INSTITUTIONAL OFF-BROADWAY GROUP AUDITIONS 2026 Equity Principal Actors - Various Producers Auditions

INSTITUTIONAL OFF-BROADWAY GROUP AUDITIONS 2026 - NYC EPA

Various Producers | ,

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway
See each theatre's

BREAKDOWN

for salary.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in the following Off-Broadway theatre's 2026-27 Seasons:
MCC Theater
Primary Stages
Signature Theatre Company
The Public Theater
WP Theater

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief monologue and/or a brief song.
An accompanist will be provided. Please bring three (3) copies of your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

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

PERSONNEL

See each theatre's

BREAKDOWN

for production-specific

PERSONNEL

, as well as those who are expected to attend.

OTHER DATES

See each theatre's

BREAKDOWN

for production dates.

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s

CONTRACT

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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

PRIMARY STAGES

PERSONNEL:

Artistic Director: Erin Daley
General Manager: Dean Carpenter
Expected to attend:
Artistic Associate: Zuhdi Boueri
Company Manager: Claudia McCoy
Both Productions:
$948 weekly minimum (Cat. 3) Plus - Pension & Health

www.primarystages.com

FANTASMA

Directed by: Laurie Woolery
Written by: Benjamin Benne
First Rehearsal: October 13th, 2026
Performances: November 7th - December 20th, 2026

SYNOPSIS: On Christmas Eve in Southern California, three generations of women gather in Rosie’s newly renovated kitchen to make chuchitos – a traditional Guatemalan recipe passed down by heart, touch, and intuition. While her granddaughters attempt to document the dish step-by-step, they discover that what’s being preserved isn’t just food, and that recording and remembering are entirely different things. Spanning nearly two decades, Fantasma is a bittersweet exploration of what we keep, what we lose, and the impossibility of ever capturing it exactly right.

SEEKING:

RAMONA “MONCHA”: 57-58: Eldest sister, the diplomat of the group
CARMELINA “CARMEN”: 47-54+: middle sister, she’s living a 1950's Stepford wife fantasy
PATRICIA “PATTY”: 45-48: youngest sister, the clown of the group: she'd be annoying if she wasn't so fun
CELESTE: 23-38: Ramona's daughter, she's ambitious, serious, and driven, a hard worker
ELIZABETH “LIZZY”: 17-32: Carmelina's daughter, she’s got more of a lightness, she's been sheltered by her mother but her admiration for her cousin means she turns into who Celeste wanted to be herself, doesn't have to work as hard to achieve
ROSENDA “ROSIE”: 75: mother (and grandmother), the dominant matriarch with hard walls up (that her daughters mostly experience) and a tender interior (that her grandchildren mostly experience)

BABY SHOWER KATIE

Written by: Beth Hyland
First Rehearsal: February 2nd - February 21st, 2027
Performances: February 27th - April 11th, 2027

SYNOPSIS: Best friends Rebecca and Hannah are at a crossroads: Rebecca desperately wants a child, while Hannah can't imagine anything worse. Across four baby showers, thrown for three different women named Katie, Rebecca and Hannah are forced to confront their divergent dreams, the absurd expectations placed on mothers, and the terror and uncertainty that can surround pregnancy. Beth Hyland's irreverent new comedy asks what happens when the life we have been told to want no longer fits the person we are becoming.

SEEKING:

