FINDING NEMO Equity Principal Actors - Wheelock Family Theatre Auditions

FINDING NEMO - Boston, MA EPA

Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Wheelock Family Theatre
180 Riverway
Boston, MA 02215-4109
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Break 1:20 PM - 1:50 PM
Check-in will be in the main lobby of the theater.

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an appointment please select an appointment time
here. If you have questions please email
wftcast@bu.edu. Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.

CONTRACT

LOA Expected to attend:
$630 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2025-26 rates
Nick Vargas: Director
Hannah Shihdanian: Choreographer
Jordan Oczkowski: Music Director

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Disney Pixar's FINDING NEMO - A 60 MINUTE FAMILY MUSICAL (See breakdown).

Other Dates:
First Rehearsal: 10/20/2026
Tech Starts: 11/6/2026
Previews: 11/13 & 11/14 @ 10:30am & 11/14 at 2:00pm
Opening: 11/15 at 2:00pm
Closing: 12/13/26 at 2:00pm

All roles will be understudied. Understudies will be cast during the principal audition process. There will be no double casting of youth roles for this production. Rehearsals are typically Tuesday - Friday, evenings & Saturday and Sunday during the day.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a monologue and 32-bars of a song of your choosing AND/OR select material from the show. A reader and accompanist will be provided. Sides can be found
here. Audition slots are FIVE (5) minutes long. Each actor has THREE (3) minutes to perform. 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.

BREAKDOWN

FINDING NEMO

Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, recognizes the need for expanding the participation of artists who have been historically underrepresented on stage due to race, ethnicity, disability, gender expression, and sexual orientation. We endeavor to cast these individuals in roles where race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or the presence or absence of a disability is not germane and in which their identities align with those of a character.

Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.

Wheelock Family Theatre pledges to produce and celebrate theater that is representative of, and centers characters as well as actors who share the diverse and intersectional identities as those that exist within our audiences. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.

All performers except for those playing Marlin & Dory will play additional Ensemble roles.

SEEKING:

• Marlin: Nemo’s anxious and overprotective father, a clownfish who prefers the safety of his anemone to the unknowns of the open ocean.
• Nemo: a curious young clownfish, born with a ‘lucky fin,” who brims with a sense of wonder and an eagerness for adventure. Ages 8 to 15
• Dory: an optimistic, bubbly, and sociable blue tang who experiences frequent short-term memory loss.
• Coral: Nemo’s brave mom and Marlin’s wife, strong and loving. Doubles as Peach - a mature, down-to-earth starfish who offers guidance and reassurance to all.
• Professor Ray: Nemo’s enthusiastic, encyclopedic stingray teacher. Doubles as Bloat - an open-minded and supportive blowfish.
• Pearl: one of the Reef Kids, an excitable and friendly flapjack octopus. Doubles as Seaturtle, Moonfish, Jellyfish. Ages 8 to 15
• Sheldon: one of the Reef Kids, an H20-intolerant seahorse with an appetite for trouble. Doubles as Seaturtle, Moonfish, Jellyfish. Ages 8 to 15
• Tad: one of the Reef Kids, a self-admittedly obnoxious butterflyfish. Doubles as Seaturtle, Moonfish, Jellyfish. Ages 8 to 15
• Bruce: the intimidating ringleader of the sharks who is dedicated to adopting a vegetarian diet. Doubles as Crush - a laid-back and encouraging 150-year-old sea turtle who knows how to hang loose.
• Squirt: Crush’s buoyant kid, a young and fearless sea turtle. Doubles as Reef kid, Moonfish, Jellyfish. Ages 8 to 15
• Chum: one of Bruce’s loyal cronies, a determined shark committed to the ‘fish are friends’ lifestyle. Doubles as Gurgle - a nervous royal gamma fish who enjoys regulated cleanliness and Tad’s Parent - A butterflyfish.
• Anchor: one of Bruce’s loyal cronies, a determined shark committed to the ‘fish are friends’ lifestyle. Doubles as Gill - the relentless and inspiring moorish idol fish and leader of the Tank Gang, with a set of battle scars and a torn fin, who will stop at nothing to return to the freedom of the ocean.
• Nigel: a friendly, sharp-eyed Australian pelican who is proud to know all the local happenings of Sydney Harbour. Doubles as Sheldon’s Parent - A seahorse.
• Ensemble: An ensemble of performers will play Reef Kids, Fish “Friend”, Seaturtle, Moonfish, & Jellyfish. Ages 8 to 17