Pushcart Players 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Pushcart Players Auditions

PUSHCART PLAYERS 2026-27 SEASON - NYC EPA

Pushcart Players | Verona, NJ

NOTICE: AUDITION

Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE:

Friday, July 24, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

CONTRACT

TYA
$688 weekly minimum (Actor/ASM)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Pushcart Players' 2026-2027 season (see

BREAKDOWN

). Performers who are Disabled and Non-Disabled, Black, Asian, Native, Latino, Arab, White and Multi-Racial, Female-identifying, Male-identifying, and Non-binary are encouraged to audition. Pushcart Players does not discriminate in practices or employment opportunities on the basis of an individual's race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

PREPARATION

Members should prepare a brief monologue, preferably comic, and a cut of a contemporary musical theater song (please bring sheet music in the proper key). Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Paul Whelihan - Producing Artistic Director (Director)
Ellen Beattie - Education and Outreach Director
Brent Mauldin - Musical Director

OTHER DATES

Artists will be engaged from September 2, 2026 through June 2027. Productions will have varying rehearsal and opening dates throughout the season.

OTHER

pushcartplayers.org

Members unable to attend the EPA, please submit a video reel with the same

PREPARATION

; headshots/resumes may be emailed to
information@pushcartplayers.org with the SUBJECT LINE: Casting 2026-27 Season.

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

CONTRACT

s 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.

PUSHCART PLAYERS 2026-2027 SEASON

BREAKDOWN

Male and female actors who sing and move well with strong character versatility. Must be available for daytime/weekday engagements and be able to participate as ACTOR/ASM. Limited short-term out-of-town touring; primarily day tours from a central

LOCATION

in Verona, NJ. Actor/ASMs will play multiple roles in various productions, which have varying opening dates throughout the season.

Mainstage productions include: A MORE PERFECT UNION, CUENTOS DEL ARBOL, KALIEN THE ALIEN, LIFT EVERY VOICE, A SEASON OF MIRACLES, and STONE SOUP AND OTHER STORIES.

NOTE: All roles are suitable for non-traditional casting.

SEEKING:

• Player One: male identifying, 20 or older, able to present as a 12 year old boy, African American, tenor
• Player Two: female identifying, late 20s-40s, African American, alto/mezzo
• Player Three: female identifying, late 20s-30s, Asian alto/soprano
• Player Four: male identifying, late 20s-30s, African American, lyric baritone
• Player Five: male identifying, late 20s-30s, Asian, tenor
• Player Six: male identifying, late 20s-30s, Caucasian, lyric baritone
• Player Seven: female identifying, 30s, Caucasian, alto
• Player Eight: male identifying, late 20s-40s, Caucasian, tenor
• Player Nine: female identifying, 20s-40s, Caucasian, alto/soprano