THE PRINCESS BRIDE Equity Principal Actors - Producing Org TBD Auditions

THE PRINCESS BRIDE - NYC EPA

Producing Org TBD |

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
New York, NY 10018-6504
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Holding room - Studio 1212

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

Development Agreement Based on the novel by William Goldman
$1425 weekly minimum (Tier 3)
Expected to attend: From The Telsey Office, Casting Directors: Patrick Goodwin, CSA, Jimmy Larkin, CSA, Rashad Naylor, CSA, Charlie Hano, CSA

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in a tier 3 work session of THE PRINCESS BRIDE (See breakdown).

OTHER DATES

No Equity stage managerial positions are available.
Work Session Dates: November 9 thru December 17, 2026

PREPARATION

Please come warmed up and ready to sing a short contemporary musical theatre song that shows range and musicality. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together. A piano accompanist will be provided. 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.

Breakdown

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

SEEKING:

BILLY: ROLE IS CAST. Male, 30s–40s. Any ethnicity. A theater-maker of status and reputation. A great storyteller with enormous verbal dexterity and impeccable timing, who relishes his position as writer/director/star. Billy is the emotional bridge between the audience and the story of The Princess Bride, shifting effortlessly between contemporary warmth and storybook absurdity. Strong singing voice and advanced comic skills required.

GRAMPA: ROLE IS CAST. Male, 60s–80s. Any ethnicity. A retired orthodontist with a twinkle in his eye, a love of his grandson Billy, and a lifetime of stories behind every wrinkle. He fancies himself the world’s greatest expert on The Princess Bride. Grampa is warm, funny, opinionated, and impossible to silence. His eccentric charm and cranky comic energy help him create an immediate affectionate bond with the audience while never becoming sentimental. His relationship with Billy is the heart of the show. Strong character singing voice preferred.

BUTTERCUP: ROLE IS CAST. Female, 20s–30s. Any ethnicity. Our title character. Perhaps the most beautiful woman in Florin – not because she knows it, but because she doesn't. A farm girl willing to become a princess in order to improve the lives of the Florinese people. Buttercup begins the story heartbroken but spirited, self-sacrificing, and emotionally direct. Beneath her fairy-tale beauty lies genuine courage, intelligence, and a stubborn refusal to surrender to despair. She carries much of the story’s emotional weight, moving from youthful romance through profound loss and ultimately to hard-won joy and the true meaning of true love. Possessed of a luminous presence, world-class powers of deduction, winning wit, staggering resourcefulness, and barely a trace of self-pity. An exceptional soprano/mezzo-soprano with a powerful well-blended mix, capable of both humor and heartfelt vulnerability.

WESTLEY / MAN IN BLACK: Male, 20s–30s. Any ethnicity. Handsome, athletic, endlessly resourceful, and possessed of almost mythic confidence. Westley begins as the humble farm boy whose devotion to Buttercup is absolute, then returns disguised as the mysterious Man in Black—an adventurer of extraordinary skill and dependability. He is knee-tinglingly romantic without being sentimental, witty without sarcasm, heroic without vanity, and great fun without trying to be. He’s not a conventional fairy-tale prince. Westley's superpower is not swordsmanship – it's his ability to remain calm, funny, inventive, and emotionally devoted in impossible circumstances. Blessed with classic leading man charisma, athletic, baritone/tenor (wide range), and effortless chemistry with Buttercup. Much is made of Westley and his notion of True Love. For him, True Love is not a sentiment, a preference, or even an emotion—it is an immutable force, as real and undeniable as gravity. And like gravity, it keeps pulling him back to his beloved Buttercup. He believes that genuine True Love is exceedingly rare and therefore infinitely precious. Once discovered, it does not diminish with time, distance, misunderstanding, or separation. Westley's certainty springs not from naïveté but from conviction: if love is truly love, it endures. It survives pirates, princes, torture, and even death. In Westley's worldview, people may die, fortunes may change, kingdoms may rise and fall, but True Love remains. It is why he crosses the world to return to Buttercup, why he never stops believing in her, and why he faces impossible odds with unwavering confidence. To Westley, True Love does not happen every day—and when it does, it is forever.

PRINCE HUMPERDINCK: ROLE IS CAST. Male, 40s. Any ethnicity. Regal, intelligent, athletic, vain and ruthless. Humperdinck is the sort of prince who appears to have stepped out of a fairy tale – until one notices the darkness roiling beneath the charming surface (so dark that he proposes to murder his own betrothed in order to start a war with a neighboring country.) He is ambitious and manipulative; a legendary hunter utterly convinced of his own greatness. A genuinely formidable antagonist, he revels in projecting both genuine authority and gleeful villainy, often simultaneously. Commanding baritone/tenor, and sharp comic instincts are essential.

INIGO MONTOYA: ROLE IS CAST. Male, 30s–50s. Latino. A legendary swordsman driven by one purpose: avenging the murder of his father, which he witnessed as a child. Noble, disciplined, and unexpectedly soulful, Inigo combines swashbuckling heroics with genuine emotional depth. His failure to find his father’s killer for so many years has prompted many drunken nights of wine and regret. But his life-long quest for revenge gives him gravitas, while his friendship with Fezzik is suffused with fraternal warmth and humanity. Inigo is powerfully charismatic and devoted. He balances swordplay, comedy, and pathos while making his iconic journey deeply personal. Inigo is the heroic heart of the story. Strong tenor, and excellent mover with athletic skill.

FEZZIK: ROLE IS CAST. Male, 30s–50s. Any ethnicity. A giant in every sense except temperament. Physically imposing yet emotionally gentle, Fezzik is loyal, innocent, and possessed of a childlike sweetness that makes him instantly lovable. Also, an almost Sondheim-ian gift of rhyme, which is a point of pride for this mountain of a man. Fezzik’s enormous physical presence hides a vulnerability, kindness, and an often surprising sophistication. His friendship with Inigo Montoya is an emotional touchstone in our story, forging a most endearing fraternal bond – and that bond is like iron. Strong bass, with excellent comic instincts.

COUNT RUGEN: ROLE IS CAST. Male, 40-50. Any ethnicity. Humperdinck's loyal accomplice and one awfully chilling villain. Brilliant, controlled, and unnervingly calm, Rugen approaches cruelty with the detached curiosity of a scientist. Unlike Humperdinck's flamboyant ambition, Rugen's menace comes from his emotional emptiness and sadistic precision. Rugen revels in serving up danger, disaster, and death. For him, it’s all in a day’s work – and all in service to his lord and master, Prince Humperdinck. Strong baritone.