PlayMakers Repertory Co 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Playmakers Repertory Company Auditions

PlayMakers Repertory Company | Chapel Hill, NC — 2026–27 Season (EPA)

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Friday, April 17, 2026
PlayMakers Repertory Company, Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Arts
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM (E)
University of North Carolina, 120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
No scheduled break. Holding room — Studio 103.

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email
playmakersauditions@gmail.com.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

• Vivienne Benesch — Producing Artistic Director
• Chelsea James — Associate Producer

Contract: LORT Non-Rep. $889 weekly minimum (LORT D) — Paying $945 weekly. See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

SEEKING

OTHER DATES

Equity actors for roles in PlayMakers Repertory Company's 2026–27 Season. See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

PlayMakers Repertory Company seeks to hire actors who reflect our world to tell the stories we put onstage. Auditions are open to individuals from all backgrounds. North Carolina Triangle–based actors are encouraged to audition.

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. For more information, visit
www.playmakersrep.org.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting selections, either one classical and one contemporary OR both contemporary, that give us an idea of you and the scope of your work. Total material should not exceed 4 minutes.

Breakdown

All roles not listed have been cast.

OEDIPUS: KING/COLONUS

Adapted and Directed by Carey Perloff
First Rehearsal: August 11, 2026
Opens: September 12, 2026
Closes: September 27, 2026

SEEKING:

OEDIPUS (u/s) — (Male-identifying character, 50–60s, any/all ethnicities). Defined by intellect, pride, and an unrelenting drive for truth. He believes deeply in his own reason and judgment, trusting that logic and determination can overcome any obstacle.

ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS

Written by Pearl Cleage
Director: TBA
First Rehearsal: September 15, 2026
Opens: October 17, 2026
Closes: November 1, 2026

SEEKING:

BETTY — (Female-identifying character, 50–60s, Black). Manager, friend, and collaborator to the activist and performance artist Anna Campbell. Has lived and worked with Anna in exile.

OUR TOWN

Written by Thornton Wilder
Director: Tracy Bersley
First Rehearsal: October 20, 2026
Opens: November 21, 2026
Closes: December 6, 2026

SEEKING:

STAGE MANAGER — (40–70s, any/all genders and ethnicities). Narrator, guide, and omniscient presence of the play who serves as both storyteller and participant in the world of Grover’s Corners.

MRS. WEBB — (Female-identifying character, 50–60s, any/all ethnicities). Emily’s mother and the editor’s wife. Practical, caring, and grounded. She is warm but no-nonsense, with a dry sense of humor.

THE PIANO LESSON

Written by August Wilson
Director: TBA
First Rehearsal: December 29, 2026
Opens: January 30, 2027
Closes: February 14, 2027

SEEKING:

BOY WILLIE — (Male-identifying character, 30s, Black). Charismatic, headstrong, and relentlessly driven, with a sharp sense of humor. Recently arrived from Mississippi, he is determined to sell the family’s heirloom piano in order to buy land.

MARETHA — (Female-identifying character, 10–13, Black). Berniece’s daughter. Bright, curious, and full of potential.

WINING BOY — (Male-identifying character, late 50s–60s, Black). A charming, wandering musician who carries himself with flair. Older brother to Doaker. Always ready with a joke or a song.

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Written by Kimberly Belflower
Director: Vivienne Benesch
First Rehearsal: February 2, 2027
Opens: March 6, 2027
Closes: March 21, 2027

SEEKING:

MR. SMITH — (Male-identifying character, 30s, white). An intelligent, affable, and outwardly progressive high school English teacher. Becomes increasingly defensive when challenged.

MS. GALLAGHER — (Female-identifying character, 30s, any/all ethnicities). High school guidance counselor. Composed, supportive, and approachable. Someone students can trust.

THE 39 STEPS

Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Director: TBA
First Rehearsal: March 9, 2027
Opens: April 10, 2027
Closes: April 25, 2027

SEEKING:

ANNABELLA / PAMELA / MARGARET — (Female-identifying character, 40s–60s, any/all ethnicities). A mysterious, alluring foreign spy; a sharp-tongued, independent foil to Hannay; the quintessential “innocent.” A dynamic shape-shifter to embody these three distinct women.

CLOWN 2 — (Male-identifying character, any age, any/all ethnicities). A rapid succession of characters throughout the play. Imaginative and highly physical, the Clown characters live in the heightened, fast-paced style of farce.