Union Arts Center 2026-27 Season Equity Principal Actors - Union Arts Center Auditions

UNION ARTS CENTER 2026-27 SEASON - SEATTLE, WA EPA

Union Arts Center | Seattle, WA

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AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Monday, June 15, 2026
Union Arts Center
700 Union St
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM (P)
Seattle, WA 98101
Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Waiting Area - 2nd Floor Lobby/Allen Theatre Green Room (Quiet Prep)

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
Schedule Audition. Once you have secured your audition slot, please fill out the audition form at:
Audition Form. If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit your materials and a self-tape using the Airtable link provided.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1114 weekly minimum (LORT C) - Allen Stage
$1014 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Falls Stage

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SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Union Arts Center's 2026-27 Season. All available roles on the season are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative. Seattle actors are encouraged to audition. At this time only the roles in A CHRISTMAS CAROL will be understudied. Some understudy casting for other productions may be available, still TBD.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two (2) contrasting monologues: 1 classical, 1 contemporary. Presentation should not exceed 3-minutes total.

BREAKDOWN

HAMLET

Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Victor Pappas
1st Reh: 8/25/26
1st Perf: 9/19/26
Opening: 9/24/26
Close: 10/11/26
Possible extension thru 10/18/26
Adapted for 9 actors.
LORT C
FULLY CAST.

TABLE 17

Playwright: Douglas Lyons
Directed by: Shermona Mitchell
1st Reh: 9/29/26
1st Perf: 10/24/26
Opening: 10/29/26
Closing: 11/15/26
LORT D

SEEKING:

• JADA – F, late 20s/early 30s. Black identifying. Magnetic funny, charismatic - when she enters a room, heads turn. Quick-witted and strong, but her pride sometimes gets in her way.
• DALLAS – M, late 20s/early 30s. Black identifying. Driven, charming, hardworking, smooth with his words and passionate with his love.
• RIVER/ERIC/BARTENDER – M, Late 20s/early 30s. Black identifying. RIVER: queer, cunty, hilarious, bitterly single. Hopeless romantic with a snippy exterior. ERIC: smooth, confident, flirtatious leading man type. BARTENDER: total muscle bro, so sure of himself it makes you want to vomit. Happily single, absolutely sure he knows a woman’s needs.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Adapted by Gregory A. Falls from the Charles Dickens Classic
Directed by Shermona Mitchell
1st Reh: 11/3/26
1st Perf: 11/27/26
Open: 12/3/26
Close: 12/27/26
LORT C

SEEKING

• SCROOGE: 50-80, embittered, miserly, misanthropic, but transforms to be full of joy, warmth, and playfulness
• BOB CRATCHIT: 30-50, Scrooge’s clerk, a family man, kind, hopeful, optimistic
• FRED: 25-40, Scrooge’s nephew, outgoing, friendly, positive
• MRS FEZZIWIG: 40-60, warm, lively, motherly
• MIDDLE SCROOGE: 25-35, Scrooge as a young man, engaging but worryingly ambitious
• BELLE: 20-30, Scrooge’s one-time fiancée, wise, lovely, open-hearted
• MARLEY’S GHOST: 40-60, ghost of Scrooge’s late partner, angry, tortured, scary
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: any age, other-worldly, mischievous, but steely when called upon
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: any age, larger than life, boisterous, bountiful, commanding
• 6 YOUTHS: under 18 to play CRATCHIT CHILDREN and LONDONERS
• 3 UNDERSTUDIES: (one 50+, SCROOGE u/s; two 25+, any gender, tracks TBD but can include any adult role excluding SCROOGE). Some roles are covered internally by cast members.
• 1 UNDERSTUDY: under 18, for youth actor roles

METEOR SHOWER

Playwright: Steve Martin
Directed by: Adrienne Mackey
1st Reh: 1/12/27
1st Perf: 2/6/27
Open: 2/11/27
Close: 2/28/27
LORT D

SEEKING:

• CORKY: mid 30s-mid 40s, female presenting, average upper-middle class SoCal wife; a quirky, anxious people-pleaser but not as ditzy as she seems.
• NORM: mid 30s-mid 40s, male presenting, Corky’s husband. Average upper-middle class SoCal husband (“Normal Norm”), sensible, Jeopardy-loving.
• GERALD: mid 30s-mid 40s, male presenting. Attractive but domineering alpha male, self-obsessed, bored with his life, but not as insensitive as he appears.
• LAURA: mid 30s-mid 40s, female presenting, Gerald’s wife. Glamorous, mysterious, confident in her body and her sexuality.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Playwright: William Shakespeare
Director: Leah Adcock-Starr
1st Reh: 2/23/27
1st Perf: 3/20/27
Open: 3/25/27
Close: 4/11/27
LORT C
Adapted for 9 actors. Doubling subject to change.

SEEKING:

• BEATRICE
• BENEDICK
• HERO/WATCH
• CLAUDIO/WATCH
• DON JOHN/DOGBERRY
• BORACHIO/FRIAR
• MARGARET/VERGES
• LEONATO/SEXTON
• DON PEDRO

THE RIVER BRIDE

Playwright: Marisela Treviño Orta
Director: Rebecca Tourino-Collinsworth
1st Reh: 4/6/27
1st Perf: 5/1/27
Open: 5/6/27
Close: 5/23/27
Possible extension thru 5/30/27
LORT D
All roles are Latine identifying. Note: casting for Helena, Belmira, Moises and Duarte is flexible as to age, the important thing is an ability to embody the quality of youth needed.

SEEKING:

• HELENA, 18, female-presenting. Smart, beautiful, quiet, thoughtful, with a rich emotional life.
• BELMIRA, 16, female-presenting. Helena’s sister. Beautiful, frivolous, a little vain but charming and adored by all. Has an appetite for adventure.
• MOISES, 20-25, male-presenting. Charming, handsome, mysterious, with an earnest sympathetic manner.
• DUARTE, 20-25, male-presenting. A good, hardworking man from a respected family. Belmira’s fiancé.
• SR. COSTA, late 40s, male-presenting. Belmira and Helena’s father. A fisherman. Still deeply in love with his wife, wants the same for his daughters.
• SRA. COSTA, late 40s, female-presenting. Belmira and Helena’s mother. Still deeply in love with her husband, wants the same for her daughters.