Huntington Theatre Company 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Huntington Theatre Company Auditions

HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 2026-27 SEASON - BOSTON, MA EPA

Huntington Theatre Company | Boston, MA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, May 7, 2026
Calderwood Pavilion - Boston Center for the Arts
527 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02116-6306
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM in Carol G. Deane Rehearsal Hall.

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment, please email:
casting@huntingtontheatre.org. Submission of headshot/resume (in one pdf attachment) at the time of appointment request is highly preferred. If you are unable to attend the EPA, please send your headshot/resume to
casting@huntingtontheatre.org or mail a copy to The Huntington Casting Department, 560 Harrison Avenue, Suite 504, Boston, MA 02118. We are not accepting video submissions at this time. Walk-ins will be seen, time permitting.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Huntington Theatre Company's 2026-27 Season. Actors who are local to Boston or New England are encouraged to audition. 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 attend every audition. Some, if not all roles may be understudied, exact plans to be determined.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

PREPARATION

Please prepare one monologue of your choosing or a monologue from any of the plays listed on the breakdown. Please bring a stapled copy of your headshot and resume. Actors must be checked in 10 minutes prior to their audition slot. If they do not arrive in time they will be moved to the waitlist.

BREAKDOWN

HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 2026-27 SEASON

PURPOSE

Playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Director: Josiah Davis
Virginia Wimberly Theatre (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Tech Begins: Friday, September 4, 2026
First Preview: Thursday, September 10, 2026
Opening: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Closing: Sunday, October 11, 2026

SEEKING:

SOLOMON “SONNY” JASPER: (Male, 60s+) The patriarch, a Reverend/doctor struggling to maintain order while facing personal disorientation and questioning the meaning of his life.
CLAUDINE JASPER: (Female, 60s+) The matriarch, deeply invested in preserving the family’s legacy and serving as the shepherd of the family.
SOLOMON “JUNIOR” JASPER JR.: (Male, 30s - 40s) The older son, seeking redemption and trying to live up to the family's influential reputation.
NAZARETH “NAZ” JASPER: (Male, 20s - 30s) The younger son, a loner and outsider, serving as the audience's guide into the family's chaotic inner world.
AZIZA HOUSTON: (Female, 20s - 30s) The outsider/girlfriend, bringing a new perspective and forcing the family to confront uncomfortable truths.
MORGAN JASPER: (Female, 30s - 40s) Junior's partner, offering an in-law perspective on the family dynamics.

HARPER LEE’S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Playwright: Aaron Sorkin
Director: Loretta Greco
Huntington Theatre (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Tech Begins: Friday, October 2, 2026
First Preview: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Opening: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Closing: Sunday, November 8, 2026

SEEKING:

SCOUT: (30s, also portrays Scout as a child, White, Female) Graduated Law School in the present day. Curious, smart, prideful, quick to action, tomboyish.
JEM: (30s, also portrays Jem as a child, White, Male) Post-grad in the present day. Brave, reckless, protective, smart, loyal but self-governed.
DILL: (30s, also portrays Dill as a child, White, Male) He’s curious, imaginative, a chatterbox, and small for his age. He’s very empathetic.
ATTICUS FINCH: (50s - early 70s, White, Male) A widower. An incredibly intelligent and gracious lawyer, the moral backbone of all the action. Wise, patient, dry, truthful, strong yet confounded and cowardly at times.
CALPURNIA: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.
TOM ROBINSON: (Late 20s - early 30s, Black, Male) A young married man with two kids. He is quiet, scared, but strong and kind. Noble.
BOB EWELL: (40s - 60s, White, Male) An old farmer. Uneducated, evil, but a leader in his community. Intimidating, hateful, truly convinced of his own words and ways.
JUDGE TAYLOR: (50s - 60s, White, Male) The town judge and a pillar in the community. On the side of Right. Doubles as MOB #2.
SHERIFF HECK TATE: (40s - 50s, White, Male) A familiar sheriff. Also, a pillar in the community. Duty-bound, conflicted, but ultimately on the side of Right. Doubles as MOB #3.
HORACE GILMER: (30s - 40s, White, Male) A young, confident lawyer. Doubles as MOB #1 & PRISON GUARD.
MR. CUNNINGHAM: (40s, White, Male) A poor farmer. Racist but involved in the community, proud but down on his luck. The Everyman. Doubles as LINK DEAS: (30s - 40s, White, Male) The town drunk, or so we think. He is always seen with a brown bag with two straws coming out of it. And DR. REYNOLDS.
MAYELLA EWELL: (18, White, Female) Lonely and abused. She’s fragile and scared, but there’s a darkness to her.
MRS. HENRY DUBOSE / MISS. STEPHANIE / DILL’S MOTHER: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.
BOO RADLEY: (40s, White, Male) Incredibly shy, soft-spoken and very rarely speaking at all. But observant, protective, and kind. Doubles as BAILIFF.

ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY

Playwright: Mfoniso Udofia
Director: Awoye Timpo
Huntington Theatre (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Tech Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2026
First Preview: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Days Off: Wednesday, November 25 and Thursday, November 26
Opening: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Closing: Sunday, December 13, 2026
A SEPARATE EPA FOR ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY HAS ALREADY BEEN HELD.

MEET THE CARTOZIANS

Playwright: Talene Monahon
Director: Loretta Greco
Virginia Wimberly Theatre (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Tech Begins: Friday, February 12, 2027
First Preview: Thursday, February 18, 2027
Opening: Wednesday, February 24, 2027
Closing: Sunday, March 21, 2027
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Peet’s Theatre (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Thursday, May 13, 2027
Tech Begins: Sunday, May 16, 2027
First Preview: Friday, May 21, 2027
Opening: Wednesday, May 26, 2027
Closing: Sunday, June 27, 2027
Dates are subject to change. (MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH THE HUNTINGTON & BERKELEY REP)

SEEKING:

TATOS CARTOZIAN: (he/him, 40s-60s): TATOS (1923-24): Armenian, a recent refugee of Armenian genocide. In a very short time has managed to make a home for his family in the US while working hard at making a successful family business. He is learning English and speaks with a thick Armenian accent. Doubles as ROBERT ZAKIAN (2024): Armenian American. City Councilman in Glendale, California. Accomplished, open-hearted, enthusiastic, carries an inner sadness / yearning that he doesn’t quite understand.
MARKRID CARTOZIAN: (she/her, 70s): MARKRID (1923-24): Tato’s mother and the family matriarch. A recent refugee of Armenian genocide has lived through unspeakable atrocities. Speaks with a thick Armenian accent and uses her partial command of English sparingly and specifically. Carries the rituals and traditions into this unexpected new world. Strong-willed, hyper vigilant, realistic. Doubles as ROSE SARKISIAN (feels younger here) (2024): Armenian American. President of the Armenian Historical Society of Glendale and philanthropist for Children of Armenia. Carries a righteous sense of grandeur, mercurial, witty and to-the-point.
WALLACE MCCAMANT: (he/him, 30s to 40s) (1923-24): English-Irish descent, American. A founding partner of a law firm. Excellent at his job, a realist, with good intentions. Doubles as ALAN O’BRIEN: English-Irish descent, American. A producer on a reality TV show.
HAZEL CARTOZIAN: (she/her, 20s to 30s) (1923-24): Armenian refugee. Tatos’ daughter. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Deeply values her family’s Armenian traditions. Socially savvy, friendly but guarded; grounded in her traditional Armenian values. Doubles as THE CELEBRITY (2024): A world renowned Armenian American reality tv star. Has a subliminal desire to connect with her Armenian roots. Off camera: Kind, honest, a little lost.
VAHAN CARTOZIAN: (he/him, 30s) (1923-24): VAHAN: Armenian refugee Tatos’ son. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Vahan leaned into American culture the most out of his family. Headstrong, zealous, playful. Doubles as NARDEK VARTOUMIAN (2024): Armenian American. UCLA Armenian History professor and activist. Down-to-earth, compassionate, uninclined to confrontation.
THE WOMAN: (she/her, 40s to 60s) (1923-24): THE WOMAN: Armenian refugee. Tatos’ wife, Hazel and Vahan’s mother. Suffering from the trauma of the massacres in Armenia. Doubles as LESLIE MALCONIAN (2024): Armenian American.

UNORTHODOX

Playwright: Joshua Harmon
Director: Jordan Fein
Huntington Theatre (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 23, 2027
Tech Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2027
First Preview: Thursday, April 29. 2027
Opening: Wednesday, May 12, 2027
Closing: Sunday, May 30, 2027
A SEPARATE EPA FOR UNORTHODOX WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.