ABOUT TIME - NYC EPA
Producing Org: TBD
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
LOCATION
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 — Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-6504
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Break: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
PERSONNEL
Producers: Joey Parnes Productions, Janet Brenner, Laura Ivey
Off-Broadway General Manager: Joey Parnes
Director: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Music: David Shire
Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Choreographer and Musical Staging: Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Associate Choreographer and Musical Staging: Josh Walden
Music Director: Deniz Cordell
Casting Associate: Spencer Gualdoni, CSA
CONTRACT
$803 weekly minimum
About Time is the third companion piece to Maltby and Shire’s Starting Here, Starting Now and Closer Than Ever.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Merri Sugarman (Casting Director) and/or Claire Burke (Casting Director) and an accompanist.
PREPARATION
Choose a song you feel shows you as a person as well as a performer, showing vocal and emotional range in the style of Maltby and Shire. Please bring sheet music and a stapled headshot and resume.
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: on or about February 2, 2026
1st Performance: February 19, 2026
Closing: May 10, 2026
OTHER
Venue: Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, NYC
EPA procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity & ACCESS
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
SEEKING
- [F2]: 50s–60s; female-presenting; alto/mezzo-soprano with a belt. Dramatic storytelling and comedic featured material. Comfortable holding harmony parts in group vocals. Strong musical theatre voice plus a soprano. Warmth and a sense of comedy.
- [F3]: 50s–60s; female-presenting; alto with extended upper range. Ensemble and solo singing. Equal amount of dramatic storytelling and comedic featured material. Comfort with “patter” style songs beneficial. Strong musical theatre voice and comedy. A down-to-earth energy and warmth with touching comedy; very strong top notes.
- [Male-Presenting Swing]: 50s–60s; male-presenting to cover 3 roles; tenor. Dramatic storytelling with a comic bend in featured material. Ability to perform with standard British or Cockney accent a plus. Very versatile, with strong voice, good sense of comedy, and excellent sense of words/use of text and language.
- [Female-Presenting Swing]: 50s–60s; female-presenting to cover 3 roles; multitalented and versatile with a strong voice, high soprano notes and belt, good sense of comedy, and excellent sense of words/use of text and language.
THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE ON OFFER
- [M1]: Male-presenting; 50s–70s. Tenor. Dramatic storytelling with a comic bent in featured material. Ability to perform with standard British or Cockney accent a plus. Role calls for ensemble and solo singing. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.
- [M2]: Male-presenting; 50s–60s. Tenor 2, with higher notes available. Equal amounts dramatic storytelling and comedy. Must be comfortable with learning and holding harmony parts in group vocals. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.
- [M3]: Male-presenting; 50s–60s. Baritone. Several comic turns, with dramatic moments — a wide range of material. Role calls for ensemble and solo singing. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.
- [F1]: Female-presenting; 50s–60s. Warm soprano with strong upper range. Should have comfortable Bb5s. Role calls for ensemble and solo singing. A wide range of material — mostly dramatic storytelling, with some comedy. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.
