Monday, April 7, 2025 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (E)
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LOA $757 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)
Equity actors for roles in Folger Theatre's 2025-26 Season (see breakdown). All roles will be understudied.
Please prepare a brief Shakespeare or other monologue. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
Folger Shakespeare Library Haskell Center 301 E Capitol St SE Washington, DC 20003
Julius X, adapted by Al Letson, directed by Nicole Brewer Miss Benett: Christmas at Pemberley, by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, directed by Karen Ann Daniels How Shakespeare Saved My Life, by Jacob Ming-Trent, directed by Tony Taccone EXPECTED TO ATTEND: Beth Emelson, Director of Producing
Julius X: 8/25/25, 9/23/25, 10/26/25 Miss Benett: Christmas at Pemberley: 10/27/25; 11/25/25, 12/31/25 As You Like It: 2/10/26, 3/10/26, 4/12/26 How Shakespeare Saved My Life: 5/29/26, 6/9/26, 7/6/26
www.folger.edu 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.
Performers of all racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions are encouraged to audition. Folger Theatre will provide reasonable accessibility accommodation to individuals who request it in advance. Folger Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The character breakdowns in this announcement include specifications that reflect the identity of the characters. The worlds of these plays will explore the intersections of identities, and actors with bi racial, multi-cultural, and gender-expansive identities are encouraged to submit.
By Al Letson
A re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Folger Theatre, Washington, DC
Artistic Director: Karen Ann Daniels
Director: Nicole Brewer
Rehearsals Begin: August 26, 2025
Performances: September 23 – October 26, 2025
Contract type: LOA LORT – weekly minimum $757
NOTE: BIPOC Actors are encouraged to submit.
Julius X – CAST 30s-40s male. A respected minister who has returned from travelling the world to assume power in Harlem.
Brutus – CAST 30s-40s male. A lifelong loyal friend to Julius, who is beginning to question his plans.
Cassius – CAST 30s-40s male. Brother-in-law to Brutus, and the organizer of the conspiracy against Julius.
Marc Anthony – CAST 30s-40s male. A confidant of Julius.
Calpurnia – 30s female. Loving wife of Julius, who fears for his safety in the intensity of the political climate.
Portia – 30s female. Wife of Brutus, who struggles with the violence of the conspiracy against Julius. Adarra – CAST 30s female. Assistant to Julius and Calpurnia.
Cinna – 30s-40s Male. The conspirator who works to bring Brutus into their plot against Julius. Casca – CAST 30s-40s Male. Conspirator and informant, he is the first to stab Julius. Black Soothsayer – Leader of the Soothsayers, who repeatedly warn Julius of impending betrayal.
Additional roles to be doubled among the cast:
Cinna the Poet
The Carpenter
The Cobbler
Octavius
Casca
Marullus
Flavius
Soothsayers
Reporter 1 & 2
Trebonius
Decius
Angry Man 1 & 2
Man 1 & 2
Reverend Wilkinson
by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Artistic Director: Karen Ann Daniels
Director: TBD
Rehearsals Begin: October 28, 2025
Performances: November 25-December 31, 2025
Contract type: LOA LORT – weekly minimum $757
Mary Bennet - 20, Female. Finally coming into her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl she once was. She has a fire in her now. She is intelligent, curious, and lively, but her family only sees her as a future spinster. She does not suffer fools. She wants to live. Basic piano skills a plus.
Arthur de Bourgh - 25, Male. A studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. He is a loner who prefers books to people. He has recently inherited a large estate and has no idea what to do next.
Elizabeth Darcy - 22, Female. Married to Mr. Darcy. Confident, charming, and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane.
Fitzwilliam Darcy – 30, Male. A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like.
Jane Bingley – 24, Female. Married to Mr. Bingley. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and is sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.
Charles Bingley – 25, Male. Gracious, happy, and ever focused on the love of his life, Jane. A good friend and always ready with a smile.
Lydia Wickham – 17, Female. Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham but she will not admit this. She is the person you want to have at your party: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.
Anne de Bourgh – 20s, Female. Only daughter of the late Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lived in her mother's very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself her entire life. Judgmental and impatient, just like her mother.
by William Shakespeare
Adapted by Psalmayene 24
Folger Theatre, Washington, DC
Artistic Director: Karen Ann Daniels
Director: Karen Ann Daniels
Rehearsals Begin: February 10, 2026
Performances: March 10 – April 19, 2026
Contract type: LOA LORT – weekly minimum $757
NOTE: Actors with music and movement skills, BIPOC actors, and actors of all gender expressions are encouraged to submit.
Rosalind -20s Female. Daughter to Duke Senior.
Celia - 20s Female. Rosalind’s cousin, daughter to Duke Frederick.
Orlando - 20s, Male. Youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys.
Oliver – 20s-30s. Male. Orlando’s elder brother.
Jaques - 40s. A melancholy, exiled lord of Duke Senior. NOTE: Actors with strong singing ability are encouraged to submit.
Touchstone – 30s. A court Fool. NOTE: Actors with strong singing ability are encouraged to submit. Movement and clowning skills an advantage, as well as a familiarity with DC cultural dance styles (ie. Beat ya feet).
Duke Frederick – 50s-60s. The usurping duke.
Duke Senior – 50s-60s. The exiled duke, brother to Duke Frederick.
Audrey – 20s. A shepherdess who agrees to marry Touchstone.
Phoebe – 20s Female. A shepherdess, who rejects Silvius’ affection. She instead falls in love with Ganymede, who turns out to be Rosalind in disguise. Actors with strong singing ability are encouraged to submit.
Silvius – 20s. A shepherd who is deeply in love with Phoebe.
Additional roles to be doubled among the cast:
Amiens
Second Lord
First Lord
William
First Page
Second Page
Hymen
Second Brother
Adam
Dennis
Corin
by Jacob Ming-Trent
Artistic Director: Karen Ann Daniels
Director: TBD
Rehearsals Begin: May 4, 2026
Performances: June 1-July 3, 2026
Contract type: LOA LORT – weekly minimum $757
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