Performers have a new opportunity to audition for principal roles in “Unorthodox: A New Musical,” a major world premiere production scheduled to debut at The Huntington in Boston in 2027.
The musical is based on Deborah Feldman’s bestselling memoir, “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots.” The production is currently holding a virtual open call for actors interested in being considered for two lead roles.
Talent Application
About the Production
“Unorthodox: A New Musical” will receive its world premiere at The Huntington in Boston, Massachusetts. The show brings together a notable creative team, including music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Shaina Taub, with a book by Joshua Harmon.
- 🎭 Production: “Unorthodox: A New Musical”
- 📍 Venue: The Huntington, Boston, MA
- 🎬 Director: Jordan Fein
- 🎼 Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Shaina Taub
- ✍️ Book: Joshua Harmon
- 📖 Based on: Deborah Feldman’s memoir “Unorthodox”
- 👤 Casting: The Telsey Office / Craig Burns and Jimmy Larkin
- 🏛️ Resident Casting: Brett Duffy, The Huntington
- 🎨 Artistic Director, The Huntington: Loretta Greco
- 🏢 Executive Director, The Huntington: Christopher Mannelli
Storyline
The musical follows two generations of women whose lives are deeply connected through the Satmar Hasidic community.
In Brooklyn, Devoiri, a seventeen-year-old girl, enters an arranged marriage and begins a life she has been raised to accept. As she becomes a young mother, she starts to question her future and the community around her.
Sixty years earlier, her grandmother Fraida arrives in America as a young woman and begins a very different journey. Through parallel stories, the musical explores faith, family, motherhood, independence, and the painful choices people face while trying to build a better life for themselves and their children.
Roles Being Cast
The production is currently seeking performers for two principal roles. Jewish-identifying actors are strongly encouraged to submit.
Devoiri
- 👤 Character: Jewish female
- 🎂 Playing age: Approximately 17 to 26
- 🎤 Vocal requirement: Excellent singer
Devoiri is raised in Brooklyn’s Satmar Hasidic community. She enters an arranged marriage, becomes a young mother, and eventually decides she wants to leave the community she has always known.
She is intelligent, curious, imaginative, and sincere. She has a strong connection to books and writing, often seeing herself in literary heroines such as Jo March. Devoiri is hopeful, dutiful, rebellious, and full of spirit.
Eli
- 👤 Character: Jewish male
- 🎂 Playing age: 20s
- 🎤 Vocal requirement: Excellent singer
Eli is Devoiri’s husband in an arranged marriage. Raised in a strict Hasidic household, he wants a traditional family and is initially drawn to Devoiri’s intelligence and curiosity.
As their marriage becomes more complicated, Eli struggles to accept the difference between the life he imagined and the woman Devoiri is becoming. He is sheltered, dutiful, and ultimately kind-hearted.
Production Schedule
- 📅 Auditions: TBD
- 🎭 First rehearsal: March 27, 2027
- 👀 First preview: May 6, 2027
- 🌟 Opening night: May 19, 2027
- 🏁 Closing: June 6 or June 13, 2027
- 📍 Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Dates are subject to change.
Pay Information
The production is under an Actors’ Equity Association LORT B contract, with a listed minimum salary of:
$1,213 per week
How to Submit
Performers interested in the virtual open call should prepare a brief cut of a contemporary musical theatre song that shows vocal range.
Submissions are due by:
September 1, 2026
Video Taping Notes
- 🎥 Record horizontally if filming on an iPhone
- 💡 Film in a well-lit space
- 🚫 Avoid being backlit
- 🎤 Choose a song cut that clearly demonstrates range and storytelling ability
Full details and submission instructions can be found at:
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