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

PlayMakers Repertory Co 2026-27 Season - Chapel Hill, NC EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Saturday, April 18, 2026

PlayMakers Repertory Company, Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Arts

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)

University of North Carolina, 120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Holding room - Studio 103

APPOINTMENTS

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

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

CONTRACT

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

Vivienne Benesch: Producing Artistic Director
Chelsea James: Associate Producer

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. More information:
www.playmakersrep.org

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. North Carolina Triangle-based actors are encouraged to 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.

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 not to exceed 4 minutes. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

Breakdown — PlayMakers Repertory Co 2026-27 Season

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) Boy Willie is 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 50-60s, 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.