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

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Union Arts Center
700 Union St
Seattle, WA 98101
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM (P)
Break 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Waiting Area - Falls Theatre Lobby/Lalie Studio (Quiet Prep)

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
SignUpGenius. Once you have secured your audition slot, please fill out the audition form at:
Airtable. 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

CONTRACT

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

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.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

PREPARATION

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

BREAKDOWN

Union Arts Center 2026-27 Season

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

(All roles and understudy positions):
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.