Orlando Shakespeare Theatre 2026-27 Season Equity Stage Managers - Orlando Shakespeare Theatre Auditions

Orlando Shakespeare Theatre 2026–27 Season — Orlando, FL
Stage Manager Interview

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Lowndes Shakespeare Center
812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803-1202
1:00 PM – 9:30 PM (E)
Break: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

PERSONNEL

• Jena Rashid — New Play Associate
• Anne Hering — Director of Education
• Keith Traver — Education Coordinator
• Jim Helsinger — Artistic Director; Director: Dracula and A Christmas Carol
• Nick Bublitz — Associate Artistic Director; Assistant Director: A Christmas Carol
• Roberta Emerson — Director of New Play Development; Director: World Premiere adaptation
• Tim Williams — Company Manager
• George Hamrah — Director of Production

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
https://auditionsmanager.com/registration.php?AU=gFFmcT1732.

Equity Stage Managers without an appointment will be seen in the first available slot on any day. All appointments are 45 minutes in length. Please arrive at the theatre 10 minutes prior to your appointed time to check in.

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract

• $1,122 weekly minimum — Stage Manager
• $1,029 weekly minimum — Assistant Stage Manager

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

SEEKING

Equity stage manager for Orlando Shakespeare Theatre's 2026–27 Season. Produced in partnership with UCF. Artistic Director: Jim Helsinger. Executive Director: Cheryl Collins.

Orlando Shakes is committed to building diversity and inclusion onstage and throughout the organization. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination; Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, and performers with disabilities to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

OTHER

Website:
www.orlandoshakes.org
Phone calls will be accepted at
407-447-1700 ext. 210.
Emails will be accepted at
auditions@orlandoshakes.org.

PREPARATION

Prepare a CV or resume and come ready to answer questions about your school and/or work experience. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

BREAKDOWN

COME FROM AWAY

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Director: Thomas Ouellette
1st Rehearsal: 08/04/2026
Previews: 08/26/2026, 08/27/2026
Runs: 08/28/2026 – 09/27/2026
Venue: Margeson Theater

DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS

By Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
Director: Jim Helsinger
1st Rehearsal: 09/01/2026
Previews: 09/23/2026, 09/24/2026
Runs: 09/25/2026 – 11/08/2026
Venue: Goldman Theater

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Adapted by Jim Helsinger, based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Director: Jim Helsinger
Music Director: John Cavazos
1st Rehearsal: 11/03/2026
Preview: 11/25/2026
Runs: 11/27/2026 – 12/24/2026
Venue: Margeson Theater

JAMES IJAMES WORLD PREMIER ADAPTATION — THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

Director: Roberta Emerson
1st Rehearsal: 12/29/2025
Previews: 01/20/2027, 01/21/2027
Runs: 01/22/2027 – 02/14/2027
Venue: Margeson Theater

CASTING NOTE: This production is a commissioned adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 classic Harlem Renaissance novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, set in Eatonville, FL. The script is in process. A half day of production-specific EPAs will be held later this year (TBA). The majority of roles will be written for Black-identifying actors.

AS YOU LIKE IT

By William Shakespeare
Director: Carolyn Howarth
1st Rehearsal: 02/09/2027
Previews: 03/03/2027, 03/04/2027
Runs: 03/05/2027 – 03/28/2027
Venue: Margeson Theater

RICHARD III

By William Shakespeare
Director: N/A
1st Rehearsal: 03/30/2027
Previews: 04/07/2027, 04/08/2027
Runs: 04/09/2027 – 04/25/2027
Venue: Goldman Theater

Richard III continues the Fire and Reign series at Orlando Shakes — eight plays in order from Richard II through Richard III. This production is an “original practices” or “bare bard” production with no director or designers. It features a short rehearsal process and performance run. All rehearsals, blocking, and design are determined by the actors. Actors with experience in this type of Shakespearean production are encouraged to audition.