NASHVILLE REPERTORY THEATRE 2026-27 LOA & SPT SEASONS Equity Principal Actors - Nashville Repertory Theatre Auditions

NASHVILLE REPERTORY THEATRE 2026-27 LOA & SPT SEASONS - NASHVILLE, TN EPA

Nashville Repertory Theatre | Nashville, TN
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Belmont University Black Box Theatre
1575 Compton Avenue
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM (C) Nashville, TN 37212

Lunch 2:00-2:30 PM

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Jessica Francis Fichter, Artistic Director & Director
Meg Sutherland, Company Manager
Lauren Shouse, Director
Jason Spelbring, Director
Jon Royal, Director
Stephen Kummer, Music Director
TBD, Music Director

APPOINTMENTS

Please visit Nashville Repertory Theatre’s
audition page to fill out an audition request form. You may email
auditions@nashvillerep.org with additional questions, or call (615) 349-3217.

CONTRACT

LOA / SPT
Salaries TBA. The LOA minimum weekly salary for the 2025-26 season was $700. The SPT minimum weekly salary for the 2025-26 season was $697.

OTHER DATES

Callbacks will begin May 26, 2026. No dancing will be required for general auditions; however, dancing may be required at callbacks.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Nashville Repertory Theatre's 2026-27 LOA & SPT seasons.

OTHER

All performances will take place in the Polk or Johnson Theatres at Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, TN. If you cannot attend in person, you may submit a video audition for consideration by Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30 PM CT. Video submissions will be viewed as time allows. If submitting a video, it should be a YouTube, Vimeo or Google Drive Link. Please make permissions allow us to view the video. If we cannot access it, you will not be considered.

Full and fair casting consideration will be given to ethnic minorities, women, seniors, all gender identities and expressions, and actors with disabilities. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Performers of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to 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.

PREPARATION

IF AUDITIONING ONLY FOR NON-MUSICAL SHOWS: Please prepare 2 contrasting monologues together totaling no more than two (2) minutes. IF AUDITIONING FOR SHOWS INCLUDING MUSICALS: Please prepare a short monologue and a song (up to 32 bars), together totaling no more than two (2) minutes.

BREAKDOWN

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN (SPT)

Play by Kimberly Bellflower (Johnson Theatre)
Directed by Lauren Shouse

Rehearsals begin September 8, 2026.
Opening October 2, 2026
Performances run October 2-18, 2026.

CHARACTERS:

• CARTER SMITH – M. White. Teacher, mid-to-late 30s. A former golden boy, but one of those rare smart and sensitive ones. Now he’s a great teacher: charming, engaging, goofy.
• SHELBY HOLCOMB – F. Any ethnicity. Student, High school. Her brain works faster than her mouth, but her mouth works pretty dang fast. People have always underestimated her.
• BETH POWELL – F. Any ethnicity. Student, High school. Nervous and ambitious and enthusiastic. Kind of like if Rory Gilmore and Paris Geller had a baby and raised her in the Deep South.
• NELL SHAW – F. Black. Student, High school. From Atlanta. Grounded and sincere. Genuinely curious about things. A good judge of character, and a quick study.
• IVY WATKINS – F. Any ethnicity. Student, High school. Fiercely loyal and always well-intentioned. From money. Resist the urge to play her as a mean girl.
• RAELYNN NIX – F. Any ethnicity. Student, High school. A cheerleader type who’s always lived her life by other people’s standards. She was paying careful attention and keeping score the whole time.
• MASON ADAMS – M. Any ethnicity. Student, High school. He’s never really tried before, and he’s surprised by how good it feels. Earnest and affable.
• LEE TURNER – M. White. Student, High school. A Carhartt-wearing good ol’ boy. Deeply insecure and without the tools to deal with it. He’s always been good at getting what he wants.
• BAILEY GALLAGHER – F. Any ethnicity. Counselor, Twenties. Sweet in all the ways Southern women are supposed to be. This is her first real job out of college. She’s trying her best.

DISNEY’S FROZEN: THE MUSICAL (LOA)

Book by Jennifer Lee, Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Polk Theatre)
Directed by Jason Spelbring
Music Directed by TBD
Choreographed by Kari Cherie Smith

Rehearsals begin November 9, 2026.
Opening December 4, 2026
Performances run December 4-20, 2026.

CHARACTERS:

