OTHER DESERT CITIES Equity Principal Actors - Terribly Kind People, LLC Auditions

OTHER DESERT CITIES (Broadway) - NYC EPA

Terribly Kind People, LLC | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Holding room - Studio 17X

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

Production (League) Producers: ATG Productions, Bad Robot Live, Gavin Kalin Productions
$2799 weekly minimum

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.

SEEKING

Equity actors for Understudy roles in the Broadway production of OTHER DESERT CITIES (See breakdown).

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: August 24, 2026
First Performance: September 29, 2026
Opening: October 18, 2026
Closing: January 17, 2027

PREPARATION

Please prepare the Sides for the character you are interested in. Sides may be found at:
Dropbox Sides.

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. 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

OTHER DESERT CITIES (Broadway)

SEEKING:

UNDERSTUDY BOTH POLLY & SILDA:

POLLY: White, female, 60s, Jewish. A sharp, elegant former actress turned politically connected matriarch, Polly is fiercely protective of her family’s reputation and emotional survival. Beneath her composed and witty exterior lies a woman haunted by grief and determined to keep painful truths buried.

SILDA: White, female, 60s, Jewish. Polly’s sister, Silda is a recovering alcoholic who lives with the Wyeths after years of instability. Funny, vulnerable, and deeply compassionate, she often serves as the bridge between Brooke and the rest of the family.

UNDERSTUDY LYMAN:

LYMAN: White, male, Late 60s-Early 70s. Polly’s husband and a former Republican ambassador, Lyman is charismatic, diplomatic, and accustomed to navigating conflict with charm. Though often more gentle than his wife, he ultimately shares her instinct to preserve the family narrative at any cost.

UNDERSTUDY BROOKE:

BROOKE: White, female, Early 40s. The eldest daughter and a novelist recovering from depression, Brooke returns home carrying unresolved trauma tied to her brother’s death. Intelligent and emotionally raw, she is driven by a need to confront the past even when it threatens to destroy her family relationships.

UNDERSTUDY TRIP:

TRIP: White, male, Early 30s. Brooke’s younger brother works as a producer for a sensationalist television show and uses humor to deflect tension. Easygoing on the surface, Trip is more perceptive and emotionally grounded than he first appears.

ALREADY CAST:

Polly: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Silda: Allison Janney
Lyman: Ed Harris
Brooke: Lily Rabe
Trip: Joe Keery