Portland Stage Company 2025-26 Season Equity Principal Actors - Portland Stage Company Auditions

PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY 2025-26 SEASON - NYC EPA REVISED

Portland Stage Company | Portland, ME

REVISED
Updated Personnel and Other Dates.

AUDITION DATE

Monday, June 30, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$799 weekly minimum (LORT D - Protected)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Portland Stage Company's 2025 - 2026 season (see breakdown).
No roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short monologue (2-minutes or less). Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

The Sheen Center
18 Bleecker St
New York, NY 10012
Holding room - Studio B

PERSONNEL

DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST
by Brent Askari
Director: Skip Greer

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens
Director: Michael Dix Thomas

LEND ME A TENOR
by Ken Ludwig
Director: Kevin R. Free

2026 Clauder Winner
See Breakdown
Director: TBD

OUR TOWN
by Thornton Wilder
Director: Todd Brian Backus

THE LAUGH TRACK
by Wendy MacLeod
Director: Christopher Grabowski

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Jenn Haltman - Casting Director

OTHER DATES

DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST
1st Rehearsal: 10/7/25
Opening: 10/31/25
Closing: 11/23/2025

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
1st Rehearsal: 11/11/25
Opening: 12/6/25
Closing: 12/24/25

LEND ME A TENOR
1st Rehearsal: 1/6/26
Opening: 1/30/26
Closing: 2/22/26

2026 Clauder Winner
1st Rehearsal: 2/10/26
Opening: 3/6/26
Closing: 3/22/26

OUR TOWN
1st Rehearsal: 3/10/26
Opening: 4/3/26
Closing: 4/26/26

THE LAUGH TRACK
1st Rehearsal: 4/14/26
Opening: 5/8/26
Closing: 5/31/26

OTHER

portlandstage.org

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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

PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY 2025 - 2026 SEASON

DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST

SYNOPSIS: A fast and loose comedy about those who take care of their own. Part Hot Fuzz and part Murder She Wrote, Askari's play examines the underbelly of life on an island in Maine. As the summer season approaches, Gerrard is warned by the locals that his investigation might not be good for business, and he'll have to choose to stick to his guns or fold.

SEEKING:

GERRARD: 30s-early 40s. Male. A small-town cop in a place where nothing much happens.

BETTY: 30s. Female. Waitress at Nadeau's Diner. Pretty. Opinionated.

WOMAN: 50s-60s. Female. Doubles as MARGIE, Gerard's mother and EDITH, the owner and chairman of Blake Wholesalers.

MAN: 40s-60s. Male. Doubles as LOUIS the local landscaper and suitor of Margie, DICK the owner of the marina, and COLE a lobsterman with a claw hand.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by Charles Dickens
Director: Michael Dix Thomas
1st Rehearsal: 11/11/25
Opening: 12/6/25
Closing: 12/24/25

FULLY CAST.

LEND ME A TENOR

SYNOPSIS: An evening of hijinks, mistaken identity, and chance encounters. Following the belated arrival of Il Stupendo, Max does his best to keep the star calm and makes sure he gets the rest he needs. Unfortunately, after giving Stupendo a double dose of his sleeping pills Max needs to don Pagliacci, the clown’s, makeup to do the show, but can he sing as well as the greatest tenor of the generation? After the show multiple women want to sleep with Il Stupendo, but when Max finds a body missing, will he save his career? Or his relationship?

SEEKING:

MAX: Late 20s-30s. Male. Assistant to Saunders, Opera lover. Will sing in the play.

MAGGIE: Late 20s-30s. Female. Max's girlfriend, who has a thing for tenors.

SAUNDERS: 40s-50s. Male. Maggie's father. Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company.

TITO MERELLI: 30s-50s. Male. A world-famous tenor, known by his fans as “Il Stupendo”. Will sing in the play.

MARIA: 30s-50s. Female. Tito's wife, not always a fan of Il Stupendo.

BELLHOP: 20s-40s. A bellhop, and fan of Il Stupendo. Will sing in the play.

DIANA: 20s-30s. Female. A soprano looking to get ahead.

JULIA: 50s-60s. Female. Chairwoman of the Opera Guild.

2026 CLAUDER WINNERS

INTIMATE SURVEILLANCE

by Catherine Stewart

SYNOPSIS: Tech entrepreneur Mina Azimi expects to control the narrative when she sits down with veteran journalist David Mendez. But he isn’t here for a puff piece — he’s here to confront her with a troubling question: Who can you trust when technology becomes part of our intimate lives?

SEEKING:

MINA AMIZ / VOILA: Mid 20s, Female, mid-twenties, Iranian-American disgraced tech mogul. Doubles as voice for VOILA, virtual assistant technology with a speech synthesizer.

DAVID MENDEZ: Late 50s+, Male. Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist.

LIKE FLIES

by Maggie Kearnan

SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious new midwife comes to town, a group of women think she might have solutions for more than just childbirth. She might also have something to remedy an epidemic of cruel men. New alliances are formed, and each woman wonders who she can trust in this thrilling new play.