• ELSA - F. Any ethnicity. Future Queen of Arendelle and Anna’s older sister; born with magical powers, isolates herself from others out of fear. Vocal range top: Eb5. Vocal range bottom: E3.
• ANNA - F. Any ethnicity. Princess of Arendelle and Elsa’s younger sister; an eternal optimist who longs to be loved and connect with other people. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: G3.
• KRISTOFF - M. Any ethnicity. Hardworking ice harvester with a prickly exterior that hides a big heart. Vocal range top: Bb4. Vocal range bottom: A2.
• HANS - M. Any ethnicity. Prince of the Southern Isles and the youngest of thirteen brothers; charming and ambitious. Vocal range top: A4. Vocal range bottom: A2.
• OLAF - Any gender, any ethnicity. Magical snowman with a childlike innocence. Vocal range top: Eb5. Vocal range bottom: E3.
• SVEN - Any gender, any ethnicity. Kristoff’s fiercely loyal reindeer best friend.
• OAKEN - M. Any ethnicity. Amiable salesperson and relentless advocate of hygge; cheerful and jolly. Vocal range top: Bb4. Vocal range bottom: A2.
• WESELTON - M. Any ethnicity. Duke from a neighboring kingdom; chauvinistic, impolite and judgmental. Vocal range top: A4. Vocal range bottom: F3.
• YOUNG ANNA - F. Any ethnicity. Younger princess of Arendelle with a youthful exuberance; fun-loving troublemaker; mesmerized by her sister’s magic. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: Bb3.
• YOUNG ELSA - F. Any ethnicity. Elder princess of Arendelle with magical powers; obedient daughter; protective sister. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: A3.
• QUEEN IDUNA - F. Any ethnicity. Queen of Arendelle and child of the Northhuldra; strong and compassionate mother. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: F3.
• KING AGNARR - M. Any ethnicity. King of Arendelle; warm-hearted and protective father. Vocal range top: C4. Vocal range bottom: B2.
• PABBIE - M. Any ethnicity. Mystical shaman and patriarch of the Hidden Folk; Kristoff’s wise adoptive father. Vocal range top: Gb4. Vocal range bottom: Ab2.
• BULDA - F. Any ethnicity. Spiritual matriarch of the Hidden Folk; Kristoff’s nurturing and vibrant adoptive mother. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: Bb3.
• ENSEMBLE - Any gender, any ethnicity. Includes the following roles: Townspeople, Staff, Guards, Hidden Folks, Oaken’s Family and Friends, Volunteers, Bishop, Handmaiden, Lackeys, Hidden Folk Child.

PRIMARY TRUST (SPT)

Play by Eboni Booth (Johnson Theatre)
Directed by Jon Royal

Rehearsals begin January 19, 2027.
Opening February 12, 2027
Performances run February 12-21, 2027, with a possible extension February 25-28, 2027.

CHARACTERS:

• KENNETH – M, Black, late 30s
• BERT – M, Black, late 30s-40s
• CORRINA / WALLY’S WAITER / BANK CUSTOMERS – F, Black, 30s-40s
• CLAY / SAM / LE POUSSELET BARTENDER – M, any race, 50s-60s

DEAR EVAN HANSEN (LOA)

Book by Steven Levenson, Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Polk Theatre)
Directed by Jessica Francis Fichter
Music Directed by Stephen Kummer
Choreographed by TBD

Rehearsals begin March 15, 2027.
Opening April 9, 2027
Performances run April 9-18, 2027.

CHARACTERS:

• EVAN HANSEN - M. Any ethnicity. Smart, sincere and excruciatingly self-conscious, Evan prefers to hover in the background, a supporting player in his own life, too afraid to step forward into the spotlight and risk ridicule, or, what might be worse, no one noticing him at all. Vocal range top: C5. Vocal range bottom: G2.
• HEIDI HANSEN - F. Any ethnicity. Evan’s mother. Overworked and stretched too thin, Heidi loves her son fiercely, but fears they have begun to grow apart. She is prepared to do anything to repair the damage. Vocal range top: Eb5. Vocal range bottom: F3.
• ZOE MURPHY - F. Any ethnicity. Sensitive and sophisticated, with a sharp sense of humor, Zoe could care less about the status games and popularity rites of high school. She feels a terrible ambivalence over her brother’s death. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: F3.
• CONNOR MURPHY - M. Any ethnicity. An angry, disaffected loner, Connor has been a troubled kid for as long as anyone can remember, an enigma and a source of endless consternation to his long-suffering parents. Vocal range top: G#4. Vocal range bottom: C3.
• CYNTHIA MURPHY - F. Any ethnicity. Connor and Zoe’s mother. To Evan, she seems to be the perfect mother, nurturing, available, and willing to talk about anything. To her own children, it’s a bit more complicated. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: F3.
• LARRY MURPHY - M. Any ethnicity. Connor and Zoe’s father. Though often tense and taciturn, Larry shows a different face to the world, representing for Evan the dad he always wished for: strong, confident, and more than anything, reliable, and someone to be counted on. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2.
• JARED KLEINMAN - M. Any ethnicity. Droll and sarcastic, Jared covers his own insecurities with a well-practiced swagger and a know-it-all arrogance. Vocal range top: B4. Vocal range bottom: D3.
• ALANA BECK - F. Any ethnicity. Earnest to a fault, prone to melodrama, Alana hides a deeper loneliness beneath an ever-present smile and an almost aggressive friendliness. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: F3.
• ENSEMBLE - Any gender, any ethnicity.

INGRAM NEW WORKS FESTIVAL STAGED READINGS (SPT Staged Reading)

Directors TBD
Expected festival dates are June 9-12, 2027. Subject to change based on pieces selected.

Casting TBD, Seeking actors of all races/ethnicities/gender expressions to audition.