Quintessence Theatre Group 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Quintessence Theatre Group Auditions

QUINTESSENCE THEATRE GROUP 2026-27 SEASON - NYC EPA

Quintessence Theatre Group | Philadelphia, PA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Friday, May 15, 2026
A.R.T./New York Studios
520 8th Ave
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
New York, NY 10018
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Holding room - Conference Room

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

Independent Theatre Contract
Expected to attend:
Alex Burns: Artistic Director & Director (PIPPIN, MEDEA, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA)
Lisi Levy: Artistic Associate

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Quintessence Theatre Group's 2026-27 Season.

OTHER DATES

PREPARATION

If you would like to be considered for PIPPIN, please prepare a 16-bar cut in the style of the show in addition to one contrasting monologue. An accompanist will be provided. For all other shows, please prepare two contrasting monologues in the style(s) of the pieces in heightened or stylized language. If you’d like to be considered for Two Gentlemen of Verona, at least one of the pieces should be in verse. Your total audition material should be 2 1/2 minutes or less. Please also bring a hard copy of your headshot and resume.

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

QUINTESSENCE THEATRE GROUP 2026-27 SEASON

THE WITCH

By: Jen Silverman
Adapted from John Ford and Thomas Dekker’s The Witch of Edmonton
Directed by: Maura Krause
First Rehearsal: September 1, 2026
Tech: September 25 - 27
Final Dress: September 29
First Preview: September 30
Opening Night: October 3
Closing: October 25
Extension Closing: November 1, 2026
Weekly minimum: $693 - 6 perf/week

SEEKING:

• Elizabeth Sawyer, F, 40s/50s/60s. An outcast.
• Scratch, M, 20s/early 30s. The devil.
• Sir Arthur Banks, M, 50s/60s. A wealthy and powerful man.
• Cuddy Banks, M, 20s/early 30s. Sir Arthur’s son, painfully shy, a morris-dancer. He is secretly in love with Frank (and also in hate).
• Frank Thorney, M, 20s/early 30s. A confident and successful young man, charming and ruthless. His ambition knows no bounds.
• Winnifred, F, 20s/early 30s. Sir Arthur’s servant, resigned and pragmatic, secretly married to Frank.

PIPPIN

Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Book by: Roger O. Hirson
Directed by: Alex Burns
Choreographed by: Shannon Murphy
Music Directed by: Steven Gross
First Rehearsal: October 27, 2026
Tech: November 12 - 15
Final Dress: November 17
First Preview: November 18
Opening Night: November 21
Closing: January 3, 2027
Extension Closing: January 10, 2027
Weekly minimum: $784 - 7 perf/week

SEEKING:

• Pippin, M, 20-25, A young man in search of himself.
• Charles, M, 45-65, Pippin’s father. King of the Holy Roman Empire (Charlemagne). Territory and war-obsessed.
• Lewis, M, 20-25, Fastrada’s son and Pippin’s stepbrother. A brawny idiot.
• Fastrada, F, 30-45, Pippin’s conniving stepmother. A seductress who uses her sexual appeal to benefit herself and her son.
• Berthe, M, 55-70, Pippin’s grandmother. A brassy broad full of wisdom and sass. Encourages Pippin to live life to the fullest.
• Catherine, F, 25-35, A widow and mother who falls in love with Pippin, helping him find himself.
• Theo, M, a young boy, Catherine’s Son.
• Band of Players, any gender, they play all other roles in the show.

MEDEA

By: Euripides
Directed by: Alex Burns
Production Dates
First Rehearsal: January 5, 2027
Tech: January 29 - 31
Final Dress: February 2
First Preview: February 3
Opening Night: February 6
Closing: February 28
Extension Closing: March 7, 2027
Weekly minimum: $714 - 6 perf/week

SEEKING:

• Medea, F, A devilishly clever sorceress and a princess, Jason’s wife.
• Nurse, F, Caretaker of the house & children. Nurse serves as Medea's confidant.
• The Man, M, Will play all male roles: Creon - The king of Corinth, the father of Glauke, and the intended future father-in-law of Jason. Aegeus - The king of Athens (and future father of Theseus), who seeks help from Medea for his childlessness and who importantly offers her sanctuary in Athens. Tutor – The children’s tutor, worried about Medea’s state of mind. Jason - Medea’s husband. Messenger - Describes the deaths of Glauce & Creon in vivid detail.
• Medea’s Children, any gender, 2 total.
• Chorus of Corinthians, F, 1-3 members of the Greek chorus.

