Naatak: Act Four - A Satirical Sitcom Play AUDITIONING Supporting Actor

Seeking Talent From: California (San Francisco)

Union Status: Non-Union

Pay: No pay

Posted: 9/10/2026 Updated: 10/7/2026 Deadline for Submissions: 10/10/2026

In this satire set in San Jose, three Bay Area women decide to retire on their own terms after having spent the first three acts of their lives exactly as their families demanded of them. In fashioning their 'Act Four' outside the world of husbands, children and grandchildren, they give new meaning to the Hindu concept of "Sanyas" (renunciation of worldly life, material possessions, and selfish desires to focus entirely on spiritual liberation)

Casting / Shoot Info

Naatak: https://www.naatak.org/auditions/

About the theater company: Naatak is a theater company in the San Francisco area dedicated to producing intelligent and entertaining plays for, by, and usually about South Asians. Founded in 1995 by students at UC Berkeley and Stanford University, Naatak has been performing continuously for the last 30 years, and is the largest Indian theater company in the United States. Our plays have been watched by hundreds of thousands, and our members – more than a thousand – are drawn primarily from the tech industry in Silicon Valley, as is our audience. We have been declared Best Live Theatre in Silicon Valley by the San Jose Mercury News for seven years in a row – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Casting: By submission
Rehearsal Date: Between Sep 9 - Nov 12 (Weekend mornings and 2-3 weekday nights per week)
Performance Dates: Between Nov 13 - Nov 29 (Fri, Sat Sun) - Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, CA
Location: Naatak House, 3311 Keller Street, in Santa Clara, CA

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Nathaniel |Male |African-American, Caucasian, Eastern European, Latinx, Mediterranean, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American |Age: 25–45 |Role Type: Supporting

Non South Asian. The Casual Hustler. Vibe: Slick, dismissive, code-switching. Archetype: A tradesman who thinks he can pull a fast one on a house full of older women, only to shift on a dime when a man enters the room.