Mark your calendar!
Jewish Theatre Bloomington is holding auditions for our November 2026 production, Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon, and directed by Kendrick Weingast.
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Auditions will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 7th and March 8th, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Monroe County Public Library Downtown.
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This production has a cast of eleven actors, ages 15/20/40/50/70/80 (see CAST INFO below).
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​This production will be a choreographed staged reading*
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​Performance dates: November 5-15, 2026 at the Rose Firebay theatre in the Waldron Arts Center.
Prayer for the French Republic features a multi-generational cast split between 1944–1946 and 2016–2017. It focuses on a French-Jewish family living in France as they struggle with their identity due to rising tensions from anti-Semitic attacks. This play won Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 2022 and Outstanding New Off Broadway Play.
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Sides will be available soon. Please keep an eye on our website for updates.
CAST INFO:
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Contemporary Characters (2016–2017)
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Marcelle Salomon Benhamou (50s)
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Charles Benhamou (50s)
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Patrick Salomon (50s)
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Elodie Benhamou (20s): Daughter of Marcelle and Charles
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Daniel Benhamou (20s): Son of Marcelle and Charles
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Molly (20s)
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Pierre Salomon (80s): Marcelle and Patrick’s father
Historical Characters (1944–1946)
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Irma Salomon (70s)
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Adolphe Salomon (70s)
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Lucien Salomon (40s): Son of Irma and Adolphe
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Young Pierre Salomon (15)
To schedule an audition
please send a resume to
JTB's Producing Artistic
Director at padjtb@gmail.com
*Choreographed Staged Reading:
Actors move around the stage in scenes interacting fully with script in hand, and have their lines close to memorized. When watching a choreographed staged reading, the audience early on usually forgets actors are holding scripts!