South Coast Repertory 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - South Coast Repertory Auditions

SOUTH COAST REPERTORY 2026-27 SEASON - LA EPA

South Coast Repertory | Costa Mesa, CA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Actors' Equity Association LA Audition Center
5636 Tujunga Ave
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)
North Hollywood, CA 91601

BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

PERSONNEL

• Artistic Producer: Hattie Claire Andres
• Producing Associate: Rob Salas
• LORT Non-Rep Casting Directors: Rose Bochner and Brian Sutow, The Telsey Office

CONTRACT

$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)
$889 weekly minimum (LORT D/Experimental)

OTHER DATES

SEEKING

See breakdown for production-specific dates.
Equity actors for roles in South Coast Repertory's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown).

OTHER

PREPARATION

Please prepare EITHER a short monologue OR a short song OR a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. If singing, please bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a copy of your headshot and resume.
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.

SOUTH COAST REPERTORY 2026 SEASON

INTO THE WOODS

Segerstrom Stage (LORT B)
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Peter Rothstein
Musical Direction by Wiley DeWeese

FIRST REHEARSAL: August 11, 2026
TECH BEGINS: September 8, 2026
PREVIEWS BEGIN: September 12, 2026
OPENING: September 18, 2026
CLOSING: October 10, 2026 w/ possible extension to October 18

CHARACTER

BREAKDOWN

• [NARRATOR/MYSTERIOUS MAN] Character is Male, 50s-60s, any ethnicity. Baritone. The NARRATOR is objective, intellectual, and good-natured. The MYSTERIOUS MAN is whimsical and untouchable but hides a deep pain.
• [THE BAKER] Character is Male, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Baritone. Well-meaning and neurotic, with a big heart. Always has good intentions.
• [JACK/CINDERELLA’S FATHER] Character is Male, 18+ to play younger, any ethnicity. Tenor. JACK is a constant daydreamer and the reluctant provider for his family. CINDERELLA’S FATHER is willfully ignorant. No solo singing.
• [CINDERELLA’S PRINCE/WOLF] Characters are Male, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Baritone. THE PRINCE is in love with love...and himself. He only wants what he can’t have. THE WOLF is a predator. Thinks he’s a rockstar.
• [RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE/STEWARD] Character is Male, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Baritone. Rapunzel’s Prince is the younger prince. Less is expected from him. A hopeless romantic who’s in love with love. The STEWARD is loyal to a fault. No solo singing.
• [CINDERELLA] Character is Female, 20s, any ethnicity. Soprano/Light Mezzo. Earnest and vulnerable. She’s been taken for granted long enough and is ready to stand up for herself.
• [THE WITCH] Character is Female, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. Mezzo with belt. She has her own moral code and is unbothered by society’s expectations. More compassionate than she’ll ever let on.
• [THE BAKER’S WIFE] Character is Female, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Mezzo. She often puts the needs of those around her before her own. She’s hardworking and very perceptive.
• [LITTLE RED/LUCINDA] Character is Female, 18+ to play younger, any ethnicity. Mezzo with high belt. LITTLE RED is a curious and naive young girl. She has to grow up quicker than expected. Possesses strong comedic timing. LUCINDA is one of Cinderella’s shallow stepsisters, a bully. Must have strong comedic timing.
• [RAPUNZEL/FLORINDA/CINDERLLA’S MOTHER] Character is Female, 20s-30’s, any ethnicity. Soprano. RAPUNZEL has spent her entire life being protected from the world. Her newfound independence is unkind to her. FLORINDA is one of Cinderella’s shallow stepsisters, a bully. Must have strong comedic timing. CINDERELLA’S MOTHER is the ghostly figure of the kind mother that Cinderella knew when she was a child.
• [JACK’S MOTHER/GRANNY] Character is Female, 40s-60s, any ethnicity. Alto or Mezzo. JACK’S MOTHER is a single mother left by her husband. She loves her son but is run ragged by the realities of life. GRANNY is the salt of the earth.
• [CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER/GIANT] Character is Female, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. Alto or Mezzo. CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER is the ultimate social climber. Cruel and materialistic. The GIANT was once a warm and compassionate woman who was betrayed and is looking for revenge.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Segerstrom Stage (LORT B)
By Oscar Wilde
Director TBD