REBECCA: 30s, she/her: Upbeat, bright, warm, over-functioning, slightly rigid, highly competent, has never forgotten to write a thank you note; she has an ingratiating normie exterior that belies a weird, sensitive soul and a steely core. Rebecca has a high-paying job, a nice husband, a goldendoodle, and (as of very recently) a cute house in the suburbs. She has always known that she wants to be a mother and that she'll be very, very good at it.
HANNAH: 30s, she/her: Charismatic, chaotic, quick, funny, intense, hyper-verbal, rebellious, deeply sensitive and dark; loves to party, but parties to fill the void. Hannah prides herself on departing from the norms of her and Rebecca's suburban upbringing. She lives in Brooklyn and has a cool creative job and a wide circle of friends. She has always known that she does not want children.
DR. ALMOND: 60s she/her: Katie B.'s mother. The most terrifying, high-status grande dame in Scarsdale, Dr. Almond is in control of any situation she enters. An actual medical doctor who raised her children while working and keeping a Martha Stewart-level house, Dr. Almond combines an obsession with feminine codes of etiquette and politeness with a naked will to power - but underneath her firehose speech and controlling relationship with her daughter, Dr. Almond is a very smart woman who is capable of being loving, loyal, and perceptive.
THE KATIES: 30s, she/her, all played by the same actor:
KATIE B., Rebecca and Hannah's close childhood friend. Precious, anxious, sweet, and pure; deeply kind and good, slightly shaky, seems younger than she is; happily an observer of/the third wheel in Rebecca and Hannah's much closer and more intense friendship. Katie has also re-settled in the suburb she, Rebecca, and Hannah grew up in and lives in fear of social judgement and her terrifying mother Dr. Almond.
KATIE M., Hannah's boss. The ultimate woo-woo alpha Park Slope mama, Katie M. rules her brownstone and her company with performative empathy, an emphasis on Alignment, and expensive non-toxic cleaning products. Happiest when spending time with her family, participating in a sound bath, or recommending a book/podcast episode/essential oil blend.
KATIE S., Rebecca and Hannah's acquaintance from high school. An influencer girlie with beachy waves, a Stanley cup, a thriving TikTok account, the whole nine. Crucially, though, Katie S. is NOT a mean girl: she wants the best for everyone and is an incredibly kind, warm person who nothing bad has ever happened to.

SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY 2026-27 SEASON

PERSONNEL:

Artistic Director: Emily Shooltz
Executive Director: Tim McClimon
General Manager: Kenneth Naanep
Expected to attend:
Artistic Producer: Jeremy Ehlinger
Artistic Assistant: Emily Chackerian
Artistic Intern: Sakura Grashow
All Productions:
$1290 weekly minimum (Cat. CC)

EDIA Statement: Signature Theatre is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages performers of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, ages, and other ways of identifying, to audition. Please note that unless otherwise specified in the

BREAKDOWN

, for all roles we are actively

SEEKING

and welcoming of actors of any ethnicity, race, gender/gender identification/gender expression, age, and physical and neurological ability.

KING OF THE YEES

Written by Lauren Yee
Directed by Joshua Kahan Brody
Casting: Caparelliotis Casting – Dave Caparelliotis, Joe Gery, Elena Sgouros
First Rehearsal: September 8, 2026
Previews begin: October 6, 2026
Opening: October 19, 2026
End of announced run: November 22, 2026
Possible extension through: December 6, 2026
Venue: Signature Theatre, The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre

SYNOPSIS: For nearly twenty years, Larry Yee has been the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, a fraternal organization in San Francisco’s iconic Chinatown. But to his daughter Lauren, a playwright living in New York, the association is an obsolete relic of a vanishing world. When Larry suddenly disappears, Lauren sets off on a wild quest to find him, embarking on a surreal, magical journey through the history and myths of her own lineage. KING OF THE YEES is a hilarious and heartfelt kind of true story by Signature resident artist Lauren Yee, who turns her incisive comedic eye on what we inherit and what it means to truly be a Yee.

SEEKING:

LARRY: CAST. Male, Asian American [60]. A member of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association who works as a telephone repairman and has spent 20 years volunteering for Senator Leland Yee’s campaigns. Father of LAUREN.
LAUREN: CAST. Female, Asian American [30]. A playwright based in New York, visiting home and working on a play about San Francisco’s Chinatown and her family legacy. Thinking about moving to Germany but hasn’t told her dad yet. Daughter of LARRY. Straight arrow, tightly wound.
ACTOR 1: CAST. Male, Asian American [30s-50s]. A variety of roles, including a meta version of Larry, Shrimp Boy, a Lum elder, a Sichuan face changer. Versatile, funny.
ACTOR 2: OFFER OUT. Female, Asian American [20s-40s]. A variety of roles, including a meta version of Lauren, Jenny Pang, the first lion dance, the FBI agent, a Lum elder, the whiskey seller. Versatile, funny.
ACTOR 3: OFFER OUT. Male, Asian American [20s-30s]. A variety of roles, including Danny Ma, the chiropractor, a Lum elder, the second lion dance, the model ancestor. Versatile, funny, youthful energy.

