Capital Stage Company | Sacramento, CA
Friday, May 30, 2025
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (P)
To schedule an audition appointment please email:
casting@capstage.org with your availability.
SPT
$605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in Capital Stage's 2025-2026 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare two contrasting monologues totaling no more than 3-minutes. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Shotgun Players Studios
1201 University Ave
Berkeley, CA 94703
Michael Stevenson: Artistic Director - Director, THE LEHMAN TRILOGY and THE SOUND INSIDE
Anthony D'Juan: Director, FAT HAM
Dena Martinez: Director, ESPEJOS: CLEAN
Jeffery Lo: Director, 2 KIDS THAT BLOW SHIT UP
Expected to attend:
Michael Stevenson: Artistic Director - Director, THE LEHMAN TRILOGY and THE SOUND INSIDE
Tony Gabrielson: Production and Company Manager
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
capstage.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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Audition Call Type: EPA
Written By: Stefano Massini
First Rehearsal: 08/05/2025
Previews: 08/27-29/2025
Opening: 08/30/2025
Closing: 09/28/2025
Henry Lehman: The eldest brother, portrayed as a go-getter and the driving force behind the family's early success in Montgomery, Alabama. He sadly dies young, but his entrepreneurial spirit sets the foundation for the family's future ventures.
Emanuel Lehman: The middle brother, characterized as pragmatic and a philanthropist. He played a crucial role in the family's expansion and eventual move to New York City.
Mayer Lehman: The youngest brother, often depicted as a mediator and conciliator between his older brothers. He was instrumental in maintaining the family's business relationships and ensuring its continued success.
Descendants: The play follows the Lehman family through several generations, including their children and grandchildren, such as Herbert Lehman, Philip Lehman, and Robert Bobby Lehman.
Various wives, partners, and employees: The play also features a multitude of other characters, including wives, business partners, stockbrokers, and employees, contributing to the complex tapestry of the Lehman Brothers' story.
Written By: Jonathan Spector
First Rehearsal: 09/23/2025
Previews: 10/15-17/2025
Opening: 10/18/2025
Closing: 11/16/2025
DON: Early 60s. White. Head of school. A calming presence. Has worked hard to become the man he is. From New England, moved to Berkeley in the mid-80s chasing the last gasp of hippie-dom. Started in education as a music teacher, and on difficult days fantasizes about going back to it. Has lived with his partner in the same rented in-law unit for 25 years. She makes pottery. They do silent meditation retreats at Esalen three times a year. No kids.
SUZANNE: Mid-50s. White. Warm and gracious. Moved to Berkeley after college when her then-boyfriend now-husband started graduate school at UC Berkeley. Raising her family and nurturing the school are her life's work and fully entwined. Once her youngest was in school, she started working part-time as a life coach after being encouraged to it by so many friends who she’d helped through difficult times. Has a home worth four million dollars (though she’ll tell you it was much much much cheaper when they bought it) but thinks of herself as “comfortable” rather than “wealthy.” Mother of Sebastian, Arlo, Izzy, Juniper, Tompkins, and Walden.
CARINA: Early 40s, Black or biracial. A joiner. Her parents were in the Foreign Service. She grew up overseas and had gone to eight different schools by the time she graduated from high school. This made her skilled at landing in a new environment, figuring out the rules, and putting other people at ease. Her wife is from Berkeley and always wanted to come back, so they moved nine months ago from the East Coast. Isn’t sure how much she loves living here, but is working hard to convince herself she does, because her wife never wants to leave. She’s worked for nonprofits her whole professional life, so has spent A LOT of time in board meetings. And dealing with well-intentioned white people. Mother of Victor.
MEIKO: Mid-30s, Biracial Japanese/White (describes herself as Hapa). Berkeley native. Wry sense of humor. Went to UC Berkeley and has never lived anywhere else or wanted to. A landscape architect, which she’s good at but a little bored by. A year after the end of a tortured on-again off-again eight-year relationship, became a single mother by choice, of Olivia. When her daughter was young, Meiko’s mother was effectively a co-parent, but less so now. Would like to have another child but feels like she’s too old to think about doing it alone, again.
