THE COTTAGE Equity Actors - Hartford Stage Company Inc. Auditions

THE COTTAGE - Submit for NYC Appointment

Hartford Stage Company Inc. | Hartford, CT

CONTRACT

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE COTTAGE (See breakdown).

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: We are committed to a strong anti-racist ethos and a collective recommitment to nurture and sustain a culture of equity, inclusion and belonging at our organization. We seek to build a team that is passionate about theatre and that reflects the abundant vibrancy and diversity of our city, state, and nation. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender-identity, sexual orientation, familial status, religion, ability, age, national origin, class and veteran or immigrant status.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include name of project, role and union status in subject line.
Deadline: 10/02/2025

SUBMIT TO

AlaineAndLisaCasting@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Playwright: Sandy Rustin
Director: Zoë Golub-Sass
Casting Directors: Alaine Alldaffer, Lisa Donadio

OTHER DATES

NYC Audition date(s): TBD
First Rehearsal: December 9, 2025
First Preview: January 16, 2026
Opening: January 23, 2026
Closing: February 8, 2026
There will be an unpaid holiday break the week of December 22, 2025.

OTHER

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

THE COTTAGE

NOTE: While the characters are written with he/him or she/her pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities. Thank you to First Folio Theatre for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.

SEEKING:

SYLVIA: Female, 30s-40s. A lovely and rash romantic. RP British dialect

BEAU: Male, 40s. The best-looking man in Britain. RP British dialect

MARJORIE: Female, 30s-40s. 8 months pregnant, pragmatic and a tad spicy. RP British dialect

CLARKE: Male, 40s. A distinguished gent with a lover’s spirit. RP British dialect

DEIRDRE: Female, late 20s-early 30s. An awfully pretty, sometimes wise, nincompoop. RP British dialect - Deirdre slips into a lower-class dialect at times.

RICHARD: Male, 30s-40s. A murderous, yet gentle soul. RP British dialect