Details
Union:
Not designated
Area of media:
Live
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Project in Development, funded by Toronto Arts Council. Payment will be between $25 to $32/hr for rehearsal and technical rehearsal. Minimum rehearsals of 25 hours and a separate fee for performance.
Deadline:
June 9, 2025
Auditions:
Sides Provided after shortlisting
Callbacks:
June 16, 2025 Sides will be provided
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
All the below mentioned actors will also play smaller roles throughout the show.
Storyline
An Indo Fijian boy, raised in a conservative home, discovers his true self through dance and drag. As Sanjina, he finds freedom, love, and pain—battling rejection, abuse, and societal shame. Becoming Sanjina is a story of resilience, identity, and the power of performance to heal and liberate the soul.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | CELEBRITY | Male 18 - 30 Years old |
Description A sensitive, emotionally complex boy with a poetic soul and a strong attachment to his mother. Naive and slightly effeminate in childhood, he evolves into a confident, energetic dancer and expressive young man. Must possess strong emotional depth and movement/dance ability. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Shobha | Female 30 - 55 Years old |
Description A voluptuous, beautiful Indo-Fijian woman. A gifted Mai Kai & Bollywood dancer, she is emotional and goes with the flow, often confused yet deeply impactful. Needs to portray her journey across three stages of life with fluid grace and subtlety. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Nav/Jason/Ryan | Male 18 - 25 Years old |
Description NAV: 18 to 30, pious, insightful, and mentor-like cousin to Celebrity.JASON: Minor role but meaningful. RYAN: 20's, poetic Canadian boy in a tender same-sex relationship with Celebrity. Ideal for actors with subtle emotional range and deep sensitivity | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Vai/Dayal/Buddy | Male 30 - 55 Years old |
Description Versatile actor to play multiple complex roles:VAI: Age 30, layered and enigmatic. DAYAL: 45, strong, caring Indo-Canadian, a father figure, but torn by his desires. BUDDY: 35, sinister paedophile with a predatory edge. TANTRIC: (Optional) A mystical presence; spiritual & intense. Requires a performer with a wide emotional range, physicality, and ability to shift between darkness and vulnerability. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | PRAV/Shobha's Father | Male 20 - 40 Years old |
Description PRAV: 20's, ambitious, brutal, limp, and trapped in the drug world.SHOBHA’S FATHER: A complex patriarchal figure. Actor should portray menace, emotional detachment, and layered masculinity. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Radha/Shobha's Mother/Principal | Female 35 - 60 Years old |
Description RADHA: South Asian - Indo-Canadian woman balancing work, home, and inner surrender.SHOBHA’S MOTHER: Traditional and stern. PRINCIPAL: A brief but strong presence. Actor must convey maternal strength, worry, and warmth with ease across roles | ||