ANIMAL WISDOM Equity Principal Actors - Signature Theatre Company Inc. Auditions

ANIMAL WISDOM - NYC EPA

Signature Theatre Company Inc. | New York, NY

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

Audition Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: Actors' Equity New York Audition Center, 165 W 46th St, 16th Fl, New York, NY 10036

Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

PERSONNEL

• Artistic Director: Emily Shooltz
• Off Broadway Executive Director: Tim McClimon
• General Manager: Kenneth Naanep
• Written by: Heather Christian
• Directed by: Keenan Tyler Oliphant
• Music Directed by: Jane Cardona
• Artistic Producer: Jeremy Ehlinger
• Casting Director: Henry Russell Bergstein, CSA
• Casting Associate: Serafina Tiranno-Cimisi

CONTRACT

$1,229 weekly minimum (Cat. CC)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ANIMAL WISDOM (see breakdown).

Signature Theatre is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages performers of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, ages, and other ways of identifying to audition. Unless otherwise specified in the breakdown, we are actively seeking and welcoming actors of any ethnicity, race, gender/gender identification/gender expression, age, and physical and neurological ability.

OTHER DATES

• First Rehearsal: April 7, 2026
• Previews begin: May 5, 2026
• Opening: May 18, 2026
• Closing of guaranteed run: June 14, 2026
• Possible extension through: June 28, 2026

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short song, ideally accompanying yourself on an instrument of your choice. The music style can be anything except traditional musical theater. Folk, jazz, soul, rock, and pop are all acceptable.

EPA procedures are in effect for this audition. There will be a piano in the room; all other instruments must be brought in. An accompanist will be provided for any non-musicians. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Please also bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

ANIMAL WISDOM

SYNOPSIS

Step into a musical séance like no other — where the veil is thin, the music is wild, and the spirits of memory come roaring to life. Heather Christian’s “dazzlingly original” (Vogue) piece blends storytelling, requiem, and family mythology in a musical ritual made for sinners and saints alike. A journey into the haunted spaces of memory and loss, this transporting experience comes to Signature in a thrilling new production helmed by director Keenan Tyler Oliphant, diving deep into the relationship between the soul, the seen and the unseen. With her raucous, singular music fusing blues, gospel and folk, Obie Award-winner Heather Christian invites you to pay tribute to the forces that shape our lives.

SEEKING

H: (OFFER OUT) Female-identified, any age. Lead performer. A mezzo with a strong high belt, able to stretch to both alto and sop 1 ranges. Facility with an instrument is a plus.

A small company of performers (strong musician/vocalists) with flexibility in age, gender and instruments. This group should include a high tenor and soprano; the other voice parts are flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 1: (ROLE FILLED)

Strong musician/vocalist who plays piano, any age, gender, etc. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 2

Strong musician/vocalist who plays bass (acoustic and electric), any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 3

Strong musician/vocalist who plays strings (violin and/or cello), any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 4

Strong musician/vocalist who plays guitar (facility with slides and pedals a must), any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 5

Strong musician/vocalist who plays percussion, any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.