DEAD GIRL'S QUINCEANERA Equity Principal Actors - Goodman Theatre Auditions

DEAD GIRL'S QUINCEANERA - Chicago EPA

Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Friday, April 10, 2026
Goodman Theatre
170 N Dearborn St
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Chicago, IL 60601-3205
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Please check in with the Guest Services Desk on 1st floor.

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

LORT Non-Rep Artistic Director: Susan V Booth
$973 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Line Producer & BOLD Artistic Producer: Malkia Stampley

SEEKING

Playwright: Phanésia Pharel
Equity actors for roles in DEAD GIRL'S QUINCEANERA (See breakdown).
Expected to attend:
World Premiere
Director: Melia Bensussen
Casting Director: Lauren Port
Casting Coordinator: Grace Dolezal-Ng
Casting Assistant: Angelena Browne
A co-production with Hartford Stage and Barrington Stage.

OTHER DATES

All roles will be understudied for the Goodman leg. See breakdown for production specific dates.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1 or 2 contemporary monologues, up to 2-minutes total in length.

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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

DEAD GIRL'S QUINCEANERA

Barrington Stage (St. Germain Theatre/LORT D)
Artistic Director: Alan Paul
Associate Artistic Director: Branden Huldeen
First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026

First Preview: August 5, 2026
Opening: August 9, 2026
Closing: August 29, 2026

Goodman Theatre (Owen Theater/LORT D)
First Rehearsal: September 15, 2026
First Preview: September 26, 2026
Opening: October 5, 2026
Closing: November 1, 2026
Possible Extension Closing: November 8, 2026

Hartford Stage (LORT B)
Artistic Director: Melia Bensussen
Associate Artistic Director: Zoë Golub-Sass
First Rehearsal: February 16, 2027
First Preview: March 5, 2027
Opening: March 12, 2027
Closing: March 28, 2027

CASTING NOTES: None of these girls are kiddie, the play dies in the world of kiddie, and they all have a sense of humor, and a lust for life. Energy, laughter, curiosity abound in all four. Actors must be available for all three runs.

SEEKING:

Salma: 18+ to play two days away from fifteen. Latina. Brainy, anxious, always on the go. Not an ounce of the sentimental in that smart mind. Salma is the driver of the play and investigation. Powerful and harsh. We must feel the genuine capacity to be scared of her. A surprise in the play is her heart. It's huge. She loves like no one else but covers that like mad until she doesn’t.

Este: 18+ to play six months away from fifteen. Latina. Underdog. At the top of the play, she has yet to step into her power - she is a very smart young woman. Este is an immigrant and the only immigrant out of the four girls. The only working-class member of the team, and someone for whom English is a second language.

Phoebe: 18+ to play three months into sixteen. Afro-Latina. Phoebe is a softer but formidable opponent to Salma. A bad case of good girl syndrome, she hides her power through her politeness and care. But the fierceness is there.

Maria: 18+ to play fifteen. Latina. Maria is the big reveal! There's more to la niña bonita than meets the eye. She is the glue of this group. No rosy-eyed glasses for her, she sees everything clearly in her life and sees her friends clearly as well.