Understudies for "Other Desert Cities" Broadway Show
Equity actors for understudy roles in the Broadway production of "Other Desert Cities". See breakdown below. Rate: Production (League) $2799 weekly minimum The minimum base weekly salary for the positions being auditioned for is established by a collective bargaining agreement between The Broadway League Inc., on behalf of the above-named producer, and Actors' Equity Association. Additional info: Audition days' lunch 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM. PREPARATION: please see the document attached. First Rehearsal: August 24, 2026 First Performance: September 29, 2026 Opening: October 18, 2026 Closing: January 17, 2027 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. If you are interested, please apply.
4 roles
POLLY: Jewish. A sharp, elegant former actress turned politically connected matriarch, Polly is fiercely protective of her family’s reputation and emotional survival. Beneath her composed and witty exterior lies a woman haunted by grief and determined to keep painful truths buried. SILDA: Jewish. Polly’s sister, Silda is a recovering alcoholic who lives with the Wyeths after years of instability. Funny, vulnerable, and deeply compassionate.
LYMAN: Polly’s husband and a former Republican ambassador, Lyman is charismatic, diplomatic, and accustomed to navigating conflict with charm. Though often more gentle than his wife, he ultimately shares her instinct to preserve the family narrative at any cost.
The eldest daughter and a novelist recovering from depression, Brooke returns home carrying unresolved trauma tied to her brother’s death. Intelligent and emotionally raw, she is driven by a need to confront the past even when it threatens to destroy her family relationships.
Brooke’s younger brother works as a producer for a sensationalist television show and uses humor to deflect tension. Easygoing on the surface, Trip is more perceptive and emotionally grounded than he first appears.
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