SEEKING:

EDNA INGRAM: 40s - 50s. Female. A professionally trained midwife. Religious, patient, calculated.

MEG DOOLEY / WOMAN 1: late 20s - early 40s. Female. A midwife, self-certain, natural leader.

RETTA LONGWOOD / WOMAN 2: 30s. Female. Brash, boisterous, and strong. A bit of comic relief.

POLLY PLATT / WOMAN 3: 20s. Female. Soft, sweet, and curious. Loves her husband.

LENNY RUTLEDGE / WOMAN 4: 18+ to play 16. Female. Ruthless, but longing. Runs for fun. Speaks boldly through a speech impediment.

JULIA WINSHIP / WOMAN 5: 20s - 30s. Female. Quiet, reluctant, and loving. A reader. Wants peace and safety. Loves Vee Malcolm.

VEE MALCOLM / WOMAN 6: 20s - 30s. Female. Sarcastic, impatient, but earnest. Craves adventure. Loves Julia Winship.

MERE WATERS

by Jillian Blevins

SYNOPSIS: Gynecologist Gisella Perl arrives at a concentration camp and is assigned to work as the camp doctor. She has no tools, no antiseptic, and no water. Despite all this Gisella works to survive the camp guided by two bickering biblical prophetesses.

SEEKING:

DOCTOR GISELLA PERL: 37. Female. A Hungarian Jew and a doctor of gynecology. Prisoner no. 25404. (Pronounced “GEE-zull-uh”)

THE GUARD: 19, Female. Blonde, blue eyed, and beautiful. Mouthpiece for Doctor M. She is always smiling.

THE WOMAN: 20s-30s. Female. Every prisoner. Every patient. Every woman. Sometimes appears as Gisella’s daughter GABBY.

ABIGAIL: 30s-50s. Ageless. Female. PROPHETESS known for guiding others toward righteousness. Measured. Biblical, but also a Jewish tante (auntie).

HANNAH: 40s-50s. Ageless. Female. PROPHETESS tested by God through her infertility. Defiant. Biblical, but also a Jewish tante.

OUR TOWN

SYNOPSIS: A Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the triumphs and tragedies of small-town life.

SEEKING:

STAGE MANAGER: 30s-50s. Any Gender. Runs the show, breaks the fourth wall, welcomes you home. A neighbor. Will double as other members of the town.

EMILY WEBB: 20s. Female, The girl next door, valedictorian.

GEORGE GIBBS: 20s. Male, The boy next door, a baseball player.

MR. WEBB: 40s-50s. Male, Editor of the local paper, father to Emily and Wally. Will also double as other members of the town.

MRS. WEBB: 40s-50s. Female, Wife of Mr. Webb, mother to Emily and Wally. Will also double as other members of the town.

DR. GIBBS: 40s-50s. Male, Local doctor, father to George and Rebecca. Will double as other members of the town.

MRS. GIBBS: 40s-50s. Female, Wife of Dr. Gibbs, mother to George and Rebecca, wants to travel. Will also double as other members of the town.

WALLY WEBB / OTHERS: Teens-20s. Male Identifying. Emily's younger brother, a boy scout. Will double as other members of the town.

REBECCA GIBBS / OTHERS: Teens-20s. Female, George's younger sister, wants to see the moon. Will double as other members of the town.

TOWNSPERSON 1: 30s-60s Any Gender. Doubles as multiple townspeople including SIMON STIMPSON / JOE CROWELL and others.

TOWNSPERSON 2: 30s-60s. Any Gender. Doubles as multiple townspeople including MRS SOAMES / HOWIE NEWSOM and others.

THE LAUGH TRACK

SYNOPSIS: Madelyn Pugh and her former writing partner Bob Carroll Jr. meet by chance in 1957 after their work together on I Love Lucy has come to an end. Over the course of their conversation we see flashes of their time together working with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and studio execs. This play shines a light on the inner-workings of America’s beloved sitcom and the woman who punched up the jokes, fought for her career, and paved the way for women in the writers' room. Fast-paced and full of wit, The Laugh Track brings familiar characters to life, while proving that comedy is not a man’s job. World Premiere.

SEEKING:

MADDI : Late 20s-early 30s. Female. A television writer from Indiana, wry, witty.

BOB : Early 30s-late 30s. Male. Maddi’s writing partner. From Michigan. Cocky, a smart-ass. A WWII vet.

NELLIE : Early 20s. Female. A beautiful waitress who just arrived from Delaware to be a star. Not the brightest bulb. Doubles as NORMA.

LUCY : Early 40s-mid 40s. Female. Lucille Ball. Maddie’s boss. Talented. Tough.

DESI : Late 30s-early 40s. Male. Cuban. Desi Arnaz. Charming and upbeat. The good cop to Lucy’s bad cop.

HARRY : 50s. Male. CBS V.P. for Programming. Doubles as EDDIE, head of comedy at NBC with a Brat Pack vibe; FRED MERTZ, the fictional character from I Love Lucy; and HUNTER GROTON, an elegant WASP-y doctor.