Guthrie Theater 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Guthrie Theater Auditions

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Monday, March 30, 2026
Guthrie Theater
818 S 2nd St
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1252
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Classroom 1 & 2

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment please email:
casting@guthrietheater.org. Appointments will be taken until 5:00 PM on March 23 or until the slots are filled.

Expected to attend: Jennifer Liestman, Artistic Associate / Resident Casting Director.

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1,453 weekly minimum (LORT A)

$1,213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

Website:
www.guthrietheater.org

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Guthrie Theater's 2026–27 Season (see breakdown). An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. All roles will be understudied.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our work, including the casting of our plays. We seek to hire actors who reflect our world and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups and diverse backgrounds to audition. EOE/AA employer. Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

PREPARATION

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

Please prepare two contrasting monologues — total material around 4 minutes. Pieces could be from shows in the season/similar themes or pieces you love and that speak to you and your worldview. If you are singing, please prepare a short song from the classical musical theater repertoire.

WAITING FOR GODOT (LORT A)

By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Joseph Haj

1st Rehearsal: 11 August 2026
1st Tech: 8 September 2026
Opening: 17 September 2026
Close: 11 October 2026

SEEKING:

• Estragon

KUNENE AND THE KING (LORT B)

By John Kani
Directed by Reuben Santiago-Hudson

1st Rehearsal: 22 September 2026
1st Tech: 6 October 2026
Opening: 15 October 2026
Close: 8 November 2026

ALL ROLES CAST

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (LORT A)

By Charles Dickens, adapted by Lavina Jadhwani
Directed by Addie Gorlin-Han

1st Rehearsal: 15 October 2026
1st Tech: 6 November 2026
Opening: 14 November 2026
Close: 27 December 2026

SEEKING:

• Scrooge: CAST
• Old Joe / As Cast
• Marley / Townie 2 / As Cast
• Belle / Guest / As Cast
• Bob Cratchit / As Cast
• Ghost of Christmas Future / Belle's Husband / As Cast
• Ensemble / As Cast
• Charwoman / Ms. Fezzi 2 / As Cast
• Laundress / Ms. Fezzi 1 / As Cast
• Fezziwig / Townie 1 / As Cast
• Fred / As Cast
• Mrs. Fezziwig / Present / As Cast
• Ghost of Christmas Past / Father / As Cast
• Mrs. Cratchit / As Cast
• Fred's Wife / Ms. Fezzi 3 / As Cast
• Collector 1 / Dick Wilkins / As Cast
• Collector 2 / Mother / As Cast
• Young Scrooge / Guest / As Cast

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (LORT B)

By Agatha Christie
Directed by Tracy Brigden

1st Rehearsal: 17 November 2026
1st Tech: 8 December 2026
Opening: 17 December 2026
Close: 21 February 2027

SEEKING:

• Dr. Armstrong
• Philip Lombard
• Emily Brent
• Mrs. Rogers
• General Mackenzie
• Fred Naracott / Anthony Marston
• Vera Claythorne
• Williams Blore
• Rogers
• Sir Lawrence Wargrave

INTIMATE APPAREL (LORT A)

By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown

1st Rehearsal: 21 December 2026
1st Tech: 19 January 2027
Opening: 28 January 2027
Close: 28 February 2027

SEEKING:

• Esther
• Mrs. Dickson
• Mrs. Van Buren
• Mr. Marks
• Mayme
• George

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLIAN (LORT B)

By Kimberly Belflower
Directed by Marti Lyons

1st Rehearsal: TBD
1st Tech: 10 March 2027
Opening: 18 March 2027
Close: 25 April 2027

SEEKING:

• Carter Smith
• Shelby Holcomb
• Beth Powell
• Nell Shaw
• Ivy Watkins
• Raelynn Nix
• Mason Adams
• Lee Turner
• Bailey Gallagher

A TALE OF TWO CITIES (LORT A)

By Charles Dickens, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Joseph Haj

1st Rehearsal: 2 March 2027
1st Tech: 28 March 2027
Opening: 8 April 2027
Close: 23 May 2027

SEEKING:

• Jacques 1 / Barsad / Tribunal Judge / As Cast
• Jacques 2 / Stryver / Minister / As Cast
• Jacques 3 / Gabelle / Brit Sgt / As Cast
• Sydney Carton
• Marie, the Vengeance / Juror / As Cast
• Seamstress / Barmaid / Coachman / As Cast
• Madame Defarge / As Cast
• Defarge / Attorney General / As Cast
• Jarvis Lorry / As Cast
• Lucie Manette Darnay
• Dr. Manette / As Cast
• Marquis / Bailey Judge / Woodsawyer / Red Cap 1
• Charles Darnay / Younger Evremonde / As Cast
• Miss Pross / Attorney General / As Cast
• Marie's daughter / Little Lucie

EUREKA DAY (LORT B)

By Jonathan Spector
Directed by Jenn Thompson

1st Rehearsal: 20 April 2027
1st Tech: 11 May 2027
Opening: 20 May 2027
Close: 16 June 2027

SEEKING:

• Don
• Carina
• Suzanne
• Meiko
• Eli
• Winter

PIRATES OF PENZANCE (LORT A)

By W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan
Directed and choreographed by Darko Tresnjak

1st Rehearsal: 18 May 2027
1st Tech: 13 June 2027
Opening: 24 June 2027
Close: 22 August 2027

SEEKING:

• Major General
• Pirate King
• Frederic
• Samuel
• Sergeant
• Ruth
• Mabel
• Daughters (6)
• Pirate / Policeman (6)