COME FROM AWAY Equity Principal Actors - Virginia Repertory Theatre Auditions

COME FROM AWAY - Richmond, VA EPA

Virginia Repertory Theatre | Richmond, VA

Notice: Audition • Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Monday, March 30, 2026

November Theatre
114 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM (E)

Lunch: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Rehearsal Hall. Please utilize street parking and follow posted signs.

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
https://forms.gle/18garrhG2RafA2no6

Expected to attend:

• Rick Hammerly: Director and Artistic Director
• Ellie Kahn: Music Director

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract

OTHER DATES

$724 weekly minimum

Rehearsals begin: May 11, 2026

Performance run: June 18 - August 2, 2026

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in COME FROM AWAY (see breakdown). Visit
www.virginiarep.org.

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

In casting COME FROM AWAY, Virginia Repertory Theatre endeavors to be as inclusive as possible. We invite all performers, including gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors, to audition for the roles they most identify with. 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.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 32 bars of either a story/acting-driven song or something from the COME FROM AWAY score. An accompanist will be provided — please bring sheet music in the proper key. You will also be given a monologue to prepare; monologues will be shared, with instructions, after appointments are scheduled. Memorization is not required, but familiarity is encouraged.

COME FROM AWAY

CLAUDE

Male identifying, 40s–60s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: up to G4. The gregarious and well-loved Mayor of Gander, Newfoundland. Claude loves his town, the people in it, and the comfort of his daily routine. A natural leader whose warmth and optimism help guide the town through crisis.

BONNIE

Female identifying, 30s–40s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: up to B4. A practical, no-nonsense mother of three and the head of the Gander SPCA. Bonnie works tirelessly to care for the animals left aboard the grounded planes.

BEULAH

Female identifying, 40s–60s, open ethnicity. The welcoming and compassionate head of the Gander Legion, with a firefighter son. Beulah becomes a source of comfort to many, forming a meaningful friendship with Hannah.

OZ

Male identifying, 30s–50s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: up to G4. The quirky constable in Gander’s two-person police force. Friendly and compassionate, Oz is a helper by nature and plays an important role in supporting the community.

JANICE

Female identifying, 20s–30s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: up to E5. An eager and inexperienced local TV reporter. On her first day on the job, Janice is suddenly thrust into covering an unprecedented global event.

BEVERLY / ANNETTE

Female identifying, 50s–60s, White. Vocal range: up to C#5.

BEVERLY: The first female captain for American Airlines. Confident, capable, and passionate about flying.

ANNETTE: A local teacher at Gander Academy and mother who helps care for stranded passengers.

DIANE

Female identifying, 50s–60s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: down to D5. A traditional divorcee from Texas. Diane grows increasingly anxious as she fears her son may have been flying during the attacks.

NICK / DOUG

Male identifying, 50s–60s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: up to E4.

NICK: An English oil engineer focused on his work and routine whose life changes when he meets Diane. English accent required.

DOUG: An air traffic controller married to Bonnie who does his best to help both his wife and the stranded animals.

KEVIN T / GARTH

Male identifying, 30s–50s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: up to G4.

KEVIN T: A confident and somewhat controlling traveler.

GARTH: The head of the local union representing the bus drivers.

KEVIN J

Male identifying, 30s–50s, MENASA (Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian). Kevin T’s boyfriend and assistant. Intelligent, sarcastic, and increasingly frustrated, Kevin wants to leave Gander as soon as possible.

BOB

Male identifying, 20s–40s, Black. A hardened New Yorker who is suspicious of where he’s landed and slow to trust the hospitality around him.

HANNAH

Female identifying, 40s–60s, open ethnicity. Vocal range: up to E5. The mother of a firefighter in Manhattan. While waiting for news about her son, Hannah forms a deep and supportive friendship with Beulah.