FOLLIES — Principal Actors Auditions

FOLLIES - NYC EPA

Shakespeare Theatre Company | Washington, DC

Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, September 11, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1320 weekly minimum (LORT B+)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in FOLLIES (See

BREAKDOWN

Co-Production with Signature Theatre

All Roles will be Understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short monologue and/or short musical theatre song of your choosing (no longer than 2 1/2 minutes total). An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a copy of your headshot and resume stapled all four corners back-to-back. Always bring your equity card to EPAs.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Goldman
Director: Matthew Gardiner
Music Director: Jon Kalbfleisch
Choreographer: Rachel Leigh Dolan

Expected to attend:
Charlotte Sandor: Resident Casting Director, Signature Theatre

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, April 20, 2027
1st Preview: Tuesday, May 18th, 2027
Closing: Sunday, June 20th, 2027

OTHER

Venue: Harman Hall

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

Equity's

CONTRACT

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

FOLLIES

[SALLY DURANT PLUMMER]: (She/her, 50s) Soprano. The youngest of the former Follies. Still remarkably like the girl she was thirty years ago, but haunted by the realities of marrying a man she didn't love. Needy and delusional at times, and hopelessly in love with Ben. Dance skills required, tap a plus.

[PHYLLIS ROGERS STONE]: (She/her, 50s) Mezzo Soprano. Stylish and intelligent. A woman who made her husband her life, the journey has hardened her and replaced the traces of life with cold sophistication and poise. Dance skills required, tap a plus.

[BUDDY PLUMMER]: (he/him, 50s) Baritenor. Withered and charismatic – the quintessential travelling salesman, married to Sally and haunted and agitated by the knowledge that she loves his old friend, Ben.

[BENJAMINE STONE]: (he/him, 50s) Baritenor. Distinguished. Successful. Authoritative. A man bent on success from a young age who has achieved it and now realizes the toll it had on personal relationships. Married Phyllis but wonders what could have been.

[YOUNG SALLY]: (she/her, 20-25) Soprano. A younger version of the adult Sally. Petite and Sweet-faced like an old film star. Bubbly. Adventurous. Wants it all but may not have the patience or drive to wait for it. An excellent dancer. Tap required.

[YOUNG PHYLLIS]: (She/her, 20-25) Soprano. A younger version of Phyllis, when she was an energetic and naïve Follies girl. With all the drive and none of the sophistication of the adult Phyllis. An excellent dancer. Tap required.

[YOUNG BUDDY]: (he/him, 20-25) Tenor. A younger version of the Buddy we see today. Charismatic and lively, a man who knows how to have fun. Loves Sally blindly and wants to give her the world.

[YOUNG BEN]: (he/him, 20-25) Tenor. A not yet fully realized version of the man we see before us today, he is driven and intelligent but not quite so distinguished and not yet frightened by his success.

[STELLA DEEMS]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her, 50s to 60s) Alto with Mezzo notes. Half of a former performing duo with her husband, but they gave it up to open general store in Miami. Loves life and has led a good one. Dance skills required, tap a plus.

[MAX DEEMS]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (he/him, 50s to 60s) Half of a former performing duo with his wife, Stella, but they gave it up to open a general store in Miami. Loves life and has led a good one.

[CARLOTTA CAMPION]: (she/her, 50s-60s) A former Follies dancer turned movie star – knows all the ins and outs of show-business. The kind of woman who has seen everything and is proud to be standing where she is. Dance skills required, tap a plus.

[SANDRA CRANE]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her, 50s) Mezzo-Soprano. A former Follies dancer. Dance skills required, tap a plus.

[DEEDEE WEST]: (she/her, 50s) Mezzo-Soprano. A former Follies dancer. Dance skills required, tap a plus.

[EMILY WHITMAN]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her, 60s to 70s) Alto with Mezzo notes. Tiny and bright; still loves to dance and teaches it with her husband. Dance skills required.

[THEODORE WHITMAN]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (he/him, 60s to 70s) Baritone. A tiny, bright and papery man. Married to Emily, who together, teach dance together. Dance skills required.

[HATTIE WALKER]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her, 60s to 70s) Alto with Mezzo notes. An appealingly tough, no-nonsense lady. A former Follies girl from the earlier years of the shows. She has married several times and always to the same type: the bad boy.

[SOLANGE LA FITTE]: (she/her, 60s to 70s) Mezzo Soprano. A French fashionista. Very much still alive and enjoying it, she is a perfume creator and seller. Has travelled the world but loves Paris more than any other place.

[HEIDI SCHILLER]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her, 70s to 80s) Soprano. The oldest of the former Follies dancers. An opera star with Viennese elegance. Still glamorous and respected, but alone and nostalgic.

[YOUNG HEIDI]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (she/her, 18-25) Soprano. A younger version of the Heidi we see today. Already glamorous and poised but has yet to grow into a sense of seniority.

[DIMITRI WEISSMAN]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (he/him, late 70s-80s) Spoken role. The producer of the Follies between the two World Wars and owner of the theater where the story takes place. Launched many careers, and married several times, but now, as his theater is being turned into a parking lot, he's alone.

[ROSCOE]: (he/him, 60s to 70s) An elderly showman with a majestic tenor voice who introduces the Follies girls as if no time has passed and they are still the glamorous showgirls of years ago.

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