MILES FOR MARY

Written by The Mad Ones
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
First Rehearsal: January 12, 2027
Previews begin: February 9, 2026
Opening: February 22, 2027
End of announced run: March 21, 2027
Possible extension through: April 11, 2027
Venue: Signature Theatre, The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre

SYNOPSIS: It’s 1988 in Ohio, and the Garrison High Phys Ed department is determined to make their annual telethon the best one yet. But as the planning committee navigates a strained democratic process, the pressure to do more begins to crack their professional veneer. This sharply observed comedy by and featuring Signature resident artists The Mad Ones returns in an all-new staging, capturing the quiet agony and absurdity of trying to change the world from a linoleum-floored faculty lounge.

SEEKING:

SANDRA BULKMAN: CAST. 30s-40s. Track and Field Coach, Math Teacher. Veteran of the Telethon Planning Committee. An idea woman. A former smoker.
DAVID EAGAN: CAST. 30s-40s. Wrestling Coach, History Teacher. A wife and two small girls at home. Veteran of the Committee. A peacemaker grappling with the complexities of leadership. Verbose.
ROD DIETRICH: CAST. 30s-40s. Assistant Wrestling Coach (fall) and Assistant Track & Field Coach (spring), Health and Phys Ed Teacher. Joined the Committee two years ago, newer to the school. A guileless alpha male. Yellow belt in Judo.
KEN WYCKOFF: CAST. 30s-40s. Head of AV Club, Economics Teacher. Married to Julie. Joined the Committee last year, though he has contributed for longer in his AV capacity. A private person with boundaries. Concerned with getting it right.
JULIE WYCKOFF-BARNES: CAST. 30s-40s. AP English Teacher. Married to Ken. New to the Committee. Capable, a high achiever. A list-maker.
BRENDA ZADAKIAN: CAST. 40s-50s. Guidance Counselor. Veteran Chair of the Committee. Sidelined by a devastating accident over summer break. She starts the play attempting to lead the committee by speakerphone.

ANGELA’S MIXTAPE

Written by Eisa Davis
Casting: Sujotta Pace, CSA
First Rehearsal: April 13, 2027
Previews begin: May 11, 2027
Opening: May 24, 2027
End of announced run: June 20, 2027
Possible extension through: July 4, 2027
Venue: Signature Theatre, The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre

SYNOPSIS: What’s it like to grow up in the shadow of a shero? Signature resident artist Eisa Davis pens a love letter to her radical upbringing in a family of proud activists, including her mother and her legendary aunt, Angela Y. Davis. Set on the dividing line between Oakland and Berkeley, California and moving to the rhythm of her childhood’s hip-hop, soul, pop and classical soundtrack, this memory- and time-shifting piece is a revealing portrait of a young artist in search of her own beat.

SEEKING:

