Shakespeare & Company 2026 LORT Season Equity Principal Actors - Shakespeare & Company Auditions

Shakespeare & Company | Lenox, MA

Shakespeare & Company 2026 LORT Season — Lennox, MA. Audition Call Type: EPA.

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St, Lenox, MA 01240-2813

Audition times: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM (E)

Lunch: 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Directions: Bear right upon arrival, to end of drive at Bernstein Theatre lobby (the last building on site).

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080544A9AE2FA-BF49-61642184-lort. Walk-ups will be seen as time permits.

PERSONNEL

• General Manager: Stephen Ball
• Producing Associate: Ariel Bock
• Artistic Director: Allyn Burrows
• For questions:
  jobsearch@shakespeare.org or 413-637-1199 x140

CONTRACT

OTHER DATES

$889 weekly minimum (LORT D). LORT Non-Rep Callbacks will be announced and scheduled after EPAs are completed. See breakdown for production-specific dates.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Shakespeare & Company’s 2026 LORT Season. All roles will be understudied. TWELFTH NIGHT will be performed outdoors. Some TWELFTH NIGHT actors will also perform in HAMLET. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Shakespeare & Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to evolving its approach to diversity and inclusion to engender positive change toward equity in its employment and artistry. We practice identity-conscious casting and encourage performers of all genders, ethnicities, body types, ages, and abilities to audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

More information:
www.shakespeare.org

PREPARATION

Prepare one short classical/Shakespearean monologue AND one short contemporary monologue. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Bring resume and headshot stapled together and your Equity card to the audition.

BREAKDOWN

TWELFTH NIGHT

Written by William Shakespeare

Venue: Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre (outdoors)

1st Rehearsal: 6/2 — 1st Preview: 7/4 — Closing: 7/26

Actors with physical skills and stamina are encouraged to audition. Some actors in TWELFTH NIGHT will also be cast in HAMLET.

SEEKING

• Orsino (and as cast): 40–50s, male presenting, any ethnicity; noble, trustworthy, kind, imaginative, romantic
• Sebastian (and as cast): 30–40, male presenting, any ethnicity; quick-witted, adventurous, a good fighter
• Toby Belch (and as cast): 40–50s, any gender, any ethnicity; hot-tempered, cheerful, drunkard, mischievous
• Andrew Aguecheek (and as cast): 30–40s, male presenting, any ethnicity; foolish, vain, inept
• Malvolio (Pre-Cast): 60s, male presenting, any ethnicity; pompous, long-winded, condescending
• Olivia (Pre-Cast): 30–40s, female presenting, any ethnicity; grief-stricken, decisive, assertive, vulnerable
• Viola (Pre-Cast): 30s, female presenting, any ethnicity; self-reliant, witty, intelligent
• Maria (and as cast): 40–50s, female presenting, any ethnicity; friendly, witty, fun-loving, competent
• Feste (and as cast): 30–50s, any gender, any ethnicity; independent, witty fool, musical—fiddle-playing a plus

HAMLET

Written by William Shakespeare

Venue: Tina Packer Playhouse (indoors)

1st Rehearsal: 7/21 — 1st Preview: 8/13 — Closing: 8/30

Three of the actors in HAMLET will also be cast in TWELFTH NIGHT.

SEEKING

• Claudius (and as cast): 50–60s, male presenting, any ethnicity; ambitious, powerful, capable, genial
• Hamlet (Pre-Cast): 30s, male presenting, any ethnicity; intelligent, witty, unstable, conflicted, emotional
• Polonius (and as cast) (Pre-Cast): 60–70s, male presenting, any ethnicity; sincere, fatherly, foolish, busy-body, garrulous
• Horatio (and as cast): 30s, any gender, any ethnicity; intelligent, faithful friend
• Laertes (and as cast): 30s, male presenting, any ethnicity; brotherly, hot-headed, loyal — stage fighting skills a plus
• Gertrude (and as cast): 50–60s, she/her, any ethnicity; noble, powerful, loving, practical, compassionate
• Ophelia (and as cast): 30s, she/her, any ethnicity; vulnerable, obedient, loving
• Rosencrantz (and as cast): 30s, any gender, any ethnicity; courtier, unfaithful, sycophant

SHAKE IT UP

Written by Allyn Burrows and Jacob Ming-Trent

Venue: Tina Packer Playhouse (indoors)

1st Rehearsal: 7/28 — 1st Preview: 7/29 — Closing: 8/2

Actors with singing and/or other musical ability are encouraged to audition.

SEEKING

• Track 1 (Pre-Cast): 20s, she/her
• Track 2 (Pre-Cast): 20s, he/him
• Track 3 (Pre-Cast): 30–40s, she/her
• Track 4 (Pre-Cast): 30–40s, he/him
• Track 5 (Pre-Cast): 50s, she/her