Barter Theatre | Abingdon, VA
Theatre Statement: Anyone interested in the Resident Company or any musical is encouraged to attend the Equity Principal Audition (see Other Dates) in addition to this EPDA.
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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: EPDA
The movement/dance audition site will be open half an hour before the scheduled audition time on each day for warm-up and changing. Be prepared to stay through the entire movement/dance audition time. Wear shoes and clothing appropriate for a dance audition. Teaching of the first dance combination will begin promptly at 1:00 PM on Monday. The movement/dance auditions will be broken down into two levels:
Choreographed movement/dance:
EVERYONE ATTENDING THE DANCE AUDITIONS WILL DO THIS COMBINATION after which we will ask the more experienced dancers to stay and learn a second combination. Dance combination for dancers, including Actor/Singers who also consider themselves dancers. Only those requested to do the second combination will learn it. If you are a dancer who plans to attend the movement/dance auditions but do not plan to attend the acting/singing auditions, that is OK, but please inform the audition monitor. Please bring TWO (2) copies of your picture and resume.
Year-round, Resident Company Members: Most members of our resident company sing and dance; for these auditions, we highly encourage you to sing and attend the movement auditions in addition to acting if you are interested in becoming a member of the resident company. Also seeking Local and Non-Local Jobbers for roles for a single show or a single repertory, and actors for six readings and staged productions during the Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights.
Rehearsals for most plays begin approximately six – eight weeks before they open. Most Actors tend to participate in two productions during the same repertory.
NOTE: Seeking actors for the following productions and roles. Actors auditioning will also be considered for possible future replacements if needed. All of the following roles will be understudied.
THE BOOK CLUB PLAY
Gilliam Stage
by Karen Zacarias
Dates: March 8, 2025 to March 30, 2025
ALEX - 30s, male identifying. The new guy. A very smart, well-read academic who has lost his moorings and is searching for real connection. Professor of comparative literature.
HAMLET
Smith Theatre
by William Shakespeare
Dates: March 25, 2025 to April 23, 2025
All roles for this production have been filled by Barter’s resident acting company.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Gilliam Stage
Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
Dates: April 11, 2025 to May 11, 2025
JERRY LEE LEWIS - 20s-30s, male identifying. Legendary piano prodigy and strong vocalist SAM PHILLIPS - 30s, male identifying. A towering and charismatic figure in American music
CARL PERKINS - 20s-30s, male identifying. Lead guitar player, strong vocalist, the first poet of Rock ‘N Roll
JOHNNY CASH - 20s-30s, male identifying. Guitar player, strong vocalist, a giant of American music DYANNE - 20s-30s, female identifying. Strong vocalist, Elvis’s girlfriend
ELVIS PRESLEY - 20s-30s, male identifying. Guitar player, strong guitarist, undisputed King of Rock N’ Roll
BROTHER JAY - Bass player
FLUKE - Drummer
THURGOOD
Smith Theatre
by George Stevens, Jr.
Dates: May 11, 2025 to June 1, 2025
All roles for this production have been filled by Barter’s resident acting company.
DISNEY’S FROZEN
Gilliam Stage
Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, book by Jennifer Lee, based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee
Dates: May 24, 2025 to August 17, 2025
QUEEN IDUNA/ENSEMBLE - 20s-30s, female identifying. Anna and Elsa’s mother, strong vocalist and dancer.
ENSEMBLE - 20s-30s, male identifying. Strong dancer and vocalist, person of color preferred/This role also plays KENDRICK in A FEW GOOD MEN
ENSEMBLE - 20s-30s, male identifying. Strong dancer and vocalist, person of color preferred/This role also plays SANTIAGO in A FEW GOOD MEN
ENSEMBLE - 20s-30s, male identifying. Strong dancer and vocalist, person of color preferred/This role also plays CPL JEFFREY HOWARD in A FEW GOOD MEN
ENSEMBLE- 20s-30s, female identifying. Strong dancer and vocalist, person of color preferred
A FEW GOOD MEN
Gilliam Stage
by Aaron Sorkin
Dates: June 14, 2025 to August 16, 2025
LT. JONATHAN JAMES KENDRICK/LAWYER #2 - 30s, male identifying. Marine whose direct reports kill a man on their platoon, possibly because of his orders. Kendrick should be a strong presence with excellent command of a scene. / This role also plays ENSEMBLE in FROZEN
PFC WILLIAM T. SANTIAGO/MP - 20s, male identifying. A young marine who is killed by others in his platoon who see him as a weak link. / This role also plays ENSEMBLE in FROZEN
CPL. JEFFREY HOWARD- 20’s, male identifying. Marine called in court to testify regarding life as a marine in Guantanamo./ This role also plays ENSEMBLE in FROZEN
MOUNTAIN MAMAS
Smith Theatre
by Daryl Liza Fazio
Dates: June 22, 2025 to August 16, 2025
All roles for this production have been filled by Barter’s resident acting company.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - THE MUSICAL
Gilliam Stage
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman, based on the novel by L.M. Montgomery
Dates: August 31, 2025 to November 2, 2025
JANE ANDREWS - 18+ to play young girl, female identifying, strong singer. A plain and sensible girl in Anne’s group of friends–she is steadfast and reliable.
MURDER FOR TWO
Smith Theatre
Book by Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian, Lyrics by Kellen Blair, Music by Joe Kinosian Dates: September 6, 2025 to November 2, 2025
All roles for this production have been filled by Barter’s resident acting company.
DEATHTRAP
Gilliam Stage
by Ira Levin
Dates: September 19, 2025 to November 1, 2025
All roles for this production have been filled by Barter’s resident acting company.
ELF THE MUSICAL
Gilliam Stage
Book by Thomas Meehan & Bob Martin, music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin; Based on the New Line Cinema film by David Berenbaum
Dates: November 15, 2025 to December 28, 2025
JOVIE - 20s-30s, female identifying, strong singer. Buddy’s girlfriend; works at Macy’s and is caught off guard by Buddy’s genuinely big heart.
ENSEMBLE- 20s-30s, female identifying, good dancer and vocalist.
ENSEMBLE- 20s-30s, male identifying, good dancer and vocalist.
THE INNKEEPER’S WIFE
Smith Theatre
By Catherine Bush
Dates: November 22, 2025 to December 28, 2025
All roles for this production have been filled by Barter’s resident acting company. Barter Theatre
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