EISA: Femme presenting, Black, 20s-30s, plays every stage from childhood to young adulthood. Autobiographical insert for the playwright, deeply curious, funny, observant, and intelligent. She sets the tempo of the show. Should be comfortable shifting abruptly between emotional states. Good singing ability and a solid sense of musicality and rhythm essential. Classical piano skills a plus.
ANGELA: Femme presenting, Black, 30s-50s. A representation of writer/activist Angela Davis. Eisa's aunt, she and Eisa have a close relationship. She's her fun elder. She's also a refuge for Eisa as she continues to navigate her sense of identity. Intellectual and effortlessly brilliant, she is devoted to the liberation of all oppressed people. Magnetic and commanding while remaining grounded and playful.
CES/VARIOUS: Femme presenting, Black, 20s-30s, a variety of ages. Eisa’s cousin. Zany, bubbly, and full of energy. A natural dancer and singer. Loves hanging out with Eisa. Doubles as a myriad of roles and can easily transform between ages and personalities.
MOMMY: Femme presenting, Black, 30s-50s. Eisa’s mother, Angela's sister. Graceful, fierce, demanding, and loves with force. A freedom fighter. Shapes the family environment authoritatively while holding a great deal of vulnerability and hurt of her own.
GRANDMA/VARIOUS: Femme presenting, Black, 50s-60s. Eisa’s Grandmother. The family matriarch. With perfect etiquette and elocution, she is an elementary school teacher who makes learning delightful and constant. She's deeply religious and has a smile for everyone. She is always ready to help those in need. Grounded, funny, and cautious. Doubles as a variety of other roles and can easily transform between ages and personalities.

MCC THEATER 2026-27 SEASON

PERSONNEL:

Co-Artistic Directors: Bernie Telsey & Will Cantler
Executive Director: Blake West
General Manager: Beth Dembrow
Expected to attend:
Director of Artistic Planning & Production: Scott Galina
All Equity stage managerial positions have been filled.

ANON

Written by Anne Washburn
Directed by Anne Kauffman
First Rehearsal (on or around) – August 24th, 2026
First Preview (on or around) – September 25th, 2026
Possible Extensions Through – November 29th, 2026
Newman Mills Theater
$1,609 weekly minimum - Category DD

SEEKING:

JEANIE – CAST. Gen X, 40s/50s – If you met her randomly you’d find her appealing, even compelling.
DELIA – CAST. 15 – Jeanie’s daughter.
MICHAEL – early Gen X or very late Boomer. Jeanie’s husband.
WILL – CAST. Gen X, mid 50s.
ADAM – CAST. Gen X, mid 50s.
TALK SHOW HOST – CAST. male, 60s.
PODCAST INTERVIEWER – CAST. Male, might possibly be a computer-generated voice but it’s not clear.
PETER WALLIS – CAST. Male, 64.
OTHER PODCAST VOICE – CAST. old fashioned male voice of indeterminate age.

THE HEART SELLERS

Written by Lloyd Suh
Directed by May Adrales
First Rehearsal (on or around) – December 7th, 2026
First Preview (on or around) – January 8th, 2027
Possible Extensions Through – March 14th, 2027
Frankel Theater
$1,129 weekly minimum - Category BB

SEEKING:

LUNA: CAST. Luningning Ignacia Mangahas de la Rosario Bustos, 23, Filipina, female.
JANE: CAST. Hong Jae Ha, 23, Korean, female.

WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE

Book by Peter Hedges
Music and Lyrics by Adrian Enscoe, Christopher Sears, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn
Directed by Anne Kauffman
First Rehearsal (on or around) – May 10th, 2027
First Preview (on or around) – June 12th, 2027
Possible Extensions Through – August 25th, 2027
Newman Mills Theater
$1,609 weekly minimum - Category DD

SEEKING:

