Expats Theatre Auditions

Name: Expats Theatre Auditions
Start: 2025-11-03T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-03T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Washington, D.C.

Schedule

Mon Nov 03 2025 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Washington, D.C. | Washington, DC

Expats Theatre Auditions
for PRESSURE by Arad Dabiri
Show dates: March 9-April 6, 2026
Atlas Performing Arts Center.

Rehearsals begin end of January

Auditions: Mon, Nov 3rd 5-9pm, Tues, Nov 4, 5-9pm
Callbacks: Sat, Nov 8, 2-6pm, Sun Nov 9, 10-3pm

SYNOPSIS: He's inside, they're outside: after one deal too many, Hassan and Shirin's brother is waiting in his cell for his sentence. For Shirin, successful and with a university degree, it is the long-overdue consequence of a lifestyle without any desire to “integrate.” For Hassan and his friends Omar, Murat, and Freddie, it is the arbitrary violence of a system that never gave them a chance. Trying to convert the pressures into political energy, they organize a demonstration against racial profiling where things take an unexpected turn….

With fast-paced dialogue, playwright Arad Dabiri raises troubling questions about national identity, family guilt, personal responsibility, and individual freedom.

Roles to be Cast:
SHIRIN 20s-30s, female presenting, Middle Eastern, South-Asian, Hispanic, Black
Hassan’s sister

HASSAN20s-30s, male presenting, Middle Eastern, South-Asian, Hispanic, Black
Strong movement skills, Shirin’s brother.

OMAR20s-30s, male presenting, Middle Eastern, South-Asian, Hispanic, Black
Strong movement skills

MURAT20-30s, male presenting, Middle Eastern, South-Asian, Hispanic, Black
Strong movement skills

FREDDIE20-30s, male presenting, Caucasian, strong movement skills.

Actors are asked to prepare sides from the script. If not available for the first round, actors can send in a taped audition by Nov 5th. Please email your headshot and resume along with preferred role, availability and possible questions to [email protected]. We will send you the script, the sides and the audition location.THANK YOU!