Penobscot Theatre Company 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Penobscot Theatre Company Auditions

PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY 2026-27 SEASON - BANGOR, ME EPA REVISED

Penobscot Theatre Company | Bangor, ME

Notice: Audition
Call Type: EPA
REVISED

Audition address revised.

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, June 20, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 11:30 AM - 11:40 AM, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an appointment please contact: Kacie Gerow, Operations Administrator
Email:
casting@penobscottheatre.org
Or sign up using the following link:
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CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract
$565 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Penobscot Theatre Company's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting 1-minute monologues OR one monologue and 16 bars of a song.

LOCATION

Penobscot Theatre Co. Rehearsal Space
84 Harlow St.
Bangor, ME 04401

PERSONNEL

• Jen Shepard- Artistic Director
• Larrance Fingerhut- Accompanist
• Phil Burns - Accompanist
• Rob Laraway - Accompanist
• Kacie Gerow- Operations Administrator

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, video submissions will be accepted at:
Video Submissions

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

ON GOLDEN POND

by Ernest Thompson
1st Rehearsal: 8/18/26
Opening: 9/12/26
Closing: 10/4/26
The play that inspired the Oscar Award-Winning film! Norman and Ethel have spent every summer of their lives in Maine on Golden Pond. They are ready for another quiet summer when their daughter arrives and asks them to look after her fiancé’s 13-year-old son. The boy becomes a grandson that Norman and Ethel have longed for. Norman takes Billy fishing, shares his love of good books, and in return Billy gives Norman an education in being a teenager. They spend a perfect Maine summer together, but all good things must come to an end. In the Fall, Norman and Ethel know the years have been good and hope for another summer On Golden Pond.

Performance Schedule:
Thursday - Friday 7 PM, Saturday 2 PM and 7 PM, Sunday 3 PM
*Saturday 9/12 - only 5 PM

SEEKING:

• Norman 70’s, Male, irascible, in early stages of dementia, underneath it all very loving
• Ethel 70's, Female, strong, loving, stubborn
• Chelsea 40-50’s, Female, smart, wants to talk to her dad, newly in love
• Charlie 40-50’s, Male, easy going, loves Chelsea, kind
• Bill Sr 40-50’s, Male, a dentist, awkward, kind
• Billy Jr 12-14, Male, smart, says it like it is, underneath it all kind

BROOMSTICK

By John Biguenet
1st Rehearsal: 10/6/26
Opening: 10/24/26
Closing: 11/8/26
A cottage hidden away in the deepest part of the woods and in it a witch with a story to tell. She beckons you into her cozy cottage, bids you sit by the fire to hear her life story. Her first love affair, how she discovered her powers and how she used them. A completely unsentimental moralist who knows everything about the human heart — having been both its victim and avenger all her long life — she metes out inexorable justice, immune to our pleas for mercy, cackling at our excuses.

Performance Schedule:
Thursday-Friday 7 PM, Sunday 3 PM,
*Saturday 10/12 5 PM, 10/31 - no performance, 11/7 7 PM

SEEKING:

• Witch - 50-70, Female, she is The Witch. Wiley, smart, angry, merciful, and in control.

DR. SEUSS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

By Timothy Mason
1st Rehearsal: 11/3/26
Opening: 11/28/26
Closing: 12/27/26
For decades, the story of the mean, green Mister Grinch discovering the joy of Christmas has delighted both readers and viewers. And now, you have the opportunity to bring Dr. Seuss's adored classic to your stage. With a heart two sizes too small, the Grinch despises the annual Christmas festivities of Who-ville from a solitary distance. Fed up, he carries out a plan to stop them once and for all, only to learn a lesson about opening his heart to the real meaning of Christmas.