AMY GRAPE – CAST. 34 – the oldest of the Grape children, a devoted daughter, puts everyone else first, bravely holds the family and barely herself together.
ELLEN GRAPE – CAST. 16 – the youngest Grape, an angsty teenager with a big, hidden heart, born the same year as Alanis Morissette.
MRS. BETTY CARVER – CAST. mid-late 30s – loyal-seeming wife of the local insurance man has been having a secret affair with Gilbert since he turned 18 – desperate to live a different life.
ARNIE GRAPE – CAST. about to turn 18, neurodivergent, big-hearted, a truth-teller, aching for independence.
GILBERT GRAPE – CAST. 24, a dreamer, stuck in himself and his hometown, loyal to his brother, overwhelmed at times by the demands of his challenging family, aches to break free.
BONNIE “MOMMA” GRAPE – CAST. mid 50s – mother of the Grapes. When Bonnie Grape lost her husband to suicide, she developed an eating disorder and agoraphobia. Sixteen years and 500 pounds later, she no longer leaves the house. More than anything in the world, Momma just wants to see her son, Arnie, turn 18.
BECKY BURNS – CAST. early-mid 20s – an out-of-towner – spontaneous and surprising, a truth teller looking for meaningful connection and the right amount of fun.
TUCKER VAN DYKE – CAST. 24 – Gilbert’s best (and only) friend. Stuck in Endora as well, but without complaint. On the simpler side, but loyal and dependable.
JANICE GRAPE – CAST. late 20s – Gilbert’s second older sister, a highly caffeinated flight attendant who got away, always up for a party.
MR. LAMSON – CAST. 60s – Gilbert’s long-time boss and owner of the struggling local grocery store. A salt-of-the-earth type, a bright-side thinker and father figure for Gilbert.
ALBERT GRAPE – CAST. father of the Grape children – early 30s – took his life many years ago, a haunting presence.

THE PUBLIC THEATER 2026-27 SEASON

PERSONNEL:

Artistic Director: Oskar Eustis
Executive Director: Patrick Willingham
Expected to attend:
Directors of Casting: Jordan Thaler/Heidi Griffiths
Casting Director: Kate Murray
Casting Associate: Chalin Tulyathan

Except where otherwise noted, understudy coverage needs are TBD at this time.
EQUITY STAGE MANAGERS, please drop off your resume with the monitor for consideration.

GOOD TIME CHARLIE

Written by Ryan J. Haddad
Directed by Danny Sharron
1st Rehearsal: 8/17
1st Preview: 9/24
Close: 10/25
Furthest Possible Close: 11/15
Rate: $1,290 weekly minimum - Cat. CC

SYNOPSIS: Ryan J. Haddad returns to The Public with his joyous, moving new play GOOD TIME CHARLIE. As a young man, Charlie dreamt of a life on the stage, but his parents thought dentistry sounded better, so he channeled his passion for culture into his nephew Ryan—a fellow theater-loving gay kid with Broadway ambitions.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:
RYAN: CAST. RYAN J. HADDAD
CHARLIE: CAST. 40s-50s. Ryan’s uncle. A gay man of Lebanese descent, from an assimilated Midwestern-American family.
LOU: CAST. 50s-60s. White. Charlie’s longtime partner.
JANICE: CAST. 50s. Ryan’s aunt and Judy’s sister. A lesbian.
SHELDON: CAST. 60s+. White. Charlie and Lou’s closest friend, and Charlie’s mentor.
BOB/CHARLIE SR.: CAST. 60s. Dual roles of CHARLIE SR. and BOB, two men of Lebanese descent from an assimilated Midwestern-American family. CHARLIE SR.: Charlie’s father, BOB: Ryan’s father.
JOAN/JUDY: CAST. 60s. Dual roles of JOAN and JUDY, two women of Lebanese descent from an assimilated Midwestern-American family. JOAN: Charlie’s mother, JUDY: Ryan’s mother.

SEEKING:

Understudies: For all or some of the roles listed above, specific tracks TBC.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

A Musical
Book and Lyrics by Jethro Compton
Music and Lyrics by Darren Clark
Based on the Short Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Choreographed by Chi-San Howard
Directed by Jethro Compton
1st Rehearsal: 8/19
1st Preview: 10/8
Closing: 11/22
Furthest Poss Ext Close: 12/13
Rate: $1,929 weekly minimum - Cat. EE

SYNOPSIS: Following a highly acclaimed production in London’s West End, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON makes its North American premiere at The Public this fall. Set in a Cornish fishing village on the coast of Great Britain and brought to life by a company of 15 actor-musicians, this is the magical tale of a love that defies all odds.

