Dorset Theatre Festival 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - Dorset Theatre Festival Auditions

Dorset Theatre Festival 2026 Season - Dorset, VT

Dorset Theatre Festival | Dorset, VT

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, March 19, 2026 — Dorset Playhouse
104 Cheney Rd, Dorset, VT 05251-0519
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E). Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Enter through box office door.

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment please contact Will Rucker, Executive Artistic Director, at
casting@dorsettheatrefestival.org no later than 9:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Expected to attend: Will Rucker, Executive Artistic Director. See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

CONTRACT

OTHER DATES

SPT — See breakdown for production-specific dates.
$697 weekly minimum (SPT 7).

OTHER

dorsettheatrefestival.org

Equity actors for roles in Dorset Theatre Festival's 2026 Season (see breakdown). These auditions will take place in Dorset, Vermont. Appointments in NYC will not be available.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 1–3 minute contemporary monologue of your choice. 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 — Dorset Theatre Festival 2026 Season

DECEIVED

Based on the play Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton
Adapted by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson
Directed by Jackson Gay

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
First Tech: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Preview: Friday, June 19, 2026
Opening: Saturday, June 20, 2026
Closing: Saturday, July 4, 2026

SEEKING:

• BELLA — A young married woman, about 25, with possibly a nervous disposition. Bella loves and trusts her husband and only begins to doubt his sincerity when circumstances force her to do so. As the story progresses, she must accept a new reality and find a strength — and cunning — she didn't know she had.
• JACK — Bella’s husband, 35–40, debonair and charming. Jack is the most loving, sympathetic and supportive partner he could possibly be, or so it seems for most of the play.
• ELIZABETH — The housekeeper, 50s–60s, hard of hearing. A lifetime in service has taught her to remain as dutiful and discreet as possible, and to keep her opinions to herself except in extreme circumstances.
• NANCY — The young housemaid, her eye on the main chance. Smart and perceptive, she thinks she sees an opportunity to outsmart everyone.

THE UNDERSTUDY

Written and Directed by Theresa Rebeck

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
First Tech: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Preview: Friday, July 10, 2026
Opening: Saturday, July 11, 2026
Closing: Saturday, July 18, 2026

SEEKING:

• ROXANNE — An overwrought Broadway stage manager.
• JAKE — A B-list action star now appearing in a new Franz Kafka play on Broadway.
• HARRY — A down-on-his-luck actor hired to be Jake’s understudy.

ADVICE

By Brent Askari
Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
First Tech: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Preview: Friday, July 31, 2026
Opening: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Closing: Saturday, August 15, 2026

SEEKING:

• JOY — Female-presenting. Corporate lawyer. Late 30s–50s.
• RON — Male-presenting. History professor. Late 30s–50s.
• GARY — Male-presenting. Office Manager. New author. Late 30s–50s.

LOBBY HERO

By Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
First Tech: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Preview: Friday, August 21, 2026
Opening: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Closing: Saturday, September 5, 2026

SEEKING:

• JEFF — A uniformed security guard, late 20s.
• WILLIAM — Captain of security at a Manhattan apartment building, late 20s.
• BILL — A uniformed policeman, around 30.
• DAWN — Bill’s rookie partner, early 20s.