ABOUT THE WORK
Jacob Jonas The Company (JJTC), a Los Angeles–based nonprofit, interdisciplinary dance company, is casting for supporting theatrical roles in an upcoming trilogy of new live works premiering at BroadStage in Santa Monica this March.
The trilogy, titled Keeping Score, brings together dance and physical theater to explore themes of illness, memory, resilience, and recovery, inspired in part by Jacob Jonas’s personal experience. Performed by a cast of 12 professional dancers, the work also incorporates non-dancing performers who contribute to the narrative through presence, simple staging, and character-based action.
We are currently seeking three additional performers for featured, non-dancing roles: a young boy, a grandmother, and a father. These roles function as onstage characters who help frame the emotional landscape of the work through observation, timing, and subtle interaction rather than choreography.
While Keeping Score contains mature themes portrayed through movement by adult performers, these two supporting roles do not participate in scenes involving physical intimacy or nudity. Mature themes in the work may include portrayals of acts of violence, themes of illness, death, sexuality, and partial nudity.
DATES & LOGISTICS
MARCH 2-15: Studio Rehearsals in LA
5 rehearsals total with exact schedule to be mutually determined.
Location: TBC but in Los Angeles
Time: TBC. For the role of the young boy, it will be after school.
MARCH 17 & 18: Tech/ Dress Rehearsals
Location: BroadStage (Santa Monica)
Time: TBC. For the role of the young boy, it will be after school.
MARCH 19-22 KEEPING SCORE PERFORMANCES
March 19 — 7:30pm — Restart
March 20 — 7:30pm — Nature Sounds + Product of Divorce
March 22 — 2pm — Product of Divorce + Nature Sounds
March 22 — 6pm — Restart
MARCH 26-29: TOUR TO SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (FOR YOUNG BOY & GRANDMOTHER ROLES ONLY)
March 26 — Travel to Scottsdale (if possible for the boy, otherwise would travel on the 27th)
March 27 — Tech & dress rehearsal
March 28 — Performance
March 29 — Return to LA
CASTING BREAKDOWNS
YOUNG BOY (ALL THREE WORKS)
Appears in all three works.
Age: 8–11
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Rebellious but quiet, observant presence who serves as a throughline across the trilogy. The role is primarily nonverbal and rooted in natural behavior onstage rather than performance in a theatrical sense. Looking for a child who is comfortable being present in a live performance environment, able to follow timing cues, and maintain focus onstage.
Must be open to having a closely shaved haircut as part of the role.
Bonus (not required): basic ability to throw or catch a baseball for a brief staged moment in the third work.
Performance references for tone and presence include the young boys in August Rush, mid90s, and Free Willy.
GRANDMOTHER (WORK 1: PRODUCT OF DIVORCE)
Appears in Work 1 – Product of Divorce
Age: 65+
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
A warm, grounded onstage presence who reads and narrates from The Story of Babar to the young boy. This role involves speaking onstage and following structured timing cues aligned with the score and staging. Text will be read from the book; memorization is not required, but comfort with live vocal delivery and cue-based performance is essential.
This is a non-dancing role that contributes to the emotional and narrative framework of the work through stillness, timing, and relational presence.
FATHER (WORK 3: RESTART)
Project: Appears across the Keeping Score trilogy
Age: 50+
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
A strong, grounded male presence who embodies authority, restraint, and emotional depth. This role carries the physical energy of a coach. Someone with quiet command, lived-in strength, and a sense of internal complexity. Athletic build preferred.
The father functions as a symbolic and emotional anchor within the trilogy. This is primarily a non-dancing role, though comfort moving naturally onstage is important. Looking for someone who can hold space powerfully without needing overt theatricality.
Visual and tonal references include figures such as Rick Rubin, Phil Jackson, Alejandro Iñárritu, and Sean Penn. Tattoos welcome.
Must be comfortable performing in a live theatrical environment alongside dancers and within a work that includes mature themes portrayed by adult performers.