Theatre Espresso 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Theatre Espresso Auditions

THEATRE ESPRESSO 2026-27 SEASON - CAMBRIDGE, MA EPA

Theatre Espresso | Boston, MA

Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email Co-Artistic Director, Shelley Bolman at:
auditions@theatreespresso.org

CONTRACT

TYA
$16 per hour minimum - Rehearsal
$102 per Performance minimum (Tier 2)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Theatre Espresso's 2026-27 Season (See

BREAKDOWN

All principal roles are cast. However, we maintain an active company of understudies to fill in throughout the season.

Local actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a one-minute monologue of your choice. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-4106
3rd Floor - Conference room.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

• Shelley Bolman: Co-Artistic Director
• Stewart Smith: Co-Artistic Director
• Nicole Vander Laan: Stage Manager

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal: Rehearsals for all shows will be held between September 9th – October 16th, 2026

Performances: All FIVE shows will be available to tour from October 20, 2026 - June 18, 2027

OTHER

All rehearsals and performances take place in the Greater Boston area.

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

Equity's

CONTRACT

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

Theatre Espresso 2026-27 Season

Note that the gender/race of the characters are indicated where important to the story, but we will enthusiastically consider actors of any gender/identity.

All principal roles are cast. However, we maintain an active company of understudies to fill in throughout the season.

AMERICAN TAPESTRY

Written by Megan Cooper, Wendy Lement, and Derek Nelson
Director: Shelley Bolman & Stewart Smith

SEEKING

• Carmella Teoli – Woman, any race
• Mrs. Teoli/Ensemble - Woman, any race
• Mrs. Wannarzyk/Ensemble - Woman, any race
• Mrs. Wade/Ensemble - Woman, any race
• Victoria/Ensemble - Woman, any race
• Mr. Teoli/Ensemble - Man, any race
• Chairman Henry - Man, any race
• Samuel Goldberg/Ensemble - Man, any race
• Father Milanese/Ensemble - Man, any race

JUSTICE AT WAR - THE JAPANESE INCARCERATION CAMPS

Written by Mimi Katano, Wendy Lement, and Jordan Winer
Director: Shelley Bolman & Stewart Smith

SEEKING

• General John L. DeWitt – Man, Caucasian
• Solicitor General Fahey - any gender, any race
• Mitsuye Endo - Woman, Asian
• Purcell - any gender, any race
• Chief Justice Stone - any gender, any race
• Bailiff - any gender, any race

THE TRIAL OF ANTHONY BURNS

Written by Bethany Dunakin and Wendy Lement
Director: Shelley Bolman & Stewart Smith

SEEKING

• Anthony Burns - any gender, African American
• Rev. Grimes/Ensemble - any gender, African American
• Colonel Suttle/Wendell Phillips - Man, Caucasian
• Louisa May Alcott/Ensemble - Woman, any race
• Richard Henry Dana/Ensemble - Man, Caucasian
• Judge Edward Loring/Ensemble - Man, Caucasian
• State Senate Chairman/Ensemble - any gender, Caucasian

UPRISING ON KING STREET

Written by Christopher Robin Cook, Wendy Lement, and Derek Nelson
Director: Shelley Bolman & Stewart Smith

SEEKING

• Robert Paine/Ensemble – Man, Caucasian
• Captain Preston/Ensemble - Any gender, any race
• Benjamin Burdick, Richard Palmes/Ensemble - Any gender, any race
• Samuel Adams/Andrew/Ensemble - Any gender, African American
• John Adams/Ensemble – Man, any race
• Abigail Adams, Phyllis Wheatley, Judge Trowbridge – Woman, African American

NINE WHO DARED

Written by Wendy Lement, Derek Nelson, and Clifford Odle
Director: Shelley Bolman & Stewart Smith

SEEKING

• Rev Crenshaw, Jefferson Thomas, Terence Roberts/Ensemble – Man, African American
• Daisy Bates, Elizabeth Eckford, Gloria Ray, Thelma Mothershed, Carlotta Walls, Minnijean Brown - Woman, African American
• Vice Principal Huckaby/Ensemble – Woman, Caucasian
• Melba Pattillo - Woman, African American
• Ernest Green - Man, African American
• Governor Faubus/Ensemble – Man, Caucasian