2026 Bay Area Playwrights Festival Equity Principal Actors - Playwrights Foundation Auditions

2026 BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL - SAN FRANCISCO, CA EPA

Playwrights Foundation | San Francisco, CA

Notice: Audition

Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM (P)

Lunch 3:00-3:30 pm

APPOINTMENTS

Equity actors may schedule

APPOINTMENTS

for in-person auditions by filling out the form at
calendly.com/leigh-rd/bapf-47?month=2026-07 or by emailing
casting@playwrightsfoundation.org through Monday, June 29.

CONTRACT

Special Agreement

$19.61/hour for rehearsals and performances

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Playwrights Foundation's 2026 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (see

BREAKDOWN

).

PREPARATION

Prepare or submit a two-minute max contemporary monologue.

LOCATION

Playwrights Foundation
1616 16th St Ste 350
San Francisco, CA 94103
Third Floor of Shared Office Building

PERSONNEL

Jessica Bird Beza - Executive Artistic Director of Playwrights Foundation
Leigh Rondon-Davis - Literary & Producing Director

OTHER DATES

• In-person first rehearsals Mon. 8/24 - Mon. 8/31 (4-5 hours depending on show)
• In-person rehearsals Week 1 Fri. 9/11 - Fri. 9/18 (12-13 hours total depending on show)
• In-person rehearsals Week 2 Tues 9/21 - Fri 9/25 (8 hours)
• In-person public readings Fri. 9/18 - Sun. 9/20 & Fri. 9/25-27 (4-6 hours total depending on show)

OTHER

https://playwrightsfoundation.org/

Equity actors can submit their virtual audition using this form by 11:59 pm on Sunday, July 5, 2026:
https://forms.gle/G4pW4g9AShAgWWMLA

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

Playwrights Foundation is proud to announce casting for our 2026 Bay Area Playwrights Festival. We are

SEEKING

artists for the following projects:

PROJECT 1

By the Banks

Written by Christina Michelle Watkins
Directed by Sinjin Jones

Character Bios:

• Rory (she/they) Black, 39, queer, a Mate (Assistant Manager) at Trader Joe’s; Norah’s older sibling; Lives in Oakland, California. The child that made a new home.
• Norah (she/her) Black, 33, straight, a therapist; Rory’s younger sister; lives in Atlanta, Georgia. The child who stayed.
• VOICE/VOICE MADE FLESH Black, eternal. Fluid, plural, singular. The one who knows the secret ways.

PROJECT 2

Howling

Written By Jordan Elizabeth Bird
Directed by Tessa Corrie

Character Bios:

• Birdie (she/her) - Neurodivergent/Autistic, early 30s, any ethnicity; Mal & Mona's only daughter.
• Lin/Wolf 1 (she/her) - Neurotypical, 40s, any ethnicity; Birdie's new partner.
• Mal/Wolf 2 (he/him) - Neurotypical, 70s, any ethnicity; Birdie's father & Mona's husband.
• Mona/Wolf 3 (she/her) - Neurotypical, looks older than she is, any ethnicity; Birdie's mother.
• Sy/Wolf 4 (he/him) - Neurodivergent, 40s, any ethnicity; Birdie's therapist.

PROJECT 3

The Negroes Have Risen

By Maxine Dillon
Directed by Leigh Rondon-Davis

Character Bios:

• Geth(sem)ane (she/her) - Black, very early 20s, a student studying fashion.
• Jon Terry (he/him) - Black, very early 20s, a student studying architecture.
• Imani (they/them) - Black, very early 20s, a student on academic probation.
• Smith (he/him) - Black, very early 20s, a young man in a work release program.
• Tal(lula)h (she/her) - Black, very early 20s, a student studying acting.

PROJECT 4

Suicide Cowboys

Written by Greg T. Nanni
Directed by Adam Sussman

Character Bios:

• LUCKY / WANDERER (he/him) - Early 40s, Masc, any ethnicity. Wanderer is Lucky's Cowboy.
• MILO / HUNTER (he/him) - Early 20s, Masc, any ethnicity. Hunter is the other Cowboy.