NIKOLA TESLA Equity Ensemble Dancers (All genders) - Arena Stage Auditions

NIKOLA TESLA - WASHINGTON, D.C. ECC DANCERS (EARLY MORNING - ALL GENDERS)

Arena Stage | Washington, DC

Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Arena Stage
1101 6th St SW
10:00 AM (E)
Washington, DC 20024

Please enter the building through the main doors on Sixth St. Please be ready to show ID at the main desk.

APPOINTMENTS

This call will be run on a 1st come, 1st served basis. Sign-ups will begin at 9am. Please only sign up if you are an active member of Actors' Equity and be prepared to present your Equity card. Once these slots are filled, there will be an Equity waitlist on site for sign-up.

PERSONNEL

Based on the Music Performed and Recorded by TLC
Written and Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Choreographed by Chloe O. Davis
Artistic Director, Arena Stage: Hana S. Sharif
Executive Producer, Arena Stage: Edgar Dobie
DC Casting Director and Line Producer, Arena Stage: Raiyon Hunter
NYC Casting Director: Stephen Kopel

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity chorus dancers for NIKOLA TESLA (See breakdown). All roles will be understudied.

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: 8/31/26
First Preview: 10/9/26
Opening: 10/22/26
Closing: 12/6/26

PREPARATION

Please arrive warmed up and ready to dance. Wear comfortable clothes and sneakers. Please do not wear black rubber-soled shoes that could scuff the floor. Please bring a hard copy of H&R stapled together.

OTHER
Venue: Kreeger Theatre
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.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

NIKOLA TESLA

SYNOPSIS: Nikola - A New Musical charts the rise of famed inventor Nikola Tesla from unknown engineer to eccentric genius to “mad scientist.” As his celebrity rises and the war of the currents with Thomas Edison heats up, Nikola pushes himself, his followers, and the limits of electric power to dangerous extremes to connect the world and reach his vision of a new tomorrow.
Nikola features book and lyrics by Nikko Benson and Benjamin Halstead, music by Nikko Benson, music supervision by Dominic Fallacaro (& Juliet), choreography by Katie Spelman (The Notebook), and direction by Marshall Pailet (Private Jones). Meet the visionary. See the visionary electric musical.
The producers and creative team of Nikola Tesla are seeking actors of all races, cultural backgrounds, abilities, and gender identities to audition for all roles.

SEEKING:

ENSEMBLE SINGERS: 20s – 30s, all gender identities, all ethnicities, all body types. Seeking strong and vivid singer/actor/dancers to play various members of society. Most ensemble tracks will understudy principal roles.
ENSEMBLE DANCERS: 20s – 30s, all gender identities, all ethnicities, all body types. Seeking energetic/expressive/dynamic dancers. Strong vocals an advantage.