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

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

Sunday, November 16, 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:

Audition Appointment 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’ death
• First, Second, Third, and Fourth Soldiers in Brutus’ 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