A RAISIN IN THE SUN Equity Actors - Oregon Shakespeare Festival Auditions

A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Submit for NYC Appointments

Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR

CONTRACT

LORT Rep

Oregon Shakespeare Festival:
$1245 (LORT B+) + travel & housing

Shakespeare Theatre Company:
$1,213 /week (LORT B) + travel & housing

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in A RAISIN IN THE SUN (see breakdown).

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration in the following form:
https://forms.gle/GkW6bbp2tTvRarkP9
Deadline: 09/23/2025

SUBMIT TO

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PERSONNEL

Producer/Theatre Company: Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
Artistic Director: Tim Bond (OSF),
Director: Tim Bond
By: Lorraine Hansberry
Casting Director: Katja Zarolinski, CSA

OTHER DATES

Audition Date(s): TBD
Callback Date(s): TBD (Late Sept / Early Oct)
First Rehearsal: January 13, 2026
First Performance: March 15, 2026
Closing: July 19, 2026

Actors also need to be available for a run at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Info Below:

First Rehearsal: O/A January 8, 2027
Closing: O/A March 7, 2027

OTHER

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

SEEKING:

[JOSEPH ASAGAI] Mid 20s - Early 30s. Black. He/him. A Nigerian student in love with Beneatha. Intelligent, sophisticated, humorous and charming. He is proud of his country and culture and he woos Beneatha with the poetry and music of his homeland. Has a Nigerian accent.
NOTE: This role will also understudy the roles of ‘Lucentio/As Cast’ and ‘Grumio/As Cast’ in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW in the OSF season. Please note that THE TAMING OF THE SHREW closes on October 11, 2026 and this actor will be contracted through this date.

LUCENTIO/AS CAST: A wealthy and privileged young man who has grown up secluded with only the company of his beloved books and attendant/governess Tranio. He is experiencing the world beyond his childhood home for the first time, as well as his first love/infatuation at first sight when he first sets eyes on Bianca. Lucentio is a sweet and innocent, while also sheltered and privileged young man who does not understand the consequences of his actions until it is too late. He falls head long into infatuation with Bianca and leaps into marriage before understanding the work that love and marriage really require. Intimacy note: He may kiss Bianca.

GRUMIO/AS CAST: Petruchio's attendant/right hand. They can be contemporaries or more of a father/son dynamic but have known each other forever and are able to be completely free with one another. Clowning and comedic skills are needed, Grumio is often watching the chaos and saying what we're all thinking. Fight note: He engages in physical combat with Petruchio and the Tailor.

[MRS. JOHNSON] 50s - early 60s. Black. She/her. The Youngers’ meddling neighbor in their apartment building who takes a voyeuristic interest in their decision to move to all-white Clybourne Park. A wide-eyed lady who is enthusiastic about everything in life.
NOTE: This role will also understudy the roles of ‘Lena Younger’ in A RAISIN IN THE SUN and ‘Ruby’ in KING HEDLEY II in the OSF season. Please note that KING HEDLEY II closes October 24, 2026 and this actor will be contracted through this date.

LENA YOUNGER: Walter Lee’s mother and the matriarch of the Younger family. Noble, spirited and grounded. A woman of traditional values who dreams of buying a house for her family.

RUBY: King’s mother. A former big band singer who recently moved back to Pittsburgh, she has a complicated relationship with her son.