Meadow Brook Theatre 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Meadow Brook Theatre Auditions

Meadow Brook Theatre 2026-27 Season - NYC EPA

Meadow Brook Theatre | Rochester, MI

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, July 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Meadow Brook Theatre's 2026-27 Season (See

BREAKDOWN

).

PREPARATION

Please prepare 2 contrasting monologues (not longer than 2.5 mins. total). To be considered for “Curtains,” “Death Takes a Holiday: A Musical” or “Rolling Thunder: A Rock Journey” - substitute one monologue for 32-bars of a song in a style appropriate for one of the season's shows. Also, please bring your current headshot & a resume.

LOCATION

Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
Holding room - Studio 10D

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Cheryl L. Marshall: Managing Director
Travis W. Walter: Artistic Director
Tyrick Wiltez Jones: Casting Director

OTHER DATES

See

BREAKDOWN

for production specific dates.

OTHER

https://www.mbtheatre.com
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.

BREAKDOWN

Meadow Brook Theatre 2026-27 Season

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

1st Rehearsal: 9/15/26
Closing: 11/01/26

SEEKING:

RANSOME FOSTER – 30-35 – From New York. Well-read and well spoken. He is stubborn and often arrogant but always well-meaning.
HALLIE JACKSON – 25-35 – She’s a strong-minded, rough talking girl. Underneath her rough exterior is a beautiful and caring individual.
BERT BARRICUNE – 40-50 – Bert is a true gunslinger. He is worn and battered looking but clearly handsome. He speaks only when he must.
JIM ‘THE REVEREND’ MOSTEN – 20-30 – Jim is a young black swamper. He is kind, enthusiastic, well-mannered, full of energy and easy to fall in love with.
LIBERTY VALANCE – 30-40 – Liberty is a Southern Gentleman, but his polite manner doesn’t disguise the scars on his face. He is terrifyingly unpredictable.
MARSHAL JOHNSON – 50-60 – The Marshal talks the talk. When it comes down to it, he’s a coward.
JAKE DOWITT – 25-40 – Jake is an enthusiastic reporter for a small local paper.
THE GANG – a few of Liberty’s boys.
MOURNERS – attending Barricune’s funeral.
DEPUTY – the Marshal’s deputy.
STUDENTS – local townsmen attending the school.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

1st Rehearsal: 10/27/26
Closing: 12/24/26

SEEKING:

ENSEMBLE: Townsfolk

CURTAINS

1st Rehearsal: 12/21/26
Closing: 2/7/27

SEEKING:

LIEUTENANT FRANK CIOFFI: (40s) Local Boston detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado. Aside from being exceptionally good at his job, he has also aspired to be a musical theatre performer his entire life. He falls in love with Niki.
NIKI HARRIS: (20s-early 30s) Pretty, naïve ingénue. Niki is a chorus girl/understudy in the chorus of the show-within-the-show during its Boston tryout. She aspires to make it as a performer on Broadway. She meets and falls in love with Dt. Frank Cioffi who is investigating a murder at the theatre. Has legit Soprano and good comic timing.
GEORGIA HENDRICKS: (30s) Female half of our songwriting team. She ends up taking on the leading lady role. She sings and dances well.
CARMEN BERNSTEIN: (45-65) Brassy Broadway producer. She is a terrific comic who sings well.
AARON FOX: (40s) The composer of the show-within-the-show. His songwriting partner, Georgia, is also his wife from whom he's separated. He's a sexy, charming ladies man.
SIDNEY BERNSTEIN: (Late 50s-Mid 60s) The producer of an out-of-town flop. Sidney is tough and self-serving. Has good comic timing.
CHRISTOPHER BELLING: (40-60) English director. Very camp. Very funny. A good comic.
BAMBI BERNÉT: (Early 20s-early 30s) Performer in the chorus and daughter of Carmen, the lead producer. Hungry to work her way up to leading performer many think she was only hired because of her mother. Bambi is a good dancer/comedienne who sings well.
DARYL GRADY: (30s) A Theatre critic for the local Boston newspaper, he enjoys using the power he has to make or break shows during their out of town tryouts.
JOHNNY HARMON: (40s-50s) The Stage Manager of the show-within-the-show. Johnny is a character man who is gruff but lovable. He keeps the company in line and on their toes throughout the rehearsal process.
OSCAR SHAPIRO: (45-65) The general manager. He is an agreeable if slightly gruff man. He is always looking for any angle to find money. A good comic who sings.
BOBBY PEPPER: (20s to early 30s) The choreographer and lead dancer. He is a strong singer who dances well.
JESSICA CRANSHAW: (30s-40s) Fading Hollywood star. A diva, who has no right to be one, she is a terrible singer and actress who stars in the show-within-the-show and gets murdered on its opening night.
SASHA ILJINSKY: The show’s pit conductor. He/She sings the opening song in Act II and leads the orchestra.
ENSEMBLE ROLES: RANDY DEXTER, MONA PAGE, HARV FREMONT, ROBERTA WOOSTER, DETECTIVE O'FARRELL, MARJORIE COOK, ARLENE BARRUCA, ROY STETSON, BRICK HAWVERMALE, JANE SETLER, CONNIE SUBBOTIN, PEG PRENTICE, RONNIE DRISCOLL, RUSS COCHRAN

POLISHING SHAKESPEARE

1st Rehearsal: 1/26/27
Closing: 3/14/27

SEEKING:

JANET – An “Emerging” Playwright, Asian
MS. BRANCH – A middle-aged Artistic Director of a major regional theatre Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, White.
GRANT – A dot.com Billionaire. A “Mark Cuban” type, White.

DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY: A MUSICAL

1st Rehearsal: 3/2/27
Closing: 4/18/27

SEEKING:

PRINCE NIKOLAI SIRKI / DEATH: mid-30s – A Russian aristocrat
DUKE VITTORIO LAMBERTI: late 40s – Father of Grazia, Husband of:
DUCHESS STEPHANIE: middle 40s – Mother of:
GRAZIA: 21 – The Fiancée
CORRADO DANIELLI: 25 – The Grandson
CONTESSA EVANGELINA DI SAN DANIELLI: mid-70s – A widow, Corrado’s guardian
BARON DARIO ALBIONE: mid-70s – Evangelina’s Doctor in residence, and an intimate old friend of the family as well.
ALICE: 26 – Grazia’s sister-in-law [she was married to Grazia’s late brother, Roberto, who was killed in the war]
MAJOR ERIC FENTON: 26 – An American army aviator, Corrado’s best man & best friend, & the brother
DAISY FENTON: 16 – Grazia’s best friend
FIDELE: A Majordomo
SOFIA: 18-20 – A Housemaid
LORENZO: A Chauffeur/Gardener
CORA: The Cook

ROLLING THUNDER: A ROCK JOURNEY

1st Rehearsal: 4/6/27
Closing: 5/23/27

SEEKING:

[JOHNNY] Male, 20s. Thrill-

SEEKING

boy from a small farming community in the Midwest. Fun-loving, full of life, patriotic, loyal to his family, and a romantic at heart. He dreams of adventure and enlists in the army, but is torn about leaving his parents, given that they are struggling on their land. Upbeat and optimistic, the young soldier easily makes friends with his fellow GIs. He longs to hear more from his detached mother, but finds a lifeline in writing regularly to his hometown sweetheart. Songs include ‘People Get Ready’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water.’ Strong pop rock singer.
[LINDA] Female, 20s. Conservative, bright, and inquiring. Living in a small Midwestern town, she clings to family and adores her enlisted sweetheart’s sense of adventure, though fears what war may do to him. After moving to college, she opens herself to a new exciting, stimulating and liberating world on campus. She becomes politicized after watching the horrific images and news reports of the war on TV, and joins an anti-war protest group, where she finds her voice. Songs include ‘Killing Me Softly’, ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’, ‘Nowhere to Run.’ Strong pop rock singer.
[THOMAS] Male, 20s. American marine from Detroit who is burdened with a sense of family duty and living up to rigid expectations of his parents. Dutiful and diligent, a crusader-of-sorts but not as strong as he cares to think. Religious and patriotic, he wants to start a family with his girlfriend when he returns from service. Proud, staunch and conscientious, but the horrors of war and his relationships at home test and shatter his faith. Songs include ‘Give Me Shelter’, ‘We’ve Gotta Get Out of this Place.’ Strong pop rock singer.
[ANDY] Male, 20s. From an urban, working-class family from Chicago. Street-wise, smart and skeptical; brash when he wants to be. He is annoyed and dismayed when drafted as he doesn’t understand why Americans are involved in the War. His curiosity enables him to gain a rapport with the South Vietnamese people. He ultimately returns from Vietnam changed by both the experience abroad and by civil rights and counter-culture movements back home. Inspired by his mother’s involvement in anti-war groups, he considers becoming a protestor himself. Songs include ‘War’, ‘All Along the Watchtower.’ Strong pop rock singer.
[THE MAN] Male, 20s-early 30s. Any ethnicity. A variety of characters in the show, ranging from Lyndon B Johnson, army officials, soldiers, protesters, etc. Songs include ‘Born to be Wild’, ‘Get Together.’ Strong pop rock singer.
[THE WOMAN] Female, 20s-early 30s. Any ethnicity. A variety of characters in the show including protestors, family members, etc. Songs include ‘Nowhere to Run’, ‘People Get Ready.’ Strong pop rock singer.

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU

1st Rehearsal: 5/11/27
Closing: 6/27/27

SEEKING:

PENELOPE SYCAMORE
ESSIE
RHEBA
PAUL SYCAMORE
MR. DE PINNA
ED
DONALD
MARTIN VANDERHOF
ALICE
HENDERSON
TONY KIRBY
BORIS KOLENKHOV
GAY WELLINGTON
MR. KIRBY
MRS. KIRBY
THREE MEN
OLGA