THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS — Principal Actors Auditions

THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS - NYC EPA

Life Jacket Theatre Company | New York, NY

Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, November 6, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway
$1496 weekly minimum (Cat. E) - Plus, Media fee = $1518 weekly

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS (See

BREAKDOWN

).

All Equity stage managerial positions have been filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 90-second monologue and a 32-bar cut from the Great American Songbook. Total time for audition material: 2½ minutes.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Author: Travis Russ
Director & Choreographer: Danny Mefford
General Management: Evan Bernardin Productions

Expected to attend:
Author: Travis Russ
Director & Choreographer: Danny Mefford

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal Start Date: January 18, 2027
Opening Night: February 24, 2027
Closing Date(s): March 20, 2027

OTHER

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EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

Equity's

CONTRACT

s 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.

BREAKDOWN

THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS

For this theatre production, our Creative Team is in search of unique artists with a willingness to collaborate on new work.

Note From Casting: In reference to the

BREAKDOWN

information – these are descriptions of the characters as identified in the script and in collaboration with the creative team. They are not meant to be exhaustive of who should play these roles and we seek to cast as expansively and authentically as possible. We are committed to inclusive representation of race, ethnicity, gender, body type, and ability. We also recognize that many characters in this show are written on the binary (use he/him or she/her pronouns) and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.

SEEKING

WALTER & OTHERS (CAST) | Age: 74. A self-proclaimed fairy who secretly dreams of becoming a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Lives alone in Greenwich Village and loves cruising, which has led to multiple arrests. A fabulist who often blurs the line between truth and fiction. This track will double as several minor supporting roles.

ABRAHAM & OTHERS (CAST) | Age: 55. A Jewish immigrant who lives with his wife, Dora, and their five children in a cramped Lower East Side apartment. Arrested during a police raid on a bathhouse, he is sentenced to 20 years in prison. This track will double as several minor supporting roles.

GRANVILLE & OTHERS | Age: 44. A Black, Southern-born, Harvard-educated man who helped establish the NAACP alongside his mentor, Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. Fiercely ambitious and driven, he carefully constructs a persona that conceals his true self. Dreams of becoming a concert pianist and has been arrested multiple times in a subway restroom. This track doubles as several minor supporting roles, as well as GLADYS BENTLEY, the brash, no-nonsense manager of the Harlem speakeasy the Clam House. Authentically embodies a full spectrum of masculinity and femininity.

HUTCH & OTHERS (CAST) | Age: 41. A working-class grifter raised in the Bronx by his single mother. He's been in trouble since he could talk, but his irresistible charm makes it easy for anyone to fall in love with him. This track doubles as several minor supporting roles, as well as DORA, Abraham's smart, strong-willed, and fiercely loyal wife. Authentically embodies a full spectrum of masculinity and femininity.

PERRY & OTHERS (CAST) | Age: 27. A charming, affable Broadway chorus boy who lives on pipe dreams and perpetually falls for the wrong guy. Arrested only once, after his landlady caught him with his male roommate. This track will double as several minor supporting roles.

GENE & OTHERS (CAST) | Age: 23. A fabulous dancer and dynamic mover who grew up on the streets of Baltimore and hopped a bus to New York City at 15. Brash and unapologetic, Gene is equally at home in a dress or a tuxedo and has a mile-long rap sheet. This track doubles as several minor supporting roles, as well as DR. W.E.B. DU BOIS. Authentically embodies a full spectrum of masculinity and femininity. Strong dance and movement abilities are essential.

UNDERSTUDIES

Track 1: Walter/Abraham/Others
Track 2: Gene/Granville/Others
Track 3: Hutch/Perry/Others