Casting Call – Black Male Actor

Saltmine Theatre Company is looking for a Black Male Actor

Saltmine Theatre Company is seeking a Black male actor, playing age of 17, for a key role in a highly rated touring theatre in education production.
Switch Up follows best mates Dan and Jay, about to finish school and considering their career options. Dan is a rapper starting to gain exposure;
Jay is an aspiring footballer with forthcoming trials for professional clubs. Both are desperate to leave ‘The Wood’, the estate where they live, where gangs, crime and violence are the norm.

But everything changes when Dan is robbed by a gang and seeks revenge by joining a rival gang – and Jay reluctantly tags along. Suddenly they can earn respect and money, and ‘The Wood’ is transformed into their ‘red carpet’. The pressure is on though – rival gangs start to threaten, tensions rise and the boys must decide whether or not to carry a knife.

Production:

Switch Up

Company:
Saltmine Theatre Company

Production type:
Touring Theatre

Submission deadline:

Thursday 1stOctober
2026

Rehearsals: 13th January 2027 – 22nd January 2027

Tour: 25th January 2027 – 12th February 2027 (with possibility for extension).

Rehearsal location:
West Midlands

Tour: UK-wide

Contract:

Paid

Rate:£103 Flat rate

Male| 17|Afro-Caribbean
Jay isbright, funny,andcharismatic- a talented footballer from a close-knit Afro-Caribbeanfamily, caught between loyalty to his best friend and the pull of gang life around him.

They are looking for an actor who brings.

• Stage acting experience
• Full availability across the rehearsal and touring period

• UK, generic London accent
• Previous UK touring experience
• Full UKdrivinglicence

Saltmine Theatre Company is committed to inclusive and authentic casting.