Equity Actors Needed for 2025-26 Season Shows
Equity actors for roles in 2025-26 Season. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See breakdown below. About the project: "ENGLISH ONLY" SYNOPSIS: The fourth installment in Miami New Drama's History of Miami series - a cycle of original world premieres that dramatize defining chapters in the city's past. English Only is a gripping political drama based on true events that rocked Miami in 1980. The play explores the crossroads of immigration, identity, and power as it follows Emmy Shafer (a Holocaust survivor) and Manny Diaz, a Cuban-American lawyer and activist as they fight to protect the city's bilingual heritage. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM" SYNOPSIS: Trapped in their luxury resort bungalow in Turks and Caicos as a sudden hurricane descends upon them, the Rosenberg family is forced to confront deep-seated tensions over identity, faith, and geopolitical beliefs, sparking intense confrontations and shattering family bonds. Caught between external chaos and internal conflict, the family must navigate their profound differences to find unity before everything is torn apart. Rate: SPT $885 weekly minimum (SPT 9) Additional info: PREPARATION: Please prepare a 1-minute dramatic or comedic monologue in English. Bring a copy of your headshot 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. "ENGLISH ONLY" 1st day of Rehearsal: December 29th, 2025 Opening: January 31st, 2026 Closing: February 22nd, 2026 "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM" 1st day of Rehearsal: March 9th, 2026 Opening: April 11th, 2026 Closing: May 3rd, 2026 If you are interested, please apply.
17 roles
Pretty, 45 y.o. divorcee, Emmy Shafer, is a Miami restaurant hostess & part time model. Survivor of the death camps of the Second World War, she’s a savvy grassroots organizer with a deep, abiding belief in America. Still with tinges in her accent of her Russian/Jewish upbringing, she has the optimism of an immigrant who managed to make a good life for her family. This is always accompanied by an underlying ferocity of someone who knows how to make it from one day to the next. "ENGLISH ONLY"
A 63-year-old, heavy-set New York transplant, Barbara is loud-mouthed but subtle. You’ll always know when she’s walked into a room in Miami, but you may not understand what she’s really after. Brash and offensive, Barbara knows how to use her physicality to intimidate others. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Manny is a 25-year-old Cuban-American. Born in Havana, Manny moved to the US when he was 6 years old. He is perfectly bilingual. Handsome and sharp, he’s learned how to work a room before knowing how to read a room. The play is all about the education of Manny Diaz - from callow youth to political operator. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Cuban-American, 40 year old. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Bilingual, approximately 50 years old. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Bilingual, approximately 50 years old. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Bilingual, approximately 50 years old. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Bilingual, approximately 50 years old. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Bilingual, approximately 50 years old. "ENGLISH ONLY"
Matriarch, Mitchell's wife and mother to Bex, David, and Aaron. A force of nature whose controlling tendencies stem from fierce maternal love and a desperate need to hold her family together. Her political aspirations were derailed by family scandal, yet she maintains unwavering hope for peace - both in the world and at her own dinner table. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
Patriarch, Ruth's husband and father to Bex, David, and Aaron. A retired accountant whose warmth and humor mask a deeper understanding of his family's fractures. Though he often plays the fool with his hearing aid and dad jokes, his moments of clarity reveal profound wisdom about family, Judaism, and generational trauma. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
Ruth and Mitchell's eldest child. A former dancer who left her beloved life in Tel Aviv to protect her daughter, carrying the weight of that sacrifice in every step. She navigates between multiple identities - mother, wife, daughter, sister - while grappling with the loss of her ability to feel empathy for those beyond her immediate circle. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
Bex's wife and Noa's mother. An Israeli-born lawyer whose dedication to reform reveals her deep love for a complicated homeland. Though she presents as the calm voice of reason, her own trauma from October 7th simmers beneath the surface as she supports her wife through their shared displacement. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
Ruth and Mitchell's middle child. A man whose righteous anger threatens to consume him, transforming brotherly protection into ideological warfare. His journey from social media warrior to expectant father forces him to confront what truly matters in a world that seems increasingly hostile. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
David's wife. A Cuban immigrant and convert to Judaism. A brilliant historian teaching at Columbia University whose outsider perspective gives her unique insight into both Jewish tradition and modern conflict. Having converted out of love, she now finds herself teaching her husband how to live as a Jew in turbulent times. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
Ruth and Mitchell's youngest son. A recovering addict who has found both purpose and peril in his fierce commitment to social justice, channeling his addictive tendencies into a new form of zealotry. His funding of controversial causes stems from genuine moral conviction, even as it threatens to destroy his family relationships. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
Aaron's partner. A kindergarten teacher whose gentleness belies his own strong convictions. His love for Aaron constantly tests his ability to balance loyalty to his partner with concern for the broader implications of their shared activism. "ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM"
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