Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2026 LOA & TYA Seasons Equity Principal Actors - Santa Cruz Shakespeare Auditions

Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2026 LOA & TYA Seasons — LA EPA

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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Date: Friday, February 6, 2026

Location: Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles, 5636 Tujunga Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601

Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (P)

Lunch: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

• Charles Pasternak – Artistic Director and LOA/TYA Director of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
• Luke Shepherd – Music Director of THE LAST FIVE YEARS and A CHRISTMAS CAROL

CONTRACT

• $839 weekly minimum (LOA – ref. to LORT)
• $658 weekly minimum (TYA)

OTHER DATES

• First Rehearsal: 6/9/26 – all shows rehearse in repertory
• MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Opens 7/16
• MACBETH – Opens 7/17
• FENCES – Opens 7/30
• Summer Rep – Closes 8/30
• PRIVATE LIVES – Opens 9/5
• THE LAST FIVE YEARS – Opens 9/12
• Fall Rep – Closes 10/4

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

First Rehearsal: 11/17/26

Opening: 12/4/26

Closing: 12/24/26

OTHER

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For A Christmas Carol: no smoke, fog, strobe lights, stage fighting, or vocal amplification shall be used.

EPA procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

SEEKING

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.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

MACBETH

FENCES

PRIVATE LIVES

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (TYA)

ALL ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST

All roles in the season have been cast except the following:

• Jamie in THE LAST FIVE YEARS (vocal range top B♭4; bottom A2) – doubles with Victor in PRIVATE LIVES, Borrachio in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and ensemble in MACBETH
• Rose in FENCES – doubles with a Witch in MACBETH
• Bono in FENCES – doubles with TBD in MACBETH
• Gabriel in FENCES – doubles with Macduff or TBD in MACBETH
• Lyons in FENCES – doubles with Macduff or TBD in MACBETH
• Margaret in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – doubles with TBD in MACBETH

Note: The characters in FENCES yet to be cast are all Black.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting pieces, at least one of them Shakespeare (both may be Shakespeare), totaling under three minutes (shorter is better). One of those pieces can be 32 bars in the style of THE LAST FIVE YEARS if you wish to be considered for Jamie.