ROMEO + JULIET Equity Principal Actors - THT Repertory Auditions

THT Repertory 2026-27 Season - Worcester, MA EPA

THT Repertory | Worcester, MA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Friday, May 8, 2026

Hanover Theatre - Conservatory and Event Center
551 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608
McDonough Room, 2nd Floor.
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (E)

Parking is available at Federal Plaza Garage, 570 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608. The venue is also accessible by the MBTA Commuter Rail Worcester/Framingham line.

To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
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PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Livy Scanlon: Artistic Director, Director - ROMEO + JULIET

Audition requests must be submitted by Fri, May 1st at 5 PM. Walk-ins will be seen time permitting.

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract
$565 weekly minimum - 2025-26 rate.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THT Repertory's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a monologue no longer than 60 seconds. If you wish to be considered for Romeo + Juliet, please choose a Shakespeare monologue. If you wish to be considered for Hedwig, please be prepared to sing 16-bars and/or play your instrument of choice. A keyboard will be provided. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring two copies of your headshot and resume, stapled together. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

All rehearsals will be held on the campus of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in downtown Worcester, MA. All performances will take place in the BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center, capacity 175-200. Learn more at
JMACWorcester.org/BrickBox

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

THT Repertory 2026-27 Season

ROMEO + JULIET

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Livy Scanlon
First Rehearsal: Sep 1, 2026
Opening: Sep 26, 2026
Closing: Oct 10, 2026
Extension: TBD through Oct 18

Director’s Note: The script has been cut/adapted for 16-18 roles. No doubling. All actors may be involved in ensemble-driven storytelling. All actors may be involved in a high energy dance number; however, formal dance or movement training is not required.

SEEKING:

HOUSE MONTAGUE:

• ROMEO: Male presenting / masc / non-binary; teens; any ethnicity. Emo, romantic, impossibly cool. Must have superior command of heightened language. This role requires intimacy, including kissing and partial nudity, as well as stage combat.
• BENVOLIO: Any gender; teens; any ethnicity. Romeo’s cousin and friend. A gentle soul. Must have superior command of heightened language. This role requires stage combat.
• BALTHASAR: Male presenting / masc / non-binary; teens - 20s; any ethnicity. Romeo’s page / bodyguard. The muscle of the group. This role requires stage combat.
• MONTAGUE: Male presenting; 40s+; any ethnicity. Romeo’s father.
• LADY MONTAGUE: Female presenting; 40s+; any ethnicity. Romeo’s mother.

HOUSE CAPULET:

• JULIET: Female presenting; teens; any ethnicity. Complex, intrepid. Must have superior command of heightened language. This role requires intimacy, including kissing and partial nudity.
• TYBALT: Male presenting; 20s; any ethnicity. Juliet’s hot-headed cousin. This role requires stage combat.
• PETER: Male presenting; 30s – 50s+; any ethnicity. House Capulet’s loyal if bumbling serving man. Provides comic relief throughout.
• LADY CAPULET: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Female presenting; 40s+; any ethnicity. An amalgamation of Shakespeare’s Capulet and Lady Capulet. Played as a widow and therefore Juliet’s only living parent. Must have superior command of heightened language.
• NURSE: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Female presenting; 40s+; any ethnicity. Around the same age as Lady Capulet, but softer and much less refined. Provides comic relief throughout.

OTHER PLAYERS:

• MERCUTIO: Male presenting / masc / non-binary; teens - 20s; any ethnicity. Romeo’s most fabulous friend and kinsman to Queen Escalus. Must have superior command of heightened language. This role requires stage combat.
• FRIAR LAWRENCE: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Male presenting; 30s+; any ethnicity. He gives “cool youth pastor,” like your favorite Sex Ed teacher who leaves condoms outside his door “just in case.” Must have superior command of heightened language.
• QUEEN ESCALUS: Female presenting; 30s - 60s+; any ethnicity. High status, diplomatic, fair but firm. Must have superior command of heightened language.
• COUNTY PARIS: Male presenting; teens - 20s; any ethnicity. Lady Capulet’s preferred suitor to Juliet. Perfectly fine, but no Romeo. This role requires stage combat.
• APOTHECARY / ENSEMBLE: Any gender; any age; any ethnicity. Skilled with slight-of-hand / magic.
• FRIAR JOHN / ENSEMBLE: Male presenting; any age; any ethnicity. Well-meaning.

6TH ANNUAL EDGAR ALLEN POE DOUBLE HEADER

Created and performed by Livy Scanlon
First Rehearsal: Oct 27, 2026
Opening: Oct 28, 2026
Closing: Nov 1, 2026

SYNOPSIS: At turns dark and darkly funny, this annual production is staged as a séance, conjuring two of Poe’s most notorious narrators.

SEEKING:

NARRATOR: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Any gender, any age, any ethnicity. Must have superior command of heightened language and dialects.

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

Text by John Cameron Mitchell
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask
Directed by Alexander Platt
First Rehearsal: Jan 12, 2027
Opening: Feb 6, 2027
Closing: Feb 21, 2027
Extension: TBD through Feb 28, 2027

SEEKING:

HEDWIG: Character pronouns she/her; genderqueer/genderfluid; 30s–60s; any ethnicity. Charismatic, with a razor wit and a wounded heart. Equal parts glam icon, stand-up comic, and tragic heroine. Must be an exceptional rock vocalist with strong storytelling chops and the stamina to carry the show. Skill with dialect and ability to play an instrument are pluses but not required.

YITZHAK: Any gender identity; 20s - 40s; any ethnicity. Hedwig’s partner and backup singer. Quiet but deeply expressive beneath a guarded exterior. A gifted vocalist. Ability to play lead/rhythm guitar a plus but not required.

THE ANGRY INCH BAND: Any gender identities; 20s–60s+; any ethnicities. Seeking musicians who act or have experience in theatrical productions including:

• KEYBOARD / LEAD GUITAR: This musician serves as music director, leading the band and jumping between keys/guitar as needed.
• BASS GUITAR
• DRUMS

FAT HAM

Written by James Ijames
Director TBD
First Rehearsal: Mar 9, 2027
Opening: Apr 3, 2027
Closing: Apr 11, 2027
Extension: TBD through Apr 18, 2027

SEEKING:

JUICY: Male presenting; early 20s; Black. Beautiful, queer, lonely, smart, “thicc.” A kind of Hamlet. Strong emotional range and command of heightened text.

TEDRA: Female presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Juicy’s mother. Charismatic, bold, and self-possessed. A kind of Gertrude.

REV: Male presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Tedra’s new husband and Juicy’s uncle. Recently released from prison. Charismatic, imposing, and unpredictable. A kind of Claudius. Doubles as PAP.

PAP: Male presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Juicy’s deceased father. Appears as a ghost. A kind of Hamlet’s Father. Doubles as REV.

OPAL: Female presenting; early 20s; Black. Juicy’s cousin and one of his only friends. Openly queer/lesbian. Sharp, intuitive, and emotionally grounded. A kind of Ophelia.

LARRY: Male presenting; 20s; Black. Opal’s brother. A Marine healing from PTSD and navigating his identity/desires. A kind of Laertes.

RABBY: Female presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. She brings levity to the group dynamic. A kind of Polonius.

TIO: Male presenting; 20s-30s; Black or Afro-Latinx. Juicy’s cousin and oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.