CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER 2026-27 SEASON Equity Principal Actors - Central Square Theater Auditions

CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER 2026-27 SEASON - CAMBRIDGE, MA EPA

Central Square Theater | Cambridge, MA

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AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Ave
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Cambridge, MA 02139-4106

BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM

PERSONNEL

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

APPOINTMENTS

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Please email
Auditions@Centralsquaretheater.org to schedule a slot with Artistic Director, Lee Mikeska Gardner.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

CONTRACT

$677 weekly minimum (NEAT 6)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Central Square Theater 2026-27 Season (see breakdown). An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1-2 contemporary monologues of your choice. For WORKING, please bring 1 song and one monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

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.

BREAKDOWN

CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER 2026-27 SEASON

Eleanor
by Mark St. Germain
Directed by Bryn Boice
Eleanor - This role is cast
First rehearsal - Aug 18, 2026
First performance - Sept. 10
Press opening - Sept. 12
Closes - Oct. 4

The Getaway Driver
by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston - rolling premiere with Trinity Rep and Northern Stage
Directed by Curt Columbus
First rehearsal - October 20
First performance - October 29
Press opening - October 31
Closes - Nov. 22 or 29

SEEKING:

Katherine Power - this role is cast. A woman in her early 40s.
Clare Schroeder - this role is cast. A woman in her early 40s.

Arcadia
by Tom Stoppard
First rehearsal - January 12, 2027
Tech starts - January 30
First performance - February 4
Press opening - February 6
Closes - February 28 or March 7 or March 14

SEEKING:

Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, later sixteen
Septimus Hodge, her tutor, aged twenty-two, later twenty-five
Jellaby, a butler, middle-aged
Ezra Chater, a poet, aged thirty-one
Richard Noakes, a landscape architect, middle-aged
Lady Croom, middle thirties
Captain Brice, RN, middle thirties
Hannah Jarvis, an author, late thirties
Chłoë Coverly, aged eighteen
Bernard Nightingale, a don, late thirties
Valentine Coverly, aged twenty-five to thirty
Gus Coverly, aged fifteen, doubles as Augustus Coverly, aged fifteen

WORKING
Adapted by Nina Faso & Stephen Schwartz
Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, and James Taylor
From the book by Studs Terkel
Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
First rehearsal - March 9, 2027
First performance - April 1
Press opening - April 3
Closes - April 25

SEEKING:

Man 1 - This role is cast Mason Solo / Frank Decker et al
Man 2 - This role is cast Joe Zutty, a retiree et al
Man 3 - E3 - B4 (Tenor) Freddy Gomez, a fast food worker et al
Woman 1 - This role is cast Kate Rushton, a housewife et al
Woman 2 - A3 - B4 (Mezzo-Soprano / Alto) Grace Clements, millworker et al
Woman 3 - F#3 - C5 (Alto / Character Belt) Rose Hoffman, schoolteacher et al

The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Eric Tucker
First rehearsal - May 4, 2027
First performance - June 3
Press opening - June 5
Closes - June 27

SEEKING:

Track 1, this role is cast - Male presenting, 30 - 40, doubles in multiple roles.
Track 2, this role is cast - Male presenting, 50 - 60, doubles in multiple roles.
Track 3, this role is cast - Female presenting, 35-45, doubles in multiple roles.