Casting Equity Actors for Theatre's 2024-25 Season
Seeking Equity actors for roles in Theatre's 2024-25 season. See breakdown below. Rate: LOA $735 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT) Additional info: Audition lunch 1:00-2:00 pm EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Theatre encourages people of every race, color, culture, age, gender, physical ability, and sexual orientation to audition. This is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PREPARATION Please prepare a brief Shakespeare or other monologue. Please bring a headshot and resume. "Romeo and Juliet" Washington, DC Rehearsals Begin: September 3, 2024 Performances: October 1 – November 10, 2024 NOTE: This play will be performed with the actors’ natural accents. Roles may be doubled. Total: cast of 13 "A Room in the Castle" Rehearsals Begin Cincinnati: December 30, 2024 Performances Cincinnati: January 22 – February 9, 2025 Rehearsals Folger: February 25, 2025 Performances Folger: March 4-April 6, 2025 "Twelfth Night" Washington, DC Rehearsals Begin: April 14, 2025 Performances: May 13 – June 29, 2025 Contract type: LOA LORT – weekly minimum $735 NOTE: Musical ability is a plus for all of the roles. This play will be performed with the actors’ natural accents. Roles may be doubled. For all actors directors are looking for creative, collaborative actors, with a strong sense of who they are. Willing to play and improvise. Directors are viewing characters through an expansive lens in terms of age and race/ethnic background. Total: cast of 10 If you are interested, please apply.
41 roles
A passionate, deep-feeling, poetic and deeply disaffected person. "Romeo and Juliet"
A passionate, deep-feeling, poetic and deeply disaffected person. "Romeo and Juliet"
A strong, intelligent, aggressive, angry, hopeful, domineering person. "Romeo and Juliet"
A well-meaning, worried, conflicted and caring person. "Romeo and Juliet"
A hot-headed, aggressive, angry person. A strong fighter. "Romeo and Juliet"
A caring, strong, perhaps slightly befuddled, person. "Romeo and Juliet"
A well-meaning, compassionate person. "Romeo and Juliet"
A smart, loyal, poetic, gloomy, loving person. With a temper. "Romeo and Juliet"
A smart, loyal, poetic, wild, loving person. With a biting wit. "Romeo and Juliet"
A compassionate, zealous, very well-meaning person of faith. "Romeo and Juliet"
A charming, scattered, kind, compassionate person. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Roles to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
Roles to be doubled among the cast. "Romeo and Juliet"
18+ to play 16, musical ability a plus, looking for an expansive idea of who she could be. Optimistic artistic musical young woman who grew up in this castle. Her father works for the king. Knows what is expected of her, but still driven by hope, passion, and love. "A Room in the Castle"
The goddamn Queen of Denmark. Strong sense of self and point of view, maternal in the mama bear sense. “I’m every woman”. Cool and gorgeous, but as the play goes on, exposes their anxiety, burden and fear. "A Room in the Castle"
Ophelia’s lady's maid, grounded, musical ability a plus. nurse, guardian. Been with her for her whole life. Smart, calm, protective. "A Room in the Castle"
A suave debonair romantic in love with love. Able to speak verse well. High status, and exudes charisma. Able to suffer the pain of unrequited love but remain attractive to Viola. "Twelfth Night"
A deeply emotional and yet stoic figure. Connects with the audience and makes them feel complicit in the action. She is attractive as both a young man and a woman. The availability of a wide vocal speaking range and movement skills an advantage. "Twelfth Night"
An aristocrat in mourning. This character forms the emotional arc of the play from the depths of bereavement to the giddy heights of falling in love. High status and yet remain sympathetic. "Twelfth Night"
A professional fool who must be able to connect with and audience with both melancholy and with searing truth. Actors with a strong singing voice are encouraged to audition. Movement and clowning skills an advantage. "Twelfth Night"
A would-be Puritan looking for self-advancement. Feins high status and is resented for it. NOTE: Actors with strong comic skills in both language and physicality are encouraged to audition. "Twelfth Night"
A family member who is outstaying his welcome. A convincing drunk and yet the driving force behind the plot. Character embodies tenacity, energy, and charm. He should be gross and cheeky at the same time. "Twelfth Night"
The all-knowing servant with more wit than most. Fun and frank. Her devotion to Sir Toby should be from genuine love. She knows her place but is able to deal with the best of them. "Twelfth Night"
An upper-class fool but with a heart. Has status, with little intelligence. Gullible but loveable. "Twelfth Night"
A romantic lead and the identical twin of Viola. Has a strong presence and is attractive. The ability to sword fight is an advantage. "Twelfth Night"
A sea Captain who is devoted and loyal to Sebastian. Both sensitive and masculine. Undercover from a shady past he risks his life for his companion. The ability to sword fight an advantage. "Twelfth Night"
One of Olivia’s servants, comic, bumbling with a slightly downtrodden style. "Twelfth Night"
One of Orsino’s servants who acts as a go-between. "Twelfth Night"
Rough and ready. "Twelfth Night"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Twelfth Night"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Twelfth Night"
Role to be doubled among the cast. "Twelfth Night"
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