Laguna Playhouse | Laguna Beach, CA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Location: Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)
Lunch: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Holding room: Theatre Lobby.
To schedule an audition appointment, please email
michaeldonovancastingtapes@gmail.com with the subject line RED EPA Appointment.
Expected to attend:
LORT Non-Rep. $1,051 weekly minimum (LORT C). See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
Equity actors for roles in Laguna Playhouse's 2025–26 Season. See breakdown for production-specific dates.
All roles in RED will be understudied.
Please prepare the sides for the role in RED that you would like to be considered for. An Equity Monitor will not be provided; the producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/r3ods9kjfm1riqc8bdic8/ALuajOOHo7s33I3Xa3IoLm0?rlkey=2z3h7xibp4swgdmmwzhzakbxb&st=q1ry5ytg&dl=0
Please bring your headshot and resume. 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.
Director: Noelle Marion
Previews Start: 09-17-25
Opens: 09-21-25
Closes: 10-05-25
Casting Note: This production's casting needs were filled by direct offer and no roles were available to be auditioned.
Director: David Ellenstein
Previews Start: 10-29-25
Opens: 11-02-25
Closes: 11-16-25
Casting Note: This production's casting needs were filled by direct offer and no roles were available to be auditioned.
Director: Peter Ellenstein
Previews Start: 01-14-26
Opens: 01-18-26
Closes: 02-01-26
Casting Note: This production's casting needs were filled by direct offer and no roles were available to be auditioned.
Playwright: Ian Shaw
Director: Pesha Rudnick
Previews Start: 03-04-26
Opens: 03-08-26
Closes: 03-22-26
Cast: Roy Scheider — CAST; Robert Shaw — CAST; Richard Dreyfuss — CAST
Casting Note: This production's casting needs were filled by direct offer and no roles were available to be auditioned.
Playwright: Matthew Salazar-Thompson
Director: Todd Nielsen
Previews Start: 04-15-26
Opens: 04-19-26
Closes: 05-03-26
Cast: Sam Spade — CAST; Woman — CAST; Man #2 — CAST; Brigid O’Shaughnessy — CAST; Man #1 — CAST
Casting Note: This production's casting needs were filled by direct offer and no roles were available to be auditioned.
Playwright: John Logan
Director: J. Scott Lapp
Callbacks: 03-05-26 in Los Angeles
Rehearsals Start: 05-11-26
Previews Start: 06-10-26
Opens: 06-14-26
Closes: 06-28-26
Synopsis: RED is a riveting portrait of artist Mark Rothko, a master abstract expressionist who has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art: a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his New York studio at 222 Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing. Raw and provocative, RED is a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition that explores authenticity, expression, and the choices that define us.
Seeking:
[MARK ROTHKO] — Male, Russian-Jew, late 40s–60. An established, brilliant, and demanding Abstract Expressionist painter at the height of his career. Volatile, intellectual, intimidating, and arrogant, yet deeply insecure about his legacy. He is passionate about art's purpose, fiercely protective of his work, and intolerant of ignorance. A commanding presence with the ability to deliver long, philosophical monologues and portray intense, mercurial moods.
[KEN] — Male, any ethnicity, 20–30. An aspiring painter in his 20s who is quiet, thoughtful, and nervous around Rothko at first. Ken is extroverted and optimistic and an eager student of Rothko's lessons. But Ken is also ambitious, hard-working, and impertinent. He is intelligent and acts as a foil to Rothko’s ego, challenging his artistic and philosophical views.
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