Casting Bury Your Gays, A New Musical (Off-Broadway, SheNYC)

DESCRIPTION

Casting non-union, NYC-based performers for a full production of a new musical Bury Your Gays to be presented Off-Broadway as part of the SheNYC Summer Theater Festival, July 14–26, 2026 at the Lynn F. Angelson Theatre (Classic Stage Company – 136 E 13th St, New York).

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Bury Your Gays, a new musical

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Sam Melton

Directed by Eliyana Abraham

SheNYC Summer Theater Festival, July 14–26, 2026 at the Lynn F. Angelson Theatre

Bury Your Gays is a new musical about a gay-straight alliance that encounters cosmic horrors in their high school basement. It’s 2013 in Central Jersey’s Dunmouth Township, where the 17-year cicadas refuse to die. Gio’s father describes the mutant cicadas as “unnatural,” the same word he used last summer when Gio came out as a lesbian. Determined to find the reason for the cicadas’ mutations and for her own queerness, Gio becomes obsessed with investigating the (un)natural.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
GIO: Alto, 16. Bug-loving, self-hating, obsessive, intellectualizing. Ever-curious but always-right. Lesbian, gender-nonconforming.
LINDY: Mezzo-soprano, 16. High-achieving, pink-loving, intense, confident. GSA president ISO a hot butch. Femme lesbian.
BRAD: Tenor, 16. Dramatic, popular, friendly. The best tenor this school has ever seen. Justin’s boyfriend. Bisexual.
JUSTIN: Baritone, 17. Shy, sarcastic, judgemental. The second best trombone player this school has ever seen. Brad’s boyfriend. Gay.
SADIE: Soprano, 16. Over-excited, horny. Has a crush on everyone. Nonbinary, pansexual. 16 years old.
MARCO: Tenor, 16. The coolest uncool kid you’ve ever seen. God complex, Bug Club’s rising star. Not gay, but shouldn’t we be inclusive? Straight cisgender man.

APPLEBAUM: Tenor, 30s-40s. Drama teacher, GSA mentor, aspiring playwright. Self-congratulatory. The “A” in “LGBTQIA ,” if the A stood for “ally.” To double as an Eldritch Being. Puppetry experience is a plus.

MR. C: MR. C: Baritone/Tenor, mid 30s-60s. Strict, concerned, always right. Science teacher, Gio’s father. Not gay. To double as an Eldritch Being. Puppetry experience is a plus.

NADINE: Mezzo-soprano, 30s-60s. School principal. Imposing. Not gay, just conniving. To double as an Eldritch Being. Puppetry experience is a plus.

ALICE: Mezzo-soprano, 16. A Bug Club devotee. Not gay.

IAN: Tenor/Baritone, 16. A Bug Club devotee. Not gay.

TIMELINE

• Rehearsal period May 30-July 26, 2026 (exact rehearsal schedule will be based on performer availability)

• A preview concert to be presented at Under St. Marks on June 11th at 7pm as part of the Queerly/Frigid NYC festival.

• 1 5-hour long tech rehearsal and 2 festival performances to be scheduled for the weeks of July 14–26. A third performance may be added depending on ticket sales.

Note: We encourage all performers to submit, especially those who identify as part of the LGBTQ community. For all roles, the identity of the character need not match the identity of the performer. However, we especially welcome those who connect with and are excited to portray the stories of the identities represented in the casting breakdown below. Please also note that we are only considering performers above the age of 18.

To submit, please upload your materials, including a 1-minute clip of a contemporary musical theater song, via the link below by Monday, May 18th at 11:59pm ET.

https://forms.gle/hGGoBXVYTHToDmkV6

This is an unpaid opportunity.

DURATION

May 30, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026

• NON-UNION