American Conservatory Theater 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - American Conservatory Theater Auditions

American Conservatory Theater 2026-27 Season - LA EPA

American Conservatory Theater | San Francisco, CA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles
5636 Tujunga Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Call). Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend: Austin Riffelmacher: Literary Manager and Casting Associate

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1233 weekly minimum (LORT B+ - Protected) — see breakdown for production-specific personnel.
$831 weekly minimum (LORT D - Protected) — Strand Local Bay Area season EPAs will be held with Berkeley Theater Rep in early May.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates. Some roles will be understudied. A.C.T. is committed to anti-racist casting practices and EPA procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in American Conservatory Theater's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown). Some roles will be understudied.

OTHER

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A.C.T. strives to be a place where actors of all identities and backgrounds can bring their full selves to the audition and rehearsal room. To read more about our commitment to inclusive casting at A.C.T., please visit our website. 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.

PREPARATION

Please prepare EITHER a short monologue OR a short song OR a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. An accompanist will be provided; please bring sheet music. Please bring a copy of your headshot and resume.

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLIAN (West Coast Premiere)

A co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre and Center Theatre Group
By Kimberly Belflower
Directed by Jess McLeod

Toni Rembe Theater — American Conservatory Theater Schedule
First Rehearsal: October 13, 2026
First Tech: November 2, 2026
First Preview: November 12, 2026
Opening: November 18, 2026
Closing: December 6, 2026
Possible extension through: December 13, 2026

Seattle Rep Schedule
First Brush Up Rehearsal: January 12, 2027
First Tech Rehearsal: January 14, 2027
Invited Dress Rehearsal: January 20, 2027
First Preview: January 21, 2027
Opening Night: January 27, 2027
Closing: February 21, 2027

CTG Schedule
First Brush Up Rehearsal: March 9, 2027
First Tech Rehearsal: March 11, 2027
First Preview: March 17, 2027
Opening Night: March 21, 2027
Closing: April 25, 2027

SEEKING

CARTER SMITH, mid to late 30s, Male. Teacher. A former golden boy, but one of those rare smart and sensitive ones. Now he’s a great teacher: charming, engaging, goofy.

SHELBY HOLCOMB, 18+ to play 16, Female. Student. Her brain works faster than her mouth, but her mouth works pretty dang fast. People have always underestimated her.

BETH POWELL, 18+ to play 17, Female. Student. Nervous and ambitious and enthusiastic. Kind of like if Rory Gilmore and Paris Geller had a baby and raised her in the Deep South.

NELL SHAW, 18+ to play 16, Female. Student. From Atlanta. Grounded and sincere. Genuinely curious about things. A good judge of character, and a quick study.

IVY WATKINS, 18+ to play 17, Female. Student. Fiercely loyal and always well-intentioned. From money. Resist the urge to play her as a mean girl.

RAELYNN NIX, 18+ to play 16, Female. Student. A cheerleader type who’s always lived her life by other people’s standards. She was paying careful attention and keeping score the whole time.

MASON ADAMS, 18+ to play 17, Male. Student. He’s never really tried before, and he’s surprised by how good it feels. Earnest and affable.

LEE TURNER, 18+ to play 16, Male. Student. A Carhartt-wearing good ol’ boy. Deeply insecure and without the tools to deal with it. He’s always been good at getting what he wants.

BAILEY GALLAGHER, 24, Female. Counselor. Sweet in all the ways Southern women are supposed to be. This is her first real job out of college. She’s trying her best.

THE BAD NEWS BEARS: A MUSICAL (World Premiere)

American Conservatory Theater under arrangement with Paramount Pictures present The Bad News Bears: A Musical
Book & Lyrics by Eric Garcia
Music by Brian Feinstein
Based on the 1976 motion picture “The Bad News Bears” written by Bill Lancaster
Produced by special arrangement with Kamala Theatricals
Choreographed by Steph Paul
Directed by Sherri Eden Barber

Toni Rembe Theater — Schedule
First Rehearsal: January 19, 2027
First Tech: February 14, 2027
First Preview: February 26, 2027
Opening: March 10, 2027
Closing: April 4, 2027

SEEKING

MORRIS BUTTERMAKER: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] Male, Any Ethnicity, mid 40s–late 50s. A charming but bedraggled alcoholic ex-ballplayer who can't shake the demons and aspirations of his past. Once a celebrated and naturally gifted athlete, he has allowed injury, self-pity and regret to overcome him. He takes the job of coaching a ragtag Little League team for an easy paycheck, but an unexpected reconnection with Karen and Amanda, along with a team of misfits, reawakens something in him. Character singer (Baritenor).

AMANDA WURLITZER: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] Female, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. Whip-smart, fiercely competitive, and the best pitcher in the league. Trained since birth to be a champion; desperate to know what it would feel like to just stop. Joins the Bears not to win, but to breathe. High mezzo-belt.

KAREN TURNER: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] Female, Any Ethnicity, early 40s–50s. Karen, aka ‘Coach of the Year’ six years running, aka Amanda’s Mom. Spent her career proving that women can do it all. Focused on winning; has no time for her ex, Buttermaker. Strong mezzo belt.

JIM MCKEEVER, Male, Any Ethnicity, 40s–60s. The Voice of the Sunland City Middle Valley County Baseball League for twenty-three years. His color commentary is the show's Greek chorus: absurd, specific, weirdly moving. Baritone or character tenor.

TANNER BOYLE, Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. Small and scrappy with a brutal Napoleon complex. Makes up for short stature with a big mouth. Tenor.

