The Media Theatre 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Media Theatre Auditions

THE MEDIA THEATRE 2026-27 SEASON - MEDIA, PA EPA

Media Theatre | Media, PA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Monday, June 29, 2026
Walnut Street Theatre
825 Walnut St
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (E)
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5107
NO BREAK SCHEDULED. 6th floor studio.

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To request an appointment slot please email
casting@mediatheatre.org with the subject line ‘AUDITION REQUEST - (Lastname)” and indicate your preferred time slot.

• Christian Ryan (Artistic Director)
• Hannah Catanoso (Associate Choreographer, A Chorus Line)
• Val Zvinyatstovsky (Music Director, A Chorus Line)
• Dana Liu (Production Associate)

CONTRACT

LOA
$688 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

OTHER DATES

MURDER FOR TWO
First Rehearsal - Sept 14, 2026
1st Preview - Oct 1, 2026
Opening - Oct 3, 2026
Closing - Oct 18, 2026

CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
First Rehearsal - Nov 9, 2026
1st Preview - Nov 27, 2026
Opening - Nov 28, 2026
Closing - Jan 3, 2027

PETER & THE STARCATCHER
First Rehearsal - Feb 15, 2027
1st Preview - March 5, 2027
Opening - March 6, 2027
Closing - March 21, 2027

A CHORUS LINE
First Rehearsal- April 19, 2027
1st Preview- May 6, 2027
Opening- May 8, 2027
Closing- May 30, 2027

OTHER

mediatheatre.org
A Dance callback will be held June 29th, at 4:00PM.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

BREAKDOWN

MEDIA THEATRE 2026 - 2027 SEASON

NOTE: All youth auditions will be at a later date

MURDER FOR TWO

TRACK 1: 25-45. MARCUS MOSCOWICZ (An ambitious young officer), THE CHIEF (Marcus’s grizzled boss), and VANESSA (Marcus’s former partner)
TRACK 2: 25-45. The Suspects; DAHLIA WHITNEY (The victim’s loopy widow), MURRAY AND BARB FLANDON (The Whitney’s bickering neighbors), STEPH WHITNEY (An overeager grad student), BARRETTE LEWIS (A self-incriminating ballerina), DR. GRIFF (A friendly local psychiatrist), TIMMY, YONKERS, AND SKID (Members of an antiquated boys’ choir), and HENRY VIVALDI (A late arrival)

CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

SEEKING:

WILLY WONKA: (A2-G4) 35-50. The sly, charming star of the show.
GRANDPA JOE: (G#2-G4) 60-80. Charlie's imaginative, fun, kind and loving paternal grandfather.
MRS. BUCKET: (G3-E5) 30-60. Charlie's warm and kind-hearted mother.
CHARLIE BUCKET: Sweet, smart, hopeful and loving. Vocal range: F5-G#3
AUGUSTUS GLOOP: Rampantly over-active. Male. Vocal range: G5-Bb3
VERUCA SALT: Vicious and determined. Female. Vocal range: Db5-Ab4
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE: Confident, forward, and full of attitude. Female. Vocal range: F#5-C#4
MIKE TEAVEE: A fireplug with a ridiculous amount of energy. Vocal range: Bb4-G3
MRS. GLOOP: (Bb3-D5) 35-60. Augustus’ Strong-willed mother, indulgent of her son’s overeating.
MR. SALT: (Ab2-Ab4) 35-60. Veruca’s intimidating father who lives only for his sweet little child.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: (F3-G4) 35-60. Violet's father, who is just as competitive and boastful as his daughter.
MRS. TEAVEE: (G3-Eb5) 35-60. Mike’s mother who allows television and computers to parent her son.

PETER & THE STARCATCHER

SEEKING:

BLACK STACHE: 30-50. A notorious pirate, terrorizing the seven seas in search of a worthy adversary.
MOLLY ASTER: A young girl and Starcatcher apprentice who is taken aboard the Neverland as precious cargo. Female, 13 to 25.
BOY/PETER: A lonely and hardened orphan who doesn't miss much. Nameless, homeless, and friendless at the beginning of the play and a hero by the end. Male, 13 to 25.
PRENTISS: An orphan, ambitious, hyper articulate, and logical. Male, 13 to 25.
TED: An orphan obsessed with food. A natural performer with easy wit and quite poetic language. Male, 13 to 25.
GREMPKIN: 40-60. The schoolmaster of St. Norbert's Orphanage for Lost Boys.
MRS. BUMBRAKE: 40-60. Molly's nanny, a stereotypical British cad and outfitted with the duty of teaching Molly about womanhood.
BILL SLANK: 35 to 55. The vicious orphaned captain of the Neverland.
SMEE: 25-55. Black Stache's first mate.
ALF: 50-65. A seafarer, an old sea dog proud of his tenure.
LORD LEONARD ASTER: 40-60. Molly's father, a loyal subject to the Queen.
CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON: 35-45. Lord Aster's old school friend, the captain of the Wasp, Britain's fastest frigate.

A CHORUS LINE

SEEKING:

ZACH: (Baritone) 40s. The director and choreographer of the show for which the dancers are auditioning.
LARRY: (Tenor) 25+. Zach’s assistant who teaches and demonstrates the audition dances.
DON KERR: (D3-F#4.) Ladies’ man, married, and into cars, money, and women.
BOBBY MILLS: (Eb3-C4) Flamboyant, funny and witty. Very sharp-tongued.
MARK ANTHONY: (E3-G#4) 18 onstage. Optimistic; first-timer; naïve but charming.
MIKE COSTA: (F3-G#4) 20-25. Quite aggressive, determined, cocky, sure of himself, but likeable.
RICHIE WALTERS: (D3-A4) From Missouri. Enthusiastic, cool and very funny.
AL DELUCA: (E3-G#4) 25. From the Bronx.
PAUL SAN MARCO: (C#3-F#4) Introverted and slightly insecure but loves performing; only now starting to feel comfortable about being gay and accepted by his parents.
GREGORY GARDENER: (D3-E4) 25. Quite a smart-alec.
CASSIE FERGUSON: (A3-C#5) 30-35. Returning to the chorus after years of being a featured performer.
DIANA MORALES: (G3-C#5) 22-30. A streetwise Latina who is a little bit tough, and eternal optimist.
JUDY TURNER: (G#3-C#5) Funny, gawky, nervous. Warm and hopeful. Tall.
VAL CLARK: (G#3-C#5) Sassy, funny. A foul-mouthed but excellent dancer who couldn’t get performing jobs because of her looks until she had plastic surgery.
BEBE BENZENHEIMER: (F#3-C#5) 18-25. Very insecure about her looks and tries to be funny to cover her insecurities.
CONNIE WONG: (C4-D5) Experienced dancer. Married. Petite. A bit of a mother hen with a great sense of humor. Born in Chinatown, New York. Should believably play 4’10’’.
KRISTINE URICH: (Cb4-Eb5) 18-25. Al’s scatter-brained wife who can’t sing. She is awkward, anxious and hilarious.
MAGGIE WINSLOW: (A3-E5) A sweetheart, little sister type. Dreamer.