MISERY Equity Principal Actors - Aurora Theatre, Inc. Auditions
Aurora Theatre, Inc.
MISERY - LAWRENCEVILLE, GA EPA
Aurora Theatre, Inc. | Lawrenceville, GA
Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Saturday, August 29, 2026
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Break 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054CADAC2CA5FDC61-65175415-misery. Once you have secured an audition appointment, please fill out the audition form at:
https://airtable.com/appF6sZDcWkuJlrc2/shrthLWqlAc62YHv2. If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition at:
https://airtable.com/appF6sZDcWkuJlrc2/shrCZr6FZLkQxzwVm.
CONTRACT
CONTRACT
LOA: $690 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2025-26 rates
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in MISERY (See
BREAKDOWN
). Local actors are encouraged to audition.PREPARATION
Please prepare the Sides in the folder for the characters for which you'd like to be considered. Sides may be found at:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/qrntuww3cyagtlvb220ix/AGPn8sscR9Pn4EgROTNjMjQ?rlkey=40plyrj59mjtfdplwq0bq6thx&st=yuzmq5e5&e=1&dl=0.
LOCATION
Aurora Theatre
128 E Pike St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
PERSONNEL
Written by William Goldman
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Expected to attend:
Jeremiah Davison: Director
Katie Chambers: Interim Artistic Director
Amy Duffy: Casting Associate
OTHER DATES
Callbacks: Monday, August 31 from 10 am - 4 pm
First Rehearsal: January 5, 2027
Opening: January 28, 2026
Closing: February 21, 2026
Performance Schedule: Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 pm. There will be a 10 am performance on Wednesday, February 3, 2027.
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
MISERY
UNDERSTUDY POLICY: Aurora Theatre employs strong understudies who are prepared to take on roles in the event of illness or film/TV conflicts for the main cast.
SYNOPSIS: Successful novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash but wakes up captive in a secluded home owned by his self-identified number one fan, Annie Wilkes.
SEEKING
Annie Wilkes: Paul Sheldon's number one fan. A former nurse living in rural isolation. She initially presents as sweet and deeply nurturing but is masking something else entirely. She is physically capable and absolute in her control over Paul. Character Gender: Female, Character Ethnicity: Any, Character Age: 40s-50s
Paul Sheldon: A best-selling novelist. Wry and privately resentful of the pulp romance series that made him famous. After a car crash on an icy Colorado road leaves both legs shattered, he awakens bedridden and in immense pain in the home of his number one fan. Character Gender: Male, Character Ethnicity: Any, Character Age: 40s-50s
Buster: The local sheriff of Silver Creek, Colorado. Persistent in the investigation into the famous author's disappearance. Character Gender: Male, Character Ethnicity: Any, Character Age: Any
