Equity Actors Audition for 2025-26 Season Shows
Equity actors for roles in Theatre's 2025-26 Season. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See breakdown below. About the project: "I AND YOU" SYNOPSIS: I and You: The Musical is a world premiere which will take all the spark, zeal, passion, and poetry of the acclaimed play by Lauren Gunderson and translate and augment the intimate yet colossally emotional story with an epic and contemporary score by Ari Afsar. One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline’s door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and an urgent assignment from their English teacher. Caroline hasn’t been to school in months due to illness, but she is as quick and sardonic as Anthony is athletic, sensitive, and popular. As these two let down their guards and share their secrets, this seemingly mundane poetry project unlocks a much deeper mystery that has brought them together. The end of this new musical, like the play, will blow people away with a wild yawp of an emotional punch. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" SYNOPSIS: There is magic, music and merriment for all in this adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, as Ebenezer Scrooge is taken on a fantastical journey through Christmases past, present and future in order to discover delight, wonder, and generosity. "MRS. CHRISTIE" SYNOPSIS: In 1926, famous author Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days, setting a mystery in motion that remains unsolved. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $1245 weekly minimum (LORT B+) $1051 weekly minimum (LORT C) Additional info: All roles will be understudied. PREPARATION Please prepare a brief monologue or two contrasting one-minute monologues. If you wish to sing, please prepare a monologue and a 16-bar cut of a contemporary music theatre song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring your picture and resume, stapled together. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. 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. Descriptions speak to the characters as written and should not discourage actors who are comfortable playing the gender and age described from attending. "I AND YOU" Berlind Theatre (LORT C) First Rehearsal: August 5th, 2025 Tech Begins: Sept 6th, 2025 Previews Begin: Sept 13th, 2025 Opening: Sept 19th, 2025 Closing: October 12th, 2025 Tech Begins (Olney Theatre): April 16th, 2026 Opening (Olney Theatre): April 25th, 2026 "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" Matthews Theatre (LORT B+) First Rehearsal: Nov 5th, 2025 Tech Begins: Dec 4th, 2025 Previews Begin: Dec 9th, 2025 Opening: Dec 12th, 2025 Closing: Dec 28th, 2025 Principal actors will also perform various ensemble roles. All will have a British dialect or any other dialect that may have existed in London in the Victorian era. All actors are encouraged to have musicianship, singing skills and/or movement skills. "MRS. CHRISTIE" Berlind Theatre (LORT C) First Rehearsal: Mar 31st, 2026 Tech Begins: May 1st, 2026 Previews Begin: May 6th, 2026 Opening: May 8th, 2026 Closing: May 31st, 2026 If you are interested, please apply.
23 roles
To play 17. Curious, persistent, mature for his age. He’s a team player and a nice guy but he’s not really great around girls. He takes his poetry very seriously. When he likes something, he is all in. He really wants to figure Caroline out, to know who she is. This role includes frank talk of death and dying. Tenor with a pop sensibility and an ability to navigate multiple genres. Goofy and heartfelt. Mix/belt to a high D or C, down to C below middle C. "I AND YOU"
To play 17. She is guarded, over it, and does not want your pity. Her room is her entire world due to her illness, and she is put on the defensive by the unexpected intrusion that is Anthony. But he is instantly attractive and thus massively nerve-wracking to her. Nerves make her mad. This role includes frank talk of death and dying. Plays guitar. Strong vocal control with a pop sensibility and an ability to navigate multiple genres. Mix/belt up to high E, down to F below middle C. "I AND YOU"
Stoic, guarded, distrustful, the anti-Santa Claus, all hard edges and frosty insides. His coldness comes from the abandonment and loneliness he suffered as a child, and the fears of heartbreak and poverty that plague him still. Over the course of his fantastical journey, the layers of self-protection, anger and coldness melt away to reveal a joyful, warm, childlike, and eager individual. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Scrooge’s clerk. A family man of kindness and compassion, good humor and enduring good spirits. A hard worker who cares about his community and is devoted to his family. Despite life's hardships, he remains optimistic and compassionate. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
