CAN'T DRINK SALT WATER Equity Principal Actors - Montana Repertory Theatre Auditions

CAN'T DRINK SALT WATER - NYC EPA

Montana Repertory Theatre | Missoula, MT

AUDITION DATE

Friday, September 5, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract
$1000 weekly minimum (Tier 9)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in CAN'T DRINK SALT WATER (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare the Sides that will be provided, or you may choose to present a contemporary monologue, no more than 2-minutes in length. The sides will be added to this notice a few days before the audition. Please check back. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Director: Meghan Finn
Writer: Kendra Mylnechuk Potter
Casting Director: Kelly Gillespie
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Kelly Gillespie

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: on or about 1/12/26
1st Preview: on or about 2/11/26
Opening: 2/14/26
Closing: 2/22/26

OTHER

www.montanarep.org
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

CAN'T DRINK SALT WATER

SEEKING:

MOTHER: Late 30s-early 50s. Indigenous/Native. Member of the Lummi Nation. Tired, road weary, competent. Her favorite smell is rose, her favorite pants are elastic waist, she prefers things to be “just so,” but they never are. Searching for her daughter, who has gone missing. Lyrical and ferocious in turns. Tenacious through her fear.

JEN: mid 20s, mixed Native and white. New staff member to the shelter. Favorite pants are black ribcage Levi’s she spent half a semester’s financial aid money on two years ago. Everything she uses is in her car, but she also has an apartment. She's looking for something. Sardonic, but genuine. She doesn't totally know who she is or where her life is going yet, but she has good instincts.

SIMON: Mid 30s-60s, white. He and his wife Dina run a shelter for victims of sex trafficking through their church. He loves the Lord, wants to do right in all things. His favorite pants are Dockers. He prefers things to be organized, and they always are, but rarely by his hand. Absolutely sincere in his commitment to his work. Tries to be aware of his blind spots, though he doesn't always succeed.

DINA (pronounced Dee-nah): 30s - 60s, any ethnicity. Married to Simon and stands beside him in the running of the shelter. Her favorite pants are a lavender skort from Ross Dress for Less. She’s possibly wearing some understated trad wife dress. She is the organizer of all the things. Efficient, but not soft or maternal.

STAR: Early 20s, Indigenous/Native. A member of the Lummi Nation. An ingenue in her essence. She now dwells in the brackish waters between the sea and the river. Wonder is her most common state. She may not have pants. But if she did, her favorite pair would be something she could move freely in, shapeless, and flowy. The missing daughter.

RAVEN: Any age, any gender. Indigenous/Native. An Ancestor, a spirit, a scavenger. On the lookout. Always searching. Kind of hapless, but has a direct line to the heart, which leads the way in all things. A mover/physical performer - this is a non-speaking but omnipresent role. A powerful presence. Instrumental or musical skills a plus.