Laguna Playhouse 2025-26 Season Equity Principal Actors - Laguna Playhouse Auditions

Laguna Playhouse 2025–26 Season — LA EPA

Laguna Playhouse | Laguna Beach, CA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Audition Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles, 5636 Tujunga Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601

Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Appointments)

Lunch: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

• J. Scott Lapp — RED Director
• Denys Baker — Laguna Playhouse General Manager
• Michael Donovan, CSA and/or Richie Ferris — Casting Directors

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep — $1,051 weekly minimum (LORT C)

SEEKING

Casting Directors

NOTE

Due to a scheduled system upgrade, signups for this audition will begin earlier than usual. You will not be able to cancel appointments via Casting Call while the upgrade is in process. Should you need to cancel, please make sure to return to Casting Call to complete your cancellation when the upgrades are complete.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

Equity actors for roles in Laguna Playhouse's 2025–26 Season (see breakdown). EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. All roles in RED will be understudied. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the sides for the role in RED that you would like to be considered for in the Dropbox link below. Also, please bring your headshot and resume. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/r3ods9kjfm1riqc8bdic8/ALuajOOHo7s33I3Xa3IoLm0?rlkey=2z3h7xibp4swgdmmwzhzakbxb&st=q1ry5ytg&dl=0

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.

BREAKDOWN

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

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.

BESIDE MYSELF

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.

EISENHOWER

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.

THE SHARK IS BROKEN

Playwright: Ian Shaw

Director: Pesha Rudnick

Previews Start: 03-04-26

Opens: 03-08-26

Closes: 03-22-26

• [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.

THE MALTESE FALCON

Playwright: Matthew Salazar-Thompson

Director: Todd Nielsen

Previews Start: 04-15-26

Opens: 04-19-26

Closes: 05-03-26

• [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.

RED

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.