Equity Actors for "Lost In Yonkers" Show
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Auditions for Equity actors for 2026-27 Season of "Lost In Yonkers". See more details below. Rate: CONTRACT SPT $496 weekly minimum (SPT 4) - until 1/3/27 $511 weekly minimum (SPT 4) - after 1/4/27 Additional info: Rehearsals: 2/22/27 - 3/17/27 Performances: 3/18/27 - 4/4/27 Possible holdover thru 4/11/27 Housing and travel provided for out-of-town talent. PREPARATION: Please prepare two short pieces: either two contrasting songs (approximately 1-minute in length), OR two contrasting monologues (1-minute in length) OR one short song and one short monologue. Bring music that is legible and clearly marked. An accompanist will be provided. The team rehearse 30 hours per week. Typical schedule is Tues-Fri 5-10pm, Sat & Sun 12-5pm or 1-6pm with Mondays off. Standard performance schedule is five (5) performances per week: (Thurs, Fri & Sat nights at 7:30pm as well as Sat & Sun at 2pm). There also are occasional weeknight performances and/or Sunday evening shows too. EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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. Directors are looking forward to see you there!
6 roles
The 15-year-old protagonist. Forced into a sudden forced maturity following his mother's death, Jay feels deeply responsible for his younger brother and serves as a pragmatic observer of the eccentric and dangerous adults around him.
The imposing, 70-something family matriarch. A German immigrant who walks with a limp, she runs her household and candy shop with iron discipline. Having survived severe personal and historical trauma, she has hardened herself to avoid feeling the pain of losing more loved ones.
Grandma's 35-year-old daughter. She has an intellectual disability and acts much younger than her age, but she possesses a massive capacity for love. Much of the story revolves around her struggle to assert independence from her oppressive mother and build a life of her own.
Eddie and Bella's flamboyant brother. He is in his late 30s, works as a bag-man for the mafia, and has come to the apartment to hide out from local mobsters. Despite his criminal lifestyle, he acts as a temporary male role model for the boys and shows a deep protective streak
Jay and Arty's father. Grieving his wife's death and financially strapped, he is forced to leave his boys with his terrifying mother while he travels for work selling scrap iron to pay off his debts.
Another of Grandma's children. She suffers from a peculiar speech affliction where she has to inhale deeply in the middle of a sentence whenever she says the name Kurnitz.
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