A Dollar For Meg LLC | New York, NY
Friday, August 15, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Off Broadway
$835 weekly minimum (Cat. A)
Equity actors for roles in PREDICTOR (see breakdown). Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.
PREDICTOR is the real-life story of Margaret Crane who, in 1967, defied all odds and expectations to become the inventor of the first home pregnancy test. Energetic and theatrical, PREDICTOR illuminates Meg Crane's lost contributions to both science and design, celebrating her persistence, her relentless positivity, and her desire to make the world a better place-- for everyone.
Launched by the NYTimes Opinion article in 2016 - “Could Women Be Trusted With Their Own Pregnancy Tests?”.
Please prepare one of the sides available at the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KXrME97tmWSASk8rByzct80kPGZlLjd. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Writer: Jennifer Blackmer
Director: Alex Keegan
Producer: Brian Nitzkin
GM: Mott/Fischer Productions
Casting: Eisenberg Casting (Daryl Eisenberg, CSA)
Casting Director: Daryl Eisenberg, CSA
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Casting Assistant: Joey Bermudez
Start Rehearsals: November 4, 2025
Tech: November 23, 2025
First Preview: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Opening: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Scheduled Closing: Sunday, January 18, 2026
NOTE: Actors are off from November 26th to December 2nd.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
MARGARET (MEG) CRANE: White Female, 26. A freelance graphic designer at Organon Pharmaceuticals. Has the idea and creates the prototype for the first at home pregnancy test. Sold her rights away for a $1 contract. Observant and smart, Meg thinks quickly on her feet, and her wicked sense of humor underscores an earnestness and unwavering desire to do the right thing. Not afraid to make sacrifices for the greater good… but she never did get the dollar.
CHORUS #1 – 20s female. Doubles JODY - Meg’s roommate and rebellious friend, she motivates and challenges Meg, LILLIAN - Meg’s co-worker who tries to volunteer to use the test, and others.
CHORUS #2 – 30s-40s female. Doubles MARY - Meg’s sarcastic co-worker, MEG'S MOTHER - traditional and conservative, and others.
CHORUS #3 – 40s+ female. Doubles MEG'S GRANDMOTHER - compassionate, SISTER BERNADETTE - Meg’s former teacher, stern but proud of her, and others.
CHORUS #4 – 40s+ male. Doubles MARTIN - Meg’s supportive but clueless boss at Organon Pharmaceuticals who appropriates her idea, MEG'S FATHER - kind and supportive, and others.
CHORUS #5 – 30s-40s male. Doubles JACK - the antagonistic project manager hired to develop the pregnancy test who disregards Meg - and others.
CHORUS #6 – 30-40s male. Doubles BERTIE - a lab tech that informed Meg’s invention, IRA - an ad man hired to help with marketing the pregnancy test who listens and supports Meg, and others.
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