Nantucket Performing Arts Center 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - Nantucket Performing Arts Center Auditions

NANTUCKET PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 2026 SEASON - NANTUCKET, MA EPA

Nantucket Performing Arts Center | Nantucket, MA

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AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Nantucket Performing Arts Center
5 N Water Street
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
Nantucket, MA 02554

No break scheduled.

PERSONNEL

Men on Boats By Jaclyn Backhaus, directed by Carsen Joenk
First by Kate Walbert, directed by Carolyn Cantor
Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas, directed by Mark Shanahan

To schedule an appointment please reach out to Amanda Charlton -
amanda@nantucketperformingarts.org
Days/Hours - Can contact at any time through email.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Director of Artistic Partnerships and Community Activation and a member of our Artistic Advisory Board: Mary Seidel
Director of Theatrical Programing: Amanda Charlton

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract
$900 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Nantucket Performing Arts Center's 2026 Season (see breakdown).
Rehearsal: June 22-July 13th
Run: July 15th - July 29th

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1 monologue (any type). Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
First Rehearsal: July 14th- August 3
Run: August 4-13

PRELUDE TO A KISS
Rehearsal: August 22nd-September 5
Run: September 6-20.

OTHER

www.nantucketperformingartscenter.org
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

Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus

The characters in MEN ON BOATS have historically been cisgender white males. We encourage auditions from people who are not. I'm talking about racially diverse actors who are female-identifying, trans-identifying, genderfluid, and/or non-gender conforming. As an addition, we encourage Native actors to audition.

SEEKING:

• John Wesley Powell - one-armed leader of exhibition.
• William Dunn - Hunter and Trapper.
• John Colton Sumner - former soldier and current explorer.
• Old Shady - Powell's older brother, Civil War vet
• Bradley - Lieutenant- Manic with youth
• O.G. Howland - Printer and hunter
• Seneca Howland - O.G.'s quiet little brother
• Frank Goodman - British, so excited
• Hall - mapmaker, old soul
• Hawkins - The cook
• Tsauwiat - A Ute chief (doubles with O.G.)
• The Bishop - Tsauwiat's wife - Doubles with Seneca.
• Mr. Asa - a desert settler (doubles with Goodman)

FIRST by Kate Walbert (New England Premier)

SEEKING:

PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas

SEEKING:

• RITA BOYLE (20s–early 30s) – A brilliant, funny, guarded young woman whose skepticism about love is challenged by an unexpected emotional connection.
• PETER HOSKINS (20s–early 30s) – An earnest, open-hearted romantic whose deep belief in love is tested in ways he never imagined.
• THE OLD MAN (60s–80s) – A mysterious, fragile, cranky stranger whose brief presence alters the course of the story.
• DR. BOYLE (50s–60s) – Rita’s pragmatic, loving father who values tradition but ultimately leads with heart.
• MRS. BOYLE (50s–60s) – Rita’s perceptive, quietly romantic mother who believes in love’s enduring power.
• TAYLOR (20s–40s) – Peter’s easygoing, good-humored friend who brings levity and grounding perspective. Part will double.
• TOM (20's-50's) - bartender, cool and easygoing. Part will double.
• MINISTER (any age and gender) - Part will double.
• AUNT DOROTHY (40's-60's) - funny and curious. In everyone's business - Part will double.