FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE 2026-27 SPRING SEASON — Principal Actors Auditions

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE 2026-27 SPRING SEASON - SARASOTA, FL EPA

Florida Studio Theatre | Sarasota, FL

Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, October 19, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email:
casting@floridastudiotheatre.org

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Florida Studio Theatre's 2026-27 Season (See

BREAKDOWN

).

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting monologues (one should be comedic) with a total audition time under 3 minutes.

LOCATION

Florida Studio Theatre
1239 N Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236-5602

Actual Address: 1241 N Palm Ave. Holding room - Bea Friedman Room

PERSONNEL

Executive Producer: Richard Hopkins
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Alexys Hatch
Casting Intern: Andrew Bellotti
Director: Timothy L'Ecuyer
Monitor: Roy Bavaro

See

BREAKDOWN

for production specific

PERSONNEL

.

OTHER DATES

See

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for production specific dates.

OTHER

www.floridastudiotheatre.org

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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.

BREAKDOWN

PRIMA FACIE

Written by: Suzie Miller
Director: Kate Alexander
Rehearsals begin: December 29, 2026
Previews: January 20 and January 21, 2027
Opens: January 22, 2027
Closes: February 21, 2027
Possible Extension: through May 2, 2027

SEEKING:

TESSA – Role is cast,

SEEKING

replacement. Female-presenting, 30s, any race/ethnicity. A top defense attorney who comes from a working-class family and has worked hard to rise to a higher echelon of professional prestige. Maintains the ironclad rules in the game of law and plays accordingly, until her whole belief-system comes crashing down around her.

This role will not be understudied.

TRIGGER WARNING: This show includes graphic depiction of date rape sexual assault.

ALEX EDELMAN'S JUST FOR US

Written by: Alex Edelman
Director: Timothy L'Ecuyer
Rehearsals begin: February 2, 2027
Previews: February 24 and February 25, 2027
Opens: February 26, 2027
Closes: March 28, 2027
Possible Extension: through May 2, 2027

SEEKING:

ALEX – Male-presenting, 34 years old, White and proudly Jewish. A scary-smart stand-up comedian and a target of Twitter-antisemitism that leads to a discovery. Charming in his silliness and willingness to invite the audience to laugh at him as much as with him. Challenges himself to hear both sides of a conversation — even when the other side says that his very way of life is the problem with America today.

This role will not be understudied.

A MIRROR

Written by: Sam Holcroft
Director: Timothy L'Ecuyer
Rehearsals begin: March 9, 2027
Previews: March 31 and April 1, 2027
Opens: April 2, 2027
Closes: April 18, 2027
Possible Extension: through May 5, 2027

Some roles will be understudied.

SEEKING:

TRACK 1: REAL ADEM / ČELIK / REGISTRAR – Male-presenting, 30s-50s, any race/ethnicity.

REAL ADEM – Older, front-lines veteran-turned-mechanic, driven by his belief that the truth must be told at all costs, sustained long-term loss of ability in his hands from the abuse of the Commission for Public Order, attempting to spark the flame of dissension.

ČELIK – Enjoys the privileges of his elite position, and barely conceals his aspirations to be Minister of Culture, while preaching the platitudes of the Ministry of Culture, sees himself as a benevolent hand slowly moving the needle, feels that the others should be grateful for his discernment of their value.

REGISTRAR – Older, distinguished, commands the room and keeps order during the wedding proceedings, leads the rest of the weddinggoers throughout the show.

TRACK 2: HARI / ADEM / GROOM – Male-presenting, late 20s-40s, any race/ethnicity.

HARI – Son of the Minister of Culture, rebellious, does not agree with his parents and their political ideals.

ADEM – Front-line veteran-turned-mechanic, fantastic memory for conversations, wants to try his hand at writing a play and tell the truths of everyday life and ultimately pays the price for it, does not understand the artificial truth that Čelik seeks to propagate.

GROOM – JOEL, a young groom, excited to marry his fiancé.

INTIMACY NOTE: Engages in intimacy staging with TRACK 3, including partially disrobing, kissing on the neck and mouth, and the initiating steps to implied theatrically depicted intercourse.

TRACK 3: MEI / BRIDE – Female-presenting, late 20s-40s, any race/ethnicity.

MEI – Front-line veteran and assistant in the Ministry of Culture. Prior to her new employment she did not have any context for the theatre, as she grows in her confidence she finds herself stirred by ADEM's writing, believes in an artist's imperative to highlight the truth.

BRIDE – LEYLA, a young bride, excited to marry her fiancé.

INTIMACY NOTE: Engages in intimacy staging with TRACK 2, including partially disrobing, kissing on the neck and mouth, and the initiating steps to implied theatrically depicted intercourse.

TRACK 4: BAX / BEST MAN – Male-presenting, 30s-40s, any race/ethnicity.

BAX – Playwright, struggling with alcoholism and grief after the loss of his wife, used to write more daring plays before ČELIK took him under his wing. The uncomfortable mirror of ADEM's writing forces him to confront his own complicity with the Ministry of Culture's agenda.

BEST MAN – Best friends with JOEL, guitarist and poor singer.

Other roles to be played by members of the company listed above, specific tracking to be determined:

SENIOR OFFICER AKA REAL ČELIK: Male-presenting, 30s-50s, any race/ethnicity. Previously of the Ministry of Culture, his career was ruined in the wake of ADEM's play but is given another chance to put down their political dissension as the newly minted Director of Public Prosecutions. Hardened, bitter, aggressive.

OFFICER PETROV: Male-presenting, 18+, any race/ethnicity. A high-ranking member of the Commission for Public Order. Abrupt and enamored of his own power.

AGENTS OF THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC ORDER (CPO): Male-presenting, 18+, any race/ethnicity. Rank and file law-enforcement. They function as a unit, devoid of empathy and individuality.

MUSICIAN: Any gender presentation, 18+, any race/ethnicity. Likely a guitar or keyboard player, but an exact determination will be made based on the musical ability of the actors.