Wilma Theater | Philadelphia, PA
Friday, May 16, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
For Equity members - to schedule an audition appointment please contact:
casting@wilmatheater.org. The deadline to schedule an audition appointment is Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 12pm ET.
LORT Non-Rep
$850 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in Wilma Theater's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown). No roles will be understudied.
Please prepare a brief monologue or two contrasting one-minute monologues. Each actor will have three minutes. Please bring your picture and resume, stapled together.
Wilma Theater
265 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5659
Morgan Green - Co-Artistic Director
Expected to attend:
Lindsay Smiling - Co-Artistic Director
Kellie Mecleary - Associate Artistic Director
Brittany Onukwugha - Associate Producer
Meredith Bartmon from McCarter Theatre
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
Wilma Theater Website
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wilma Theater 2025-26 Season
Written by Evgeny Schwartz
Translated by Mike Lion and Ethan Wilcox
First Rehearsal: October 14, 2025
Tech: November 4, 2025
First Preview: November 11, 2025
Opening: November 14, 2025
Closing: November 23, 2025
Possible Extension Closing: November 30, 2025
ALL ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST.
Written by James Ijames
Directed by Brett Ashley Robinson
First Rehearsal: February 18, 2026
Tech: March 10, 2026
First Preview: March 17, 2026
Opening: March 20, 2026
Closing: April 5, 2026
Possible Extension Closing: April 12, 2026
Martha Washington (f) 70 years old. George Washington's widow. Mother of America. Slaveowner. White.
Ann Dandridge (f) Mulatto Half Sister of Martha. House Enslaved person.
Davy (m), black, House Enslaved person. Doubles as George Washington, Mad King George, Jacky Custis.
Priscilla (f), black, House Enslaved person. Doubles as Abigail Adams.
William (m), black, 10-12 year old boy. Enslaved Person. Ann's son. Doubles as Southern Planter.
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Lindsay Smiling
First Rehearsal: April 21, 2026
Tech: May 12, 2026
First Preview: May 19, 2026
Opening: May 22, 2026
Closing: May 31, 2026
Possible Extension Closing: June 7, 2026
Lucy (f), black.
Track 1 (also plays a Variety of Visitors) - race and gender open.
Track 2 (also plays a Variety of Visitors) - race and gender open.
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