South Carolina New Play Festival 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - South Carolina New Play Festival Auditions

SOUTH CAROLINA NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2026 SEASON - GREENVILLE, SC EPA

South Carolina New Play Festival | Greenville, SC

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Greenville Little Theatre
444 College St
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
Greenville, SC 29601-2017
Rehearsal Room. When arriving for your audition you must use the rehearsal room entrance door at the rear of the theater, next to the parking lot.

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://www.southcarolinanewplayfestival.org/auditions. If you need to schedule a virtual audition, send an email to
auditions@scnpf.org.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
West Hyler: Executive Director
Shelley Butler: Artistic Director
Morgan Patterson: Managing Director

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract
THE HOUSE THAT I LIVE IN:
$650.00 weekly minimum
See breakdown for production specific dates.
Staged Readings:
$17 per hour or $500 weekly whichever is greater.
Plus - per diem, health and pension. Housing for out-of-town artists is available.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in South Carolina New Play Festival's 2026 Season. We are looking for performers of all races, ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, and body types.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the Sides and/or Selections for the role you are interested in. Audition Sides and Selections will be sent out to those who schedule an appointment closer to the audition date. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

SOUTH CAROLINA NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2026 SEASON

THE HOUSE THAT I LIVE IN: JOSH WHITE'S AMERICA

Written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Music and Lyrics by Josh White
Directed by Tamilla Woodard
Rehearsal Begins: July 14, 2026
Previews: July 29, 2026
Opening: July 30, 2026
Closing: August 09, 2026

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Evening and Saturday and Sunday Matinee.
Rehearsals are from 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tuesday – Friday and various times at the weekends. We may rehearse up to 42 hours a week. Your schedule and hours will vary depending on the size of the role.

SEEKING

JOSH WHITE: 30s-50s. African-American Male. Charming. Clean-cut. Greenville native. Master Blues guitarist. We follow his rise to fame and his hearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The horror of his father’s death under Jim Crow fuels his heartbreak and his fight against injustice. A skilled guitar player/singer.
CAROL WHITE: 30s-50s. African-American Female. Bronx-born. Elegant with a wry sense of humor. Josh’s wife and staunchest advocate. She speaks directly to the audience and guides us through Josh’s story as she also struggles to understand the man she loves. Able to sing jazz and gospel chords.
PAUL ROBESON: 30s-50s. African-American. Iconic baritone. Regal. Charismatic. He and Josh become good friends, and his involvement with CPUSA becomes a linchpin in Josh’s hearing. Sings Ballad for Americans.
PAPA, RICHARD WRIGHT, ENSEMBLE: African-American. 30s–50s. Versatile singer. Multiple roles including Papa, Joe Walker, Richard Wright, and ensemble. Strong vocal harmony skills; musical instrument skills a plus.
LEONARD DE PAUR, BAYARD RUSTIN, ENSEMBLE: African-American. 20s–40s. Multiple roles including Bayard Rustin, Leonard De Paur, and ensemble. Strong vocal ability and range; musical instrument skills a plus especially piano and/or wind instrument like Saxophone.
JOHN HENRY ARNOLD, LANGSTON HUGHES, ENSEMBLE: African-American. 20s–40s. Multiple roles including Langston Hughes, John Henry Arnold, and ensemble. Poetic sensibility, strong presence, and vocal harmony skills required, musical instrument skills a plus.
MAMA, ENSEMBLE: African-American Female, 30s–60s. Josh’s mother and other roles. Deep emotional grounding, nurturing yet strong. Vocal harmony skills required, musical instrument skills a plus.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY, BILLY HOLIDAY, ENSEMBLE: African-American Female, 20s–40s. Multiple roles including Judy White, Lorraine Hansberry, and Billie Holiday. Strong singer required, musical instrument skills a plus.
REP. JOHN S. WOOD, (R. GA), RADIO ANNOUNCER, PETE SEEGER, ENSEMBLE: White Male, 30s–60s. Multiple roles including Rep. John S. Wood, Pete Seeger, FDR, and a radio announcer. Strong vocalist; musical instrument skills a plus especially Banjo and/or Guitar.
FRANK S. TAVENNER JR., WOODY GUTHRIE, ENSEMBLE: White Male, 30s–60s. Multiple roles including Frank S. Tavenner Jr., Woody Guthrie, and others. Strong singer; guitar or folk music skills a plus, especially Guitar.
LIBBY HOLMAN, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, ENSEMBLE: White Female, 30s–60s. Multiple roles including Libby Holman, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others. Strong singer; musical instrument skills a plus.

