OEDIPUS (Broadway) Equity Principal Actors - Boyo Productions LP Auditions

OEDIPUS (Broadway) - Equity video submissions

Boyo Productions LP | New York, NY

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, June 12, 2025
5:55 PM - 5:59 PM (E)

CONTRACT

Production (League)

The minimum base weekly salary for the positions being auditioned for is established by a collective bargaining agreement between The Broadway League Inc., on behalf of the above-named producer, and Actors' Equity Association. For Broadway, it is anticipated that the base weekly salary for each of the below-listed roles will range between a minimum of $2,638 per week (which equals an annualized base salary of $137,176) and a maximum of $3,000 per week (which equals an annualized base salary of $156,000).

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in the Broadway production of OEDIPUS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare one of the audition scenes (Sides) as outlined in the material guide in the Dropbox:

Dropbox Link

Or you can choose to submit a contemporary monologue of 1-2 minutes in length in RP accent. Equity video submission deadline is Thursday, June 12th, 2025, at 6pm ET.

LOCATION

Via Submission
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

• Producer: Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo
• Writer: Robert Icke (after Sophocles)
• Director: Robert Icke
• Casting: Jim Carnahan Casting - Jim Carnahan, CSA, Liz Fraser, CSA
• Viewing submissions: Liz Fraser (Casting Director)

OTHER DATES

• First Rehearsal: 10/6/2025
• First Preview: 11/4/2025
• Opening: TBA
• Closing: 2/6/2026

OTHER

Venue: Studio 54

The employer will accept 126 video submissions from Equity members. Members will sign up online for one of the 126 slots. Only members who get one of the 126 slots will receive a confirmation e-mail with the preparation and submission information. After members' submissions have been viewed, the employer will notify each member who viewed their audition.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

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

OEDIPUS (Broadway)

All Roles to be read in RP or similar English accent

SEEKING:

LICHAS (ANTIGONE UNDERSTUDY) (Female, 20s, any ethnicity) Professional, pragmatic campaign staffer.

DRIVER (Male, mid 50s+, Global Majority) Personal driver of former president Laius (Jocasta’s late husband). The discreet witness to Laius’ death.

The following roles are cast but they are seeking Understudies for all roles:

Mark Strong – OEDIPUS (Male, 50s, white) A charismatic political leader on the verge of election victory. Driven, commanding, eloquent, and self-assured, he believes deeply in transparency and truth but gradually unravels as revelations about his origins come to light.

Lesley Manville – JOCASTA (Female, 60s, white) Oedipus’ wife. Sophisticated, sensual, she’s a strong intellectual. Poised and protective of her family's privacy. Her love for Oedipus is genuine, but her past catches up with her in the most devastating way.

TBA – MEROPE (Female, 70s+, white) Oedipus’ (adoptive) mother. Held-together, compassionate, motherly, but sharp when necessary. A dignified presence despite being without the class and political knowledge her son possesses.

TBA – CREON (Male, early-mid 60s, white) Jocasta’s brother and Oedipus’ key political advisor. A defeated but loyal man, he’s the level-headed, practical “fixer” & counterbalance to Oedipus’ emotions. A strong man turned dog left out in the rain.

TBA – ANTIGONE (Female, early-mid 20s, white) Daughter of Oedipus & Jocasta. Thoughtful, introspective, observant, youthful but emotionally open. She searches for truth like her father.

TBA – ETEOCLES (Male, 18 - early 20s, white) Oedipus and Jocasta’s son. He is witty, athletic, self-assured but with a jokey immaturity.

TBA – POLYNEICES (Male, 18 - early 20s, white) Oedipus and Jocasta’s son. He is open-hearted, sensitive, and softer than his brother. He’s grappling with issues of identity and acceptance, including coming out as gay to his family.

TBA – CORIN (Male, 60s, Global Majority) Kind, loyal, long-time staffer with the family. A friend and confidant to Jocasta. Reliable and gentle.

TBA – TEIRESIAS (Any age, ethnicity, gender) A blind prophet who appears to deliver key revelations. Cryptic, intense, and emotionally powerful. They warn Oedipus of the tragic truth and catalyze the unraveling of Oedipus’ identity. Actors who are visually impaired are encouraged to audition.