Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL
Thursday, March 13, 2025 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C) BREAK: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
LORT Non-Rep $1,197 weekly minimum (LORT B+) - Albert Stage $807 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Owen Stage
Equity actors for roles in Goodman Theatre's 2025-26 Season (see breakdown).
Please prepare up to two minutes of material. An accompanist will be provided for singers. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center 557 W Randolph St 1st Fl Chicago, IL 60661
See attachment for production-specific personnel. EXPECTED TO ATTEND: Lauren Port, CSA - Casting Director Grace Dolezal-Ng - Casting Coordinator Sierra Reynolds - Casting Assistant Malkia Stampley - BOLD Artistic Producer Raquel Torre - Maggio Directing Fellow Jeremy Ramey - Accompanist
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
www.goodmantheatre.org EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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: EPA
GOODMAN THEATRE 2025-2026 SEASON
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
See attachment for production-specific personnel.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Lauren Port, CSA - Casting Director Grace Dolezal-Ng- Casting Coordinator Sierra Reynolds- Casting Assistant Malkia Stampley- BOLD Artistic Producer Raquel Torre- Maggio Directing Fellow Jeremy Ramey- Accompanist
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
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www.goodmantheatre.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
NOTE: Goodman Theatre is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Goodman Theatre to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all artists without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.
All dates and roles are subject to change. All roles will be understudied.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
(DATES: 10/21/2025 – 12/31/2025)
By Charles Dickens, Adapted by Tom Creamer
Directed by Malkia Stampley
EBENEZER SCROOGE- This role has been cast
NARRATOR- Open gender, open age, open ethnicity.
BOB CRATCHIT- Male, 40’s-60’s, open ethnicity
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST/ENSEMBLE- Open gender, open age, open ethnicity. MRS.CRATCHIT -Female, 30s-50s, open ethnicity.
MR. FEZZIWIG- Male, 40s-60s, open ethnicity.
MRS.FEZZIWIG/CRUMB- Female, 40s-60s, open ethnicity.
FRIDA- Female, 30s-40s, open ethnicity.
MARLEY/OLD JOE- Male, 40s-60s, open ethnicity.
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT/CHARWOMAN/ ENSEMBLE- Female, open age, open ethnicity.
MARTHA CRATCHIT/FAN/ CATHERINE- Female, 18+ to play teens-20s, open ethnicity. YOUNG SCROOGE/ GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE- Open gender, open age, open ethnicity. ORTLE/ TREE SELLER/ SCHOOL OFFICIAL- Open gender, open age, open ethnicity.. BELLE- Female, 20s, open ethnicity.
DICK WILKINS- Male, 20s-30s, open ethnicity.
EMILY CRATCHIT/ PRATT/ IGNORANCE- Female, young performer, open ethnicity. BOY SCROOGE/PETER - Male, young performer, open ethnicity
TURKEY CHILD- Male, young performer, open ethnicity
BELINDA CRATCHIT- Female, young performer, open ethnicity
TINY TIM- Male, young performer, open ethnicity
HAT SELLER/YOUNG WOMAN- Female, open age, open ethnicity.
YOUNG MARLEY- Male, 20s-30s, open ethnicity.
ASHLAND AVENUE
(DATES: 8/12/2025-10/5/2025 possible ext till 10/19/2025)
Written by Lee Kirk
Directed by Artistic Director Susan V Booth
PETE- CAST Male, early 70s, open ethnicity. A jovial TV shop owner and Chicago institution. SAM- CAST Female, mid 40s, open ethnicity. PETE’s daughter and aspiring writer. MIKE- CAST Male, mid 40s, Black. SAM’s husband. A graphic novelist and all-around good guy. JESS- CAST Female, late 20s, open ethnicity. A former employee of PETE’s and working mom. CHARLIE- CAST Male, late 20s, open ethnicity. JESS’s ex. Working on himself.
HOLIDAY
(DATES: 12/29/2025-3/1/2025, possible ext to 3/8/2025)
Adapted by Richard Greenberg from the original play by Philip Barry
Directed by Robert Falls
Albert Stage
LINDA SETON- Female, 30ish, any ethnicity. EDWARD’s eldest child. A free spirit. JULIA SETON- Female, 30ish, any ethnicity. EDWARD’s younger daughter. Loves love. JOHNNY CASE- Male, 30ish, any ethnicity. JULIA’s fiancé. Dashing and charismatic. NED SETON—Male, late 20s, any ethnicity. EDWARD’s son. Searching for himself. EDWARD SETON- Male, 60s, any ethnicity. The patriarch. Old money New Yorker. NIKKA WASHBURN- Female, late 30s, Black. LINDA’s friend and SUSAN’s partner. SUSAN FELD- Female, late 30s, any ethnicity. LINDA’s friend and NIKKA’s partner.
