REPARATIONS — Principal Actors Auditions
Harlem Stage
REPARATIONS - NYC EPA
Harlem Stage | New York, NY
Notice: Audition
AUDITION DATE
Thursday, October 29, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
CONTRACT
Off Broadway
$868 weekly minimum (Cat. A)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in REPARATIONS (See
BREAKDOWN
).All Equity stage managerial positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short contemporary or classical monologue of your choice. Please bring your headshot and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Harlem Stage
150 Convent Ave
New York, NY 10031-9127
Holding room - Lobby
PERSONNEL
Playwright: James Sheldon
CEO & Artistic Director: Dr. Indira Etwaroo
Vice President of Programming & Production: Sabine LaFortune
Associate Director of Programming & Partnerships: Denzel Fields
Producer: Zenzele Daniels
Casting Director: ARC / Jarrett Reiche, CSA
Associate Casting Director: ARC / Jaron Cole
Expected to attend: Casting Director: ARC / Jarrett Reiche, CSA
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals: Monday, January 4 – Sunday, February 7, 2027
Tech: Monday, February 8 – Sunday, February 14, 2027
Previews: Tuesday, February 16 – Wednesday, February 24, 2027
Opening Night: Thursday, February 25, 2027
Performances: Friday, February 26 – Saturday, March 13, 2027
OTHER
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.
BREAKDOWN
REPARATIONS
SEEKING:
[REG AMBROSE]
Male-Presenting, late 30s/early 40s, Black. An aspiring American author, whose chance encounter with a successful book editor becomes an opportunity to confront a long-buried trauma. Intelligent, funny, and disarming, Reg carefully guides the conversation toward a devastating truth that forces everyone in the room to question memory, justice, and accountability.
[MILLIE JACOBS]: THIS ROLE IS CAST.
Female-Presenting, late 40s/50s, Black. Nigerian-English. Brilliant, elegant, and effortlessly charismatic, Millie possesses a commanding intellect wrapped in warmth, wit, and emotional generosity. She is deeply rooted in her Nigerian heritage while moving comfortably through elite international circles. Her humor is playful, her marriage is affectionate and equal, and beneath her grace lies a woman of profound moral clarity who refuses simplistic narratives. She brings both lightness and authority to every room she enters.
[ALISTAIR JACOBS]: THIS ROLE IS CAST.
Male-Presenting, 60s/70s, White. An Englishman. A distinguished publisher whose intelligence, dry wit, and impeccable manners reveal a lifetime of achievement. Charming without being sentimental, Alistair is intellectually rigorous, quietly compassionate, and capable of disarming humor. He carries the confidence of a self-made man and the emotional maturity to navigate difficult conversations with nuance, generosity, and authority.
[GINNY PLEASANCE]: THIS ROLE IS CAST.
Female-Presenting, 60s, White. American. A successful publishing executive, recently widowed, whose elegance, intelligence, and sharp wit conceal a profound sense of grief and loneliness. Warm, sophisticated, and fiercely independent, Ginny prides herself on her progressive ideals and moral convictions. Beneath her polished exterior lies a vulnerable woman longing for connection, whose deeply held beliefs are challenged when she is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about her past, privilege, and personal responsibility.
