Lanes Coven Theater Company 2026 Season — Gloucester, MA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
REVISED LOCATION
American Legion Hall
8 Washington Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
AUDITION DATE
Sunday, January 25, 2026
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (E) — Second Floor. THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Lunch: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
PERSONNEL
To schedule an audition appointment, please email
lanescovencasting@gmail.com. Include which day you want to come in and what time. Audition venue will open at 9:00 AM on the day of the audition.
Callback (movement/dance): January 25th after 6:00 PM.
CONTRACT
SPT — $457 weekly minimum (SPT 3)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Lanes Coven Theater Company's 2026 Season (see breakdown). Local Gloucester, MA area actors are encouraged to audition. Performers of all ethnicities and genders are encouraged to audition.
CHURCH
Written by Young Jean Lee
Directed by Justin Genna
AS YOU LIKE IT
Written by William Shakespeare, adapted by M. Graham Smith
Directed by M. Graham Smith
PREPARATION
For CHURCH: please prepare any monologue from the play that you resonate with — we do not want to see just any contemporary monologue.
For AS YOU LIKE IT: please decide on ONE side from the posting, or come in with a comedic Shakespeare monologue. We may have time to see more than one character, but no guarantees. All sides will be available midâJanuary at
lanescoven.org/auditions. No video submissions.
OTHER DATES
CHURCH
First Rehearsal: April 7
Tech: April 20, 21, 22, 23
First Performance: April 24
Final Performance: May 10
AS YOU LIKE IT
First Rehearsal: June 23
Tech: July 7, 8, 9
First Performance/Previews: July 10, 11, 12
Final Performance: August 2
VENUES & AUDITION NOTES
CHURCH: Venue — Indoors, American Legion Hall, Gloucester, MA.
AS YOU LIKE IT: Venue — Windhover Performing Arts Center, Rockport, MA. Outdoors underâtheâtent.
An Equity monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination and encourage a policy of equal employment opportunity. Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, and performers with disabilities to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
CHURCH
Note: All actors should demonstrate that they can vocally and physically fill a large indoor hall and be comfortable with direct address and eye contact with the audience. All reverends besides Jose will be named for the actor playing the role, but Reverend Jose is always Reverend Jose. Please note we are seeking all genders for all roles, including Reverend Jose.
- REVEREND JOSE: The lead Reverend; speaks the majority of the piece. Must have effortless ability to command a room and also humor.
- REVEREND WEENA: Must move and sing/harmonize backâup.
- REVEREND KARINNE: This role is preâcast. Must move and sing lead a cappella.
- REVEREND KATIE: Must move and sing lead a cappella.
AS YOU LIKE IT
Note: All actors must demonstrate that they can vocally and physically fill a large outdoor stage.
- DUKE SENIOR / DUKE FREDERICK (double): Duke Senior — the “good” duke in banishment, living in the forest and leading the utopian society of exiled lords. Doubles as Duke Frederick, his brother and usurper, a cruel authoritarian ruler of the court, creating a militarized surveillance stage of absolute power.
- ORLANDO: Younger son of Sir Rowland de Boys. An upstart overshadowed by his older brother, looking for a better existence until he falls unexpectedly in love and finds himself on the run from an authoritarian regime. Sings. May play guitar/mandolin/ukulele, etc.
- OLIVER de BOYS: Eldest son of Sir Rowland de Boys. Attempts to have Orlando murdered but undergoes a transformation in the forest, atoning for his fratricidal impulses and replacing hate with love.
- CHARLES THE WRESTLER / JACQUES de BOYS / AMIENS (triple): Charles — a wrestler at the court with a flair for the theatrical in the ring (no size requirement, but requires movement skills). Doubles as Amiens, a lord attending Duke Senior who becomes a blissedâout flowerâpower forest child in Arden. Also doubles as Jacques de Boys, the third de Boys brother who appears at the play’s end to deliver news of victory over Duke Frederick.
- CELIA: Daughter of Duke Frederick; a wise and true friend to her cousin who defends and conspires with Rosalind to escape the court and begin a new life in exile.
- ROSALIND: Daughter of Duke Senior and heroine of the story. Rosalind liberates herself from the authoritarian court, disguises herself as a man, journeys to the forest of Arden and creates a new life where the strict rules of the court do not apply. In her male disguise she woos Orlando in a performance that destabilizes the gender binary. Smart, vulnerable, and complex.
- TOUCHSTONE: A clown of the court and expert in city satire and wry humor. The ultimate fishâoutâofâwater in the forest; accompanies Rosalind and Celia on their journey.
- JAQUES: A lord attending Duke Senior who becomes a philosopher of the woods, exploring existential questions of human suffering and harmony with humor and vulnerability while in exile. Must have effortlessness and wisdom with language and verse.
- LE BEAU / CORIN / PHOEBE (triple): Le Beau — a sympathetic steward of Duke Frederick’s court whose empathy opens an opportunity for Orlando to escape. Doubles as Corin, a kind shepherd in Arden, and also as Phoebe, a shepherdess who falls in love with Rosalind when Rosalind is disguised as the maleâidentifying Ganymede.
- ADAM / SILVIUS (double): Adam — the old servant to the de Boys family whose loyalty and kindness are a pillar of resistance to tyranny. Doubles as Silvius, the energetic youthful shepherd head over heels in love with Phoebe. This doubling requires a skilled mover and physical performer to create distinct characters on opposite ends of the age/energy spectrum, both with big heart.
