BEN BUTLER — Principal Actors Auditions
Palm Beach Dramaworks
BEN BUTLER - PALM BEACH, FL EPA
Theater: Palm Beach Dramaworks | West Palm Beach, FL
Notice: Audition
Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Saturday, November 21, 2026
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (E)
APPOINTMENTS
Please contact Jess Minogue at
companymanager@palmbeachdramaworks.org for an audition appointment. Emails only. In your audition email, please include your first and last name, Equity status, and your desired date/time range for scheduling. Each appointment will be five minutes long.
CONTRACT
SPT
$973 weekly minimum (SPT 10)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in BEN BUTLER.
Lieutenant Kelly - Male, 30s. Butler's young adjutant. Proper, rule-bound Union officer; earnest, anxious to please, precise in language and military protocol.
Shepard Mallory - Male, 20s, Black. Escaped enslaved man; sharp, fearless, quick-witted. Intelligent and articulate with dry humor, stubborn dignity, and moral clarity.
Major Cary - Male, 30s–50s. Confederate officer. Polished, arrogant, self-important; Southern charm masking entitlement and condescension. Serves as confident ideological adversary.
Ben Butler (CAST) - Male, 40s. Blustering, brilliant Union general and former lawyer. Verbose, egotistical, intellectually nimble; relishes debate and rhetorical sparring.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting monologues, no longer than 4 minutes in length. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis St
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4634
Studio on the 2nd Floor
PERSONNEL
Jess Minogue - Company Manager
Expected to Attend:
Bill Hayes - Producing Artistic Director
Be Boyd - Director (Ben Butler)
OTHER DATES
Callbacks will be held the following Sunday, November 22nd.
First Rehearsal: 4/27/2027
Run: 5/21/2027 - 6/6/2027
OTHER
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.
