Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St, 16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Will Pomerantz — Associate Artistic Director
John Sullivan — Associate Producer
LORT Non-Rep. See breakdown for production-specific dates.
$1051.00 weekly minimum (LORT C)
Equity actors for roles in Bay Street Theatre's 2026 (LORT) Season (see breakdown).
Bay Street Theater welcomes performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, abilities/exceptionalities, and body types. Actors of diverse cultural and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply. In addition to the genders listed in character breakdowns, we are actively seeking transgender and non-binary performers for all roles. Local actors are encouraged to attend.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Please prepare one contemporary monologue, no longer than 2 minutes. Also a brief cut of a song no longer than one minute, in the legit, contemporary musical theater or classical style for those who wish to demonstrate singing skill – no pop or rock songs please.
by Raffaele Pacitti
Director — Michael Wilson
This role is cast. Seeking future replacements: The iconic American fashion designer is depicted near the end of his life at the age of 57 but should read younger during flashbacks and reveries. In movement and speech, he embodies the grace, elegance and simplicity that made him the most modern, intriguing man in the room. Halston must exude a deliberate air of calm and control, a supreme level of taste and refinement. Any tension or restlessness is hidden beneath a striking, effortless poise. He communicates with clarity, precision and authority, forever demanding the dominance he believes is his due. He easily diffuses conflict with charm and levity. Throughout the play, the sheen of his persona is repeatedly shattered. His reactions are dramatic, startling, and deeply emotional. Has an agility with both language and movement and the ability to navigate complex emotional dynamics. Able to maintain the intense concentration needed to sustain audience attention, while playfully exploring theatrical shifts in tone.
Book by Peter Colley
Music & Lyrics by Robert Creighton & Christopher McGovern
Director — Will Pomerantz
Contract Dates: June 04–July 26, 2026
Scrappy, resourceful, principled and deeply talented actor and song and dance man — plays age 19 to 55 — strong tapping required — baritone.
Irascible and brilliant head of Warner Brothers Studios; doubles as JED HARRIS, PAPA CAGNEY and HOWARD DIES — 50’s–60’s — baritone.
Cagney’s younger brother; doubles as EDDIE WOODS (movie actor) and other roles — strong tapping required — tenor/baritone.
Talented, charismatic and funny; also doubles as other Hollywood types — 30’s–40’s — strong tapping required — tenor/baritone.
Strong, principled woman and anchor of the Cagney family, who helped shape Cagney into the man he became — alto.
The assistant to JACK WARNER, she is smart and resourceful and is the glue that keeps it all together behind the scenes at Warner Studios — 20’s–30’s — strong tapping required — alto/soprano.
Cagney’s wife, she is bright, talented, smart and a match for Cagney in every way — strong tapping required — 30’s–40’s — alto/soprano.
This track includes everything from a Vaudeville impresario to a Russian Jewish immigrant laborer, as well as many Hollywood types — need someone very versatile with a good sense of comedy — strong tapping required — baritone/tenor — 30’s–40’s.
Book by Steven Levenson
Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Director — Scott Schwartz
Contract Dates: July 20–August 29, 2026
(Male Identifying, 18–24, Any Ethnicity, Pop Tenor, G2–B4) 18+ to play late teens. Smart, sincere, and cripplingly self-conscious. Evan prefers to be in the background, too afraid to step forward into the spotlight and risk ridicule or, even worse, no one noticing him. His therapist has him write letters to himself about why each day will be good. When one of these letters falls into the wrong hands Evan finds himself thrust into the center of a serious situation that becomes national news.
(Female Identifying, 18–23, Any Ethnicity, Pop Soprano F3–E5) 18+ to play late teens. Connor's younger sister and Evan's longtime crush. She plays guitar in jazz band and couldn’t care less about the status games of high school. She feels ambivalence about her brother’s death, finding it difficult to forgive him for all he did, and forgive the part of herself that finds relief in the fact that he’s gone. She looks to Evan for reasons to find something good about her brother to hold onto.
(Male Identifying, 18–23, Any Ethnicity, Pop Bari-tenor G2–G4) 18+ to play late teens. An angry loner. Connor is one of Evan's classmates who is also an outcast, though he and Evan were never friends. He has been a troubled kid for as long as anyone can remember and is a source of endless concern to his longsuffering parents and sister. When he takes his own life, his parents find Evan’s letter and cling to it as a source for a side of their son they never knew.
(Male Identifying, 18–23, Any Ethnicity, Pop Tenor A2–B4) 18+ to play late teens. Jared claims to be forced by his parents to hang out with family friend Evan, for whom he has nothing but disdain. Jared covers his own obvious insecurities with a well-practiced sarcasm and a know-it-all arrogance. Late teens.
(Female Identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity, Pop Soprano with belt, F#3–E5) Connor and Zoe’s mother. To Evan, she seems to be the perfect mother; nurturing, available, and willing to talk about anything. To her own children, it’s a bit more complicated. She is constantly trying to keep her fragile family from falling apart but is often unsuccessful.
(Male Identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity, Pop Bari-tenor F3–G4) Connor and Zoe’s father who is often busy and distant. Larry shows a different face to the rest of the world, representing for Evan the dad he always wished for: strong, confident, and, more than anything, reliable.
(Female, 40s, Any Ethnicity, Pop Alto with a belt, F3–Eb5) Evan’s single mother. Overworked and stretched too thin, Heidi loves her son fiercely but fears they have begun to grow apart. She is prepared to do anything to repair the relationship.
(Female Identifying, 18–23, Any Ethnicity, Pop Soprano F3–E5) 18+ to play late teens. A classmate of Evan's, she is a genuine person. Everything she does comes from a place of deep honesty and tremendous feeling. She is always ready with a smile, or a note of encouragement. This hides the loneliness she feels underneath. She is constantly looking for academic and extracurricular activities to boost her collegiate chances.
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