Equity Actors Needed for Musical "Joy"
Equity actors for roles in "Joy" show. See breakdown below. Rate: Off Broadway $1383 weekly minimum (Category E) Additional info: Audition break: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM First Rehearsal: 5/12/25 Tech: 6/9/25 Previews: 6/23/25 Opens: 7/24/25 Close: 8/17 or 8/24 Possible Extension: 8/31/25 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. PREPARATION Please prepare a short contemporary musical theatre or pop/rock song and bring sheet music. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. If you are interested, please apply.
6 roles
A single mom from Long Island struggling to make ends meet. Joy has a longignored passion and talent for inventing and for using her inventions to help others. Over the course of the musical, she comes into her own. And throughout, she is equal parts joy incarnate and rough around the edges. Life has not been kind to Joy, but it’s made her tough, caused her to radiate light and positivity, and prepared her to fight the battles ahead of her with optimism and ingenuity. Strong belt with head/mix.
Joy’s mother. A recluse who hasn’t left the house in years. She appears to have no faith or interest in her daughter and her daily activities consist of watching People’s Court and buying products on QVC that get shipped to the house. A very strong singer. Strong belt with head/mix.
Joy’s father. A car salesmen-esque character of a man who over-promises and under delivers despite meaning well. He is crass, yet charming at the same time and spends much of the musical going at it with his ex-wife. Strong baritone/tenor range - up to G/Ab.
Joy’s ex-husband. A Sinatra wannabe who starts the musical living in his exwife’s basement waiting for his career as a performer to take off. His heart is in the right place, but he doesn’t follow through, forgetting to pick his daughter up at school, not paying any of the bills, etc. He is all charm and also a mess. Strong tenor.
Rudy’s enigma of a new girlfriend whom he met dancing at the Havana Club. Strong alto (up to an E).
A bigoted, cunning, and cruel man who attempts to swindle Joy out of her money and take her invention away from her. Eddie is from Texas and has a very thick accent. High Rock Tenor.
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