Alliance Theatre 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Alliance Theatre Auditions

ALLIANCE THEATRE 2026-27 SEASON - NYC EPA REVISED

Alliance Theatre a division of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc. | Atlanta, GA

REVISED

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-6504

AUDITION DATE:

PERSONNEL

BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM. See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep Frankie Ramirez, Casting Director, The TRC Company

$1,213 weekly minimum (LORT B)
$889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal of Season: July 28, 2026
Season Opening: September 4, 2026
Season Closing: June 20, 2027

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Alliance Theatre's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown). See breakdown for production-specific dates. All roles will be understudied.

OTHER

www.alliancetheatre.org

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief song OR a brief monologue OR 16–32 bars of a song and a one-minute monologue. Total audition package should not be more than two minutes. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist is provided. Bring one headshot and resume, stapled back-to-back.

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

Alliance Theatre 2026-27 Season

Coca-Cola Stage — Co-Production with McCarter Theatre Center

CONTRACT

Written by: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Keith Arthur Bolden
First Rehearsal: July 28, 2026
Opening: September 4, 2026
Closing: September 20, 2026

SEEKING

• SOLOMON JASPER (Black, Male, 60s–70s) — A civil rights leader turned establishment figure. He has built a public persona of moral authority and respectability.
• CLAUDINE JASPER (Black, Female) — Wife of Solomon and mother to Junior and Nazareth.
• NAZARETH JASPER (Black, Male) — Youngest son of Solomon.
• SOLOMON “JUNIOR” JASPER, JR. (Black, Male) — Oldest son of Solomon.
• MORGAN JASPER (Black, Female) — Junior’s wife.
• AZIZA HOUSTON (Black, Female) — Nazareth’s friend.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL — MUSICAL

Contract: LORT B
Written by: David Bell
Directed by: Amanda Watkins
First Rehearsal: October 21, 2026
Opening: November 19, 2026
Closing: December 27, 2026

SEEKING

All roles have been cast.

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Contract: LORT B
Written by: Kimberly Belflower
Directed by: Autumn Angelettie
First Rehearsal: April 13, 2027
Opening: May 22, 2027
Closing: June 6, 2027

SEEKING

• CARTER SMITH (Mid–late 30s, Male, White) — Teacher. A former golden boy: smart, sensitive, charming, engaging, goofy; now a great teacher.
• SHELBY HOLCOMB (16, Female) — Student. Her brain works faster than her mouth; underestimated by others.
• BETH POWELL (17, Female) — Student. Nervous, ambitious, enthusiastic; like Rory Gilmore + Paris Geller raised in the Deep South.
• NELL SHAW (16, Female, Black) — Student. From Atlanta; grounded, sincere, curious, quick study.
• Ivy Watkins (17, Female) — Student. Fiercely loyal, well-intentioned, from money; not a mean girl.
• Raelynn Nix (16, Female) — Student. A cheerleader type who’s lived by others’ standards; keeping score.
• Mason Adams (17, Male) — Student. Earnest, affable; surprised by how good it feels to try.
• Lee Turner (16, Male, White) — Student. Carhartt-wearing good ol’ boy; deeply insecure.
• Bailey Gallagher (24, Female) — Counselor. Sweet in the Southern way; first real job out of college.

HERTZ STAGE

LIKE FATHER

Contract: LORT D
Written by: Jacob Ryan Smith & Caroline Pernick
Directed by: Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
First Rehearsal: September 1, 2026
Opening: October 16, 2026
Closing: November 15, 2026

SEEKING

• CHRIS (White, She/Her, E3–E5, 16) — 16-year-old girl in crisis; humor as armor; scrappy fighter and survivor.
• JOHN GRADY (White, He/Him, A3–F4, 45) — Chris’ father; charming, magnetic, persuasive; wants to be understood.
• MICHELLE (White, She/Her, Gb3–F5, 36) — Chris's mother; fleeing her shame, runs a flower shop with her partner Ben; complex, private.
• BEN (Black, He/Him, B3–G#4, 40) — Michelle’s partner and Chris’ step-father; warm, grounded, emotionally stabilizing.
• TREVOR (He/They, C3–Bb5, 16) — Chris’s nonbinary classmate and neighbor. (This role has been cast.)
• LILLIAN CLARKE (She/Her, G3–F5, 30–60) — Charismatic host of the true-crime podcast Bloody Good; comedic, seductive, controlling; British accent.

MISEDUCATED

Contract: LORT D
Written by: Rudi Goblen
Directed by: To Be Announced
First Rehearsal: December 21, 2026
Opening: February 3, 2027
Closing: February 21, 2027

SEEKING

• BRANDON (Black, Male, 30s) — Teacher and debate coach.
• AMARI (Black, Female, teens) — Student.
• WILEY (Black, Male, teens) — Student.
• JOY (Black, Female, teens) — Student.
• KANE (Black, Male, teens) — Student.
• MODERATOR/PROFESSOR (Black, Female, 50s) — Debate moderator. Doubles as the Professor.
• YOUNG BRANDON (Black, Male, Teens) — A young Brandon Fleming.

DICTIONARY OF THE VULGAR TONGUE

Contract: LORT D
Written by: Alanna Coby
Directed by: Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
First Rehearsal: February 23, 2027
Opening: March 31, 2027
Closing: April 25, 2027

NOTE: At various points throughout the play, the characters take on other personas, including 18th century English paupers and 19th century pheasant hunters.

SEEKING

• KIM (Female, 30s–50s) — Connecticut Elite.
• LINDSAY / TAYLOR (Female, 20s) — Connecticut Poor / Connecticut Poor.
• ASHLEY (Female, 30s–50s) — Connecticut Elite.
• DANA (Female, 30s–50s) — South Carolina Elite.
• ALEX (Female, 30s–50s) — Connecticut Elite.
• SAM (Female, 30s–50s) — Connecticut Middle Class.