Cape May Stage 2026 Season - NYC EPA Revised
Cape May Stage | Cape May, NJ
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Due to anticipated weather-related travel delays, the Actors' Equity New York Audition Center theatre has rescheduled this audition to a later date. 165 W 46th St, 16th Fl, New York, NY 10036. Members who had appointments for February 26 will have the same appointments for March 11.
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (E)
Expected to attend: Producing Artistic Director: Roy Steinberg
Lunch: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. See breakdown for production-specific rehearsal and performance dates.
Independent Theatre Contract
$538 weekly minimum
EPA procedures are in effect for this audition. Equity actors are sought for roles in Cape May Stage's 2026 season (see breakdown). An Equity Monitor will be provided. Cape May Stage encourages actors of all backgrounds to share their work. 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 inclusion. 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.
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 a headshot and resume stapled together.
Housing Notes: Housing is provided. Every actor will have a private room with shared spaces such as a living room, kitchen, and restrooms. Bed linens, towels, and kitchen wares are supplied. The house is heated and air-conditioned and includes WiâFi, washer/dryer, television, and a stipend for Uber to get into town as well as travel to and from the theater. No smoking or pets are permitted in the company house. Transportation from New York upon arrival will be reimbursed.
Written by: Heidi Schreck
Directed by: Roy Steinberg
Rehearses: May 19, 2026
Opens: June 4, 2026
Closes: June 28, 2026
Performances: 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 a veteran from American Legion Post #10, Wenatchee, Washington in 1989, plus a contemporary gay friend, MIKE.
DEBATER – female high school student (approx. 15); 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
Performances: 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
Performances: Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Monday and Tuesday are off.
STACY – female, 30s; fit, alert, charming, with great verbal ability – a robot.
AISLIN – female, 75; feisty lifelong New Yorker living in the East Village; fighter; of 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
Performances: 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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