Bisexual Sadness
by Jarrott Productions
Aug. 14 - Aug. 15
Bisexual Sadness is about exactly what it sounds like. Faye is getting married to a man she truly loves — and part of her wishes he were a woman, not because she doesn't love him, but because loving him means fighting to stay part of the queer community she calls home. As her best friend/ex, her sister, and her sister's child all become part of her orbit, the play becomes a warm, messy, genuinely funny exploration of identity, belonging, and love.
Bisexual Sadness is about what it sounds like—the specific loneliness of being a bisexual woman in love with a straight man. It treats with curiosity and respect the questions of belonging, identity, cultural migrations and kinship.
And did we mention it’s a comedy?
Jarrott Productions Producing Artistic Director Will Gibson Douglas, whom you’ve seen on stage in our productions of Signficant Other, The Lifespan of a Fact, and The Shark is Broken, and who directed Home, I’m Darling and A Million More To Go, will direct this production, in its Southwest Regional Premiere.
From Will Gibson Douglas :
The title is a joke. It’s also completely true. That tension is the point.
Bisexual people are now the largest part of the LGBTQ+ community — and, according to recent research, they also report feeling the least connected to it.
We have our own specific issues, and our own specific privileges. India’s play brilliantly explores that complex specificity. It is messy. This “sadness” is one I know myself, and one I’ve seen in friends of mine, navigating relationships and marriages that will appear “straight” to everyone. How do you fit into a community you feel a part of, but no longer seem to fit into? Do you have to live in that “sadness” forever?
I don’t have a tidy answer. I don’t know if there is one. What I do have is a belief that the specificity of stories is what allows us to find truth in ourselves. You don’t have to be bisexual to know what it’s like to belong to more than one world at once, and to watch people insist you pick a side.
And somehow, the play is funny. Genuinely, in a real-life way. It also packs an absolute punch. It is messy.
I didn’t get to grow up seeing myself in stories. I am allowed to see myself in this one. I invite you to see yourself in it as well.
I’m grateful to India for trusting us with only the second production of this play ever, and immensely proud that Jarrott Productions gets to be the room where this story gets told specifically — a story that is not a stand-in for queerness generally, but as itself. I think you’re going to love it. I think it’s going to challenge you. And I look forward to both.
It is messy.
Will Gibson Douglas
Auditions August 14 & 15, 2026
Bisexual Sadness by India Kotis
Directed by Will Gibson Douglas
Audition Dates
Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 10:30am–1:30pm
Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 1:30–4:30pm
Location: ATX Theatre Affordable Creative Space at 8711 Burnet Road, Ste. A-11 (near the NE corner of Burnet & Polaris) in the North Austin Business Center
Audition Preparation
Auditions are by appointment only. Please sign up using the form below. Ahead of the audition, you will receive a follow-up email with your audition time reminder, location details, and additional instructions. Performers will read from provided sides (see links below). No prepared monologue is required. Sides may be held during the audition.
Jarrott Productions is committed to representing a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives, and we welcome submissions from performers representative of the communities we serve.
Content note: This play includes strong language, staged intimacy (kissing), and frank conversation and references regarding sexuality and sexual activity, in addition to themes of gender and sexual identity. Please reach out with any questions.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will begin the week of September 28 and run through October 24, weeknights and Saturdays. Tech rehearsals begin October 27 at Trinity Street Playhouse. A detailed rehearsal and tech schedule will be distributed no later than our first rehearsal. Not all performers will be called for every rehearsal.
Please list any known conflicts on the sign-up form. As a policy, conflicts after October 11 will not be approved, though exceptions may be considered at the production team's discretion.
Performances
November 5 – 22
Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:30 pm
All performances will take place at Trinity Street Playhouse.
Performers must be available for all scheduled performances.
This is a non-union production; each performer will receive a stipend of $650.
Roles to Be Cast
Age ranges below describe the characters, not the performers — if you feel you can believably portray a role, we encourage you to submit. This play deals with specificity of gender and sexual identity; casting will keep this in mind, but we welcome performers of all identities to audition. When in doubt, please defer toward auditioning, or reach out with questions.
The roles of FAYE and LILLIAN are pre-cast.
ALEX: Male-presenting, late 20s-mid 30s - Faye’s fiancé. Gentle. Kind. Deep inner strength. Alex is very sweet and very funny.
GENEVIEVE: Female-presenting, late 20s–mid 30s - Faye’s ex. Faye’s best friend. Academically accomplished. A butch dreamboat. Deeply, inherently masculine. Comfortable with that.
MIRANDA: Female-presenting, 40s - Faye’s older sister. A wreck, right now. Until Patrick left her, Miranda was a kumbaya earth-mother with a side of punk zinester. She doesn’t care about taking up space with her feelings. Indeed, she cannot help it.
NAOMI: Assigned female at birth (AFAB), 13-14 - Faye’s niece. Questioning her/their gender. Questioning everything. Extremely perceptive. Deeply, at times brilliantly, creative. A little obsessive. Performers 14 and older who can believably portray this age are strongly encouraged to apply. This role involves some mature content — details and guardian information are provided during sign-up.
Audition Sides & Full Script
Performers may be asked to read from any of the sides below. Please familiarize yourself with them in advance; memorization is not required. Performers are welcome to review the full script for context; as this is a new play, it may change before rehearsal or performance.
Audition Sign-Up
Auditions are in-person only (no video submissions at this time). Complete the form below, including an optional headshot/resume — you'll select your audition time slot there as well.
If you're a minor auditioning for Naomi, the form will ask for a parent/guardian email so we can send a consent form ahead of your audition.
The deadline to sign up is Friday, August 14 at 5 pm.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at jarrottproductions@gmail.com.