ELI: Mid-30s, White. Jewish or half-Jewish. Oblivious but well-meaning. From Southern California, went to Stanford and then straight into working at a tech start-up. Cashed out three years ago and has been in search of how to occupy his time and exercise his mind. An expert pickler, competitive rock climber, manager of family wealth. Went through an intense Ayn Rand phase in college, which now fills him with shame, but which he has also never fully shaken. When he and his wife first decided to open up their marriage, they spent many hours in therapy making sure they were approaching it in a thoughtful and intentional way. But that was a long time ago. Father of Tobias.
Written By: Lauren Gunderson
First Rehearsal: 11/11/2025
Previews: 12/03-05/2025
Opening: 12/06/2025
Closing: 12/28/2025
Possible Extension: 01/04/2026
Anthony: a boy of 17. African-American. Neat and poised for his age. A student, team player and nice guy. Not great around girls. Takes homework seriously and cannot figure out Caroline.
Caroline: a girl of 17. White. Wears comfy clothes and does not expect company. She is sick but mostly looks frumpy. She is cynical, over it, does not let a stray feeling near the surface.
Written By: Adam Rapp
First Rehearsal: 01/06/2026
Previews: 01/28-30/2026
Opening: 01/31/2026
Closing: 03/01/2026
Bella Baird: A brilliant but isolated Ivy-League professor. Initially seeking a collaborative partner, her motives evolve as she faces her own health crisis. She is drawn to Christopher's talent and the potential for a story that transcends her own limitations.
Christopher: A brilliant and mysterious student. Driven by a desire to create something meaningful and leave a mark on the world. His motivations are shrouded in mystery, and his relationship with Bella leads to a complex and unsettling dynamic.
Written By: James Ijames
First Rehearsal: 02/24/2026
Previews: 03/18-20/2026
Opening: 03/21/2026
Closing: 04/19/2026
JUICY – is thicc. 20–21, Black. He’s beautiful. He is lonely. He is smart. A kind of Hamlet.
TEDRA – is Juicy’s mother. 45–50, Black. She is a good mother. A kind of Gertrude.
REV – is Tedra’s husband. 45–50, Black. Her dead ex-husband’s brother. Pig farmer and pit master. Electric. A kind of Claudius. Doubles as PAP.
OPAL – is one of Juicy’s only friends. 19–20, Black. She loves Juicy and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.
LARRY – a boy that is attracted to Juicy. 21–23, Black. A marine. Trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret. Awkward. A kind of Laertes.
RABBY – is Larry and Opal’s mother. 40–45, Black. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy but honestly, she just wants to drink and praise the Lord. A kind of Polonius.
PAP – is the ghost of Juicy’s father. Appears 45ish, Black. Was in prison for killing someone ‘cause their breath stank, ‘til he got shanked on the way to dinner. A kind of Hamlet’s Father. Doubles as REV.
TIO – is clever. 20–40, Black or Afro-Latinx. Juicy’s cousin. Oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.
Written By: Christine Quintana
Spanish translation and adaptation By: Paula Zelaya Cervantes
Escrita por Christine Quintana
Traducción y adaptación por Paula Zelaya Cervantes
First Rehearsal: 04/14/2026
Previews: 05/06-08/2026
Opening: 05/09/2026
Closing: 06/07/2026
All of Adriana’s text is performed in Spanish, and all of Sarah’s text is performed in English, with the scenes between them in English. All text is subtitled in the respective language.
Nota sobre el idioma: Todo el texto de Adriana se representa en español, y todo el texto de Sarah se representa en inglés, con las escenas entre ellas en inglés. Todo el texto está subtitulado en el idioma respectivo.
ADRIANA: Tries to be present. She is immaculate, wearing a crisp pantsuit, perfect jewelry, everything neat.
SARAH: Tries to be good. Despite the mess, is tougher than she looks. She never cries until page 60.
Written By: Carla Ching
First Rehearsal: 06/02/2026
Previews: 06/24-26/2026
Opening: 06/27/2026
Closing: 07/26/2026
Max and Diana are two children whose lives are intertwined by a shared experience: their parents' affair. They initially meet at age 9, when they are forced to play together while their parents have an affair. The play explores their complex relationship and the challenges they face in navigating childhood and adolescence, particularly their struggles with vulnerability and the impact of their parents' behavior on their lives.
Diana: Character ages from 9-37. Female. Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. Rebellious, artistic, possibly more outspoken than Max.
Max: Character ages from 9-37. Male. Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. Compliant, possibly less rebellious than Diana.
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