Ten Thousand Things 2026-27 Season (Plays) Equity Principal Actors - Ten Thousand Things Auditions

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

825 Arts
825 University Ave W
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (C) St. Paul, MN 55104

Free parking on side streets in the area. Also accessible via train.

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
https://calendly.com/caitlin-tenthousandthings/2026-2027-ten-thousand-things-season-auditions

PERSONNEL

• Caitlin Lowans: Artistic Director / Director of AS YOU LIKE IT
• Eva Wynter: Production Manager
• Shá Cage: Director of THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL

CONTRACT

SPT Expected to attend:

• $784 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - until 1/3/27
• $807 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - after 1/4/27

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in the Plays in Ten Thousand Things' 2026-27 Season (see breakdown).

We would be delighted for actors of all abilities, disabilities, ethnicities, cultures, and gender identities to audition, with encouragement to global majority and gender-expansive artists. Ten Thousand Things employs diverse, inclusive, and gender-imaginative casting for all roles as culturally appropriate to the telling of the story. The genders of the characters and the genders of the artists do not need to match, though for storytelling the gender of the characters may need to be explicitly legible to the audience.

An ASL interpreter will be provided 10:00 AM–11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 10th.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

OTHER DATES

AS YOU LIKE IT

• 1st Rehearsal: Monday, August 31, 2026
• 1st Community Performance: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
• 1st Public Performance: Thursday, October 15, 2026
• Closing: Sunday, November 8, 2026

THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL

• 1st Rehearsal: Monday, January 4, 2027
• 1st Community Performance: Wednesday, February 3, 2027
• 1st Public Performance: Thursday, February 18, 2027
• Closing: Sunday, March 14, 2027

The audition for the Musical will be held at a later date.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a verse monologue, 2 minutes maximum. Prepare your piece with direct address to the audience in the audition room. Additional, if desired: we would be happy to hear a committed contemporary prose monologue. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

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.

AS YOU LIKE IT

Note: Actors great with heightened text and multiple characterizations are encouraged to audition.

• Rosalind & others: (F, late 20s-40s) strong-willed, adventurous.
• Celia & others: (F, late 20s-40s) loyal.
• Oliver & others: (M, 30s-40s) stubborn and suspicious, goes on a journey of openness.
• Orlando: (M, late 20s-40s) charming, impulsive, strong moral compass.
• Duke Senior / Duke Ferdinand & others: (any gender, 50s-70s) gravitas & verbal wit, delights in creating physical/vocally distinct characters.
• Touchstone & others: (any gender, 40s-60s) comic timing, wit, delights in creating physical/vocally distinct characters; music ability a plus.
• Jacques & others: (any gender, 30s-40s) shamelessness, comic timing; music ability a plus.

THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL

Note: Actors great with poetry and multiple characterizations for this fusion of Yoruba spirituality, Greek mythology, and basketball are encouraged to audition.

• Demi: (M, 20s, Black or biracial) son by violence of Zeus and Modúpé; dominant at basketball; impulsive.
• Modúpé: (F, 30s-40s) Mother of Demi; challenger of Zeus.
• Osún: (F, any age) orisha governing love, beauty, fertility, and fresh water.
• Sàngó: (M, any age) orisha of thunder, lightning, fire, and justice.
• Elégba / Òrúnmilà: (any gender, any age) the divine messenger, trickster god of chance, gatekeeper of the crossroads, and orisha of wisdom, knowledge, divination, and destiny.
• Hera: (F, 30s-50s, race open) jealous and proud wife of Zeus and queen of the Greek gods.
• Zeus: (M, 30s-60s, White) lusty, violent, and willful king of the Greek gods.

For more information, visit
www.tenthousandthings.org.