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

Shakespeare & Company — Lenox, MA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

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

Time: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM (E)

Lunch: 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Bear right upon arrival to the end of the drive at the 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.

For questions:
jobsearch@shakespeare.org or
413-637-1199 ext. 140.

PERSONNEL

• General Manager: Stephen Ball
• Producing Associate: Ariel Bock
• Artistic Director: Allyn Burrows

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 encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

All roles will be understudied.

Company website:
https://www.shakespeare.org

PREPARATION

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

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 & as cast: 40–50s, male presenting, any ethnicity; noble, trustworthy, kind, imaginative, romantic
• Sebastian & as cast: 30–40, male presenting, any ethnicity; quick-witted, adventurous, a good fighter
• Toby Belch & as cast: 40–50s, any gender, any ethnicity; hot-tempered, cheerful, drunkard, mischievous
• Andrew Aguecheek & as cast: 30–40s, male presenting, any ethnicity; foolish, vain, inept
• Malvolio & as cast (Pre-Cast): 60s, male presenting, any ethnicity; pompous, long-winded, condescending
• Olivia & as cast (Pre-Cast): 30–40s, female presenting, any ethnicity; grief-stricken, decisive, assertive, vulnerable
• Viola & as cast (Pre-Cast): 30s, female presenting, any ethnicity; self-reliant, witty, intelligent
• Maria & as cast: 40–50s, female presenting, any ethnicity; friendly, witty, fun-loving, competent
• Feste & 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 & 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 & as cast (Pre-Cast): 60–70s, male presenting, any ethnicity; sincere, fatherly, foolish, busy-body, garrulous
• Horatio & as cast: 30s, any gender, any ethnicity; intelligent, faithful friend
• Laertes & as cast: 30s, male presenting, any ethnicity; brotherly, hot-headed, loyal, stage fighting skills a plus
• Gertrude & as cast: 50–60s, she/her, any ethnicity; noble, powerful, loving, practical, compassionate
• Ophelia & as cast: 30s, she/her, any ethnicity; vulnerable, obedient, loving
• Rosencrantz & 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 (indoor)

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