Call for Performers
**Self-submit materials here: https://airtable.com/appa7w1rrpDQpg6Eg/pagWq73B82nsdVrSY/form **

(PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT MATERIALS VIA CASTING WORKBOOK. IT IS FOR OUTREACH PURPOSES ONLY. Performers must self-submit at the link above ONLY.)

For questions or assistance : lgbtq@actratoronto.com, wtsr@actratoronto.com

EVENT DATE: Monday, June 8th, 2026
CALL TIME: 5:50pm for 6pm EDT tech check-in
EVENT TIME: Reading: 7pm-8:30pm EDT
Social: 8:30-10pm EDT
LOCATION: 21 College Street, suite 610 (Théâtre français de Toronto rehearsal studio in College Park)

Looking for:
- Performers of all ages, diversities and abilities, who self-identify as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
- We encourage 2SLGBTQIA+ performers to submit for ALL roles, including those labeled as straight/cis.
- Performers must be ACTRA Toronto members in good standing (Full, Apprentice, or AABP).

Goals:
- Giving 2SLGBTQIA+ performers a forum to perform roles they may have less opportunity to play in the industry, and to be seen and heard by industry members.

What to Expect:
- A live scene reading event streamed over Zoom that is open to members of the industry, including writers, performers, and industry partners.
- 5 scripts read by ACTRA Toronto members who will be selected by members of the outACTRAto committee.
- Performers may submit for specific roles, and may also be asked to perform roles they did not submit for if the casting team feels it might be a good fit.
- There will be a Q&A for the writers after each script. Performers are welcome to participate if asked questions.
- At this time, we are not able to provide an honorarium. This is a volunteer opportunity that will allow performers to showcase their talent and personality to a wider audience that may include casting directors, producers, and show-runners.

Who We Are Also Looking For:
- Q & A Moderator(s) (Any Pronouns, Any Age, Any Ethnicity): We are looking for engaged speakers who can facilitate a question and answer period following the reading of a scene.
- Event Host (Any Pronouns, Any Age, Any Ethnicity): We are looking for an experienced host who can introduce the event and each scene.
- Digital Stage Manager: We are looking for someone experienced with running Zoom webinars. Experience with hybrid events preferred but not required.

**Self-submit materials here: https://airtable.com/appa7w1rrpDQpg6Eg/pagWq73B82nsdVrSY/form **

Working the Scene in Rainbow is a live scene reading event streamed over Zoom.
5 scripts read by ACTRA Toronto members who will be selected by members of the outACTRAto committee:

‘Carpe Noctem’ by Calyx Passailaigue

Wealthy aristocrat Lee owns a popular nightclub. But behind the glitz and glamour, she hides a terrible secret. Tonight, the air in the club is electric as Lee and her assistant Candy hunt for their next human sacrifice!

‘Cruisers’ by Darius Zee

On a typical day trip to Hanlan's Point Beach, an HIV-positive young man in therapy unexpectedly bumps into the man who gave him the virus ten years ago. Trapped on the island high on pot, and unable to distance himself from the man both physically and emotionally, he is forced to finally confront his decade-long trauma.

‘He Looked At Me Like That’ by Jordan Samuel

After his father’s death, a young man meets his late father’s friend and discovers a past that was never acknowledged.

‘PUMP’ by Riley Reign

Drag King Archie Glad travels Canada in search of Testosterone.

‘Unwell’ by Serena Lam

When former patient, Terra, joins the psychiatric emergency team as a social worker, she takes up the mantle of patient advocate while confronting her troubled past with an old flame.