FAYDRA Equity Principal Actors - Manhattan Theatre Club Auditions
Manhattan Theatre Club
AUDITION DATE
Thursday, August 27, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CONTRACT
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in FAYDRA (See
BREAKDOWN
).PREPARATION
Actors should prepare EITHER a two-minute contemporary monologue, OR one of the provided Sides. A link to the optional Sides will be posted here by 8/21/26.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Playwright: Sarah Ruhl
Director: Les Waters
Casting Directors: David Caparelliotis & Kelly Gillespie
Casting Assistant: Malaika Fernandes
Expected to attend:
Casting Directors: David Caparelliotis, Kelly Gillespie
Casting Assistant: Malaika Fernandes
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: 1/5/27
Tech: 1/26/27
1st Preview: 2/2/27
Opening: on or about 2/25/27
Clear Through: 5/2/27
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity's
CONTRACT
s 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.
SYNOPSIS
Aphrodite aims her bow at Faydra and lets an arrow of love fly. Nothing is ever the same. Mostly because the object of Faydra's sudden, all-devouring lust is her soon-to-be stepson.
Academy Award winner Julianne Moore stars in this fearless world premiere that is a modern take on the classic Greek myth. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony® nominee Sarah Ruhl and directed by Tony nominee Les Waters, Faydra explores the impossibility of reconciling logic and longing – especially for a woman unwilling to deny desire.
SEEKING
(ROLES AND UNDERSTUDIES)
Faydra: [CAST: Julianne Moore] A middle-aged woman full of desire. Charismatic. Self-aware.
Theseus: [CAST] A middle-aged king and former hero who hasn't been close to his son. Loves power.
Hippolytus: His son, a pious vegan in his early 20s, born to an Amazon warrior, a worshipper of Artemis. Thinks that he doesn't care about power. Magnetic, but not initially conscious of his effect on Faydra. Any ethnicity.
Hairdresser: [CAST] Faydra's confidante. A good listener. Very invested in Faydra.
A Servant: Non-speaking role. Shoots an arrow of love at Faydra. Might be double cast with the Hairdresser.
