Detroit Public Theatre 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Detroit Public Theatre Auditions

DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE 2026-27 SEASON - DETROIT, MI EPA

Detroit Public Theatre | Detroit, MI

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Detroit Public Theatre
3960 3rd Ave
Detroit, MI 48201
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Break 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free Street Parking available surrounding the theatre.

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment please email:
auditions@detroitpublictheatre.org
Expected to attend:
Courtney Burkett - Director - EUREKA DAY
Steve H. Broadnax III - Director - NACIREMA
Brian Marable - Director - DETROIT '67
Sarah Clare Corporandy - Producer
Sarah Winkler - Producer
Angie Ayriss - Stage Manager/Audition Facilitator

CONTRACT

SPT
$575 weekly minimum (SPT 4) - 2025-26 rate

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Detroit Public Theatre's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1 to 2 monologues of no more than 2 minutes in length total. 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.

BREAKDOWN

DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE 2026-27 SEASON

EUREKA DAY

First Rehearsal 8/24/26
Opening 9/26/26
Closing 10/25/26

SEEKING:

• 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.
• 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 (7).
• 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.
• SUZANNE - Already cast. 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 do 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.
• MEIKO - Already cast. 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.
• WINTER - Already Cast. 30s–50s, Person of Color. A parent.

DPT'S HOLIDAY CABARET

First Rehearsal 11/09/26
Opening 12/05/26
Closing 12/20/26

4 Singers: Already Cast. 18-80; any ethnicity. Actors bring themselves and their experiences to the production and will play a version of themselves in a lighthearted and irreverent celebration of the season.

THE NACIREMA SOCIETY REQUESTS THE HONOR OF YOUR PRESENCE AT A CELEBRATION OF THEIR FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS

First Rehearsal 1/25/27
Opening 2/27/27
Closing 3/27/27

SEEKING:

• GRACE DUBOSE DUNBAR, African American woman, age 60. Matriarch, the leading grande dame demanding perfection for her granddaughter’s debut, representing the traditional, elite establishment.
• GRACIE DUNBAR, her granddaughter, age 18. Debutante, granddaughter of Grace; she desires a future as a writer in New York rather than the narrow path expected of her.
• MARIE DUNBAR, her daughter-in-law, age 40.
• CATHERINE ADAMS GREEN, African American woman, age 65. Matriarch, Grace's counterpart, deeply invested in the social maneuvering, blackmail schemes, and keeping old secrets hidden.
• BOBBY GREEN, her grandson, age 21. Young Elite, Catherine’s grandson; he is coerced by his grandmother into pursuing a, for him, unwanted relationship with Gracie and threatens to cut him off if he disobeys.
• ALPHA CAMPBELL JACKSON, African American woman, age 40. Pivotal member of the society facilitating the, sometimes scandalous, events.
• LILLIE CAMPBELL JACKSON, her daughter, age 21. Pivotal member of the society facilitating the, sometimes scandalous, events.
• JANET LOGAN, African American woman, age 33. Reporter, a reporter from the New York Times, staying with the Dunbars to write a story on the society, acting as an insider/outsider catalyst for revealing secrets.
• JESSIE ROBERTS, African American woman, age 45. Grace Dunbar’s Maid, a non-verbal character whose masterful facial expressions and body language serve as a comic and observational anchor, often stealing scenes.

DETROIT '67 (Includes Performance Hiatus):

First Rehearsal 1/04/27
Opening 2/05/27
Closing 2/21/27
Hiatus - 2/22 - 3/21
Brush Up week 3/22/27
Opening 4/02/27
Closing 4/03/27

SEEKING:

• Chelle - Black woman, late 30s, strong, steadfast, firm, and not easily impressed. A widow, mother, and sister. A loving heart beneath her pride.
• Bunny - Black woman, mid-late 30s, fun, spunky, sexy, and joyful. A friend and sometimes a lover… Never lets nothin’ get her down.
• Caroline - White woman, late 20s/early 30s, beautiful, quiet strength, troubled, soft, and mysterious. There is a world of danger behind her eyes.
• Lank - Already Cast. Black man, early 30s, cool, loving, and charismatic. A dreamer. Has a special effect on women – but not a womanizer. Chelle’s younger brother.
• Sly - Already Cast. Black man, late 30s, hip, slick, and sweet-talking. An honest hustler and numbers man. Fiercely loyal. Lank’s best buddy.

THURGOOD

First Rehearsal 4/05/27
Opening 4/24/27
Closing 5/23/27

Thurgood Marshall: Already Cast. African American male, flexible age.