SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY 2026-2027 SEASON (PLAYS) Equity Principal Actors - SpeakEasy Stage Company Auditions

SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY 2026-2027 SEASON (PLAYS) – BOSTON, MA EPA

SpeakEasy Stage Company | Boston, MA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
SpeakEasy Stage Company
539 Tremont St
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Boston, MA 02116-6117
BREAK: 12:30PM - 1:30PM

PERSONNEL

COVENANT by York Walker; directed by Dawn Meredith Simmons
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD by Samuel D. Hunter; directed by Bryn Boice

APPOINTMENTS

To request an appointment, please email
auditions@speakeasystage.com with your full name, pronouns, Equity status, contact information, and the shows for which you would like to be considered. Please also include your complete availability during the entire audition window.

EXPECTEED TO ATTEND:
SpeakEasy Artistic Director, Director of Covenant – Dawn Meredith Simmons
SpeakEasy Director of Artistic & Community Programs, Alex Lonati

CONTRACT

$705.00 weekly minimum (cat. 6)

OTHER DATES

COVENANT by York Walker
Rehearsals begin 9/1/26
Tech begins 9/22/26
Performances run 9/25/26 – 10/17/26

LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD by Samuel D. Hunter
Rehearsals begin 1/4/27
Tech begins 1/26/27
Performances run 1/29/27 – 2/20/27
TBD Extension 2/21/27 – 2/27/27

PREPARATION

Auditions should be no longer than 5 minutes. Actors may perform one or two monologues, a piece from the season’s plays, or prepare a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) from other sources of their preference. SpeakEasy suggests, if not performing scenes, choosing two contrasting contemporary monologues.

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

COVENANT by York Walker

SEEKING:

RUTHIE – Black woman. 19, the innocent one, obsessed with love or the idea of it.
VIOLET – Black woman. 19, Ruthie’s best friend, black sheep of the family, loves her older sister Avery fiercely.
AVERY – Black woman. 24, dreams of seeing the world outside of this town, a woman coming into her own and terrified.
MAMA – Black woman, early 40s, Violet and Avery’s mother, full of regret, the only thing holding her world together is her love for Avery and her belief in God.
JOHNNY “HONEYCOMB” JAMES - Black man. 24, must play guitar, local celebrity, awkward-turned-ladies’ man. Has been in love with Avery since he was 12 years old.

LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD by Samuel D. Hunter

SEEKING:

SARAH (CAST) – 60s, female
ETHAN – Early to mid 30s, male.
JAMES - Late 20s or early 30s, male.
PAULETTE – 40s or 50s, female

For more information, visit
www.speakeasystage.com.

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

Actors of color are strongly encouraged to audition, and all roles are open to inclusive casting. SpeakEasy Stage Company shall conduct all auditions/interviews in a manner that promotes fair consideration to persons of all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and ability statuses. SpeakEasy Stage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For these auditions, no nudity or any form of sexual contact will be required as part of an actor’s audition. We will not ask prospective participants to perform violence or sexual contact as part of an audition without disclosing this expectation in the audition notice or invitation. SpeakEasy Stage Company seeks to foster an environment of communication, safety, respect, accountability, and the health, safety, and well-being of institutions and its participants.