We are now accepting submissions for our 2026-2027 Theatre For Youth tour of:
WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM
By Rosie Narasaki
Directed by Khalif J. Gillett
ABOUT THE SH0W
First commissioned by EWP in 2022. The play explores the legacy of Yuri Kochiyama through her friendship with Malcolm X, tracing her journey from Japanese American incarceration camps to a lifetime of activism. What does it mean to be a citizen of a flawed country, and how much can one person do to change it?
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Rosie Narasaki is a Los Angeles-based playwright and actor. As an actor, highlights include LITTLE WOMEN with Playwright’s Arena, and TWO MILE HOLLOW and IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT with Artists at Play, as well as appearances on SHAMELESS, WISDOM OF THE CROWD and FOR THE PEOPLE. As a writer, her work has been developed and produced by Becky and Baldwin, the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute, hereandnow theatre company and more. She is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre LA’s New West Playwrights and holds a BA in Creative Writing from Scripps College.
APPOINTMENTS/SUBMISSIONS
Agent and personal submissions for audition appointments will be accepted through Actors Access OR by emailing headshot and resume to casting@eastwestplayers.org.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: July 13th at 11:59 PM
AUDITION DATES
Thursday, July 16th & Friday, July 17th
CALLBACKS
Friday, July 24th
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
25 to 40 years old,
East Asian female.
Smart, passionate, thoughtful, kind, must be able to hold great conversations.
She never stops moving forward and you couldn't stop her if you tried. She is idealistic yet realistic; passionate yet matter-of-fact.
25 to 40 years old
Black male
Smart, passionate, kind, funny and intuitive.
Smarter than you and charming as hell. A natural leader and an icon, but also, you know, a person.
Theatre for Youth is supported in part by Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, L.L. Foundation for Youth, Cathay Bank Foundation, Green Foundation, The Sun Family Foundation, The Tsao Family Foundation, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture. East West Players is a recipient of the 2026 THRIVE! Grant, funded by the Mark Edelman Theater Fund and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for theatre leading for a just and thriving theatre ecology.
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