Kingsmen Shakespeare Company 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - Kingsmen Shakespeare Company Auditions

Kingsmen Shakespeare Company 2026 Season - LA EPA

Kingsmen Shakespeare Company | Thousand Oaks, CA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Friday, April 3, 2026
Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles
5636 Tujunga Ave
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (P)
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Street parking available.

CONTRACT

LOA
$494 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2025 rate

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

• Michael Arndt — Artistic Director; Director — HAMLET
• Brett Elliott — Associate Artistic Director
• Jason Rennie — Associate Artistic Director
• Caitlin Arndt — Director — A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Equity actors for roles in Kingsmen Shakespeare Company's 2026 Season (see breakdown). Classically trained actors of any ethnicity with significant experience in the performance of Shakespeare are encouraged to audition. Experience with stage combat, movement/dance, and singing a plus.

OTHER DATES

First rehearsal: May 26
Performances: June 19 through July 26

OTHER

Local Los Angeles–based talent are encouraged to audition.

Rehearsals and performances will take place in Thousand Oaks, CA (60 West Olsen Road). Actors will be cast in both shows. The shows will run in succession but will rehearse in repertory. Some roles will be understudied. EPA procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity monitor will be provided.

PREPARATION

Prepare two contrasting Shakespeare monologues, or just one Shakespeare monologue; audition material should not exceed 2½ minutes. If you are unable to attend these auditions, you may submit a video audition by going to
https://kingsmenshakespeare.org/festival/auditions.html. Click the link under “Actors Equity Association Submissions” and fill out the form.

Always bring your Equity membership card to auditions.

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.

More information:
https://kingsmenshakespeare.org/

We are seeking to assemble a diverse company with some cross-gender casting and doubling for our outdoor summer repertory season to include A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and HAMLET.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

• Puck
• Oberon
• Titania
• Theseus
• Hippolyta
• Egeus
• Hermia
• Lysander
• Demetrius
• Helena
• Nick Bottom
• Peter Quince
• Francis Flute
• Tom Snout
• Snug
• Robin Starveling
• Philostrate
• Fairy
• Peasblossom
• Cobweb
• Mote / Moth
• Mustardseed

HAMLET

• Claudius
• Gertrude
• Ghost of Hamlet’s father
• Polonius
• Laertes
• Ophelia
• Reynaldo
• Horatio
• Marcellus
• Barnardo
• Francisco
• Rosencrantz
• Guildenstern
• First Player
• Player Queen
• Osric
• First Gravedigger
• Second Gravedigger
• Priest