Key artwork for Mother Russia by Lauren Yee and directed by Josh Hecht. White text of title and credits in a slavic font, over an image of a fast food bag, burger and fries. The Burger has ketchup and mustard fashioned into a hammer and sickle.

Mother Russia Auditions

Rehearsals: April 7th – May 2nd 2025 | Performances: May 1 – May 18th 2025

OR

Rehearsals: May 6th – May 30th | Performance: May 31st – June 15th

Rehearsal and performance dates are pending venue procurement

CONTRACT

Small Professional Theatre/$545 weekly (SPT 5)

AUDITION DATE

Sunday, 12/15

9:30am – 5:30pm

at 21ten Theatre

2110 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214

To Audition

Equity Actors –  Please send your top three preferred audition availability times in one-hour blocks to casting@profiletheatre.org. Auditions will consist of 2 contrasting contemporary monologues, and auditions should be no more than 5 minutes total.

Non-Equity Actors – to request an audition please email casting@profiletheatre.org with the following information:

  • Headshot or current photo
  • Performance resume or list of relevant experience
  • Your availability on Sunday, 12/15 between 9:30am and 5:30pm

Invited non-equity actors will be asked to present one contemporary monologue.  Auditions should be no longer than 2 minutes in length. 

Mother Russia by Lauren Yee

Fall, 1992 –  St. Petersburg, Russia. It has been three years since the wall has fallen, almost a year since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Perestroika, yo! People are starting to recycle. How strange. 

Mother Russia is a heightened, free-wheeling comedy that asks big questions around societal collapse, free will, and power. Why do we crave strongmen? Why is choice terrifying? And what does it take to rebuild society?

Casting the following roles:

EUVGENY – Russian, male, twenty-five. Bright, earnest, an overachiever and a rule-follower eager to understand how he fits into the new world order. Well-meaning and sincere, if a little skittish.

DMITRI – Russian, male, twenty-five. His laissez-faire, laid back and cocky demeanor bely his deep insecurities about his status, and unease with a changing world. Aspiring ladies man. Wants nothing more than to return to peak Soviet Union and join the KGB.

COVID-19 Compliance

Vaccination: Profile Theatre requires documentation of vaccination.

Testing: If you are offered a role, you must be willing to take a COVID test as documentation of a negative test result is required 72 hours prior to first rehearsal. Additional testing may be required as needed. Profile will provide and/or pay for this and any additional tests necessary to the scope of participation.