RENT — Principal Actors Auditions
Theatre Raleigh
RENT - Raleigh, NC EPA
Theatre Raleigh | Raleigh, NC
Notice: Audition
Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Monday, December 14, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://signup.com/go/AuNWUTM.
CONTRACT
CONTRACT
Independent Theatre
CONTRACT
$911 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in RENT (See
BREAKDOWN
).PREPARATION
Please prepare a pop/rock song from musical theatre or the pop/rock world. An accompanist will be provided. Bring attached sheet music neatly marked in the correct key. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Theatre Raleigh
6638 Old Wake Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27616
Droessler Rehearsal Studio.
PERSONNEL
Executive Director: Lauren Kennedy Brady
Artistic Director: Eric Woodall
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Director/Choreographer: Eamon Foley
Music Supervisor: Jessie Kapsha
Casting Director: Eric Woodall, CSA
Expected to attend:
Choral Director: Jessie Kapsha
Artistic Director / Casting Director: Eric Woodall
OTHER DATES
Rehearsal begins: 03/15/27
First Performance: 04/07/27
Final Performance: 04/25/27
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
BREAKDOWN
RENT
SEEKING
MARK COHEN: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 20-30 years old. Filmmaker and video artist. Knee-deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd. Vocal range: G4-A2
ROGER DAVIS: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 20-30 years old. A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommate of Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive. Vocal range: A4-F2
TOM COLLINS: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 25-35 years old. A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive. Vocal range: A4-F#2
BENJAMIN COFFIN: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 25-35 years old. The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. Vocal range: F#4-Bb2
JOANNE JEFFERSON: Character can be any ethnicity, female, 25-40 years old. A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen. Vocal range: E5-G3
ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD: Character can be any ethnicity, male-identifying, trans, queer, or gender non-conforming. 20-30 years old. The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover. Vocal range: A4-C3
MIMI MARQUEZ: Character can be any ethnicity, female, 20-30 years old. An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft. Vocal range: E5-Eb3
MAUREEN JOHNSON: Character can be any ethnicity, female, 20-30 years old. An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne. Vocal range: F5-C4
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