Theatre Alliance 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Theatre Alliance of Washington DC Auditions
Theatre Alliance of Washington DC
THEATRE ALLIANCE 2026-27 SEASON - WASHINGTON, D.C. EPA
Theatre Alliance of Washington DC | Washington, DC
Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Monday, August 10, 2026
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Break 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an Equity audition appointment, go to:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1E7QrDU9h7pX1Fw44OAlBYzraO5eth_2YWClgWaMtWStPFw/viewform?usp=dialog. Walk ins welcome and will be seen on a first come, first serve basis
CONTRACT
CONTRACT
Independent Theatre
CONTRACT
$457 weekly minimum - 2025-26 rate
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Theatre Alliance's 2026-27 Season (See
BREAKDOWN
). DC local actors are encouraged to audition.PREPARATION
Please prepare a contemporary monologue of up to two minutes.
LOCATION
Theatre Alliance of Washington DC
Pier 4, 580 Water Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Shanara Gabrielle: Executive Artistic Director
Aria Velz: Associate Artistic Director
See
BREAKDOWN
for production specificPERSONNEL
.OTHER DATES
See
BREAKDOWN
for production specific dates.OTHER
Performance Venue: Theater Alliance - 340 Maple Drive, SW, Washington, DC, 20024
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity's
CONTRACT
s 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.
COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE
Written by Ro Reddick
Directed by: Tom Story
First Rehearsal: October 27, 2026
First Performance: November 19, 2026
Closing Performance: December 20, 2026
SEEKING:
MEEK: Sharp, grounded. Sings a bit (alto range). 18+ to play 10yrs old, Black.
SMOOCH: Meek's dad. Former Black Panther; mayor of every room he walks into. 30s/40s, Black.
PUDDIN: Meek's grandma. Hawkeyed, heedful; your local Jessica Fletcher. 60s, Black.
CLAY: Smooch's brother. Ambitious, conservative. 40s, Black.
VIRGIE: Clay's wife. Ambitious, stifled, haunted. 40s, white.
THE CHOIR: A shapeshifting clutch of at least 3 women. Strong singers (A/M/S), white presenting, any age.
FOOL FOR LOVE
Written by Sam Shepard
Directed by: TBA
First Rehearsal: January 19, 2027
First Performance: February 10, 2027
Closing Performance: March 7, 2027
SEEKING:
MAY: Eddie's half-sister and on-and-off lover. 30s. Fierce, wounded, vacillates between vicious and desperate.
EDDIE: A rodeo stunt man/cowboy; half-brother and lover of May. 30s. Volatile, seductive, self-mythologizing, prone to sudden violence.
MARTIN: A local, decent guy who's taken May on a date but gets pulled into the family's psychodrama. 30s-40s. Bewildered, earnest, a little dim.
THE OLD MAN: Father to both Eddie and May by different mothers. 60s-70s. A memory figure. He narrates and interjects throughout the story.
BUSINESS IDEAS
Written by Milo Cramer
Directed by Aria Velz
First Rehearsal: April 13, 2027
First Performance: May 6, 2027
Closing Performance: May 30, 2027
SEEKING:
LISA: Daughter to Georgina. A teenager struggling to decide what she wants her future to be. Embarrassed by her mother's antics but becomes a part of them anyway. Contrarian, bored, savvy.
GEORGINA: Mother to Lisa. A once successful middle-aged woman trying to come up with a quick way to become rich without revealing the full breadth of her desperation to her daughter. Optimistic, prideful, quick-witted.
PATTY: An overworked, underpaid coffee barista who struggles to endure an endless stream of demanding customers while trying to network. Curious, exhausted, eager.
CUSTOMERS: Doubling as all other characters, including every customer who enters. Multiple genders and ages. Must be transformative.