This depends on your interpretation of ‘gender blind’ casting. In most cases, if you wish to have someone who identifies as a different gender to that of the character they’re playing, this is permissible providing the character is played, costumed, and presented as the gender denoted in the text. This cannot be played in a heightened or conceptual way that would undermine the character’s role within the play or the intentions of the author. Additionally, you cannot not make any changes to the text whatsoever to facilitate this casting.
If you wish to alter the gender of the character from what is denoted the text, this is considered a textual change and so express permission must be obtained for this.
If this is something you would like to incorporate into your production, you should include details on your application or email us on [email protected].