Reimagined in a small fishing harbor on the North Cornish Coast, eleven strangers, twenty characters and twenty instruments tell the curious story of Benjamin Button, a man whose life flows in reverse. From his extraordinary birth as a seventy-year-old man in 1918 to his equally extraordinary death in 1988, Benjamin embarks on a universally recognizable journey - to find a place that he can call home. Against the backdrop of Cornwall’s distinctive Celtic culture, our whimsical, magical strangers (aptly representing the wild Cornish elements) function as the engine of storytelling, and guide us through the emotional and musical rhythm of his life.

To tell this curious tale, each actor will undertake multiple roles – fluidly shifting between age and gender identity as they play both the strangers narrating the story, and the characters that Benjamin meets along the way.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REVERTHI (BENJAMIN BUTTON) & STERENOW (ELOWEN/THE SHEEP), ALL ROLES WILL POTENTIALLY BE UNDERSTUDYING ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS OR INSTRUMENTS.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST/ON OFFER:
AVORYOW (MARY BUTTON / MILLIE DYER / OTHERS) - CAST. - Plays violin AND piano. Female identifying. Vocal range - Mezzo-Soprano. Any ethnicity. Late 20s - early 40s.
EBRON (LOWEN / MR GLADSTONE) - CAST. - Plays Violin, Accordion AND Piano. Female identifying. Vocal range - Mezzo-soprano. Any ethnicity. Any age.
GWYNS (TRENLEE SENIOR / CAPTAIN CARRICK) - CAST. - Plays Violin AND Mandolin. Any gender identity. Any vocal range. Any ethnicity. Any age.
LANOW (LOCRYN / MRS BENNETT) - CAST. - Plays Bass Guitar AND Upright Acoustic Bass. Any gender identity. Any vocal range. Any ethnicity. Any age.
MORLAN (LANDLORD/MRS GLADSTONE'S SISTER/ OTHERS) - CAST. - Plays Guitar, Upright Acoustic Bass AND Bass Guitar. Male identifying. Vocal Range - Bari-Tenor. Any ethnicity. Any age.
REVERTHI (BENJAMIN BUTTON) - CAST. - Plays a handheld instrument confidently. Male identifying. Vocal Range - Bari-Tenor. Any White, AAPI, First Nations, Indigenous, Latine, MENA, Multiracial or Native ethnicity. Character ages 70 years old to birth.
STERENOW (ELOWEN KEENE / THE SHEEP) - CAST. - Plays piano OR violin OR guitar. Female identifying. Vocal Range – Mezzo-Soprano. Any ethnicity. Character ages from 21 to 63.
TEWES (ROGER BUTTON) - CAST. - Plays Cello, Bass Guitar AND Upright Acoustic Bass. Male identifying. Vocal Range - Bari-Tenor. Any ethnicity. Any age.
TIR (MRS GLADSTONE/BILLY TYNE/OTHERS) - CAST. - Plays Drums, Percussion AND Cajon. Any gender identity. Any vocal range. Any ethnicity. Any age.
TONNOW (JACK TRENLEE/MR BENNETT) - CAST. - Plays Accordion AND Piano. Any gender identity. Any vocal range. Any ethnicity. Any age.
TRETH (MORWENNA KEENE/MISS MONCRIEF/OTHERS) - CAST. - Plays Cornet AND Whistles. Any gender identity. Any vocal range. Any ethnicity. Any age.
SWING 1: CAST. Must play Violin, Mandolin, Accordion, Piano, Whistles and Cornet. Female presenting. Vocal range - Mezzo Soprano. Any ethnicity.
SWING 2: CAST. Must play Violin, Mandolin, Accordion and Piano. Female presenting. Vocal range - Mezzo Soprano. Any ethnicity.
SWING 3: CAST. Must play Guitar, Drums, Upright Acoustic Bass, Bass Guitar, Whistles, Cornet, Percussion and Cajon. Male presenting. Vocal range - Bari-Tenor. Any ethnicity.
SWING 4: CAST. Must play Cello, Guitar, Upright Acoustic Bass and Bass Guitar. Male presenting. Vocal range - Bari-Tenor. Any ethnicity.

