SUNDAY AFTER NEXT Equity Ensemble Singers (All genders) - New Art City Theatre Auditions
New Art City Theatre
AUDITION NOTICE
Production: Sunday After Next
LOCATION:
Ojai, CATheatre: New Art City Theatre
Call Type: ECC Singers (Afternoon - all genders)
AUDITION DATE
Monday, August 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BAAA62DA1F9C70-64877320-sunday
AUDITION LOCATION
Ojai Arts Center Gallery
113 S Montgomery St
Ojai, CA 93023-2725
CONTRACT
CONTRACT
Independent Theatre
CONTRACT
$457 weekly minimum
Six-week
CONTRACT
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Sunday After Next is a new musical comedy based on Oscar Wilde's short story Lord Arthur Savile's Crime. It is darkly funny social satire where all actors play multiple roles (except for the leading man). The score leans toward legit musical theatre with nothing pop or contemporary in its musical sensibility.
Successful applicants will have great comic instincts and be willing to roll with changes that may occur during the first few weeks of rehearsal. NACT seeks to foster a fun and collaborative workspace where actors can make bold choices and take big chances, and where the process of creating new art is joyful.
As this piece is in development, character assignments for roles that are double or tripled may change during the casting process. Character assignments will be locked when offers are made.
PREPARATION
Please be prepared with 16-32 bars of both an up-tempo and ballad. An accompanist will be provided. Audition slots will be 4 minutes. Please bring your sheet music clearly marked in the correct key, as well as your headshot and resumé. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
PRODUCTION PERSONNEL
Founders / Co-Producing Executive and Artistic Directors: Beverly Ward and Kirby Ward
Book by: Kirby Ward and Beverly Ward
Music and Lyrics by: Beverly Ward
Director and Choreographer: Kirby Ward
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE DATES
First Rehearsal: On or around October 13, 2026
Performances: Six performances between November 13-22, 2026
- Friday, November 13 at 7 PM
- Saturday, November 14 at 7 PM
- Sunday, November 15 at 2 PM
- Friday, November 20 at 7 PM
- Saturday, November 21 at 2 PM
- Sunday, November 22 at 2 PM
A matinee performance may be added on Saturday, November 14 or an evening on Saturday, November 21. The full rehearsal schedule will be made available at the auditions.
HOUSING AND LOGISTICS
The first three and a half weeks of rehearsals will be held in Los Angeles. During tech and the run, housing will be provided in host homes with private room and bath and access to a kitchen.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
SEEKING
Track 1 - LORD ARTHUR SAVILE
Male. Early to late 30s. Our leading man. Arthur is charming, sincere and forthright, but also suggestible. His misguided actions spring from the best of intentions. Desperately in love with his fiancé Sybil. The role requires a high A and they must be comfortable with physical comedy.
Track 2 - SYBIL MERTON
Female. Nineteen years old. Arthur's fiancé. Beautiful and kind but has a great sense of humor and more than a streak of rebel in her. The role requires a strong belt and equally strong head voice and must be comfortable with physical comedy. Doubles as A COMRADE, a Russian revolutionary, full of machismo. Movement skills a plus.
Track 3 - SAUNDERS
Male. Age 30s to 60s. Arthur's valet and steadfast companion. His sense of duty to Arthur overwhelms his moral compass as he serves his employer with dignity and devotion. Doubles as THE DEAN OF CHICHESTER, an insufferable practical joker; A COMRADE, a Russian revolutionary, full of machismo; and a GENTLEMAN in the men's club. Movement skills a plus.
Track 4 - PODGERS
Male. Age 30s to 60s. A con man who's able to excite a crowd with his showmanship. Gives an impression of superiority and privilege but is revealed in the end to be a bitter and caustic lowlife. Doubles as GUNTHER, a strange creature of a man with a thick German accent and a nasty disposition. Gunther has trouble modulating his voice. He's loud; A COMRADE, a Russian revolutionary, full of machismo; a GENTLEMAN in the men's club; A BOAT REVELER. Movement skills a plus.
Track 5 - MRS. MERTON
Female. Age 40s to 50s. Sybil's overbearing mother. Loves her daughter, but is demanding and uptight, and too concerned about appearances. A Wagnerian soprano would be great, but not essential. Doubles as LUCY, one of the Dean's annoying sisters; A COMRADE, a Russian revolutionary, full of machismo; and A BOAT REVELER. Movement skills a plus.
Track 6 - IGOR
Male. Age 40s to 50s. A revolutionary of unspecific Eastern European descent. Looks and sounds dangerous and imposing but is actually very friendly and kind. Speaks with a thick accent. Big booming baritone or bass. Doubles as DR SMYTHESON, a very refined, proper English doctor with a wry sense of humor; and A BOAT REVELER. Movement skills a plus.
Track 7 - LADY CLEMENTINA CLARKE
Female. Beyond elderly. She's Arthur and Reggie's second cousin. The most horrid, mean and miserable old woman. Doubles as THE DUCHESS OF PAISLEY, age 50s to 60s, a wealthy, excitable, and easily flattered, twittery biddy; ALICE, one of the Dean's annoying sisters; A COMRADE, a Russian revolutionary, full of machismo; A BOAT REVELER. Movement skills a plus.
Track 8 - HERR WINCKLEKOPF
Male. Age 40s to 60s. A German bomb maker, both eccentric and intimidating, but when playing with his toys (bombs!) he's playful as a little child. Doubles as SIR THOMAS, a professed bachelor with a hopeless romantic buried deep inside; A COMRADE, a Russian revolutionary, full of machismo; a GENTLEMAN in the men's club; A BOAT REVELER. Movement skills a plus.
Track 9 - REGGIE
Male. Age 20s to 30s. Arthur's younger brother. A playboy with no responsibilities or ambitions in life except to have a ripping good time! Doubles as BILLY THE BARMAN, the friendly bartender at the Men's Club; ROLPH, Lady Clem's butler, older than Methuselah and the slowest person on earth; A GUEST at the engagement party; A COMRADE, a Russian revolutionary, full of machismo; A BOAT REVELER. Movement skills a plus.
Track 10 - Understudy for All Female Roles
Will double as PARTY GUEST, A COMRADE, A BOAT REVELER. Movement skills a plus.
ABOUT NEW ART CITY THEATRE
The mission at New Art City Theatre is to forge a new path to opportunity for artists who create theatre. By giving equal access to diverse voices, and inviting a broader audience to join us, NACT aspires to elevate all that is compelling about original theatre and its ability to promote unity, inspire curiosity and provide joy.
NACT is committed to creating a welcoming work environment for writers, actors, and other theatre-makers. NACT is an artist-driven organization, and diverse casting is a primary goal. Unless gender, cultural background or race is specified by the playwright, the belief at NACT is that stories can and should be told by actors who represent the American population in all its extraordinary variety.
For more information, visit:
newartcitytheatre.org
EQUITY STATEMENT
Equity's
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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.
