Friday, January 23, 2026
Actors' Equity Association LA Audition Center
5636 Tujunga Ave
2:00 PM (P)
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Hannah Reinert: Producing Associate/Casting Director
Equity chorus: Dancers for roles in La Jolla Playhouse's 2026-27 Season (Musicals) (see breakdown). ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Actors of all ethnicities and actors with disabilities are encouraged to attend. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. All principal roles will be understudied. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a
Dance heels or sneakers preferred. Please arrive warm and ready to go. Style: modern contemporary. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
First Rehearsal: Fri Sep 18, 2026
First Tech: Tue Oct 13, 2026
First Preview: Tue Oct 27, 2026
Press Opening: Sun Nov 08, 2026
Scheduled Closing: Sun Dec 06, 2026
Possible Extension: Sun Dec 13, 2026
In the Weiss Theater - LORT B+
GRIM (to play he/him, any race, 40s–50s): The first and only Grim Reaper. With the gravitas of Mufasa, Grim is a faithful executor of his job. He cares deeply about protecting the reapers and the society he built. Not currently featured vocally.
NORMAN (to play he/him, any race, 30s–50s, any vocal part): Limbo’s effervescent, yet hyper-vigilant doorman. Must have strong comedic chops.
THE LAWS OF NATURE (to play he/him, any race, any age): A spooky personified book. Powerful and mysterious. The Laws of Nature govern the universe: the rules of physics, electromagnetism, life, and death are contained within their mighty pages.
THE DEATH OF INNOCENCE (to play she/her, any race, any age but presents as a little girl): She takes TOO MUCH DELIGHT in exposing kids to the horrors of the world. Seems out of a horror movie. Bright and childlike, soprano or alto.
THE DEATH OF TRADITION (to play he/him, any race, any age): A self-serious deep-voiced reaper who gets very upset at how difficult his job is. Why is it so hard to kill Latin?! It’s those damn SATs. Presents as very TRADITIONAL which is ironic given how much he loves ending old things. Low and full, Bass.
THE DEATH OF PURPOSE (to play he/him, any race, any age): A stoner-type who loves getting people off track, because what does it all mean, man? Tenor or bass.
ENSEMBLE (all ethnicities, ages, and vocal parts): The ensemble defines the world and portrays a range of characters throughout the musical. Every ensemble track will be featured in some way.
First Rehearsal: Tue Jan 05, 2027
First Tech: Tue Feb 02, 2027
First Preview: Tue Feb 16, 2027
Press Opening: Sun Feb 28, 2027
Scheduled Closing: Sun Mar 28, 2027
Possible Extension: Sun Apr 4, 2027
In the Weiss Theater - LORT B+
[WANG LIU / PETER HIGGS] (Chinese, male-presenting, 50s): A dedicated engineer to the point he hasn’t seen his family in years. He wants to make sure that when the Collider is turned on, everything mechanically is running sound and feels that the administration is rushing them towards disaster. Baritone.
[CARLOS LEGNANI] (Argentinian, male-presenting, 30s): Similar to Wang Liu, Carlos understands the importance of both mechanical and theoretical operation. Though caught in a power struggle with Wang Liu, Carlos is conflict-averse and ends up working siloed on his own. Tenor.
ENSEMBLE (all backgrounds and gender identities, 20s–50s, all vocal parts): The ensemble builds the world of the musical as scientists, theoreticians, physicists and politicians surrounding the work at CERN as the team embarks upon building the largest machine ever built by humans, the discovery of the Higgs Boson (god particle). Strong contemporary.
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