LEND ME A TENOR — Principal Actors Auditions
Paper Mill Playhouse
LEND ME A TENOR - NYC EPA
Paper Mill Playhouse | Millburn, NJ
Notice: Audition
AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CONTRACT
$1,214 weekly minimum (Tier 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in LEND ME A TENOR (see
BREAKDOWN
).All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a one-minute-long comedic monologue. Please bring a hardcopy headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding Room: 1201; Audition Room: 1202
PERSONNEL
Producer: Paper Mill Playhouse
Producing Artistic Director: Mark S. Hoebee
Associate Artistic Director: Casey Hushion
Associate Producer: Christopher Slavik
Director: Don Stephenson
Casting: The TRC Company / Claire Burke, CSA
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Casey Hushion (Associate Artistic Director)
Claire Burke, CSA (Casting Director)
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: January 4th, 2027
Performances: January 27th through February 21st, 2027
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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
[Max] 25-35. He is the Cleveland Opera's gopher and Saunders' assistant. In love with Maggie, he aspires to be a singer. Must sing.
[Saunders] ROLE ON OFFER. 50-60. The manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera and father to Maggie. A ruthless producer.
[Maggie] ROLE IS CAST. 25-35. She is Saunders' daughter, sort-of interested in Max, but obsessed with Tito.
[Tito] ROLE ON OFFER. 40-50. Italian Opera star who is travelling a great deal doing one nighters. A ladies man. He is in Cleveland to sing the part of Otello for the Cleveland Opera gala. Must sing.
[Maria] ROLE ON OFFER. 40-50. Tito's wife. She is a hot-blooded Italian who loves Tito and is upset by his womanizing and is extremely jealous. She travels with him.
[Bellhop] 25-40. Works at the hotel and is an obsessed opera fan. He is a huge fan of Tito and wants to meet him. Speaks Italian.
[Diana] 35-45. Soprano with the Cleveland Opera, she is sexy and ambitious.
[Julia] 55-65. She is the chairwoman of the Cleveland Grand Opera. A little batty, she is willing to offer herself to Tito.