BERKSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026 SEASON Equity Principal Actors - Berkshire Theatre Festival Auditions

BERKSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026 SEASON - PITTSFIELD, MA EPA

Berkshire Theatre Festival | Stockbridge, MA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Monday, April 13, 2026
Colonial Theatre - Berkshire Theatre Festival
111 South St
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
Pittsfield, MA 01201-6174

BREAK: 12:00PM - 1:00PM

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director - Kate Maguire
Managing Director - Corey Cavenaugh

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule appointments please email
casting@berkshiretheatre.org.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Managing Director - Corey Cavenaugh

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep See breakdown for production-specific dates.
$1051 weekly minimum (LORT C) - Colonial Theatre -
Rate increase to $1114 on June 29, 2026

$807 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Unicorn Theatre -
www.berkshiretheatregroup.org
Rate increase to $889 on June 29, 2026

OTHER

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Equity actors for roles in Berkshire Theatre Festival's 2026 Season (see breakdown). No roles will be understudied. 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

Auditionees for The American Five & The Legend of Georgia McBride should come prepared with a monologue no more than 2 minutes in length. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

Berkshire Theatre Festival 2026 Season

COLONIAL THEATRE (LORT C)

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE

by Matthew López; directed by Eric Hill, choreographed by Isadora Wolfe.
Contract Dates: July 7 - August 23, 2026

SEEKING:

• CASEY, 20s, white
• JO, 20s, African-American
• MISS TRACY MILLS, 40s–50s, any ethnicity
• REXY/JASON, 20s–30s, any ethnicity
• EDDIE, 50s–60s, any ethnicity

UNICORN THEATRE (LORT D):

JOHN AND JEN

music by Andrew Lippa
lyrics by Tom Greenwald
book by Tom Greenwald & Andrew Lippa
directed by Gregg Edelma
music direction by Nicolas Perez
Contract Dates: April 25 - June 7, 2026

All roles are cast

THE AMERICAN FIVE

by Chess Jakobs
directed by Gerry McIntyre
Contract Dates: May 26 - July 11, 2026

SEEKING:

• BAYARD - Bayard Rustin M. Black/African American/African Descendant of Slaves. Age 44 - 51.
• CORETTA - Coretta Scott King W. Black/African American/African Descendant of Slaves. Age 24 - 36.
• CLARENCE - Clarence Jones M. Black/African American/African Descendant of Slaves. Age 32.
• MARTIN - Martin Luther King Jr. M. Black/African American/African Descendant of Slaves. Age 22 - 34.
• STANLEY - Stanley Levison. M. White/Jewish and of European Descent. Age 44 - 51.

LOVESONG

by Abi Morgan
directed by David Auburn
movement by Isadora Wolfe.
Contract Dates: June 27 - August 23, 2026

All roles are cast

SUMMER, 1976

by David Auburn
directed by Isadora Wolfe
Contract Dates: September 8 - October 31, 2026

All roles are cast