THEY BUILT AMERICA Equity Principal Actors - Capital Repertory Theatre Auditions

THEY BUILT AMERICA - Albany, NY EPA

Capital Repertory Theatre | Albany, NY

AUDITION DATE

Monday, November 24, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

No appointment necessary for Equity actors.
This audition will be run on a 1st Come, 1st Served basis beginning on the morning of the audition. Doors will open at 9:30am. If you are an Equity member who is traveling for the audition and would like to reserve a timeslot, you may email them at:
casting@capitalrep.org

CONTRACT

TYA
$670 weekly minimum + Pension & Health

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THEY BUILT AMERICA: WORKERS OF THE ERIE CANAL (See breakdown).
There will be no understudies.
TYA In-School Tour (no overnights)

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short monologue of your choice. Bring your instrument and prepare either, Oh! That Low Bridge or Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal. Song should be memorized. Lead sheets provided at:
http://attherep.org/auditions/ OR at the theatre. We will have a keyboard set up for piano players. Additionally, please bring a stapled copy of your headshot and resume.

LOCATION

Capital Repertory Theatre NEW 2021
251 North Pearl St
Albany, NY 12207
Holding room - VIP room

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: Miriam Weisfeld
Associate Artistic Director: Margaret E. Hall
Chief Administrative Officer: Philip Morris
Written by Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
Directed by Margaret E. Hall
Expected to attend:
Associate Artistic Director/Director: Margaret E. Hall
Producing Artistic Director: Miriam Weisfeld

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: February 9, 2026
First Performance: March 2, 2026
Closing Performance: March 28, 2026
TYA Workweek is Monday - Saturday

OTHER

One Roundtrip Amtrak from NYC to Albany, NY.
Housing in the REP’s newly built company apartments.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

EQUITY

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

THEY BUILT AMERICA: WORKERS OF THE ERIE CANAL

For close to twenty years, Capital Repertory Theatre’s TYA On-The Go! in-School touring productions have been presented in a variety of schools and environments throughout the Capital Region to very diverse audiences. Actors should enjoy performing for and interacting with young audiences (middle and high school students). There are post-show discussions after every performance (time permitting). Actors must also be collegial and adaptive. There are no overnight stays on the tour. The TYA work week is Monday – Saturday.

Capital Rep is committed to equitable and inclusive casting. We actively seek actors of all races, cultural backgrounds, abilities, gender identities and gender expressions to audition. Our goal is to create a diversified, versatile Ensemble in a positive work atmosphere that is built on mutual respect and collaboration.

SYNOPSIS: Kelly McPhearson, a fearless Irish lass, takes an incredible journey from her home in Ireland to the United States, and then on the Erie Canal to find her brother (the only family she has in the states) who’s working on the canal. Sourced from over 35 historical records, this original work celebrates the real men, women and children, politicians, farmers, merchants and laborers who built the Erie Canal – the miraculous waterway that transformed America from a bourgeoning country into a great nation! Told with live music and text, history comes to life, with figures like physician Dr. Finch, Italian mason Antonio, Swedish packet boat Captain Gus, Governor DeWitt Clinton, Congressmen – and many more!

This is not a musical, but all actors involved in the production need to move well.

SEEKING:

• 2 Male-Presenting: Open Ethnicity, 20s-40s. Musicians who will portray a variety of characters i.e.: Politicians, Immigrant Workers, Canal Engineers, etc. Good with accents (Irish, German, Italian and Norwegian), and can play the guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, or fiddle (violin). Harmonica and melodica players a plus.
• 2 Female-Presenting: Open Ethnicity, 20s-40s. Physically adept musicians to portray a variety of characters, both male and female, i.e.: Politicians, Immigrant Workers, Canal Engineers, etc. Good with accents (Irish, English, German, Italian and Norwegian), and can play the guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, or fiddle (violin). Hand-drum a plus.