Revised
Added production of JONAH to the breakdown.
Monday, April 28, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Auditions will be held on a first come first served basis. Sign-ups will begin at 9:30 AM on the day of the auditions.
LORT Non-Rep
$1020 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in Studio Theatre's 2025-26 Season (see breakdown). All roles will be understudied. Equity Performers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, and performers living with disabilities are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare 2 contrasting short contemporary monologues (Contemporary as in: plays written in the last 30 years), or prepare one contemporary monologue and one song in the style of OCTET, to be sung a cappella. Auditions may not exceed 3 minutes total. Please bring two copies of your headshot and resume stapled together.
Studio Theatre
1501 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20005-3706
Please enter the building through the 14th Street doors. Holding area will be in the Atrium on the 3rd floor. Studio Theatre is accessible for all abilities; please let us know in advance of any specific accommodation needed.
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Danilo Gambini – Associate Artistic Director
Gursimrat Kaur – Artistic Producing Fellow
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
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Studio Theatre will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who request it in advance. Accommodation requests may include but are not limited to: Large Print Materials, Social Narratives, and ASL Interpretation. Please email
casting@studiotheatre.org with any questions.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
STUDIO THEATRE 2025-26 SEASON
NOTE: The character breakdowns within this document include gender specifications that reflect the identity of the characters as written by the playwrights. However, we strongly encourage performers with any gender expression and/or gender identity to audition.
By Lloyd Suh
Directed by Danilo Gambini
First Rehearsal: 08/26/2025
Previews Begin: 09/24/2025
Opens: 09/28/2025
Closes: 10/26/2025 (potential 2-week extension)
[LUNA] – Luningning Ignacia Mangahas de la Rasario Busto, 23, Filipina, female. Outgoing, talkative, and gregarious, Luna is a recent immigrant from the Philippines, who invites Jane to share Thanksgiving dinner after meeting her in a grocery store.
[JANE] – Hong Je Ha, 23, Korean, female. Reserved, quiet, and cautious, Jane is a recent immigrant from South Korea, initially hesitant but eventually warms up to Luna's enthusiasm.
By Paula Vogel
First Rehearsal: 10/14/2025
Previews Begin: 11/12/2025
Opens: 11/16/2025
Closes: 12/21/2025 (potential 2-week extension)
[PHYLLIS HERMAN] – The mother. Ages 30s to late 70s and 80s. White. A hot-headed matriarch with impossible expectations for her two children.
[MARTHA HERMAN] – The daughter. Ages 11–50. White. Serves as the play’s narrator, chronicling the family’s struggles over four decades.
[CARL HERMAN] – The son. Ages 13–37. White. The genius in the family.
By Dave Malloy
Directed by David Muse
First Rehearsal: 12/09/2025
Previews Begin: 01/14/2026
Opens: 01/18/2026
Closes: 02/22/2026 (potential 2-week extension)
[JESSICA] – Female. Soprano 1. Early 30s. White. Obsessed with social media and the reactions she garners online. Longing for a fresh start after a viral video led to social media trolling. Uncentered and neurotic.
[HENRY] – Male. Bass 1. Mid 20s. Clumsy. Addicted to video games, particularly those with candy elements. Pretends to be cheerful in the face of seeping loneliness.
[PAULA] – Female. Alto 2. Late 40s. Laments how the internet has affected her nights with her husband but keeps a calm and composed exterior.
[KARLY] – Female. Alto 1. Late 20s. Navigates the world of dating apps, comparing them to her mother’s gambling addiction. She boasts about having many men in her pocket when she’s clearly frustrated by the inappropriate attention she receives from them.
[ED] – Male. Bass 2. Early 30s. Appears to be the sole gay member of the group enticed by the pull of internet porn and the online incel community. Struggles with feelings of shame and inadequacy.
[MARVIN] – Male. Tenor 2. Early 40s. A neurological researcher contemplating the slippery nature of faith in a world where any reality can be conjured virtually.