WE’LL SEE

Conversations Among the Apple Family on the Night of the Midterm Elections
Written and Directed by Richard Nelson
1st Rehearsal: 9/22
1st Performance: 10/25
Close: 11/29
Furthest Possible Ext Close: 12/13
Rate: $1129 weekly minimum - Cat. BB

SYNOPSIS: The latest in Richard Nelson’s The Rhinebeck Panorama, his acclaimed 12-play series about three families in Rhinebeck, New York, WE’LL SEE follows the Apple family on midterm election day, November 3, 2026.

6 ACTORS, ALL CAST. NO UNDERSTUDIES. We do not have

BREAKDOWN

information on these roles.

WELCOME TABLE

By James Ijames
Directed by Rachel Chavkin
1st Rehearsal: 1/12/27
1st Performance: 2/18/27
Closing: 3/21/27
Furthest Possible Extension Closing: 4/4/27
Rate: $1,929 weekly minimum - Cat. EE

SYNOPSIS: Set in an afterlife where iconic figures wrestle with their legacy, Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist James Ijames returns to The Public with a bold reimagining of a pivotal real-life meeting, which brought together a group of artists, thinkers, and activists, including James Baldwin, Robert Kennedy Sr., Lorraine Hansberry, Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne, and Freedom Rider Jerome Smith, to engage in tough conversations about how to imagine a better country. Directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin, WELCOME TABLE channels the fire of Baldwin’s call to action and reminds us that the struggle for justice continues to echo with striking urgency today.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST/ON OFFER:
JIMMY: ON OFFER. James Baldwin. 30s. A Black man. Wry, diminutive, intensely intellectual.
LORRAINE: ON OFFER. Lorraine Hansberry. 30s. A Black woman. Sharp, incisive, moving through pain.
JEROME: CAST. Jerome Smith. 20s. A Black man. Brave, honest. Also moving through pain. Fighter.
HARRY: ON OFFER. Harry Belafonte. 30s. A Black man. Activist spirit. Level-headed. Tender.
EDWIN: CAST. Edwin Berry. 40s. A Black man. Activist. Warm and noble. Determined and honest.
BOBBY: ON OFFER. Robert Kennedy. 30s. A white man. Energetic. Impulsive. Sensitive and curious.

SEEKING:

LENA: Lena Horne. 40s. A Black woman. A movie star that could never truly be free. She gets free.
BURKE: Burke Marshall. A white man. 30s. Deliberate. Calm. Knows what he doesn't know.
Understudies: For all or some of the roles listed above, specific tracks TBC.

MOBILE UNIT SPRING 2027

Production/Dates/Creative Team TBD.
The Mobile Unit is a modern reimagining of Joseph Papp’s Mobile Theater, inspired by Ten Thousand Things Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit breaks down economic and geographic barriers to the arts by meeting our communities where they are — staging free professional theater productions in correctional facilities and parks across all five New York City boroughs. Over the years, Mobile Unit has served thousands of audiences with critically acclaimed productions.

9 ACTORS, TBC. - Casting needs for this production are not yet known. Historically a play by Shakespeare.

WP THEATER

PERSONNEL:

Producing Artistic Director: Lisa McNulty
Managing Director: Michael Sag
Expected to attend:
Associate Artistic Director: Rebecca Martinez
Bold New Work Development Associate: Hannah Sgambellone
All Productions:
$859 weekly minimum (Cat. 1)

wptheater.org

FISH

Director: Tatiana Pandiani
Playwright: Melis Aker
First Rehearsal: September 1, 2026
First Preview: September 26, 2026
Opening: October 11, 2026
Announced Closing: October 25, 2026
Extension 1 Closing: November 1, 2026
Extension 2 Closing: November 8, 2026

SYNOPSIS: 2016, London. Seventeen-year-old Karya is navigating her brother’s unresolved disappearance. When her mother’s outrageous theory about his whereabouts starts to gain traction, Karya decides to put it to the test. With her best friend, she devises a twisted online experiment, setting a hook in the darkest corners of the internet. But what begins as a search for answers quickly spirals into something more sinister than she ever expected. By turns sharp, tensely funny, and tender, Fish is a darkly comedic coming-of-age story about grief, girlhood and games that go too far.

