Synopsis

 

Set against the backdrop of 1940’s Brooklyn, two boys living five blocks away and two worlds apart – one from a Hasidic dynasty, the other traditional Orthodox. When Reuven is injured by Danny during a heated baseball game between their rival yeshivas, a unique friendship is born.  As the boys grow to manhood, they are forced to learn important lessons about each other, their fathers and themselves. It is a timeless story about faith, family and friendship and the universal struggles of growing up, making difficult decisions and finding one’s place in the world.

 

This is a non-union, non paying production.

 

The following are the four roles:

 

REUVEN MALTER, Male - stage age 16-18 - A young Orthodox Jewish man. David Malter’s son - Intelligent, athletic and thoughtful.

                                                                He is especially talented at mathematics.

 

DANIEL SAUNDERS, Male - stage age 16-18 - A young Hasidic Jewish man. Reb Saunders’ son and heir to his dynasty. A brilliant scholar with

                                                                  a photographic memory and a deep interest in Freud and psychoanalysis. Torn between his duty

                                                                  to his father and his own ideas about how to live his life.

 

DAVID MALTER, Male - stage age 45-55 - Reuven’s father. A traditional Orthodox Jewish man. Teacher, scholar, writer and humanitarian.

                                                             Ethical, caring, and honest. Well-versed in both Judaic and secular studies.

 

REB SAUNDERS, Male – stage age 45-60 - Danny’s father.  The pious and zealous patriarch of a Hasidic dynasty. A wise, learned, and deeply

                                                              religious sage who raises Danny in silence, speaking to him only when discussing the Talmud.

 

To book an audition, please send your resume and headshot and indicate the role you are auditioning for to Mario D’Alimonte at: mdalimonte@bell.net.  Actors selected for an audition will be contacted and given a time and the location.

 

Actors – Please prepare a three minute monologue of your choice.

 

Thank you for your interest in Teatron Toronto Jewish Theatre’s production of The Chosen!

 

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