CASSANDRA Equity Principal Actors - Quantum Theatre Inc Auditions

CASSANDRA - PITTSBURGH, PA EPA

Quantum Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA

Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, September 10, 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please fill out the form at:
https://form.typeform.com/to/yiczsBWQ

CONTRACT

SPT
$850 weekly minimum (SPT 7)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in CASSANDRA (See

BREAKDOWN

).

World Premiere.

Pittsburgh, PA area actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare (1) contemporary monologue of your choice between 1 and 2 minutes in length.

LOCATION

Quantum Theatre Offices
212 45th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

PERSONNEL

Written by Morag Shepherd

Expected to attend:

• Alex Ungerman (Director)
• Cole Schubert (Production Manager)
• Hazy J (Associate Producer)
• Kelley Bowen (Associate Producer)

OTHER DATES

Callback dates: Saturday, September 12th: 3pm - 8pm and Sunday, September 13th: 12pm - 7pm

Rehearsals: March 9, 2027

Open: April 9, 2027

Close: May 2, 2027

Performances: Wednesdays - Saturdays @ 7:30 pm, Saturdays, Sundays @ 2 pm

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.

BREAKDOWN

CASSANDRA is a new script in development--all details subject to revision.

SYNOPSIS

Aster lands in a remote corner of the Southwest

SEEKING

an interview with Cassandra: an enigmatic wellness guru with scores of online followers. At her rural retreat, he connects with Van, who he went to school with, and who has been managing Cassandra's property for years, along with Cassandra's daughter Sofie, and Van's mother, Nan. Aster is skeptical of Cassandra's claims of supernatural gifts. Cassandra arrives with a new acolyte in tow: Summer. Summer is recovering from a traumatic past – she seeks Cassandra's healing abilities; searching for structure, order, stability, and meaning. Van and Aster are both drawn to Summer. Sofie has developed a crush on Aster – attracted to his stories of the wider world. Aster is wracked by guilt and loneliness. Aster agrees to

SUBMIT TO

Cassandra's therapy methods – as part of his documentary. Nan warns Cassandra that finances are unravelling. Sofie confides in Summer (through a therapy exercise) that she has feelings for Aster. Van confesses his newfound love to Summer: he is awkward and stumbling. Summer begins to feel trapped by Cassandra – and overwhelmed by all of the desire she is attracting. Cassandra is beset by spiritual darkness and demands to be the center of attention – she demands total devotion and purity from Summer. Summer engages in a therapy exercise with Aster to try to rid herself of feelings for him – it backfires; they kiss. They agree to forget it ever happened. Cassandra announces that she has received a revelation: the Ranch must be sold to finance something greater. Van is outraged – he had previously donated the land, the facilities, years of work to Cassandra's cause. He denounces Cassandra as a fraud and wails over wasted years. Cassandra insists that he engage in a healing session with her. In the session, she orders him to shoot her. He resists – then finally on her urging, relents. He pulls the trigger. The gun does not fire. Cassandra declares this a miracle; she explains that this action has purged the darkness from Van's heart – and revealed his total commitment to her. Van acquiesces – and agrees to the sale of the ranch. Cassandra tells Aster that part of the sale of the ranch will go towards fully financing his documentary. Aster accepts the money in the presence of Van. It is Van's final defeat. Summer confesses to Aster that she has lost her faith in Cassandra. Aster says she should leave with him. She rejects him with clarity – knowing her place is in the desert. Cassandra leaves with Nan in tow – headed to see a larger plot in Florida. Summer is leaving with her. She says goodbye to Aster, kissing him again. Aster destroys his recordings, then leaves. Sofie and Van gaze out on the desert. Sofie is optimistic. They will find another patch of desert, one without prophets or grifters – and make it bloom anew.

Actors of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition for all roles.

SEEKING

CASSANDRA (F) Late 30s - Early 50s - a powerful charismatic leader and spiritual advisor. Magnetic, vibrant, seductive, sharp.

NAN (F) 50s - 60s. Strong. Grounded. Loyal to Cassandra. Mother to Van.

ASTER (M) 30s - 40s - a documentary journalist; films and podcasts. An artist and idealist; worn down by life.

VAN (M) 40s - Has dedicated his life to Cassandra. Fighting back disillusionment. Son of Nan. Strongly opinionated. Simmering regrets. Defeated Romantic.

SUMMER (F) 20s - 30s - Cassandra's new acolyte. A seeker with a deep past. Strong fragility. Living moment to moment.

SOFIE (F) 18 - 24 - Cassandra's daughter. Bright-eyed. Fierce. Smoldering. Plain-looking. Kind. Secretly in love with Aster.