Seattle REpertory Theatre 2025-26 Season Equity Principal Actors - Seattle REpertory Theatre Auditions

AUDITION DATE

Monday, July 7, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1144 weekly minimum (LORT B) - Bagley Wright Theater
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Leo Kreielsheimer Theater

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Seattle Repertory Theatre's 2025-26 Season (see breakdown).
Except as specified by the playwright and/or director, all available roles in the season are open to actors of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, and neurodiversities. Gender non-conforming, gender-queer, transgender, and non-binary actors, please submit for the role(s) you most identify with.
Unless specified, roles will NOT be understudied.
There will be no accompanist at this audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare either two brief contrasting monologues not to exceed 2 minutes total
OR if you would like to audition for COME FROM AWAY, please prepare a monologue and a brief song selection to sing and accompany yourself on an instrument of your choice not to exceed 2 minutes total. There will be no accompanist present at this audition. Video submissions will not be accepted at this time. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Shawna Grajek, Casting Director
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

seattlerep.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

Written by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer
Directed by Dámaso Rodríguez
Bagley Wright Theater
Rehearsals Begin: July 22, 2025
Opening: September 3, 2025
Closing: September 28, 2025
Possible Extension: October 5, 2025
Co-Production with Portland Center Stage
First Rehearsal: January 9, 2026
First Preview: January 18, 2026
Opening Night: January 23, 2026
Closing: February 15, 2026

PLEASE NOTE All roles have been CAST:
Chris Bean (CAST) (plays Inspector Carter)
Jonathan Harris (CAST) (plays Charles Haversham)
Robert Grove (CAST) (plays Thomas Colleymoore)
Dennis Tyde (CAST) (plays Perkins)
Sandra Wilkinson (CAST) (plays Florence Colleymoore)
Max Bennett (CAST) (plays Cecil Haversham)
Trevor Watson (CAST)
Annie Twilloil (CAST)

FANCY DANCER

Written by Larissa FastHorse
Directed by Chay Yew
Leo Kreielsheimer Theater
Co-production with Seattle Children’s Theatre
Rehearsals Begin: August 14, 2025
Opening: September 24, 2025
Closing: November 2, 2025

PLEASE NOTE All roles have been CAST:
Lara (CAST): Half Native American actress and strong ballet dancer, but not a perfect ballet body. Character born with tibial torsion. Experience with ballet desired. Female-Identifying. Role will be double cast.

COME FROM AWAY

Written by David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Directed by Brandon Ivie
Bagley Wright Theater
Music workshop: September 25-29, 2025
Rehearsals Begin: October 21, 2025
Tech Begins: November 13, 2025
Previews Begin: November 28, 2025
Opening: December 3, 2025
Closing: December 28, 2025
Possible extension: January 4, 2026

Advanced actor-musicians are encouraged to audition for all roles. Specifically seeking advanced to expert players of guitar (acoustic or electric), fiddle/violin, mandolin.

SEEKING:

Hannah & Others. The mother of a firefighter in Manhattan, Hannah waits for news about her son and is comforted by Beulah. Female-identifying. 40s-60s. Black, Latina, Asian or any ethnicity. Contemporary Soprano with strong pop belt and mix up to E. Advanced musician.

Janice & Others. An eager new local TV reporter, Janice is thrown into the deep end on her first day. Initially naïve about the world, Janice must face the pain and confusion around her. Female-identifying. 20s-30s. Contemporary Soprano with strong pop belt and a mix up to E. Advanced musician.

Beulah & Others. The head of the Gander Legion, with a firefighter son, who walks Hannah to her church and prays with her. Female-identifying. 40s-60s. Mezzo with belt up to B. Advanced musician.

Bonnie & Others. A no-nonsense mother of 3, Bonnie is the head of the Gander area SPCA. When she discovers animals are trapped on the planes, she stops at nothing to ensure their safety - but in frustration, she often lashes out at those around her. 30s-40s. Mezzo with belt up to B. Advanced musician.

Kevin J & Others. Kevin’s boyfriend and secretary. Sarcastic and unhappy, he wants to leave as soon as possible. Doubles as Ali. Male-identifying. 30s-40s. Middle Eastern or any ethnicity. Tenor or Baritenor. Advanced musician.

Bob & Others. A hardened New Yorker, Bob is suspicious of where he’s landed, fearing that it’s World War 3, that someone going to shoot him and steal his wallet – but instead, he ends up losing his New York jadedness. Doubles as Muhumuza. Male-identifying. 20s-40s. Black or any ethnicity. Baritone. Advanced musician.

