RHINOCEROS Equity Principal Actors - American Repertory Theater Company Auditions

RHINOCEROS - Cambridge, MA EPA

American Repertory Theater Company | Cambridge, MA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Loeb Drama Center
64 Brattle St
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Cambridge, MA 02138-3443

Break: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM. Ex Lobby (holding); Rehearsal Room C (audition).

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an appointment, please email
amrep.artistic@gmail.com.

By Eugene Ionesco. Translated by Derek Prouse.

CONTRACT

Directed by Diane Paulus
LORT Non-Rep
$1,213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

EXPECTED TO ATTEND

Maddie Baker: Assistant to the Associate Artistic Director

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in RHINOCEROS (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short monologue of your choosing. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

OTHER

https://www.americanrepertorytheater.org

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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.

RHINOCEROS

• BÉRENGER (THIS ROLE IS CAST.) — Male presenting. 50s–70s. The play’s main character, an ordinary man who feels disconnected from his work and the world around him. He is unmotivated and unsure of himself and is often criticized by his friend Jean for his careless attitude.
• JEAN — Male presenting. 50s–70s. Confident, controlled, and intellectually rigid. A persuasive believer in order and certainty who makes a strong early impression. Possesses a presence, clarity, and ideological force.
• DAISY — Female presenting. Late 30s–early 50s. Fierce, instinctual, with strong animal qualities. Emotionally alive and physical. Must make a major shift as that ferocity is stripped away in favor of safety and belonging.
• BOTARD / WAITER — Male presenting. 30s–40s. A loud, opinionated know-it-all. Contrarian, dismissive, and certain he understands what others do not. Makes a strong, immediate impression.
• DUDARD — Male presenting. Late 20s–40s. An ambitious, up-and-coming professional who is eager to stay in line.
• PAPILLON / GROCER — Male presenting. 50s–60s. Ages flexible. Papillon carries seniority and institutional authority — the boss. When doubling as the Grocer, must shed status and play small, practical, and anxious.
• MRS. BOEUF / GROCER’S WIFE (THIS ROLE IS OFFERED) — Female presenting. 50s–60s. Mrs. Boeuf is visceral, emotionally raw, boisterous, fearless, and physically expressive. When doubling as the Grocer’s Wife, must shed status into someone grounded and rooted in daily life.
• HOUSEWIFE — Female presenting. Late 30s–40s. A townsperson and proud cat-owner. NOTE: This track will also cover DAISY.
• OFF-STAGE STANDBY 1 — Male presenting. 50s–70s. This track will cover BÉRENGER and JEAN.
• OFF-STAGE STANDBY 2 — Male presenting. Late 30s–50s. This track will cover BOTARD, DUDARD, and PAPILLON.
• OFF-STAGE STANDBY 3 — Female presenting. Late 40s–60s. This track will cover MRS. BOEUF and HOUSEWIFE.

Production dates and milestones:

• First Rehearsal (NYC): July 7, 2026
• 1st Tech (Cambridge, MA): August 6, 2026
• 1st Preview: August 12, 2026
• Opening: August 19, 2026
• Closing: September 27, 2026