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THT Repertory | Worcester, MA
Monday, June 2, 2025
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM (E)
Break 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please fill out the following form:
Audition Form. Equity audition requests must be submitted by 5pm ET on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025.
SPT
$538 weekly minimum (SPT 5)
Equity actors for roles in THT Repertory's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown). Actors from out-of-town are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare a 60-second Shakespearean monologue. Please bring two copies of your headshot and resume, stapled together, and please be prepared to demonstrate any special skills listed.
Jean McDonough Arts Center
20 Franklin Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Accessible by the MBTA Commuter Rail. Parking available at Federal Plaza Garage, 570 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608.
Alan Seiffert: President + CEO, The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Expected to attend:
Livy Scanlon: Artistic Director, Director - DOUBT
Dr. Kathryn Moncrief: Director - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
If you have a question or need assistance, please email
auditions@thehanovertheatre.org with subject line THT Rep Auditions.
All rehearsals will be held on the campus of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in downtown Worcester, MA. All performances will take place in the BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
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.
An initiative of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts, The Hanover Theatre Repertory (THT Rep) engages, entertains and energizes audiences with dynamic theatrical events made in and for Worcester, MA with a focus on classics, modern-classics and classics-inspired works.
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Livy Scanlon
First Rehearsal: Aug 25, 2025
Opening: Sep 20, 2025
Closing: Oct 5, 2025
Possible extension through Oct 12, 2025
In a 1960s Catholic school in the Bronx, Sister Aloysius questions Father Flynn’s affections for young Donald Muller, the school's first black student. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony® Award for Best Play.
SISTER ALOYSIUS. Female presenting, 60s-80s, white. An austere nun of the old guard who serves as Principal in the Catholic school in which the play is set. She holds strong to her beliefs, opinions and convictions, come hell or high water.
FATHER FLYNN. Male presenting, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. A young, likable priest with views on the liberal side. Perhaps Sister Aloysius suspects he is gay?
SISTER JAMES. Female presenting, 20s-40s, any ethnicity. A younger, gentler foil to Sister Aloysius. Like the audience, Sister James is forced by the events of the play to grapple with complexities of faith and doubt.
MRS. MULLER. Female presenting, 20s-40s, black. Mother to Donald Muller, the first black student to enroll in the Catholic school in which the play takes place. She is protective and pragmatic.
Created and performed by Livy Scanlon
First Rehearsal: Oct 28, 2025
Opening: Oct 29, 2025
Closing: Nov 1, 2025
At turns dark and darkly funny, this annual production is staged as a séance, conjuring two of Poe’s most notorious narrators.
NARRATOR. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Any gender, any age, any ethnicity.
Adapted and Directed by Dr. Kathryn Moncrief
First Rehearsal: Tue, Jan 6, 2026
Opening: Sat, Jan 21, 2026
Closing: Sat, Feb 14, 2026
Set in a 1980s queer nightclub called The Wood, this midwinter take on Midsummer is equal parts poetry and punk rock.
THESEUS. Male presenting, 40s-60s, any ethnicity. CEO-type. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.
HIPPOLYTA. Female presenting, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. Fiancé to Theseus. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.
EGEUS. Any gender, 40s-60s, any ethnicity. Parent to Hermia. Patriarchal. This role requires simple, hand-to-hand stage violence.
PHILOSTRATE/PUCK. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Any gender, ageless, any ethnicity. As Philostrate, personal assistant to Theseus. As Puck, attendant to Oberon and Titania. This role requires athleticism including performing on heelys and climbing, as well as singing.
HERMIA. Female presenting, 20s, any ethnicity. Daughter of Egeus. In love with Lysander. This role requires intimacy including kissing, partial nudity, demanding physicality, and simple hand-to-hand stage violence.
HELENA. Female presenting, 20s, any ethnicity. In love Demetrius. This role requires intimacy including kissing, partial nudity, and demanding physicality.
LYSANDRA. Female presenting/non-binary, 20s, any ethnicity. In love with Hermia. This role requires intimacy including kissing, partial nudity, and demanding physicality.
DEMETRIUS. Male presenting, 20s, any ethnicity. In love (at different times) with Hermia and Helena. This role requires intimacy including kissing, partial nudity, and demanding physicality.
BOTTOM. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Male presenting/nonbinary, any age, any ethnicity. Bouncer at The Wood. Plays Pyramus in the play-within-the-play.
PETER or PETRA QUINCE. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Any gender, any age, any ethnicity. Club Manager of The Wood. Producer and Prologue in the play-within-the-play.
FRANCIS FLUTE. Male presenting, late teens-early 20s, any ethnicity. Busser at The Wood. Thisbe in the play-within-the-play.
TOM or TINA SNOUT. Any age, any gender, any ethnicity. Bartender at The Wood. Wall in the play-within-the-play.
SNUG. Any age, any gender, any ethnicity. Server at The Wood. Lion in the play-within-the-play.
OBERON. Male presenting/nonbinary, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. King of the Fairies. Think David Bowie, Prince, etc. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.
TITANIA. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Female presenting, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. Queen of the Fairies. Think Cher, Stevie Nicks, etc. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.
FAIRIES (3). Any gender, any age, any ethnicity. Titania’s entourage. Think 80s club kids. These roles require movement/dancing/singing.
Created and Performed by Jade Wheeler
First Rehearsal: Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Opening: Sat, 20, 2024
Closing: Sun, May 12, 2024
Meet Eartha Kitt, icon of stage and screen, in this original one woman show with live piano accompaniment.
EARTHA. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Female, ageless, black.
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