Claude & Others. The gregarious and well-liked Mayor of Gander, Newfoundland, Claude loves his work, the townspeople and his daily traditions, but he’s never had to deal with a crisis of this magnitude before. Male-identifying. 40s-60s. Gruff, natural sounding Baritone with a strong high G. Advanced musician.

PLEASE NOTE the following roles have already been cast:

Diane & Others. (CAST) A traditional divorcee from Texas, who is terrified that her son may have been flying at the time of the attacks. When she finds out that he’s safe, she’s given a new lease on life and discovers a wilder, more carefree side of herself. Female-identifying. 50s-60s. Warm, natural contemporary Soprano with strong mix up to D. Advanced musician.

Beverley & Others. (CAST) The first female captain for American Airlines Pilot, Beverley Bass has always loved flying, when her world suddenly changes. Doubles as Annette, a local teacher at the Gander Academy and mother to a lot of children. Female-identifying. 40s-50s. Strong mezzo with an easy mixed or belted C#. Advanced musician.

Oz & Others. (CAST) The quirky constable in the two-person Gander police force. When the town’s population suddenly doubles, Oz helps out in unexpected ways. Male-identifying. 30s-50s. Strong contemporary Tenor up to G. Advanced musician.

Kevin T & Others. (CAST) The head of an environmental energy company in Los Angeles, Kevin was on vacation with his boyfriend (and secretary, also named Kevin), when they are stranded in Gander. Inspired by the town’s generosity, Kevin creates the Pay It Forward Foundation. Doubles as President Bush, and Garth: The head of the local union, representing the Bus Drivers. Male-identifying. 30s-40s. Strong contemporary Tenor up to G. Advanced musician.

Nick & Others. (CAST) An English oil engineer who is focused on his work, Nick’s life is turned upside down when he falls for Diane. Doubles as Doug, An Air Traffic Controller, married to Bonnie, who tries to help his wife and the animals. Male-identifying. 50s-60s. Warm, natural Baritone or Baritenor with an easy E and strong pop sensibility. Advanced musician.

THE HEART SELLERS

Written by Lloyd Suh
Directed by Sunam Ellis
Leo Kreielsheimer Theater
Rehearsals Begin: December 5, 2025
Tech begins: December 26, 2025
Previews begin: January 2, 2026
Opening: January 7, 2026
Closing: February 1, 2026

SEEKING:

Luna, Luningning Ignacia Mangahas de la Rosario Bustos: Filipina. Female-identifying. 20s.

Jane, Hong Jae Ha: Korean. Female-identifying. 20s.

MARY JANE

Written by Amy Herzog
Directed by Allison Narver
Leo Kreielsheimer Theater
Rehearsals begin: February 10, 2026
Tech begins: March 5, 2026
Previews begin: March 19, 2026
Opening: March 25, 2026
Closing: April 19, 2026
Possible extension: April 26, 2026

SEEKING:

Mary Jane: Female-identifying. 30s-40s.

Ruthie: a building superintendent; Tenkei: A Buddhist nun. Female-identifying. 60-70s.

Sherry: a nurse; Dr. Toros: a pediatric intensivist. Female-identifying. 40-50s.

Brianne: a Facebook friend; Chaya: a Hasidic woman. Female-identifying. 30s-40s.

Amelia: Sherry’s niece, a college student; Kat: a music therapist. Female-identifying. 20s.

APPROPRIATE

Written by Branden Jacobs Jenkins
Directed by Timothy McCuen Piggee
Bagley Wright Theater
Rehearsals Begin: March 3, 2026
Tech Begins: March 26, 2026
Previews begin: April 9, 2026
Opening: April 15, 2026
Closing: May 10, 2026

SEEKING:

Antoinette Toni Lafayette: the oldest sibling. Female-identifying. Late 40s-early 50s.
Beauregard Bo Lafayette: Toni's brother. Male-identifying. Late 40s-early 50s.

Rachael Kramer-Lafayette: Bo's wife. Female-identifying. Late 40s.

Francois Franz Lafayette: brother of Toni and Bo. Male-identifying. Late 30s-early 40s.

River Rayner: Franz's fiancée. Female-identifying. Early 20s.

Rhys Thurston: Toni's son. Male-identifying. Late teens.

Cassidy Cassie Kramer-Lafayette: their daughter. Female-identifying. Early teens.

Ainsley Kramer-Lafayette: their son. Male-identifying. Pre-teen. This role will be double cast.