AHMAD ABDUL-RAHIM, Black, Male, 18+ to play teens. Loves baseball with borderline-delusional devotion. Compensates with a rich fantasy life. Tenor.

ALFRED OGILVIE, Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. Brainy, philosophical strategist of the Bears; more comfortable spouting stats than swinging a bat. Tenor.

MIKA ENGLEBERG, Female, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. The strongest player on the Bears: cutting, confident, brazen. Mezzo-belter.

KELLY LEAK, Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. The bad boy of Bad News. Best player in the league, guarded and effortlessly cool. Tenor.

TIMMY LUPUS, Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. A daydreamer and the most unathletic kid on the Bears. Shy and scrawny but with a big heart. Tenor.

MIGUEL AGUILAR, Male, Latino/Hispanic, 18+ to play teens. Confident, brave, with Ricky Martin–style swagger. Should be able to sing in Spanish. Tenor.

RODRIGO AGUILAR, Male, Latino/Hispanic, 18+ to play teens. Passionate about musical theatre; a triple threat. Tenor.

RUDI LANCASTER, Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. Hypochondriac benchwarmer; timid and eager-to-please. Tenor.

ENSEMBLE, All genders, ethnicities, ages to play a variety of roles including parents of the Bears, competing team players, local residents, park custodians, and Jasmine Jasmeen — a riff-heavy anthem singer who treats every appearance like it might be her Super Bowl.

THE COMEUPPANCE

A co-production with Steppenwolf Theatre
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Tina Landau

Steppenwolf Schedule
First Rehearsal: January 4, 2027
Tech Begins: January 30, 2027
First Preview: February 4, 2027
Opening: February 13, 2027
Closing: March 21, 2027
Possible Extension: April 4, 2027

American Conservatory Theater Schedule
Brush Up Rehearsals Begin: April 14, 2027
First Tech: April 16, 2027
First Preview: April 20, 2027
Opening: April 21, 2027
Closing: May 16, 2027
Possible Extension Through: May 23, 2027

SEEKING

EMILIO: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] He/Him, Black, mid to late 30s. A successful Berlin-based installation artist who has spent the last two years becoming accustomed to being a father, or as he would describe it, his “COVID Project.” Nudity: lower rear non-sexual nudity only and briefly. Doubles as the role of Death.

URSULA: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] She/Her, Black, mid to late 30s. Living alone since her grandmother passed; diabetes has caused vision loss. Reserved but speaks up when necessary. Loyal and supportive friend who refuses to attend the twenty-year reunion. Doubles as the role of Death.

CAITLIN: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] She/Her, White, mid to late 30s. Harbors deep resentment as one of the smartest girls in high school who married a much older man. When reconnecting with a high school lover, she clings to the fantasy of a different life. Doubles as the role of Death.

KRISTINA: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] She/Her, Latine, mid to late 30s. A doctor married to an older man with five children. Drinks to numb her feelings. Doubles as the role of Death.

FRANCISCO: He/Him, Latine or Asian, mid to late 30s. A veteran who served in Iraq and carries emotional scars, relying on medications for mental health. Hesitant about attending the party but comes to see Caitlin. Desperate for approval; struggles with PTSD. Doubles as the role of Death.

Understudies: FRANCISCO/EMILIO (understudy), CAITLIN (understudy), URSULA/KRISTINA (understudy).

IRAQ, BUT FUNNY

Written by Atra Asdou
Directed by Dalia Ashurina

Strand Theater — Schedule
First Rehearsal: April 13, 2027
First Tech: May 7, 2027
First Preview: May 13, 2027
Opening: May 19, 2027
Closing: June 13, 2027

SEEKING

ACTOR 1: SWANA, Female/Femme, 35–60s. Tracks include (but are not limited to): BULBUL — loves the British; once a life-of-the-party shepherdess; now in mid-life with hip and knee damage from the Ottoman genocide, worried about protecting her daughter YOUNG SNONITA and planning to marry her off for security. Sings beautifully. YONIA — grew up a sheltered village girl helping on the family tobacco farm; adjusting to big city life in Baghdad with children; protective and insular.

ACTOR 2: SWANA, Female/Femme, 20–25s. Tracks include (but are not limited to): YOUNG BULBUL — high energy, bubbly shepherdess who loves sharing recipes and gossip; her husband YOUNG ETOOTA tries to cramp her flair. YOUNG NISHREEN — determined, underappreciated breadwinner; first educated woman in this story; not interested in marriage but has a soft spot for YOUNG DOORARA.

ACTOR 3: Male, SWANA, 35–60s (one mid-20s character). Tracks include (but are not limited to): YOUNG GEBBIE — mid 20s, Nishreen’s club kid brother; a tattle tale and their mom’s favorite, flexes bro-machismo while covering that he’s gay. DOORARA — Nishreen’s husband, an artist and carpenter who left Iraq for America; tough and agitated with a side of understanding; often cites movies and books.

ACTOR 4: Male, SWANA, 20–35s. Tracks include (but are not limited to): YOUNG ETOOTA — a stern, singularly focused shepherd who distrusts the British and has experience in conflicts; married to YOUNG BULBUL. YOUNG TAMER — people-pleaser who loves to sew and craft; an optimist but a pushover; married to YOUNG SNONITA; dad to YOUNG YONIA.

ACTOR 5: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] (But seeking understudy) SWANA, Female/Non-binary dressed in British white male drag, 20–60. Tracks include THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN (TEG) — cheeky and short-tempered British army general/colonizer. Must control the narrative (and natives) at all times. Does drag, excellent improviser, dancer, and doubles as a variety of characters across many genres.