FIRST REHEARSAL: December 8, 2026
HOLIDAY HIATUS: December 22-28, 2026
TECH BEGINS: January 15, 2027
PREVIEWS BEGIN: January 22, 2027
OPENINGS: January 29, 2027 and February 4, 2027
CLOSING: March 20, 2027

In rep with: MOTHER RUSSIA

CHARACTER

BREAKDOWN

• [JACK WORTHING aka EARNEST] Character is Male, 25–35, any ethnicity. Presents as a polite and respectable British upper-class gentleman, despite having no real knowledge of his parentage. Leads a double life between the country and the city, carefully maintaining distinct identities. His polished, sometimes socially awkward composure is tested when these worlds begin to overlap.
• [ALGERNON MONCRIEFF] Character is Male, 25–35, any ethnicity. Charming, witty, and self-indulgent. An idle bachelor more interested in pleasure, gossip, and avoiding obligations than matters of responsibility or marriage. Meddles in his friend’s life for sport, though he develops a genuine romantic interest that complicates his actions.
• [GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX] Character is Female, 20–35, any ethnicity. Poised, stylish, and self-assured, with a strong sense of taste and conviction. Deeply invested in the ideals of high British society, particularly in matters of love and identity. Clear in her desires and unwavering in her pursuit of them.
• [CECILY CARDEW] Character is Female, 20–30, any ethnicity. Sheltered in the country and eager to break free of her structured upbringing. Imaginative, romantic, and curious, with a rich inner life shaped by fantasy and longing. Drawn to the idea of adventure and passion.
• [LADY BRACKNELL] Character is Female, 50–65, any ethnicity. An iron-fisted, rigid, and principled matriarch. She is both highly opinionated and intentionally ignorant. An icon and a symbol of high-class British contradictions.
• [MISS PRISM] Character is Female, 40–65, any ethnicity. Cecily’s governess. Comedically puritanical, with strict rules and rigid expectations. While she is concerned about morality and behavior, she harbors a romantic side.
• [REVEREND CANON CHASUBLE D. D.] Character is Male, 30s, any ethnicity. The local clergyman. Eloquent in a roundabout way, presenting as benevolent and morally grounded. Holds a quiet affection for Miss Prism that softens his otherwise formal demeanor.

HAMLET

Segerstrom Stage (LORT B)
By William Shakespeare
Directed by David Ivers

FIRST REHEARSAL: April 6, 2027
TECH BEGINS: May 4, 2027
PREVIEWS BEGIN: May 8, 2027
OPENING: May 14, 2027
CLOSING: June 5, 2027

NOTE: All roles require strong theatre/classical training.

CHARACTER

BREAKDOWN

• The role of Hamlet is cast.
• [CLAUDIUS/as cast] Character portrayed is male, 50-65, any ethnicity. The newly-crowned King of Denmark.
• [POLONIUS/as cast] Character portrayed is male, 40-65, any ethnicity. The loquacious advisor to the King of Denmark.
• [GERTRUDE/as cast] Character portrayed is female, 40-65, any ethnicity. The Queen of Denmark, mother of Hamlet.
• [HORATIO/as cast] Character portrayed is male, 30’s, any ethnicity. The best friend to Hamlet.
• [OPHELIA/as cast] Character portrayed is female, 25-45, any ethnicity. Daughter of Polonius and Hamlet’s love interest.
• [LAERTES/as cast] Character portrayed is male, 30’s, any ethnicity. The honorable son of Polonius.
• [ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN/as cast] characters portrayed are male, 30’s, any ethnicity. Friends of Hamlet who ultimately betray him.
• [MARCELLUS & BARNARDO/as cast] character portrayed are male, 20-45, any ethnicity. Loyal watchmen to the castle.
• [GRAVEDIGGER/as cast] character portrayed is male, 40-65, any ethnicity. A gravedigger at the royal cemetery. Not of noble breeding, streetwise and moral.
• [GHOST OF HAMLET’S FATHER/as cast] character portrayed is male, 40-65, any ethnicity. A powerful ghost back from the dead with a powerful message for his son. Must have strong theatre/classical training.
• [FORTINBRAS/as cast] character portrayed is 40-65, any ethnicity. The Prince of Norway, triumphant in battle.
• [LANE & MERRIMAN] Character is Male, 30–50, any ethnicity. The servants of the play. Observant, controlled, and efficient. They say little but think much, grounding the world through subtle presence and timing.

