Rubicon Theatre Company | Ventura, CA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles
5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the Novel by John Buchan
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Producing Artistic Director: Karyl Lynn Burns
Incoming Producing Artistic Director: Jeremy Scott Lapp
Associate Artistic Director / Casting Director: Stephanie Coltrin
Casting Assistant: Holly Lapp
SPT
$784 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Housing will be provided for those outside the area.
Equity actors for roles in THE 39 STEPS (See breakdown).
Please be prepared to read sides from the script. Sides will be available at the audition site or after November 20th at the following link:
Google Drive - Sides. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
The theater will have a QR code at the audition site that you can fill out, or you may complete the audition form online:
Audition Form.
Rehearsal and performance schedule (subject to change):
Performance Schedule: Wed. & Sat. at 2pm & 7pm; Thur. & Fri. at 7pm; Sun. at 2pm (possible added performance at 7pm on Sundays)
Callbacks will be in person on Thursday, December 4.
Rehearsals for the first two weeks will take place at:
1595 Walter Street
Ventura, CA 93001
1006 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. 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.
A missing spy. A mysterious woman. A man on the run. When an ordinary man stops to help a stranger, he’s catapulted into a high-speed chase across the Scottish countryside — with only his wits (and a trench coat) to survive. This fast-paced farce features over 150 characters played by just four actors in a whirlwind of costume changes, clever staging, and nonstop laughs. A comic thriller at its best, The 39 Steps is a wildly inventive tale of mistaken identity, espionage, and split-second decisions that change everything.
This role has already been cast. (Male, 50s–60s) A seemingly ordinary man who finds himself embroiled in a thrilling adventure and is mistakenly accused of murder. Able to do an English accent.
(Female, 30s–60s. Plays Annabella, Pamela, and Margaret.) Three central roles that drive the story:
(Any gender identification, 30s–60s.) Part of a two-person team responsible for creating a wide array of characters throughout the play. Roles range from police and villains to bystanders, hotel proprietors, train workers, and many more, often shifting rapidly between them. Inventive, quick on their feet, and comfortable with broad comedy, physical humor, and crisp timing. Requires various British regional dialects as needed for character changes, including Scottish and British RP. The characters transition quickly in voice and demeanor.
(Any gender identification, 30s–60s.) Works in tandem with Clown 1 to portray dozens of characters of varying types and temperaments. Characters shift from scene to scene with versatility and a strong sense of play. Comfortable with quick changes, physical comedy, and various British regional dialects as needed for character changes, including Scottish and British RP.
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