Thursday, February 26, 2026
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St, 16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Independent Theatre Contract
Producing Artistic Director: Roy Steinberg
$538 weekly minimum
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
Equity actors for roles in Cape May Stage's 2026 Season (see breakdown). Cape May Stage encourages all actors of all backgrounds to share their work. EPA procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Please prepare a monologue under two minutes that suggests the character you would like to play. Those auditioning for Murder for Two should be prepared to play the piano and sing something that suggests the style of the play or a selection from The American Songbook. Also 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.
Housing Notes: Housing is provided with every actor having a private room with shared spaces like living room, kitchen, and restrooms. We supply all bed linens and towels plus all kitchen wares. The house is heated and air conditioned with Wiâfi, washer/dryer, television, and a stipend for Uber to get into town as well as back and forth to the theater. There is no smoking at the company house, and no pets are permitted. We reimburse for transportation from New York upon arrival.
Written by Heidi Schreck
Directed by Roy Steinberg
Rehearses: May 19, 2026
Opens: June 4, 2026
Closes: June 28, 2026
We play Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Monday and Tuesday are off.
HEIDI – female, mid 40s, intelligent, an activist, great comic timing, improv background helpful, native of Wenatchee, Washington, of German descent.
LEGIONNAIRE – male, 35+, plays veteran from American Legion Post #10, Wenatchee, Washington in 1989 plus contemporary gay friend, MIKE.
DEBATER – female high school student (15ish), strong, confident, verbal, intelligent. Any ethnicity.
Written by Michelle Kholos Brooks and Kelly Younger
Directed by Josh Iacovelli
Rehearses: June 30, 2026
Opens: July 16, 2026
Closes: August 23, 2026
We play Tuesday through Sunday evenings with no matinees. Monday is off.
PEG – female, 70s, Irish-American, sweet, naïve, conservative, a birdwatcher, comic.
IRVING – male, 70s, down to earth, East Coast Jewish, comic, tender-hearted, romantic.
Written by Jose Rivera
Directed by Roy Steinberg
Rehearses: August 25, 2026
Opens: September 10, 2026
Closes: October 18, 2026
We play Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Monday and Tuesday are off.
STACY – female, 30s, fit, alert, has ease and is charming, great verbal ability – a robot.
AISLIN – female, 75, feisty lifelong New Yorker living in East Village, fighter, Croatian/Irish descent.
Written by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair
Directed by Roy Steinberg
Rehearses: November 3, 2026
Opens: November 19, 2026
Closes: December 27, 2026
We play Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Monday and Tuesday are off. Auditioners should be prepared to play the piano and sing.
MARCUS MOSCOWICZ – male, 30s, detective, boyish charm, plays piano well and sings.
TEN SUSPECTS – male, plays multiple characters who are suspects, great comic timing, plays piano well and sings.
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