Kitchen Theatre 2025-26 Mainstage Season Equity Principal Actors - Kitchen Theatre Company Auditions

KITCHEN THEATRE 2025-26 SEASON - ITHACA, NY EPA

Kitchen Theatre Company | Ithaca, NY

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Break 3:00-4:00 pm

APPOINTMENTS

Gwyneth Cole, Arts Administration Associate
(607) 272-0570; casting@kitchentheatre.org
T-F 11 am - 3 pm ET.
When requesting appointment, please note which show(s)/role(s) you would like to be considered for.

CONTRACT

SPT
$576 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in 2025-26 mainstage season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Sides will be sent when audition slot is confirmed.

LOCATION

Kitchen Theatre
417 W. State St/MLK Jr. St
Ithaca, NY 14850-4351

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director Emily Jackson (expected to attend)

OTHER DATES

See production dates in breakdown.

OTHER

www.kitchentheatre.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

When requesting appointment, please note which show(s)/role(s) you would like to be considered for.

BAD BOOKS by Sharyn Rothstein

First Rehearsal: August 12, 2025
First Performance: September 3, 2025
Closing: September 21, 2025

THE LIBRARIAN (Female, 35+; any race/ethnicity) - May have lived in a city, thought she would, or left one behind. Funny with a side of sly. Undeniably smart. Loves her job — most of the time.

Also plays:

• THE MANAGER – A corporate middle-manager on the rise. Compulsively inarticulate. Something surprising — almost violent — dressed in management training. Loves her job and her fish.
• THE EDITOR – Another mother. A hugger. Loves a good book. Wants to help.

THE MOTHER (Female, late 30s–50s; any race/ethnicity) - A Woman Who Cares. Has lived a surprising amount of life. More layered than she appears — or is allowed to be. Genuinely religious. Loves her children, always.

KING JAMES by Rajiv Joseph

First Rehearsal: September 23, 2025
First Performance: October 15, 2025
Closing: November 2, 2025

SHAWN (Male, Black; plays ages 21, 27, 31, and 33) - Quietly confident. A writer and hard-core basketball fan. Thinks before he speaks, but always has an opinion. Ambitious, but doesn’t wear it on his sleeve.

MATT (Male, White; plays ages 21, 27, 31, and 33) - Messy, emotional, and talkative. Works in a wine bar. Funny with a restless energy. A devoted basketball fan who talks before he thinks.

REINDEER SESSIONS by Eric Ulloa

First Rehearsal: November 18, 2025
First Performance: December 3, 2025
Closing: December 14, 2025

BLITZEN (Male, 30s–40s; any race/ethnicity) – Role already cast - The everyperson. Uses sarcasm and humor to deflect. Represents the way we point fingers outward rather than inward.

DR. ARBOR (Female, 50s; any race/ethnicity) - A psychologist. Grounded, professional, and emotionally perceptive.

MILKWEED by Wendy Dann

First Rehearsal: February 3, 2026
First Performance: February 25, 2026
Closing: March 15, 2026

THE PHYSICIST (Male, mid-30s; any race/ethnicity) - A rising academic star and bestselling author. Charismatic and self-aware.

THE GRAD STUDENT (Female, late 20s; any race/ethnicity) - A graduate acting student taking physics as an elective. Exceptionally bright.

THE PROFESSOR (Female, early 40s; any race/ethnicity) - A theatre faculty member. Magnetic, sharp, and compelling.

THE UNDERGRAD (Male, 20; any race/ethnicity) - A physics student taking theatre as an elective. Brainy, hip, and charismatic.

FEAST by Megan Gogerty

First Rehearsal: April 14, 2026
First Performance: May 6, 2026
Closing: May 24, 2026

AGATHAE (Female, 40+; any race/ethnicity) - Grendel’s mother. Ageless in spirit. Commanding, ancient, and wise.