SEEKING:

KARYA (car-[ee]-yah): OFFER OUT F. 17. British-Turkish.
LIBBY: CAST. F. 17. British. KARYA’s best friend.
CEYDA (jay-duh): CAST. F. Early 40s. Turkish. KARYA’s mother.
ISHA (eee-sha): F. 23-25. British-Syrian. KARYA’s brother (Emir)'s ex-girlfriend.
JON: OFFER OUT M. 35-39. British. Swimming instructor.

THE STAND-IN

Director: Emily Young
Playwright: Crystal Finn
First Rehearsal: January 5, 2027
First Preview: January 30, 2027
Opening: February 16, 2027
Announced Closing: February 28, 2027
Extension 1 Closing: March 7, 2027
Extension 2 Closing: March 14, 2027

SYNOPSIS: Best friends, Claire and Claudia, try to make it BIG in the movies. But is there room for two stars? Or will one of them always have to be just “The Stand In?” An absurdist romp through the madness of the artist’s journey and the toll it can take on what one holds dear.

SEEKING:

CLAUDIA — an actress.
WRITER — a writer, later CLAIRE
ANTONIO, ANTHONY, ANSEL, ANTON, ANDRE — all played by the same actor. All characters look remarkably alike.
KLARA, CINDY, MOTHER, MAID, SALLY — all played by the same actress. None of the characters look at all alike.
LEO — A film director.

YOU SEEM SAD

Director: May Adrales
Playwright: Leah Nanako Winkler
First Rehearsal: March 9, 2027
First Preview: April 3, 2027
Opening: April 18, 2027
Announced Closing: May 2, 2027
Extension 1 Closing: May 9, 2027
Extension 2 Closing: May 16, 2027

SYNOPSIS: You Seem Sad weaves post-WWII Nagasaki and early-2000s New York City together through the parallel journeys of Keiko — a young unapologetic atomic-bomb survivor rebuilding her life in 1950s Japan — and Student 1, a half-Japanese twenty-something who is reckoning with her career, love and identity in contemporary America. With humor, brutal honesty, and heart, the play intertwines memory, personal pain and history into a layered portrait of two women shaped by different eras yet bound by a shared search for meaning, connection and the pursuit of survival. A memory play.

SEEKING:

KEIKO: 20s. Japanese (f). Stubborn, strong willed, snobby, beautiful, prideful with a pitch-black sense of humor that definitely roots from severe depression. In another world, she would have been a cosmopolitan, funny mean girl with big ambitions – but instead - she is acerbically resigned to living life with the limitations of being a woman whose family has lost all their assets in a post-WWII Japan. A survivor of the 1945 atomic bomb attack in Nagasaki city.
SADAKICHI: 20s. Japanese (m). Kind, cool, ambitious, logical, unpretentious, optimistic, inspired, inquisitive. A working-class farmer and an ex-Marine. Sadakichi is a man of action and conviction who refuses to lose his sense of idealism and love for adventure. He walks the walk and talks the talk and is determined to help build a better Japan post WWII. Sadakichi loves life. He loves the world. He is also smitten with Keiko - though he should never come off as desperate.
STUDENT 1: hafu (Japanese national and white American mixed race, f). We follow bits of her life from ages 20-30 in NYC from 2006- 2016. She is a good friend with a high threshold for uncomfortable behavior. She has a tendency to dismiss her feelings. She is passionate and serious about what she does but has a hard time taking care of herself. There is a darkness living inside of her that she often offsets with humor.
STUDENT 2: Korean American (F) Multiple characters. Common ground for everyone she portrays is a big heart – and a level head.
STUDENT 3: any race (m) Multiple characters. Common ground for everyone they portray is a sly nature with an undercurrent of anger when appropriate.