THEATREWORKS COLORADO SPRINGS 2025-26 SEASON Equity Principal Actors - UCCS Theatreworks Auditions

THEATREWORKS COLORADO SPRINGS 2026-27 SEASON - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

NOTICE: AUDITION CALL TYPE: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Sunday, April 19, 2026

ENT Center for the Arts
5225 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

10:00 AM - 7:30 PM (M)
Break 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Chapman Recital Hall

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://calendly.com/theatreworkscs/26-27-season-auditions. Once you have secured an audition slot, please fill out this audition form:
https://forms.gle/RmdrYeyrX1qK9noaA. If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions you may submit digitally by completing the audition form and including an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link of 2 contracting pieces totaling no more than 3-minutes. Neutral background and good sound quality requested.

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract
$520 weekly minimum - 2025-26 rate
See breakdown for production specific personnel.

SEEKING

OTHER DATES

Equity actors for roles in Theatreworks Colorado Springs' 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

We encourage performers of all races, ethnicities, identities, and abilities to audition for our season and are excited to cast these worlds expansively. When race/ethnicity of the character is integral to the work, we strive to cast accordingly. We are delighted to consider casting across the gender spectrum, but where necessary to uphold the story, performers must be comfortable depicting a character of the outlined gender.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting pieces that show your range. If you wish to be considered for Sweeney Todd, one piece should be 16-20 bars of music. Please have sheet music in the correct key. The accompanist will not transpose. The total of both pieces should not exceed 3-minutes. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

THEATREWORKS COLORADO SPRINGS 2026-27 SEASON

SWEENEY TODD

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Michael Lluberes
1st Rehearsal: Aug 11, 2026
Performances: Sept 10 - Oct 4, 2026

SEEKING:

Sweeney Todd (M, 40s–50s) An impassioned, emotionally tormented man imprisoned on a false charge who embodies both a heartbroken husband and father and a bloodthirsty serial killer. Estuary or London dialect. Strong baritone/bass- vocal range: F2-Gb4.

Mrs. Lovett (F, 40s–50s) An entrepreneurial meat pie shop owner who will do whatever it takes to survive. Complex and surprising. She is resourceful, ambitious, charismatic, and has great comedic timing and depth. Cockney accent. Mezzo with belt- vocal range: G3-E5.

Anthony Hope (M, 20s) A youthful sailor who is idealistic, romantic, and ultimately reckless. His passions sometimes get the better of his reason. Standard British accent (RP). Tenor vocal range: Bb2-F4.

Johanna (F, early 20s) Rebellious, subversive, and romantic, longing to escape her confinement. Like her father, she has experienced trauma and possesses a buried capacity for violence. Youthful and innocent with a quirky side. British accent. Strong operettic soprano vocal range: Bb3-A5.

Judge Turpin (M, 50s–60s) A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. Cruel and cunning. Pompous, self-centered, and powerful. Embodies Puritanical hypocrisy. British accent. Bass/baritone- vocal range: E2-Gb4.

The Beadle (M, late 30s–50s) Sleazy, pompous, menacing henchman of the Judge. Odious and conniving. Possesses a dry, deadpan sense of humor and enjoys wielding his power. Obsequious and cruel. Can be subtly terrifying or outright threatening yet equally fastidious and fussy. Standard British accent (RP). Tenor with strong falsetto- vocal range: D3-D5.

Tobias Ragg (M, late teens to mid-20s) Young, waifish and vulnerable. Industrious and eager to please, with a good sense of humor. Uneducated but innately clever and observant. Thick Cockney accent. Tenor- vocal range: C4-F5.

Beggar Woman (F, 40s–50s) An unstable poor soul living on the streets of London. Mentally unstable and turns on a dime. Ghostlike. She haunts the story. Emotionally damaged and out of touch from the hard life she has lived. Cockney accent. Mezzo- vocal range: Ab3-F5.

Adolfo Pirelli (M, 30s–40s) A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a theatrical charlatan with many secrets. Long-winded, self-absorbed, and brazen. Unconventional, darkly comic. Italian and Irish accents. High operatic tenor- vocal range: B2-C5.

Jonas Fogg/Ensemble (M, 30s–60s) The owner of Fogg's Asylum and sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers. Clearly, he’s madder than them all. Plays various roles.

PRIVATE LIVES

Written by Noel Coward
Directed by Christy Montour-Larson
1st Rehearsal: Oct 27, 2026
Performances: Nov 19 - Dec 13, 2026

SEEKING:

Amanda Prynne (F, mid-30s to late-40s) Glamorous, sharp-witted, impulsive, and fiery. Unconventional, passionate, and vulnerable. Role will include brief intimacy and fight choreography.

Elyot Chase (M, mid-30s to late-40s) Witty, stylish, charming, and cynical. Hot tempered, and occasionally callous, he can be quite childish and impulsive. Role will include brief intimacy and fight choreography.

Sibyl Chase (F, 20s to early 30s) Elyot’s new wife. Bubbly, playful, and very much in love with her new husband. Idealistic and sensitive. Quick to cry.

Victor Prynne (M, 20s to early 30s) Amanda’s new husband. Conventional, proper, decidedly decent, yet defensive and slightly obsessed with his wife’s past marriage.

Louise (F, any age) French maid, speaks only in French. Rye, judgmental, and practical. Her dismissive sarcasm is an antidote for the ridiculous behavior of the Brits who employ her.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Written by Heidi Schrek
Directed by Lynne Hastings
1st Rehearsal: Jan 5, 2027
Performances: Jan 28 - Feb 14, 2027

SEEKING:

Heidi (F, 30s+, white) Natural public speaker with years of experience in debate competitions. Comfortable having live debate on stage with variations performance to performance.

Mike (M, 30s+) Represents “positive male energy” as a legionnaire.

Debater (F, teenager) High school debater. Comfortable having live debate on stage with variations performance to performance. Role will likely be double cast.

SWEAT

Written by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Tasia A. Jones
1st Rehearsal: Mar 23, 2027
Performances: Apr 15 - May 9, 2027

SEEKING:

Brucie (M, 40s, African American)

Chris (M, 21/29, African American) Role will include fight choreography.

Cynthia (F, 45/53, African American)

Evan (M, 40s, African American)

Jason (M, 21/29, white American of German descent) White supremacist face tattoos come and go as time transitions. Role will include fight choreography.

Jessie (F, 40s, Italian American)

Oscar (M, 22/30, Columbian American) Role will include fight choreography.

Stan (M, 50s, white American of German descent)

Tracey (F, 45/53, white American of German descent)

DEAR ELIZABETH

Written by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Max Shulman
1st Rehearsal: May 18, 2027
Performances: Jun 10 - 27, 2027

SEEKING:

Elizabeth Bishop (F, late-30s to 60s) Pulitzer-Prize winning poet and US Poet Laureate. Deeply intelligent. Equally tough and sensitive. With a playful, cutting New England sense of humor. Referred to herself as the loneliest person who ever lived.

Robert Lowell (M, Late-30s to 60s) Pulitzer-Prize winning poet. Impulsive, charming, and deeply intelligent. Manic in emotions. Equally brash and vulnerable. Twice divorced.