New York Stage and Film 2026 Season (Plays) Equity Principal Actors - New York Stage and Film Auditions

NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM 2026 SEASON (PLAYS) - NYC EPA

New York Stage and Film Company | New York, NY

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AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St 16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

PERSONNEL

Expected to Attend:
Pradanya Subramanyan: Artistic Associate & SPT Artistic/Line Producer

CONTRACT

$623 weekly minimum (SPT 6) - DAYLIGHT
$17 per hour - 29 hour staged readings - All other productions.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in New York Stage and Film's 2026 Season of Plays (See breakdown).

OTHER

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue. Bring a photo/resume stapled together. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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

New York Stage and Film 2026 Season (Plays)

DAYLIGHT

Written by Kate Cortesi
First Rehearsal: July 14, 2026
Performances: July 24, 2026

LAGNIAPPE

Written by C.A. Johnson
Directed by Eric Ting
First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026
Performance: July 11, 2026, 8pm

SYNOPSIS: Once home to sharecroppers, the Bunche Village subdivision outside of New Orleans is now made up of their suburban descendants who find community at the local corner store. Both harrowing and hilarious, LAGNIAPPE follows their day-to-day lives in this story about loving and longing.

SEEKING:

• AN: Vietnamese American man, 68, hard-working, opinionated to a fault
• SHIRLEEN: Black woman, 59, honest, once pious, tired, the opposite of lonely
• PEANUT: Black boy, 16, ambitious, loyal, really trying
• DALILAH: White girl, 16, raised in this neighborhood, a sharp-tongued survivor, very alone
• MR. ALPHONSE: Black man, 40s, an addict, former musician, spinning
• ELMER: Black man, 30s, an insurance salesman, a good son and father, often unmoored

UNMOORED

Written by Betty Shamieh
Directed by Ian Belknap
First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026
Performance: July 12, 2026, 2pm

SYNOPSIS: Full of murder, sexual intrigue, and betrayal, UNMOORED is a prequel to OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE. The teenage Othello, born into a royal household in his native country of Morocco, must learn to navigate a court full of ruthless power players, including his mother. This cheeky origin story explores the connection between jealousy, violence towards women, and war through the lens of one of Shakespeare’s most controversial tragic heroes.

SEEKING:

• OTHELLO: a Moroccan teenager
• MALIK: Moroccan Ambassador to England
• RASHIDA: Moroccan Queen
• BASHIR: Moroccan Prince
• IANO: Venetian Ambassador to Morocco
• FARIHA: A dancer
• DAHLIA/SUHAILA: Egyptian Princesses
• SERVANT/DANCER: A servant and a dancer

DAYLIGHT

Written by Kate Cortesi
First Rehearsal: July 14, 2026
Performances: July 24, 2026

SYNOPSIS: DAYLIGHT is a new play based on the real-life story of Joe Garcia, a man who served 21 years in prison for murder. Framed by the pop music that sustained him during that dark time and developed in collaboration with Garcia over two years (and counting!), the play explores accountability, true love, and the soul saving power of pop.

SEEKING:

• Joe Garcia: a man of about 50
• A.: a woman in her forties
• The Company: At least four actors, ideally many more, play the dozens of other characters in the story and form a choreographic ensemble that conjures Joe’s world, around him and in his head. The company should contain two actors to play his mother and father, Loretta (40s-50s, Asian) and Joe Sr. (40s-50s, Latino).

MENAFEE

Written and Directed by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the life story of Corey Menafee
First Rehearsal: July 21, 2026
Performance: August 25, 2024, 7pm

SYNOPSIS: During an impromptu conversation on reunion weekend, a dining hall employee learns about the contested artifact he’s been unknowingly working beneath. Suddenly, the students he loves and the college he’s dedicated his work life to take a backseat to questions about justice and integrity. Based on a true story, MENAFEE examines the shocking act that changed an institution’s history.

SEEKING:

• COREY: 35, Black
• THE REAL COREY: 45, Black
• Q: 40s, Philly Rican
• MOM: 60s, born in PR, Philly transplant
• APRIL: Corey’s Mom, “A strong spirited woman… nice, kindhearted, but would cuss your ass out in a heartbeat.”
• THE ALUM (CURTIS): 40s, Black, has a trace of southern accent
• THE GIRL (MAY): 10, The Alum’s daughter

TRIP AROUND THE SUN

Written by Jake Brasch
Directed by Shelley Butler
First Rehearsal: July 21, 2026
Performances: July 26, 2026, 2pm

SYNOPSIS: Life is good for Phil and Suze in their Florida retirement community. They fill their days with virgin margaritas and Jimmy Buffet karaoke. But the night before Suze’s big birthday cruise, Phil decides to shake things up one last time. TRIP AROUND THE SUN is a hilarious and bittersweet World Premiere by one of America’s most promising playwrights.

SEEKING:

• Suze Acker: 71 years old, but she’s into quilting and lives in Florida and therefore lives the life of an octogenarian. A retired quilt shop owner. She’s not Jewish, though she’s the type who (problematically) says “Might as well be!” A Parrothead.
• Phil Acker: Actually, an octogenarian, but just barely; he’s 80. He's physically spry and an anxious mess (especially tonight). He’s actually Jewish and a retired orthodontist originally from Brooklyn. Also, a Parrothead.

THE DEATH CHRONICLES (PORTRAITS)

Written by dael orlandersmith
Directed by Neel Keller
First Rehearsal: July 21, 2026
Performances: July 25, 2026, 2pm

SYNOPSIS: The Death Chronicles (portraits)... deals with people in the process of dying literally/ spiritually/ it deals with our lack of acceptance of death/ acceptance of death and celebration of the people who were here/ and transitioned and touched us.

SEEKING:

• Luc - jean Toussaint: Haitian/American (early to mid 30s)
• Blake: middle aged business man... any race... roughly 45 - 65
• Gloria: a former nurse and now death doula... any race... aged 45