[TOBY] – Male. Tenor 1. Late 20s. A computer whiz portrayed as a misanthropic and paranoid character who spends his time on conspiracy theory sites and arguing with internet trolls.
[VELMA] – Female. Soprano 2. Early 20s. The newbie in the group, full of hope. Velma is immersed in online activism, memes, and pop culture, finding obsession with Tarot.
By Rachel Bonds
First Rehearsal: 02/02/2026
Tech Begins: 02/27/2026
Previews Begin: 03/04/2026
Opens: 03/08/2026
Closes: 04/05/2026 (potential 2-week extension)
SYNOPSIS: Ana is on her own, a scholarship student at a boarding school. Until the day she crosses paths with day-student Jonah. But what begins as an exploration of new and joyful desire shifts into more complex negotiations of intimacy and survival. With an ear for nuance and a canvas that covers decades in one woman’s life, Rachel Bonds crafts a story of fracture, resilience, and the radical possibilities of trust.
ANA – Female. Ages from late teens to late 30s. Brought up in a broken family right outside of Detroit, Ana ages from a naive, vulnerable young girl in her teens to a stoic, introspective woman in her thirties.
JONAH – Male. Late teens/20s. A sensitive young boy with a distant and volatile relationship with his father after having recently lost his mother.
DANNY – Male. Late teens/20s. Ana’s troubled half-brother. He oscillates between being a vulnerable man-child to a ferocious guardian. Unpredictable, rough, and wounded.
STEVEN – Male. 30s. A curious, lovable, and persistent man who meets Ana at a writing retreat and is immediately drawn to her and her artistry.
By Ossie Davis
First Rehearsal: 04/07/2026
Previews Begin: 05/06/2026
Opens: 05/10/2026
Closes: 06/14/2026 (potential 2-week extension)
[PURLIE VICTORIOUS JUDSON] – Male. Mid to late 30s. African American. A preacher of the gospel, which for Purlie means freedom. Ambitious. Full of bravado. Willing to do what it takes to obtain his goal.
[LUTIEBELLE GUSSIE MAE JENKINS] – Female. 20s. African American. From the backwoods of Alabama, has been a servant in a white household. Naïve, innocent, and good-hearted, she first met Purlie as a preacher and accompanied him back to the plantation.
[MISSY JUDSON] – Female. 40s–60s. African American. Purlie’s sister-in-law and the matriarch of the Judson clan. Sees obstacles in Purlie’s plans that he ignores, but she too is caught up in his dream of acquiring Big Bethel, which for her is also a symbol of African American freedom.
[GITLOW JUDSON] – Male. 40s–60s. African American. Purlie’s brother but in many ways his antithesis. He accepts the realities of plantation life. His accommodation to the white-dominated world results in the white owner selecting him as “the Deputy-For-The-Colored,” to lead his fellow African Americans and ensure that they remain in their place and that the cotton gets picked.
[OL’ CAP’N COTCHIPEE] – Male. White. 50s-60s+. The white plantation owner and Purlie’s antagonist. An unreconstructed white Southerner. His financial manipulations in his country store keep his black workers in debt and unable to leave; they must continue to labor in the fields and serve his whims.
[CHARLIE COTCHIPEE] – Male. 20s. White. The Ol’ Cap’n’s son, who represents the new South. Inspired in part by the influence of his old African American nurse, he is willing to accept the court decisions that challenge the racist institutions and Jim Crow practices that have long dominated American life.
[IDELLA LANDY] – Female. African American. 60s+. Tiny, old woman who was Charlie’s nurse and still is his confidant. Unlike Charlie, Idella is cautious about uttering her opinions, warning Charlie that discretion is often necessary.
By Marcelo dos Santos
Directed by Matthew Xia
Dates: TBD
After years of swiping, a permanently single, professionally neurotic stand-up finally meets Mr. Right – and then does everything wrong. Strap in for a delightfully dark journey through self-awareness and self-sabotage as he decides whether love is worth the price of a killer punchline.
[All roles are cast]
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