Cleveland Play House 2025-26 Season Equity Principal Actors - Cleveland Play House Auditions

CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE 2025-26 SEASON - CLEVELAND, OH EPA

Cleveland Play House | Cleveland, OH

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please go to:

https://airtable.com/appFpfBaY76uUmBVG/shrYVPhVnz7iU5wQx.
A member of the casting team will confirm your audition time.

CONTRACT

• LORT Non-Rep
• $1051 weekly minimum (LORT C)
• $839 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Cleveland Play House's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown).
Understudies for the season have not yet been determined.

PREPARATION

Prepare two brief contrasting monologues totaling no more than three minutes.

LOCATION

Cleveland Play House Administration and Education Offices
1901 E. 13th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
5th Floor.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Nathan Henry Lilly, Director of Artistic Engagement
Kate Beckley, Artistic Programs Producer
See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

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

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

OUR TOWN

By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Mary Zimmerman

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Performances: Sunday, September 7, 2025 - Sunday, September 28, 2025
Allen Theatre, LORT C

SEEKING:

• Sam Craig
• Joe Crowell, Jr.
• Si Crowell
• Doc Gibbs
• Mrs. Gibbs
• Rebecca Gibbs
• Howie Newsome
• Mrs. Soames
• Simon Stimson
• Joe Stoddard
• Constable Warren
• Mr. Webb
• Mrs. Webb
• Wally Webb
• Professor Willard
• Lady in Box
• Man in Auditorium
• Woman in the Balcony

THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN SHOW

By Donald Steven Olson
Directed by Michael Barakiva

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Performances: Sunday, October 26, 2025 - Sunday, November 16, 2025
Outcalt Theatre, LORT D

SEEKING:

Myles Bell - a 50/60s, male-identifying character; sings, tap dances, and plays piano.

A CHRISTMAS STORY

By Philip Grecian
Directed by Jackson Gay

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Performances: Sunday, November 30, 2025 - Sunday, December 21, 2025
Allen Theatre, LORT C

SEEKING:

All Adult roles for this production have been cast.
Auditions for child actors will take place at a later date.

PRIMARY TRUST

By Eboni Booth
Directed by TBD

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Performances: Sunday, February 8, 2026 - Sunday, March 1, 2026
Outcalt Theatre, LORT D

SEEKING:

• Kenneth - a late 30s, male identifying, Black character.
• Bert - a late 30s-40s, male identifying, Black character.
• Corrina/Wally's Waiter/Bank Customers - a 30s-40s, female identifying, Black character.
• Clay/Sam/Le Pousselet Bartender - a 50s-60s, male identifying character, any race.

TARTUFFE

By Molière
Translation by Ranjit Bolt
Directed by Michael Barakiva

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Performances: Sunday, April 5, 2026 - Sunday, April 26, 2026
Outcalt Theatre, LORT D

SEEKING:

• Orgon - a wealthy patriarch with a boyish, naive quality. Late 40s-50s, male identifying character, any race.
• Tartuffe - a charismatic charlatan with the conviction of a Rasputin. 30s-60s, male identifying character, any race.
• Elmire - Orgon’s second wife, mid/late 20s, female identifying character, any race.
• Damis - Orgon’s son, 20s-30s, male identifying character, any race.
• Mariane - Orgon’s daughter, late teens/early 20s, female identifying character, any race.
• Mme. Pernelle - Orgon’s mother; conservative, pious, self-righteous. 60s-70s, female identifying character, any race.
• Valère - Mariane’s fiancé, 20s-30s, male identifying character, any race.
• Cléante - Elmire’s brother, late 30s-50s, male identifying character, any race.
• Laurent - Tartuffe’s acolyte, mid-30s-early 40s, male identifying character, any race.
• Flipote - Mme. Pernelle’s servant, 30s-50s, female identifying character, any race.
• Dorine - Mariane's maid, 20s-30s, female identifying character, any race.
• Monsieur Loyal - a bailiff, 30s-60s, male identifying character, any race.
• Officer of the Court - 30s-60s, male identifying character, any race.