Performance Schedule:
Wednesday-Friday 7 PM, Saturday 2 PM and 7 PM, Sunday 3 PM
*Saturday 11/28 5 PM only, Thursday 12/24 12 PM, Friday 12/25 no performance
**12/15, 12/17, 12/22 - 10 AM Student Matinee Performances

SEEKING:

• The Grinch, hates Christmas
• Old Max, faithful to a fault but a bit wiser
• Young Max, faithful to a fault, not wise
• Grandpa Who
• Grandma Who
• Cindy Lou Who, a little Who who believes in Christmas
• Papa Who
• Mama Who
• Boo Who
• Annie Who
• Danny Who

THE BOOK CLUB PLAY

by Karen Zacharias
1st Rehearsal: 1/12/27
Opening: 2/6/27
Closing: 2/21/26
Loads of laughter and literature collide in this smart hit comedy about books and the people who love them. Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job, and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when her cherished group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens. Add a provocative new member along with some surprising new book titles, and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. The Book Club Play is a delightful new play about life, love, literature, and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.

Performance Schedule:
Thursday-Friday 7 PM, Saturday 2 PM and 7 PM, Sunday 3 PM
*Saturday 2/6 5 PM only

SEEKING:

• Ana 30’s, female, the mother bee of the Club
• Rob 30’s, male, Ana’s golden boy, upper crust
• Will 30’s, male, conservative, well-read, used to date Ana
• Jen 30’s, female, shy & smart, oblivious to her own attractiveness
• Lily 20’s, African American Female, go-getter, loves books, Ana’s protege
• Alex 30’s, Male, new to the Club, a bit lost, professor of comparative lit

THE MALLARD

By Vincent Delaney
1st Rehearsal: 2/23/27
Opening: 3/20/27
Closing: 4/11/27
Freya and Gillian are teachers who have offended their school board and lost their jobs. Davis and Reagan are yard sale fanatics in search of a priceless antique duck decoy, the Horace Crandall Mallard. What follows is a fierce, funny, and escalating battle over a symbol that has wildly different meanings - intersecting the couple in a journey that far surpasses the quest for treasure.

Performance Schedule:
Thursday-Friday-Saturday 7 PM, Sunday 3 PM
*Wednesday 3/24 7 PM, Saturday 3/27 2 PM and 7 PM

SEEKING:

• Freya 60’s, female, sharp edged, caustic, with a streak of mercy.
• Gillian 50’s, female, gentler, a natural peacemaker. Except when she’s not.
• Davis 30’s, male, a true believer.
• Reagan 30’s, female, knows her angles. Thinks she knows Davis.
• Morley 60, male, a man who lacks morals.

THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA

by Anna Ouyang Moench
1st Rehearsal: 4/13/27
Opening: 5/8/27
Closing: 5/23/27
John and his daughter Caitlyn are birders. As they scan the skies over their backyard in suburban Maryland looking for elusive birds, years go by. Relationships begin and end. Children grow up and parents age. The climate and the world change in small and vast ways. Birds of North America takes a close look at the relationship of a father and daughter over the course of a decade as they struggle to understand the parts of one another that defy understanding.

Performance Schedule:
Thursday-Friday-Saturday 7 PM, Sunday 3 PM
*Saturday 5/8 5 PM

SEEKING:

• John 50 to 60’s, Male, father to Caitlyn, avid bird watcher, reserved, has trouble expressing himself.
• Caitlyn late 20’s to 30’s, Female, daughter to John, avid bird watcher, wishes her father was more forthcoming, has strong opinions and a fierce sense of independence.

CLUE

by: (Playwright Not Specified)
1st Rehearsal: 5/25/27
Opening: 6/16/27
Closing: 7/18/27
It’s a dark and stormy night, and our cast of oddball characters has been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well, dead. So whodunit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.

Performance Schedule:
Wednesday-Thursday-Friday 7 PM, Saturday 2 PM and 7 PM, Sunday 3 PM
*Saturday 6/19 5 PM only, Saturday 7/3 2 PM only, Sunday 7/4 no performance, Saturday 7/1/7 PM only

SEEKING:

• Wadsworth, a butler
• Yvette, a maid
• Miss Scarlet, a powerful woman
• Mrs. Peacock, a nosey woman
• Mrs. White, an angry woman
• Colonel Mustard, a pompous man
• Professor Plum, an arrogant man
• Mr. Green, a nervous man
• Ensemble Woman, various parts
• Ensemble Man 1, various parts
• Ensemble Man 2, various parts