Signature Theatre | Arlington, VA
Due to the forecast snow in the DC Metro area on Monday, the theatre rescheduled these EPAs to Tuesday, January 27. The venue has also been updated to Signature Theatre Education Studios, 2784 S. Arlington Mill Dr, Arlington, VA 22206. Classroom 2 will be used as a holding room.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Audition Call Type: EPA
Book by: George Furth
Music by: Stephen Sondheim
Director & Choreographer: Matthew Gardiner
Music Director: Jon Kalbfleisch
Casting Director / Artistic Associate: Charlotte Sandor
Executive Assistant, Signature Theatre: Angelica Miguel
LORT Non-Rep — $1,213 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Equity actors for roles in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (see breakdown). All roles will be understudied. Equity Members will be seen on a first-come, first-serve basis. No advanced appointments. Sign-up sheet will be started at 9:30 AM on the morning of the audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to EPAs. Please bring a copy of your headshot and resume stapled all four corners back to back. An accompanist will be provided.
1st Rehearsal: July 28, 2026
1st Performance: August 25, 2026
Closing: November 1, 2026
Signature Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer who celebrates diversity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. 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.
Please prepare a short monologue and/or short song. Auditions may not exceed 3 minutes total. An accompanist will be provided. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Equity performers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, and performers living with disabilities are encouraged to audition. Signature Theatre is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. We strive to create a comfortable and safe space for artists to do their best work; please include information regarding any accessibility needs either during your audition or during your employment at Signature Theatre.
The character breakdowns within this document include gender specifications that reflect the identity of the characters as written by the playwrights. However, we strongly encourage performers with any gender expression and/or gender identity to audition for any role.
A compelling musical fable about friendship, compromise and the high price of success, and written with the theatrically inventive concept of beginning the story at the end of a friendship and moving backwards in time, Merrily We Roll Along follows the relationship between three friends through the good and bad times and ends in the climax at the start of their careers, facing their bright futures together.
FRANKLIN SHEPARD (he/him) 35–45. Baritone. Best friends with Charley and Mary. A bright-eyed optimist in NYC with big dreams. He ranges from an influential composer to a successful film producer, but it comes with a cost. Handsome and talented but sometimes misled, tragic and tormented. Intimacy is required for this role.
CHARLEY KRINGAS (he/him) 35–45. Baritenor. A simple but stubborn man and talented lyricist. Best friends with Frank and Mary. Has dreams as big as Frank but values his friendships and family over fame.
MARY FLYNN (she/her) 35–45. Mezzo with belt. An aspiring novelist turned theatre critic. Best friends with Charley and Frank. Has dreams as big as Frank’s and Charley’s. Witty, bitter and sarcastic.
BETH SPENCER (she/her) 35–45. Soprano. Frank’s first love, ex-wife, and mother of his child, Frank Jr. A downtrodden housewife who was once a sweet Midwestern romantic trying to chase big dreams. Intimacy is required for this role.
JOE JOSEPHSON (he/him) 45–55. Baritone. Gussie Carnegie’s first husband. Big and boisterous Broadway producer who later falls on hard times.
GUSSIE CARNEGIE (she/her) 35–45. Mezzo-soprano with belt. Frank’s second wife. Brassy and in love with Frank. She is an up-and-coming Broadway star. Intimacy is required for this role.
FRANKLIN SHEPARD, JR. (he/him) age 5–8. Beth and Frank’s son. Energetic and full of hope. Sings well.
ENSEMBLE / AS CAST (8 actors) — Strong actors, singers, and movers to play a number of roles. Ages 25–50.
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