STAGED READINGS

FISSION

Written by Cindy Lou Johnson
Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
Rehearsal Begins: August 4, 2026
Presentation: August 7, 2026
Rehearsals are from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM from Aug 4-7. We may rehearse up to 42 hours a week. Your schedule and hours will vary depending on the size of the role.
Presentation is August 7 at 7 PM at Greenville Theatre.

SEEKING

LISE MEITNER: Female, mid-30s. A brilliant theoretical physicist building her career in Berlin. Precise, driven, and quietly radical. Lise is a Jewish woman pushing against institutional barriers in her pursuit of the mysteries of radioactivity.
MEITNER: Female, 60s. A brilliant theoretical physicist, the older split self of Lise. Rigorous, controlled, and deeply introspective, Meitner is in pursuit of truth—scientific, personal, and moral.
OTTO HAHN: Male, mid-30s. A chemist and Lise’s collaborator. Intelligent, energetic, and eager for recognition.
ELISABETH SCHIEMANN / MARGRETHE BOHR: Female, mid-30s. ELISABETH: A botanist and political thinker. MARGRETHE: Insightful, perceptive, and deeply attuned to others.
MAX PLANCK / REGISTRAR: Male, 60s. MAX PLANCK: A leading physicist and institutional authority. REGISTRAR: A bureaucratic gatekeeper.
NIELS BOHR / ERNEST RUTHERFORD / KURT HESS: Male, mid-30s to mid-40s. Note: Bohr is Danish, Rutherford is from New Zealand, and Hess is German.

NIGHT GAME

Written by Octavio Solis
Directed by Lisa Portes
Rehearsal Begins: August 5, 2026
Presentation: August 8, 2026
Rehearsals are from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM from Aug 5-7. We may rehearse up to 42 hours a week. Your schedule and hours will vary depending on the size of the role.
Presentations are August 8 at 10 AM and 2 PM at the Warehouse Theatre.

SEEKING

TED WILLIAMS: 40s male. Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, at the twilight of career.
DANNY WILLIAMS: 40s male. His brother who lives in San Diego, in the last stages of leukemia.
THE BROADCASTER: The God Mic, who alternately sounds like Curt Gowdy and their father, Samuel Stewart Williams.

THE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION: A NINTH GRADE EUROPEAN HISTORY PROJECT (THERE WILL BE A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION)

Written by Grace McLeod
Directed by Shelley Butler
Rehearsal Begins: August 5, 2026
Presentation: August 8, 2026
Rehearsals are from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM from Aug 5-8. We may rehearse up to 42 hours a week. Your schedule and hours will vary depending on the size of the role.
Presentations are August 8 at 7 PM at the Greenville Theatre.

SEEKING

SASHA: Female, 15, white. An A+ student who loves to hear herself talk in class.
MARK: Male, 50s, white. A classic success story. Great at making people feel seen.
CAROLINE: Female, 50s, white. A housewife and former Google engineer. The smartest person in every room.
TOMMY: Male, 15, Latinx. An A+ student who only speaks up when he has something of value to say.

12 KINDS OF ICE

Written by Ben Steinfeld
Directed by Rick Dildine
Rehearsal Begins: August 6, 2026
Presentation: August 9, 2026
Rehearsals are from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM from Aug 6-9. We may rehearse up to 42 hours a week. Your schedule and hours will vary depending on the size of the role.
Presentations are August 9 at 2 PM.

SEEKING

FEMALE: 25-40. Old enough to look back on her life but not young enough that it looks too soon to do so.
MALE: Mid-40s to 60. A mature looking man.