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Casting Equity Actors for 2025-26 Winter Season

Sarasota, FL, United States
ID: 290954Exp: 8/17/2025
$839/week
Description:

Equity actors for roles in Theatre's 2025-26 Winter Season. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See breakdown below. Rate: CONTRACT LORT Non-Rep $839 weekly minimum (LORT D) Additional info: PREPARATION Please prepare either a cut of a song or a monologue, not to exceed 3-minutes total. 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. This Theatre is an established, five-stage non-profit, operating under LORT D, LORT D EXPERIMENTAL, and AGVA contracts. "LUCKY STIFF" Rehearsals Begin – October 14, 2025 Previews – November 5 & 6, 2025 Show opens – November 7, 2025 Show closes – January 11, 2026 "A TAILOR NEAR ME" Rehearsals Begin – November 18, 2025 Previews – December 10 & 11, 2025 Show opens – December 12, 2025 Show closes – February 15, 2026 "BLUE SKY BOYS" Rehearsals Begin – December 30, 2025 Previews – January 21 & 22, 2026 Show opens – January 23, 2026 Show closes – March 22, 2026 14 characters to be played 7 actors. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES" Rehearsals Begin – March 10, 2026 Previews – April 1 & 2, 2026 Show opens – April 3, 2026 Show closes – May 17, 2026 12 roles to be played by 6 actors. If you are interested, please apply.

33 roles

Harry WitherspoonMale30-34 y.o.All ethnicities

(32) - A shy, sweet natured, and insecure young Englishman who is working as an underpaid shoe salesman in a dreary London suburb. "LUCKY STIFF"

Annabel GlickFemale28-32 y.o.All ethnicities

(30) - A rep of the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. Annabel is a young woman with a natural bent for causes. "LUCKY STIFF"

Rita La PortaFemale40-44 y.o.All ethnicities

(42) - A handsome, hard-edged woman with an extremely volatile nature and a severe case of nearsightedness. "LUCKY STIFF"

Dr. Vincent "Vinnie" Di RuzzioMale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

(40) - Rita La Porta's brother. A nervous and conservative optometrist. He never takes risks. "LUCKY STIFF"

Luigi GuadiMale48-52 y.o.All ethnicities

(50) - A boisterous and gregarious Italian. "LUCKY STIFF"

Ensemble PlayersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

2 women, 2 men, double a variety of parts. "LUCKY STIFF"

SamMale56-56 y.o.White / Caucasian

(60s) - A Jewish writer, originally from the United States. Creative, outgoing, and struggling with the illness of a close friend. "A TAILOR NEAR ME"

AlfredoMale56-56 y.o.African-American

(80s) - A Jewish tailor, originally from Argentina. Intelligent, introspective, and struggling with the decline of his wife. "A TAILOR NEAR ME"

Howard HaggertyMale55-60 y.o.All ethnicities

Astrophysicist from MIT. The President’s Science Advisor. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

Jed BermanMale55-60 y.o.All ethnicities

Creative leader of the Apollo mission. Always wears red socks and a red bow tie. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

CJ CaldwellMale21-25 y.o.All ethnicities

An intuitive engineer who can’t do math. Loves duck hunting. 23. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

Vencel von VolpMale28-32 y.o.All ethnicities

A numbers man. German. 30. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

Buck RogersMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The comic book character. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

GalileoMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

16th century Italian astronomer, inventor of the telescope and author of “Starry Messenger,” the first description of the moon’s surface. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

ApolloMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The Greek God. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

The Red BaronMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The German World War I fighter pilot. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

IcarusMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The character from Greek mythology who tried to fly to the sun. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

SnoopyMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The dog from the Peanuts cartoon strip. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

Dr. James TowersMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A Nobel Laureate in Physics. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

Louis LeakeyMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The British paleontologist who wrote extensively on prehistoric man in Africa. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

Tycho BraheMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The 16th century Danish astronomer. "BLUE SKY BOYS"

ReporterBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"BLUE SKY BOYS"

ERNESTINE ASHWORTHFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Travels from age 7 to 107. In that time she will be a daughter, a girlfriend,a wife, a mother, a friend, an aunt, a mother-in-law, a widow, a second wife, a grandmother, a great grandmother, and a great-great grandmother. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

ALICEFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Selfless. Strong. Ernestine’s mother. Will double as Madeline and Ernie. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

KENNETHMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ernestine’s awkward and annoying next door neighbor. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

MATTMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Chiseled jawline. Ernestine’s boyfriend then husband. Will double as William. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

BILLYMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Sensitive. An ear for music. Ernestine and Matt’s son. Will double as John. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

MADELINEFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Troubled. Bemused. Beautiful. Erudite. Ernestine and Matt’s daughter. Will doubles as Alice and Ernie. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

JOANFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Anxious. Very anxious. Billy’s wife. Will double as Alex and Beth. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

ALEXFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Takes no bullshit. Billy and Joan’s daughter. Will double as Joan and Beth. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

ERNIEFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ethereal. Vivacious. She doesn’t walk, she glides. Alex’s daughter. Will double as Alice and Madeline. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

JOHNMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A man woken up in the middle of the night. Will double as Billy. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"

BETHFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

John’s domestic partner, she quit smoking 10 years ago and hasn’t been in a good mood since. Will double as Joan and Alex. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES"