Thank you for your interest in auditioning. This form contains important information about Pandora Productions and the fourth show in our 2025/26 season
Six Degrees of Separation. Please read carefully and respond thoroughly.
MISSION: Through the transformational power of theatre, Pandora Productions inspires human connection, creates space for community, and celebrates those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Six Degrees of Separation
by John Guare
Directed by Gil Reyes
Chaos. Control. Chaos. Control. Ouisa's life is forever changed by a surprising connection to a man claiming to be the son of Sidney Poitier in this modern theatrical classic where having the courage to see a new point of view is an act of resistance.
CASTING NOTES:
We strive to promote diversity and inclusion for all marginalized individuals with both the shows we select and the artists we assemble. Whenever possible, we seek opportunities for non-traditional casting that enhances the story, while also respecting the playwright’s message. We encourage you to use our character descriptions as a guide and self-select the role or roles for which you intend to audition.
SCHEDULE:
Auditions will be held Saturday, December 6 between 1:00 and 4:30pm, in 10-15 minute slots
Callbacks and secondary auditions will be held Tuesday, December 9 from 6-8pm
Rehearsals will be held in January and February 2026 and generally fall on weekday evenings and one weekend day. We seek to be mindful of the actors' time during the rehearsal process and create a schedule that allows for everyone to bring their best work to the rehearsal room.
You must be available for all tech dates and show dates listed below:
Tech: March 1-5
Shows:
WEEK 1 - Friday 3/6, 7:30pm; Saturday 3/7, 7:30pm; Sunday 3/8, 2:30pm
WEEK 2 - Friday 3/13, 7:30pm; Saturday 3/14, 2:30pm and 7:30pm; Sunday 3/15, 5:30pm
WEEK 3 - Thursday 3/19, 7:30pm; Friday 3/20, 7:30pm; Saturday 3/21, 7:30pm; Sunday 3/22, 2:30pm
AVAILABLE ROLES:
NOTE: Ouisa, Flanders, and Paul are considered leads, and are in most of the play. Other characters generally appear in 2-3 scenes, making for less of a time commitment during rehearsals.
- Ouisa Kittredge - Female (has college-age children) - urbane, and witty New Yorker; she’s a gracious hostess, a quick conversationalist and a dramatic storyteller who’s somewhat insulated in her upscale world of New York society.
- Flanders Kittredge - Male (has college-age children) - sophisticated, successful art dealer who possesses a cutthroat zest for the high stakes of the art world.
- Paul (Paul Poitier-Kittredge)—Male, African American (college-age) - claims to be the son of Sidney Poitier as well as a Harvard classmate of the Kittredges' children, although we never really know for certain who he is or where he came from; handsome, charming, endlessly winning, intelligent, and idealistic — he’s also a young man with an enormous appetite for knowledge and experience, desperate for a sense of belonging.
- Talbott (Tess) Kittredge – Female, (college-age) - The Kittredge’s daughter. Articulate, self-involved and privileged. She can barely contain her contempt and judgement for her parents’ ever action and utterance.
- Woodrow (Woody) Kittredge – Male, (college-age) - The Kittredge’s son. Currently at Harvard. Also self-absorbed and intolerant. Preppy with an athletic build. Also furious with his parents.
- Geoffrey—Male, 40’s - 60’s - Elegant, liberal South African billionaire who is an acquaintance of the Kittredges'; easily charmed by Paul and his apparent relationship to Sidney Poitier,
- Kitty - Female (has college-age children) - Married to Larkin; she and Larkin are friends of the Kittredges--their children went to boarding school together--and they move in similar NYC social circles; they too end up being taken in by Paul’s charms; waspy and a bit high-strung, she speaks before she thinks; a bit of a climber, who’s highly concerned with how she’s viewed in her world, she doesn’t want to deal with anything that disrupts her life or status.
Larkin - Male (has college-age children) - Kitty’s husband and friend of the Kittredges as their children went to boarding school together-- and they move in similar NYC social circles; they too end up being taken in by Paul’s charms; waspy, very concerned with his position in the world; during conflict or controversy, prefers to bury his head in the sand.
- Ben – Male, (college-age) - Kitty and Larkin’s son brimming with post-adolescent contempt toward his parents, who he thinks are utter fools.
- Dr. Fine – Male, (has college-age children) - Jewish; divorced; obstetrician at New York Hospital; his son Doug, with whom he has a strained relationship, went to boarding school with the Kittredges' children
- Doug – Male, (college-age) - Dr. Fine’s son; went to boarding school with the Kittredges' children; currently attending Dartmouth; he is enraged and appalled when he discovers that his father, with whom he never had a good relationship, has been taken in by Paul.
- Rick—Male, 20s - Idealistic and passionate young actor and singer who moves to New York from Utah with his girlfriend Elizabeth in pursuit of their art; he and Elizabeth befriend Paul after meeting him in Central Park, believing that they see in him a kindred spirit; very attractive, unpretentious, open, kind, impressionable, naïve, and earnest.
- Elizabeth—Female, 20’s - Idealistic young actress who moves to New York from Utah with her boyfriend Rick in pursuit of their art; she and Rick befriend Paul in Central Park and believe his story about being Flan’s estranged son; attractive, warm, open, earnest, forthright, upstanding, ultimately practical.
- Trent Conway—Male, college-age - Attended the same high school as the Kittredge children; had an affair with Paul during which (in flashback) he teaches Paul all about the privileged New York families he knew and about the lifestyle of New York’s wealthy families; sly and opportunistic; a genius of sorts, he never fit into the world in which he grew up.
(Some of the following roles could be doubled)
- Hustler – Male, 20’s – 30’s - Male hustler, shocks Ouisa when she discovers him naked and in bed with Paul
- Doorman - 30’s - 60’s - New York doorman of the Upper East Side apartment where Flan and Ouisa live; escorts the injured Paul in when he first shows up on the Kittredges' doorstep.
- NYPD Cop - 30’s-60’s - called to Dr. Fine’s home to arrest Paul after Dr. Fine discovers he’s been duped
- Detective - 30’s-60’s - NYPD detective who interviews all the victims who have been taken in by Paul.
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