MOTHER RUSSIA

By Lauren Yee
Director TBD

FIRST REHEARSAL: December 8, 2026
HOLIDAY HIATUS: December 22-28, 2026
TECH BEGINS: January 15, 2027
PREVIEWS BEGIN: January 22, 2027
OPENINGS: January 29, 2027 and February 4, 2027
CLOSING: March 20, 2027

In rep with: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

CHARACTER

BREAKDOWN

• [EVGENY] Character is Male, 25, any ethnicity. Russian, living in Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He’s a fumbler through life, failing to live up to the expectations of his thug father, chasing after a girl who he does not know how to talk to. Does not speak in a Russian accent. Possesses strong comedic timing.
• [DMITRI] Character is Male, 25, any ethnicity. Russian, living in Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall. An opportunist struggling to adapt to a new world order where his dreams of being KGB are no longer possible. Embraces change, but is ultimately overcome by it. Does not speak in a Russian accent. Possesses strong comedic timing.
• [KATYA] Character is Female, 30s, any ethnicity. Russian, living in Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall. She is a singer who has come back to Russia after living in the US. A private person with shame about her past. Does not speak in a Russian accent.
• [MOTHER RUSSIA] Character is female, 50-65, any ethnicity. She is the embodiment of the soul of Russia. A diva in her own right, a seasoned actress, and show stopper. Speaks in a Russian and American accent.

THREE-HEADED MONSTER

Nicholas Stage (LORT D)
By JuCoby Johnson
Directed by H. Adam Harris

FIRST REHEARSAL: March 9, 2027
TECH BEGINS: March 30, 2027
PREVIEWS BEGIN: April 4, 2027
OPENING: April 16, 2027
CLOSING: May 9, 2027

CHARACTER

BREAKDOWN

• [KYRIE] Character portrayed as male, early 20s, Black. Recently released from a wrongful incarceration where he spent a considerable amount of time in solitary confinement. An intelligent and thoughtful soul, Kyrie currently finds himself lost and adrift, unable to process the trauma he has survived.
• [DAMIAN] Character portrayed as male, early 20s, Black. Damian is a loving friend who is determined to build a kind and meaningful world for himself and his family as he steps into fatherhood. Though he wouldn’t necessarily consider himself the bravest or the toughest, he works as a security guard, doing his best to provide for himself and his future family.
• [ZADIE] Character portrayed as female, early 20s, Black. Smart, playful, vibrant, and unexpectedly pregnant. Zadie is loving, nurturing, and deeply empathetic with her friends. Working at Trader Joe’s, she’s uncertain of who she wants to be and how she wants to be as she progresses into parenthood and adulthood.

THE INGENUE

By Eleanor Burgess
Director TBD

FIRST REHEARSAL: March 16, 2027
TECH BEGINS: April 13, 2027
PREVIEWS BEGIN: April 18, 2027
OPENING: April 23, 2027
CLOSING: May 9, 2027

CHARACTER

BREAKDOWN

• [LETITIA] Female, 20s. A plucky ingénue.
• [DORICOURT] Male, 20s - 30s. There isn't a male word for ingenue, is there? He's that guy – clever, suave, handsome, well-liked. The adult, 18th century equivalent of the football captain who's also valedictorian.
• [MATTHEW MANWORE] Male, late 30s – early 40s. In one incarnation, a cad. In the other, a tired, overworked husband. Who’s maybe also a bit of a cad.
• [DENNIS DUNDER] Male, 20s-40s. Foppish. Beta. Befuddled.
• [HANNAH] Female, late 30s – early 40s. Used to be an ingenue. Now she’s too old, too observant, too acerbic. She’s seen some shit and she’s ready to talk about it. She’s also ready to have some fun.
• [MR. HARDY] Male, 50s-70s. Letitia's father. An outwardly grumpy, secretly sentimental old dad. Doubles as THOMAS COWLEY, Hannah’s oblivious husband.
• [MRS. RACKET] Female, 50s. A wise gossip / Mrs. Malaprop type in one incarnation, sweet and wise and maternal in the other. Doubles as MOTHER COWLEY, Hannah’s wise mother.