1776 Equity Principal Actors - Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc. Auditions

1776 - NYC EPA

Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc. | Ivoryton, CT

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Monday, February 2, 2026
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-6504
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Holding room - Studio 1211

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

SPT Executive Director: Jacqueline Hubbard
$784 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Executive Producer: Ben Hope
Managing Director: Krista May

SEEKING

Directed by Kenn McLaughlin

Equity actors for roles in 1776 (See breakdown). Expected to attend: Kenn McLaughlin: Director; Jacqueline Hubbard: Executive Director

Ivoryton Playhouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Ivoryton Playhouse aims to ensure that our productions and production teams reflect a multi-racial society that includes actors and stage managers with disabilities. Our casting process includes a flexible, inclusive policy to increase employment for actors and stage managers of color, women, seniors, and actors and stage managers with disabilities. We encourage actors of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities to audition. Ivoryton Playhouse is committed to diversity and encourages actors from underrepresented communities to apply.

OTHER DATES

Callbacks: February 3rd
Rehearsal: June 9 – June 24, 2026
Performances: June 25 – July 26, 2026

Performance Schedule: Wednesdays 2:00 pm, Thursdays 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Fridays 7:30 pm, Saturdays 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Sundays 2:00 pm

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief cut of a song in the style of the show. Also, please bring your picture and a resume stapled together.

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.

BREAKDOWN

SYNOPSIS

The founding of a nation—debated, argued, sung, and fought over. 1776 dramatizes the political struggle behind the Declaration of Independence, revealing the humor, ego, compromise, and courage of America’s founders. Patriotic without being precious, the musical balances sharp wit with a soaring score and historical stakes.

SEEKING

John Adams - Delegate from Massachusetts. John is a dutiful husband. Opinionated, passionate, and a bit boisterous, he wears his age with pride. Starving for independence from England. Gender: Male, Age: 35 to 50, Vocal range top: F#4, Vocal range bottom: C3

Stephen Hopkins - Delegate from Rhode Island. Hopkins' drinking has led to an appearance befitting the 2nd oldest in the Continental Congress. He has a dirty old man playfulness about him. Gender: Male, Age: 65 to 75, Vocal range top: Eb4, Vocal range bottom: C3

Roger Sherman - Delegate from Connecticut. A coffee drinker with a penchant for hyperactivity, Sherman is a simple and balding cobbler. Gender: Male, Age: 55, Vocal range top: Bb4, Vocal range bottom: C3

Robert Livingston - Delegate from New York. Recently a father, Livingston's disposition has become one of humility and graciousness. He has changed considerably over the years. Gender: Male, Age: 30, Vocal range top: F4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Benjamin Franklin - Delegate from Pennsylvania. Franklin is intelligent, well-traveled, and pleasantly cunning. A jolly and admirable fellow with whom one would desire to have a friendship. Gender: Male, Age: 60 to 70, Vocal range top: Eb4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2

John Dickinson - Delegate from Pennsylvania. A thin, hawkish gentleman. He is sharp-tongued and a touch detestable. Gender: Male, Age: 44, Vocal range top: E4, Vocal range bottom: A2

Col. Thomas Mckean - Delegate from Delaware. McKean is florid and likable with a charming, yet commanding, Scottish brogue. Gender: Male, Age: 42, Vocal range top: Eb4, Vocal range bottom: C3

Richard Henry Lee - Delegate from Virginia. Lee is a willowy aristocrat. His flamboyancy is intoxicating and borderline infuriating. Gender: Male, Age: 45, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: C3

Thomas Jefferson - Delegate from Virginia. Though noticeably tall, Jefferson is mild mannered and sweet. Along with being a well read man, he is very much in love with his wife. Gender: Male, Age: 33, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: C3

Edward Rutledge - Delegate from South Carolina. Despite his good looks, Rutledge is haunting and somewhat ominous as the youngest member of the Continental Congress. There is a serpent-like quality to him. Gender: Male, Age: 26, Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: C3

Abigail Adams - Loving wife to John Adams. Intelligent, quick-witted, and talented with a pen, Abigail is a radiant and shapely beauty. Every bit as bright as her husband. Gender: Female, Age: 32, Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: Db4

Martha Jefferson - Thomas Jefferson's very-much-in-love wife. Her looks are striking, her dancing delightful, and her humor appealing. She doesn't shy away from a good time. Joy radiates from her. Gender: Female, Age: 27, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Courier - The message runner between General Washington's army and the Continental Congress. He has witnessed the hardships of war firsthand, although his innocent disposition and appearance may imply otherwise. Gender: Male, Age: 18 to 25, Vocal range top: Db4, Vocal range bottom: C3