Geva Theatre Center | Rochester, NY
Friday, April 18, 2025
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Break 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
For Equity only, to schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://calendar.app.google/nXG6V7vH3x7kQ. Once you have secured your audition slot, please fill out the following audition form:
https://forms.gle/f3jTvWXmhTWHjq1i7. If you are unable to attend these auditions in person, you may submit a video audition using the audition form link.
LORT Non-Rep
$1144 weekly minimum (LORT B)
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in Geva Theatre Center's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown). All auditions will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
Please prepare 2 contrasting 1-minute monologues or a 1-minute monologue and a 1-minute song. If you are sending in a video audition, use the same preparation and please tape your monologues/song in one continuous video and upload them digitally using the submission form. All submissions will be reviewed and weighed equally, whether in person or via video.
Geva Theatre
75 Woodbury Blvd
Rochester, NY 14607-1717
Rehearsal Space.
Elizabeth Williamson (Artistic Director)
Thalia Schramm (General Manager)
Expected to attend:
Jasmine B. Gunter (Resident Director/Associate Producer)
Fiona Kyle (Artistic Associate/Literary Manager)
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
https://gevatheatre.org/
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.
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields
Co-Production with Indiana Repertory Theatre (Originating Theatre)
Director: Benjamin Hanna
First Rehearsal: Aug 22 or Aug 28, 2025
Performances: Sept 9 - Oct 10, 2025
Wilson Stage, LORT B
A long-running commercial success on the West End and Broadway comes to Geva! The intrepid thespians of the Cornley Drama Society are more or less ready to raise the curtain on the grandest production the village has ever seen, The Murder at Haversham Manor — until things go from bad to calamitous. There’s an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that won’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines) — and that’s only the first act. It’s nothing you want in a show — and everything you want in a comedy!
(Understudies for all roles)
TREVOR - any ethnicity, 25-35, the play’s lighting and sound operator; he simply wants to get on with the show, curmudgeonly and doesn’t care for actors, easily distracted and does many things he shouldn’t, including engaging with the audience. When things go really sideways, he is forced to act in the play, and he hates acting.
SANDRA - any ethnicity, 25-35, vain with a huge ego; wants to be loved, has ambitions to go to Hollywood and will hurt anyone standing in her, smart enough to stay on the good side of someone who can help her (like the director), her stakes are very high.
ANNIE - any ethnicity, 25-35, the stage manager, cannot bear to be on stage, but must step into one of the roles, initially terrified by acting, she grows to love it and by the end is willing to kill for it; the biggest journey of any of the characters; starts small but grows and grows.
JONATHAN - any ethnicity, 25-35, a bit bland, but sees himself as a James Bond type; excited and having fun, but not naïve, cares about the play, but not to the same extent as the others, drives the show; very physical role.
ROBERT - any ethnicity, 25-35, wannabe Richard Burton, declamatory style, an actor with real vocal power, unaware of others around him, does not feel badly when things go wrong and never learns from his mistakes; desperate to become president of the Cornley Poly Drama Society.
MAX - any ethnicity, 25-35, has never been on stage before; knows his lines and does exactly what he’s told, no more, no less, has zero connection with any of the other actors, but when he gets a laugh he breaks the 4th wall and engages with the audience, childlike and naive; his mistakes are fundamental, doesn't think anything through, just looks for approval.
CHRIS - any ethnicity, 25-35, the director of the show and this is the biggest day of his life; rigid, uptight, self-important; his pain is evident and every time someone laughs the pain deepens; equal amounts of contempt for his fellow actors and the audience, high status clown.
DENNIS - any ethnicity, 25-35, no interest in theatre; he just wants to make friends (of which he has none), slightly oblivious, but understands when he gets things wrong, laughter from the audience is a personal tragedy and failure for him.
Written by Christin Eve Cato
Director: N/A
First Rehearsal: Sept 12 or Sept 16, 2025
Performances: Oct 14 - Nov 23, 2025
Fielding Stage, LORT D
Caridad is determined to teach her younger sister to cook the family recipe for the traditional beef stew, sancocho — but Renata only wants her to review their father’s will. Simmering between the two Puerto Rican sisters is a family tension that finally comes to a boil as their father enters hospice care. Christin Eve Cato’s Sancocho explores family secrets, generational divides, and the healing that can only come from a meal made with love.
(Principals and Understudies for all roles)
CARIDAD - 58 years old, Puerto Rican, a matriarch. She is Afro-Latina, a dark-skinned Boricua woman.
