ARENA STAGE 2026-27 SEASON "ACT 1" Equity Principal Actors - Arena Stage Auditions

ARENA STAGE 2026-27 SEASON ACT 1 - STAGE MANAGER SUBMISSIONS

Arena Stage | Washington, DC

NOTICE: STAGE MANAGER

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

• LORT Non-Rep Raiyon Hunter: Casting Director
• LORT B+ $1751 weekly minimum - Stage manager
• $1472 weekly minimum - Assistant stage manager
• LORT B $1446 weekly minimum - Stage manager
• $1229 weekly minimum - Assistant stage manager
• LORT C $1335 weekly minimum - Stage manager
• $1121 weekly minimum - Assistant stage manager

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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.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your resume for consideration.

Deadline: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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BREAKDOWN

Arena Stage 2026-27 Season Act 1

All dates are subject to change

NIKOLA TESLA (Kreeger, LORT B)

• First Rehearsal: 8/31/26
• First Preview: 10/9/26
• Opening: 10/22/26
• Closing: 12/6/26

Directed by Marshall Pailet
Choreography by Katie Spelman
Music Supervision by Dominic Fallacaro
Music Direction by Heath Saunders.

SYNOPSIS:

Nikola - A New Musical charts the rise of famed inventor Nikola Tesla from unknown engineer to eccentric genius to “mad scientist.” As his celebrity rises and the war of the currents with Thomas Edison heats up, Nikola pushes himself, his followers, and the limits of electric power to dangerous extremes to connect the world and reach his vision of a new tomorrow.

Nikola features book and lyrics by Nikko Benson and Benjamin Halstead, music by Nikko Benson, music supervision by Dominic Fallacaro (& Juliet), choreography by Katie Spelman (The Notebook), and direction by Marshall Pailet (Private Jones). Meet the visionary. See the visionary electric musical.

PRIMA FACIE (Kogod Cradle, LORT C)

• First Rehearsal: 10/13/26
• First Preview: 11/13/26
• Opening: 11/20/26
• Closing: 12/27/26

SYNOPSIS:

Tessa is a brilliant criminal defense attorney who has fought her way to the top of her field, defending men accused of sexual assault. She knows how to win, and she trusts the system that made her success possible. But when the unthinkable happens to her, she finds herself sitting where her clients' accusers once sat.

What follows is a reckoning with the law's patriarchal power and the gap between the burden of proof and truth. Prima Facie by Suzie Miller is an electrifying, award-winning one-woman show that doesn’t just ask what justice means. It demands we do something about it.

PURPOSE (Kreeger Stage, LORT B+)

• First Rehearsal: 1/5/27
• First Preview: 2/5/27
• Opening: 2/11/27
• Closing: 3/28/27

SYNOPSIS:

Meet the Jaspers — a Black political dynasty of civil rights leaders, pastors, and congressmen who have long anchored Black American life. But beneath the surface, cracks and secrets simmer. When the youngest son, Naz, returns home with an unexpected guest, long-buried resentment boils over, fracturing the family's foundation.

Wickedly smart, outrageously funny, and ultimately devastating, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Purpose is a provocative, deeply felt exploration of legacy, belonging, and the cost of believing in something bigger than yourself.