The realist to Bob’s optimist. An author, as well as protective wife and mother who is fierce, loving and warm. She shares her husband’s compassionate disposition but is quicker to anger. She sees more clearly the injustice in the world and does not suffer fools. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
A spritely ghost and the most angelic of the four spirits we meet. Welcoming and warm, as well as tough and investigative. Good movement and vocal skills. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
A spirit of immense jolliness and good spirits, such that it overflows from them. The incarnate of Christmas fun, with a talent for taking Scrooge to task when need be. Not afraid of confronting the darker side of things. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
A phantom; an unspeaking and ominous presence with physical acuity. Good movement and vocal skills. Doubles as MR. FEZZIWIG – the warm and generous employer of young Ebenezer Scrooge. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Scrooge’s deceased business partner. Shrewd and intelligent. He shuts himself off to anything outside of work and business. Strident, harsh, and cold in his youth, repentant in his ghostly return. A hard-nosed businessman who also cares about his friend Scrooge. We see Marley at the age of his apprenticeship and as his ghostly, older self. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Scrooge’s nephew. Hearty and caring, exuding joy and goodwill wherever he goes. Recently married and very much in love. The beloved only son of Scrooge’s sister Fan, who died in Fred's youth. Excellent movement and vocal skills. Plays mandolin or fiddle. Doubles as the young EBENEZER. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
A big heart and a great wit. Recently married to Fred and very much in love. Feels the joy of the season and shares it with all around her. Loves a good joke and a good party. She is not afraid to stand up to Scrooge. Excellent movement and vocal skills. Plays tambourine and violin. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Scrooge’s maid. She believes in ghosts, is easily spooked, and is not great at gruel-making, but she has a kind heart and is beloved in the town. Comedically skilled. Good vocal skills. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
An optimist with clear values and a vision for her future. She has a positive outlook and isn’t afraid of a challenge. She comes from a large family and has an apprenticeship. Scrooge’s fiancé for a time. Strong movement and vocal skills. Plays tambourine. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Kind-hearted and scrappy, a kind of anti-Scrooge. Runs a street vending re-sale business dealing in any and everything. Always a good time; tries to hide their soft heart with a fast-talking exterior. Good movement and vocal skills. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Strong vocals and movement. Plays violin. Charlie is Old Jo’s friend. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
British. Wife, mother, and “dabbler” in writing detective fiction. Driven to desperation by her mother’s death, her daughter’s indifference, her husband’s cruel infidelity, and balancing a writing life with a home life. *(Directors age differently than they used to so 1920’s 37 is closer to 2020’s 45.) "MRS. CHRISTIE"
American. Mixologist, sister, and detective fiction fan who has a bit of a larceny habit and a lot of anxiety and bottled-up grief. A reader. "MRS. CHRISTIE"
British. A Christie fan. Often mistaken for a nosy old spinster. Shrewd and uncompromising. She is thrilled to help Lucy solve the mystery. Anyone who underestimates her is in for a surprise. "MRS. CHRISTIE"
British. Agatha's secretary, companion, and catch-all drudge. Doubles as MARY – a put-upon modern-day guide at the Agatha Christie Festival and a hotel maid in 1926 and a maid in Chloe’s house and somehow everywhere... Magical AF. "MRS. CHRISTIE"
British. Colonel Archibald Christie - Agatha's husband, formerly of the Royal Flying Corps, now in finance. He wants his wife to leave writing behind and play a more traditional role in their home. But mostly he wants a divorce. Doubles as NIGEL – a modern-day hotel concierge. "MRS. CHRISTIE"
British. Archie's blithe mistress. Smart, young, athletic. She fell in love with Archie, who was unfortunately already married. Doubles as CHLOE – the smart and sardonic 21-year-old granddaughter of Agatha’s best friend Nan. Consumed with the ennui of life. "MRS. CHRISTIE"
British. A charming Christie scholar who discovered a clue that could solve the mystery of Agatha’s disappearance. Or at least that’s what he tells lonely female Agatha Christie fans. Doubles as COLLINS – Agatha Christie’s eager publisher. "MRS. CHRISTIE"
A man with a well-groomed mustache. Fastidious of mind and fashion. Speaks English with a French accent. "MRS. CHRISTIE"
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