ENGLISH Equity Actors - Various Producers Auditions

ENGLISH - Submit for NYC Appointment

Various Producers

CONTRACT

SPT / LORT Non-Rep
$945 weekly minimum (SPT 10) - TheaterWorks Hartford
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Long Wharf Theatre

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ENGLISH (See breakdown).
TheaterWorks Hartford and Long Wharf Theatre co-production.
Bass/Valle Casting encourages people of all races, ages, ethnicities, abilities, and gender identities to audition.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration at:
https://airtable.com/appn2YMZwPr9S5T2a/shrWUathGIutKHtWk.
Please submit by Monday, June 23rd, 2025, at 12pm ET (Noon).
Deadline: 06/23/2025

SUBMIT TO

PERSONNEL

• Artistic Director TWH: Rob Ruggiero
• Managing Director TWH: Jeff Griffin
• Producing Associate TWH: Kate J. Cudworth
• Artistic Director LWT: Jacob G. Padrón
• Associate Producer LWT: Kate Moore Heaney
• Director: Arya Shahi
• Playwright: Sanaz Toossi
• Casting: Bass/Valle Casting
• Casting Director: Gregory Jafari VanAcker, Gama Valle

OTHER DATES

NYC Audition Dates: 6/24/26 - 6/26/26

TheaterWorks Hartford:
First Rehearsal: 09/09/2025
Preview: 10/02/2025
Opening: 10/09/2025
Closing Date: 11/02/2025
Possible Extension: 11/09/2025

Long Wharf Theatre:
First Rehearsal: 1/6/26
Preview: 1/16/26
Opening: 1/22/26
Closing: 2/1/26
Possible Extension: 2/8/26

OTHER

TheaterWorks Hartford, Hartford, CT.
Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT.

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

ENGLISH

SYNOPSIS: “English Only is the mantra that rules one classroom in Iran, where four adult students prepare for the TOEFL — the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Sanaz Toossi’s intricate, hilarious, and profound ENGLISH is a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play recipient, Obie Award Winner for Best New American Play, and winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

SEEKING:

[ELHAM] 28-year-old, female-identifying Iranian med student living in Karaj, Iran. Aced her MCATS, but needs to pass the TOEFL to qualify as a paid teaching assistant, and time is running out. Has big dreams and is not afraid to be loud. Smart. Confident. Easily frustrated. Bulldozes through English. Very thick Iranian accent when meant to be speaking English. Farsi fluent.

[GOLI] 18-year-old, female-identifying Iranian student. Naive and full of life. Hopeful. Eager. Sometimes shy. Light, sweet accent when meant to be speaking English.

[MARJAN] 44-year-old, female-identifying Iranian teacher and mother living in Karaj, Iran. Was taught both American and British English. Lived in Britain for 9 years but returned to live in Iran. Wants her students to not just learn English, but to welcome it in as she does. Light accent when meant to be speaking English. Farsi fluent.

[OMID] 29-year-old, male-identifying Iranian student. Good-looking. Something of a showoff. Bold. Surprisingly advanced. Very light, almost imperceptible Iranian accent when meant to be speaking English.

[ROYA] 50s, female-identifying Iranian mother and grandmother living in Karaj, Iran. Dignified. Unflappable. Working to master English per son’s wishes in order to maintain closeness with her family, now living in Canada. Thick Iranian accent when meant to be speaking English.