Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - Colorado Shakespeare Festival Auditions

LOCATION

Denver University Department of Theatre - Johnson McFarlane Hall
1903 East Iliff Avenue
Denver, CO 80210
University campus (be prepared for associated congestion).

PERSONNEL

Kurt Mehlenbacher, Operations Manager
Expected to attend:
Timothy Orr: Producing Artistic Director
Wendy Franz: Managing Director

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

coloradoshakes.org

https://cupresents.org/2026-colorado-shakespeare-festival-auditions
Questions may be directed to the CSF Operations Manager, Kurt Mehlenbacher (kume5547exc@colorado.edu).
All rehearsals held indoors on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
The first and third productions will be performed in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre.
The second and fourth productions will be performed in the Roe Green Theatre (Indoors).
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, November 15, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (M)
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please fill out the following form:

Google Form
Deadline to apply is Monday, November 10, 2025, by 5pm MDT.
No phone calls, please.

CONTRACT

LOA
$836 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - Outdoor
$812 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - Indoor

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Colorado Shakespeare Festival's 2026 Season (See breakdown).
As a unit within the University of Colorado Boulder, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival is committed to building a culturally diverse community dedicated to contributing to an inclusive environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer.
2-show contracts are available and will span the corresponding length of the summer.
Actors must be willing to engage in non-traditional settings.
All roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two (2) contrasting classical monologues, no more than two (2) minutes in length total (1 min each). We request that one (1) be comedic and one (1) be dramatic.
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.

BREAKDOWN

Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2026 Season

Outdoor actor contracts run from Tuesday, May 12th through Sunday, August 2nd, 2026.
Indoor actor contracts run from Tuesday, May 19th through Sunday, August 2nd, 2026.

TWELFTH NIGHT

Written by William Shakespeare
First Rehearsal: 05/12/26
Opening: 06/07/26
Closing: 08/02/26
Outdoor

SEEKING:

Viola, a lady of Messaline
Olivia, an Illyrian countess
Maria, Olivia waiting-gentlewoman
Sir Toby Belch, Olivia’s kinsman
Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby’s companion
Malvolio, steward in Olivia’s household
Fool, Olivia’s jester, named Feste
Fabian, a gentleman in Olivia’s household
Orsino, duke of Illyria
Valentine, gentleman serving Orsino
Curio, gentleman serving Orsino
Sebastian, Viola’s brother
Antonio, friend to Sebastian
Captain
Priest
Two Officers
Lords, Sailors, Musicians, and other Attendants

JULIUS CAESAR

Written by William Shakespeare
First Rehearsal: 05/19/26
Opening: 06/14/26
Closing: 08/02/26
Indoor

SEEKING:

Julius Caesar
Calphurnia, Caesar’s wife
Servant to Caesar and Calphurnia
Marcus Brutus
Portia, Marcus Brutus’ wife
Lucius, Brutus’ and Portia’s servant
Caius Cassius, patrician who conspires against Caesar
Casca, patrician who conspires against Caesar
Cinna, patrician who conspires against Caesar
Decius Brutus, patrician who conspires against Caesar
Caius Ligarius, patrician who conspires against Caesar
Metellus Cimber, patrician who conspires against Caesar
Trebonius, patrician who conspires against Caesar
Cicero, a senator
Publius, a senator
Popilius Lena, a senator
Flavius, a tribune
Marullus, a tribune
Mark Antony, a ruler of Rome in Acts 4 and 5
Lepidus, a ruler of Rome in Acts 4 and 5
Octavius, a ruler of Rome in Acts 4 and 5
Servant to Antony
Servant to Octavius
Lucilius, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Titinius, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Messala, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Varro, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Claudius, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Young Cato, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Strato, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Volumnius, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Labeo (nonspeaking), member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Flavius (nonspeaking), member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Dardanus, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
Clitus, member of Brutus’ and Cassius’ army
A Carpenter
A Cobbler
A Soothsayer
Artemidorus
First, Second, Third, and Fourth Plebeians
Cinna the poet
Pindarus, slave to Cassius, freed upon Cassius’s death
First, Second, Third, and Fourth Soldiers in Brutus’s army
Another Poet
A Messenger
First and Second Soldiers in Antony’s army
Citizens, Senators, Petitioners, Plebeians, Soldiers

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

Based on the screenplay by Mark Norman & Tom Stoppard
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
First Rehearsal: 06/02/26
Opening: 06/28/26
Closing: 08/01/26
Outdoor

SEEKING:

Viola de Lesseps
William Shakespeare
Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe
Philip Henslowe
Lord Wessex
Ned Alleyn
Elizabeth I of England
Edmund Tilney
Richard Burbage
Nurse
Hugh Fennyman
Wabash
Sam

FRIENDS/ROMANS/COUNTRYMEN (World Premiere)

Written by David Davalos
First Rehearsal: 06/16/26
Opening: 07/12/26
Closing: 08/01/26
Indoor

SEEKING:

Virgil
Xenarchus
Julius Caesar
Decius Brutus
Casca
Calpurnia
Mark Antony
Marcus Brutus
Caius Cassius
Junia Secunda
Hestia
Lepidus
Trebonius
Metellus Cimber
Cinna
Artemidorus
Agrippa
Octavius Caesar
Canidius
Messala
Strato