family. A kind teacher by profession and by nature. Unmarried.

Jamil - Rosette’s next-door neighbor, 40’s-50’s, Self-employed handyman, down to earth

Maryam - Jamil’s wife. 40’s-50’s, devoted traditional wife, keeps traditions and faith but will forgo both, when her family is threatened.

Omar - Maryam and Jamil’s only son, late teens--early twenties. Post high school. Works with his father. Aimless, lives in the moment.