LIBERATION Equity Principal Actors - Third Rail Repertory Theatre Auditions

LIBERATION - Portland, OR EPA

AUDITION DETAILS

Theatre: Third Rail Repertory Theatre | Portland, OR

Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE:

Sunday, September 27, 2026, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (P)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email Michelle Kashinsky, Associate Producer at
michelle@thirdrailrep.org. Please include your audition availability (dates/times) and the role you are interested in auditioning for.

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre

CONTRACT

$582 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in LIBERATION (see

BREAKDOWN

below). Local Portland, OR actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the Sides which will be distributed with confirmation of your audition appointment time slot. 5-minute audition slots.

LOCATION

Third Rail Repertory Theatre
2259 NW Raleigh St.
Portland, OR 97210
Street parking available.

PERSONNEL

Written by: Bess Wohl

Expected to attend:
Director: Maureen Porter
Assistant Director: Damaris Webb

OTHER DATES

Callbacks: October 3rd, by invitation only
1st Rehearsal: 1/26/27
Paid Previews: 2/24/27 & 2/25/27
Opening: 2/26/27
Closing: 3/21/27

4-week run, 5 shows/week

OTHER

www.thirdrailrep.org

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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.

SYNOPSIS

In 1970s Ohio, a young journalist named Lizzie brings together a diverse group of women to meet at their local rec center. Once a week, they gather in the overused basketball court to discuss and debate the unique issues they face as individuals and the fight for women's liberation they face as a collective—as well as the complex, sometimes conflicting ways the two intersect.

Fifty years later, Lizzie's daughter delves into this chapter of her mother's past,

SEEKING

to understand why the gains the movement made feel like they are slipping—and why her mother chose to leave it all behind.

BREAKDOWN

Margie: Woman. 50-60s. White.

Lizzie: Woman. Flexible age. White.

Susan: Woman. Early 20s. White.

Celeste: Woman. Late 30s. Black.

Isidora: Woman. Late 30s-40. White.

Dora: Woman. Mid 20s. White.

Joanne: Woman. Early 30s. Black.

Bill: Man. Late 20s-early 30s. White.