RENATA - 33 years old, Puerto Rican, a lawyer (Caridad's sister). She is fair-skinned, a white Latina.
Written by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Harrison David Rivers
Original direction by Elizabeth Williamson
Director: Jasmine B. Gunter
First Rehearsal: Oct 21 or Oct 28, 2025
Performances: Nov 19 - Dec 28, 2025
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Charles Dickens’ holiday classic returns to the Geva stage in a new adaptation by Playwright in Residence Harrison David Rivers. Over the course of a single night, notorious grump Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four ghosts. But will their intervention prompt him to change his humbug ways? A Christmas Carol reminds us that it is never too late to have a change of heart.
(Principals and Understudies for all roles)
EBENEZER SCROOGE (Any Ethnicity, Male-identifying, 50-60s) - A man of business. Incredibly wealthy, but frugal. Miserly even. Personal loss has made him hard. He will be cracked open by play’s end.
BOB CRATCHIT (Any Ethnicity, Male-identifying, 30-50s) - SCROOGE’S clerk. A devoted husband and father. Long-suffering and compliant. He will stand up to his employer by play’s end.
FRED HOLYWELL (Any Ethnicity, Male-identifying, 20-30s) - SCROOGE’S nephew and only living relative. A doting husband. Playful and generous. His persistence will be rewarded by play’s end. Doubles as FEZZIWIG and THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
MAN (Any Ethnicity, Male-identifying, 30-40s, Physically Disabled) - A mystery, until he is not. An instigator. His true identity will be revealed by play’s end. Doubles as SOLICITOR 1, ELLIS and THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE.
MRS. CRATCHIT (This role has been cast) (Any Ethnicity, Female-identifying, 30-50s) - BOB CRATCHIT’S wife. Cheeky, yet grounded. Her hope will be buoyed by play’s end. Doubles as SOLICITOR 2 and MRS. FEZZIWIG.
FAN (Any Ethnicity, Female-identifying, 20s) - SCROOGE’S sister. A compassionate advocate. Doubles as PAST and MARTHA.
BELLE (Any Ethnicity, Female-identifying, 20-30s, Open to all physical types) - SCROOGE’S great love. Clever and spirited. Doubles as LILY.
APPRENTICE EBENEZER (Any Ethnicity, Male-identifying, 20s) - Bookish and earnest. Doubles as HEADMASTER SHAW.
Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt
Presented by Pemberley Productions
Director: Robin Herford
First Rehearsal: Jan 13, 2026
Performance: Jan 14 - Feb 8, 2026
Wilson Stage, LORT B
The second longest-running play in the history of the West End, The Woman in Black is a chilling drama, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the 1983 novel by Susan Hill. Mallatratt conjured a complete world into which generations of young people have entered, surrendering to the ultimate magic of theatre: their own imaginations. A dark and scary mystery unfolds as an old man recounts the events of his youth when he went to the fog-embanked countryside of England to settle the estate of a family shrouded in a tragedy that continues to haunt (literally!) anyone who comes too close.
All Roles Have Been Cast
Written by Neil Simon
Director: Rachel Alderman
First Rehearsal: Jan 30, 2026
Performance Dates: Feb 28 - Mar 29, 2026
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Opposites attract in Neil Simon’s celebrated romantic comedy. Newlyweds Paul, a strait-laced lawyer, and Corie, a free spirit, have barely returned from their honeymoon, and their marriage is already on the fritz, like the telephone line in their new apartment. Corie wants Paul to be more spontaneous and do things like run “barefoot in the park,” and Paul just wants to get a good night’s sleep. When Corie’s prim and proper mother drops by for an unexpected visit, and their eccentric upstairs neighbor, Mr. Velasco, climbs in through their upstairs window, hilarity ensues! This slice of newlywed life is sure to remind even long-married couples of the pleasures and perils of falling in love.
(Principals and Understudies for all roles)
CORIE - Female-identifying, any ethnicity, 20-30. Corie is a free-spirited, energetic young woman who is deeply in love with her husband, Paul. She is optimistic, adventurous, and often acts on impulse.
PAUL - Male-identifying, any ethnicity, 20-30. Paul is a more reserved and practical individual, contrasting Corie’s spontaneity. He is a lawyer who takes his job seriously and often finds himself caught between his wife’s desires for excitement and his own need for stability.
