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

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER 2026-27 SEASON - LA EPA REVISED

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

REVISED

LOCATION

Updated Other Dates. Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles
5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Expected to attend:
Austin Riffelmacher: Literary Manager and Casting Associate
See breakdown for production specific personnel.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1233 weekly minimum (LORT B+ - Protected) - Toni Rembe Theater
$831 weekly minimum (LORT D - Protected) - Strand Theater

OTHER DATES

Local Bay Area season EPAs will be held with Berkeley Rep May 4th & 5th.
See breakdown for production specific dates.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in American Conservatory Theater's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown). EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. Some roles will be understudied. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

A.C.T. is committed to anti-racist casting practices and 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.

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.

BREAKDOWN

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER 2026-27 SEASON

All Dates Subject to Change

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN (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 presents 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

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.
• 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 — Amanda has been trained since birth to be a champion, and she's very good at it.
• KAREN TURNER: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] Female, Any Ethnicity, early 40s-50s. Proving that women can do it all, she pushes Amanda because she loves her and knows the world is hard, but also because she’s furious at every door that was closed in her face.
• JIM MCKEEVER: Male, Any Ethnicity, 40s–60s. The Voice of the Sunland City Middle Valley County Baseball League for twenty-three years — loves this league with the earnestness of a man who has no other options.
• TANNER BOYLE: Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. Small and scrappy with a brutal Napoleon complex.
• AHMAD ABDUL-RAHIM: Black, Male, 18+ to play teens. Ahmad loves baseball with total devotion.
• ALFRED OGILVIE: Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. The brainy, philosophical strategist of the Bad News Bears.
• MIKA ENGLEBERG: Female, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. The strongest player on the Bears.
• KELLY LEAK: Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. The bad boy of Bad News.
• TIMMY LUPUS: Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. A daydreamer and easily the most unathletic kid on the Bad News Bears.
• MIGUEL AGUILAR: Male, Latino/Hispanic, 18+ to play teens. Confident and brave, treats every at-bat like a press junket.
• RODRIGO AGUILAR: Male, Latino/Hispanic, 18+ to play teens. Passionate about musical theatre, not baseball.
• RUDI LANCASTER: Male, Any Ethnicity, 18+ to play teens. A hypochondriac who may actually *have* every illness he worries about.

ENSEMBLE:

All Genders, Ethnicities, Ages to play a variety of roles, including parents of the Bears, competing team players, local residents, park custodians, and the singular Jasmine Jasmeen.

THE COMEUPPANCE

A co-production with Steppenwolf Theatre
Written By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Tina Landau
Toni Rembe Theater

STEPPENWOLF SCHEDULE:

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

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER SCHEDULE

Brush Up Rehearsals Begin: April 14, 2026
First Tech: April 16, 2027
First Preview: April 20, 2027
Opening: April 21, 2027
Closing: May 16, 2027
Possible Extension Through: May 23, 2026

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.
• URSULA: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] She/Her, Black, mid to late 30s. Living alone since her grandmother passed away, dealing with health issues.
• CAITLIN: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] She/Her, White, mid to late 30s. Harbors deep resentment after marrying an older man immediately after graduation.
• KRISTINA: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] She/Her, Latine, mid to late 30s. A doctor married to an older man with five children.
• FRANCISCO: He/Him, Latine or Asian, mid to late 30s. A veteran with emotional scars from his military service.

FRANCISCO/EMILIO (UNDERSTUDY)

CAITLIN (UNDERSTUDY)

URSULA/KRISTINA (UNDERSTUDY)

IRAQ, BUT FUNNY

Written By Atra Asdou
Directed by Dalia Ashurina
Strand Theater

SEEKING:

• ACTOR 1: SWANA, FEMALE/FEMME, 35-60s. A life-of-the-party shepherdess with a beautiful voice.
• ACTOR 2: SWANA, FEMALE/FEMME, 20-25s. High energy, bubbly life of the party, shepherdess.
• ACTOR 3: MALE, SWANA, 35-60s (One mid-20s character). Their mom’s favorite brother who hides his true self.
• ACTOR 4: MALE, SWANA, 20-35s. A stern shepherd with experience in conflicts.
• ACTOR 5: [THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST] (But Seeking Understudy) SWANA FEMALE/NON-BINARY dressed in BRITISH WHITE MALE DRAG, 20–60.