A RAISIN IN THE SUN Equity Actors - Oregon Shakespeare Festival Auditions

A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Role of Understudy #8) - Submit for NYC Appointment

Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Tim Bond
Director: Tim Bond
Writer: Lorraine Hansberry
Casting Director: Katja Zarolinski, CSA

OTHER DATES

Audition Date(s): TBD
Callback Date(s): Late October 2025
Rehearsal Date(s): approx. February 7, 2026
Opening Date: March 15, 2026
Closing: July 29, 2026

OTHER

Location: Ashland, OR

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 submit.

CONTRACT

LORT Rep
$1245 weekly minimum (LORT B+) + travel & housing

SEEKING

Equity actors for the role of Understudy #8 for Beneatha and Ruth in A RAISIN IN THE SUN.
[UNDERSTUDY #8 (US BENEATHA / US RUTH)] She/Her. Black. 20s-30s. Sings in a gospel style. This track understudies the roles of BENEATHA YOUNGER and RUTH YOUNGER.

BENEATHA YOUNGER: Mama’s daughter and Walter Lee’s younger sister. A college student studying to be a doctor. An intellectual. Bright, confident, opinionated, and intense. Fully invested in exploring new ideas about her identity, heritage and religion which sometimes alienates her from her more traditional family.

RUTH YOUNGER: Pragmatic, strong and hardworking. Is exhausted from bearing the weight of running a family, working a full-time job and managing their tight finances. Occasionally exhibits moments of radiance and joy that were fundamental to the early years of her marriage but is now filled with a weariness that has made her older than her years. Alto singing voice for gospel song.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration at:
https://forms.gle/UjCBh5XdntLFuHsA7

Deadline: 10/17/2025