Third Rail Repertory Theatre | Portland, OR
Saturday, August 9, 2025
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)
To schedule an audition appointment, please email Michelle Kashinsky, Associate Producer at:
michelle@thirdrailrep.org. Please include your audition availability (dates/times). Audition appointment required.
Independent Theatre Contract
$578 weekly minimum (ITC 5)
Equity actors for roles in A MIRROR (See breakdown). Local Portland, OR actors are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare the Sides which will be distributed with confirmation of your audition appointment time slot.
Third Rail Repertory Theatre
2259 NW Raleigh St.
Portland, OR 97210
Street parking.
Written by Sam Holcroft
Expected to attend:
Isaac Lamb: Director
Maureen Porter: Producer
Michelle Kashinsky: Associate Producer
Callbacks: Tuesday, August 12, 6 pm - 10 pm, by invitation only
1st Rehearsal: 1/27/26
Paid Previews: 2/25/26 & 2/26/26
Opening: 2/27/26
Closing: 3/15/26
3-week run, 5 shows/week, 7-week contract
www.thirdrailrep.org
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
SYNOPSIS: With great pleasure Layla & Joel Invite you to celebrate their marriage. Dress code is smart casual. Doors at 7.30 p.m., followed by the exchange of vows. And at the signal, the entertainment will begin. (This performance is being staged without a license from the Ministry. We recognize the risk that each and every one of you is taking by attending and we salute your courage.)
A Mirror is an elusive, explosive play by Sam Holcroft, interrogating censorship, authorship and free speech.
ÄELIK/REGISTRAR, male or non-binary, 30-50 ish - Celik: The director of the ministry of culture – an important role in this unnamed totalitarian regime. He believes in the power of theatre to change minds and thinks of himself as a benign censor working for the greater good but also abuses his position.
ADEM/GROOM, male or non-binary, 20-30 - Adem: A former army mechanic, who now works as a civilian and who has written his first play. However, he’s caught the attention of the state by writing candidly about the grim, sometimes shocking, lives of the neighbors in his housing block.
MEI/BRIDE, female or non-binary, 20-30 - Mei: Like Adem, Mei is ex-military: she was a soldier on the front lines of a recent war. Now, she’s a newcomer to Celik’s ministry who knows nothing about plays or literature, and who starts to learn from him – and then shifts into questioning his methods.
BAX/BEST MAN, male or non-binary, 30-50 ish - Bax: The state’s golden boy, Bax has won fame and approval by churning out feel-good patriotic plays that make his country look great – even if it means twisting the truth. He’s brought in to mentor Adem, but instead Adem upends his life.
SENIOR OFFICER, male
WEDDING GUEST - An official of the government. The guest has one line.
OFFICER PETROV and AGENTS OF THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC ORDER (CPO) - Officials of the government. The agents come in at the end of the play.
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