MR. VELASCO - Male-identifying, any ethnicity, 40-60. Victor is Corie and Paul’s eccentric neighbor, who lives in the attic of their apartment building.
ETHEL - Female-identifying, any ethnicity, 40-60. Ethel is Corie’s mother and a widow. Slightly more conservative and traditional compared to Corie’s carefree nature. However, Ethel’s love for her daughter shines through.
TELEPHONE MAN / DELIVERY MAN – any gender, any ethnicity, any age. The telephone repairman who ends up becoming entangled in Corie and Paul’s life.
Written by a.k. payne
Director: Jasmine B. Gunter
First Rehearsal: Mar 20, 2026
Performance Dates: April 14 - May 10, 2026
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and Winner of the 20th Annual Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. On a three-day furlough for her mother’s funeral, Sade stays with her only cousin. Mina is also on a brief reprieve from her life on the West Coast, and the cousins, who were once so close, come together to try to make sense of grief, home, and kinship as time ticks toward Sade’s return to prison. “An abolition play or simply a play about cousins” from one of America’s most promising new playwrights.
(Principals and Understudies for all roles)
SADE - whose name means “honor earns a crown or rain”, mina call her ’de, an only child, a cousin, born 1991 (Black/African American).
MINA - whose name means love, an only child, a cousin, born 1991 (Black/African American).
Written by Baron Vaughn
Director: N/A
First Rehearsal: Mar 31, 2026
Performance Dates: April 28 - Jun 7, 2026
Fielding Stage, LORT D
Nothing brings your own childhood into focus like raising your own children. Married 40-something father, Baron Vaughn digs into his own past to understand how it formed him and how he’ll approach parenthood in his funny and deeply human solo show. Baron explores his relationships with his parents and grandparents as he uncovers the values he wishes to instill and the damage he’d rather not pay forward to his own children. Part stand-up comedy, part memory play, Baron Vaughn: Cycle Breaker is a meditation on family and what it takes to truly break a cycle.
All Roles Have Been Cast
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Director: Elizabeth Williamson
First Rehearsal: April 28, 2026
Performance Dates: May 27 - Jun 28, 2026
Wilson Stage, LORT B
This Tony Award-nominated musical inspired by the beloved films takes us on a journey to the past. Iconic songs like Once Upon a December, Learn to Do It, and Journey to the Past transport us from the darkness of Soviet Russia to the opulence of Paris in the ‘20s, as Anya and new friends Dmitry, a handsome conman, and Vlad, a bumbling ex-aristocrat, hatch a plan to pass her off as Grand Duchess Anastasia to her grandmother, the Dowager Empress. But could it be that Anya really is the long-lost Romanov?
(Principals and Understudies for all roles)
ANYA - When we first meet Anya, she is a lost soul, but one with great strength, pride, determination, and dignity. As the story progresses, she begins to discover her sense of self and the possibility that she may be the missing daughter of Tsar Nicholas II.
DMITRY & ENSEMBLE / AS CAST - The prince of St. Petersburg’s black market, Dmitry is an opportunist trying to make it on the streets of Russia by selling stolen objects from the Tsarist past. He creates the scheme to find an Anastasia impersonator in order to gain the reward for her safe return. He’s tough, persuasive, and daring.
VLAD POPOV & ENSEMBLE / AS CAST - Before the revolution, Vlad was a minor functionary at the imperial court. He’s Dmitry’s right-hand man, and because of his romantic relationship with Countess Lily, he arranges a meeting between Anya and the Dowager Empress.
GLEB VAGANOV & ENSEMBLE / AS CAST - Gleb is a patriot of the Russian revolution. As a career officer in the Bolshevik secret police, he is a passionate defender of the hard-won gains of the new order. His attraction to Anya puts him in violent conflict with himself.
COUNTESS LILY MALEVSKY & ENSEMBLE / AS CAST - The confidante and lady-in-waiting to the Dowager Empress. She’s compassionate, respectful, and good at her job, but also delightful and worldly when she’s not with the Dowager.
DOWAGER EMPRESS MARIA FEODOROVNA & ENSEMBLE / AS CAST - She is the formidable and imperious grandmother of Anastasia. Anastasia is her favorite grandchild, and she loves her with all her heart. She never gives up the belief that her granddaughter might be alive but finally, after years of enduring impersonators, she becomes bitter and hardened.
MALE ENSEMBLE - The Ensemble plays a vast array of featured characters.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE - The Ensemble plays a vast array of featured characters.
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