GUYS GONE WILD REP: ROPE & TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

Shows will be performed in Repertory
First Rehearsal: March 2, 2027
Tech: March 24 - 28
Final Dress: March 30
Two Gents, First Preview: March 31
Rope, First Preview: April 1
Two Gents, Opening Night: April 9
Rope, Opening Night: April 10
Closing: May 1 & 2
Extension Closing: May 9, 2027
Weekly minimum: $807 - 7 perf/week

ROPE

By: Patrick Hamilton
Directed by: Jake Loewenthal

SEEKING:

• Wyndham Brandon, M, 20s, athletic, suave, and very rich. Naturally calm, almost paternal in nature, but not altogether likable.
• Charles Granillo, M, 20s, a Spaniard who speaks perfect English. Extremely courteous and very likeable, however has a weaker constitution for subterfuge.
• Kenneth Raglan, M, early 20s, younger than Granillo and Brandon. He’s shy, simple-minded, good-hearted, and a bit clueless.
• Leila Arden, F, early 20s, about the same age as Raglan. Sweet, charming, but overcompensates and tries to project sophistication.
• Sir Johnstone Kentley, M, 60s, a kind and pleasant older gentleman.
• Mrs. Debenham, F, 50s, Sir Johnstone’s sister, a widow.
• Rupert Cadell, late 20s/early 30s, a foppish gentleman with a permanent injury to his right leg.
• Sabot, M, the French servant of the house. The perfect employee – intelligent, alert, and obedient.

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Alex Burns

SEEKING:

• Valentine, A gentleman of Verona, he is Proteus' best friend, and Silvia's love.
• Speed, Valentine's page. He is friendly with Launce.
• Proteus, A gentleman of Verona & Valentine's supposed best friend, who behaves ungentlemanly.
• Launce, Proteus' humorous servant, and master to a poorly-trained mutt named Crab.
• Antonio, Proteus’ father.
• Pantino, an attendant to Antonio.
• Julia, A lady of Verona, Proteus' beloved.
• Lucetta, Julia's waiting-gentlewoman.
• Sylvia, a lady of Milan, daughter to the Duke and beloved of Valentine.
• Duke of Milan, Sylvia’s father.
• Thurio, A foolish rival to Valentine for Silvia's hand.
• Eglamour, The gentleman who helps Silvia escape.
• Host, proprietor of an inn in Milan.
• Outlaws, living in a forest near Mantua.

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER & THE PARADE

Performed together as 2 one-act plays
Both By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Mikael Burke
First Rehearsal: May 4, 2027
Tech: May 28 - 30
Final Dress: June 1
First Preview: June 2
Opening Night: June 5
Closing: June 27
Extension Closing: July 4, 2027
Weekly minimum: $714 - 6 perf/week

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER

SEEKING:

• Catherine Holly, F, Young and troubled, she witnesses the death of her beloved cousin Sebastian.
• Mrs. Venable, F, Older wheelchair-bound woman.
• Dr. Cukrowicz, M, Young, handsome doctor.
• Sebastian, M, Young and passionate poet.
• Miss Foxhill, F, An attendant to Mrs. Venable.
• George Holly, M, Catherine Holly's brother.
• Mrs. Holly, Catherine Holly's mother.
• Sister Felicity, F, A nun in charge of Catherine Holly.

THE PARADE, OR APPROACHING THE END OF SUMMER

SEEKING:

• Dick, M, 20s, a beautiful dancer.
• Don, M, 20s, a lovesick playwright.
• Miriam, F, mid-twenties, Don’s first friend.
• Wanda, F, 20s, Dick’s assumed love interest.
• Postman, M, an older gentleman.