SETON CRAM- Male, 30s, any ethnicity. Successful and knows it. Friend of the SETTON family. LAURA CRAM- Female, 30s, any ethnicity. SETON’s wife. Friend of the SETTON family. WALTER- Male, 20s-30s, any ethnicity. An extension of the SETON family.
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
(DATES: 3/3/2025-4/26/2025, possible ext to 5/3/2025)
By August Wilson
Directed by Chuck Smith
Albert Stage
STURDYVANT- Male, 40s-60s, white.
IRVIN- Male, 40s-60s,white.
CUTLER- Male, 50s, Black. Plays guitar and trombone.
SLOW DRAG- Male, 50s, Black. Plays bass.
TOLEDO- Male, 50s, Black. Plays piano.
LEVEE- Male, early 30s, Black
MA RAINEY- Female, 50s, Black.
POLICEMAN- Male, any age, white.
DUSSIE MAE- Female, 20s-30s, Black.
SYLVESTER- Male, 20s, Black.
ICEBOY! OR THE NEVER-BEFORE- SEEN, 100% ACCURATE, ORIGIN STORY OF HOW EUGENE O’NEILL CAME TO WRITE “THE ICEMAN COMETH”
(DATES: 4/28/2025-7/19/2025, possible ext to 8/9/2025)
Music by: Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by: Mark Hollmann and Jay Reiss
Book by: Erin Quinn Purcell and Jay Reiss
Directed by Kathleen Marshall
Albert Stage
EUGENE O’NEILL- Male, 50s, white. The fictional version of the real thing. Our narrator. VERA VINN- CAST Female, open age, open ethnicity. A famous Broadway actor. Searching for more. LAMBERT- Female, open age, open ethnicity. VERA’s housekeeper, and at times, confidant. LOUELLA PARSONS- Female, open age, open ethnicity. A known theatre critic. Honest. FLOYD RICHARDS- Male, open age, open ethnicity. A playwright and longtime love of VERA VINN’s.
FRANKENSTEIN- Male, open age, open ethnicity. Another member of VERA’s team. A man of few words.
ICEBOY- Male, 20s, open ethnicity. A boy from another world. Taken under VERA’s wing. A prodigy.
REVOLUTION(S)
(DATES: 9/2/2025-11/9/2025, possible ext to 11/30/2025)
Music/Lyrics: Tom Morello
Book by: Zayd Ayers Dohrn
Directed by Steve Broadnax III
Owen Stage
HAMPTON- Male, early-mid 20s. Black. Charismatic, energetic and magnetic-- our hero, in many ways. Fearless and headstrong. Probably more like his father than he’d ever want to admit. Searching for answers to questions that are impossible to answer. Baritone/Baritenor with strong rap/hip hop ability.
ERNIE- Male, early - mid 20s, Black. HAMPTON's brother. Reserved and withdrawn compared to his brother. Feels deeply -- thoughtful and sincere. Desperate to come into his own, but fearful of what that could mean for his relationships. Tenor. Plays guitar proficiently
SEAN- Male, early - mid 20s, White. A grunge-y, punk-y young Anarchist. Very comfortable in his skin. A little weird, a little off the beaten path, but finds his way into any group mostly seamlessly. A deeply caring friend who wants the best for those close to him. Tenor. A strong mover, and proficient with the guitar.
EMMA- Female, mid 30s - early 40s, White. HAMPTON and ERNIE's mother. A schoolteacher with big (revolutionary) dreams. She's got an edge and a hunger -- searching to fill a void both in herself and in the world. Fear never stops her. She's badass. Soprano.
LEON- Male, early-mid 40s, Black. An ex-con and a veteran. Incredibly cool and charismatic -- the kind of man you'd follow and listen to. Appealing and with a hint of danger. As he ages, he hopes to set his sons, HAMPTON and ERNIE, on a different (hopefully, easier) path. Baritenor with a bluesy/rock/folk sound.
SUNNY- Male, 30s - early 40s, Black. He's our everyman in a way -- our touchstone. Funny, rational, vulnerable -- everyone loves SUNNY. LEON's cousin and a voice of reason (most of the time). Plays guitar and is a strong mover.
LUCIA- Female, early – mid 20s, Latiné. Passionate and fierce; she is fearless in her commitment to change. Even when she has been denied, disappointed or heartbroken, she is kind and hopeful. THIS ROLE REQUIRES ACTORS WHO ARE STRONG CONFIDENT DANCERS/MOVERS. THRILLING VOCALIST/ROCK SINGER WITH ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP.
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO
(DATES: 1/27/2025- 4/5/2025, possible ext to 4/12/2025)
By Marco Antonio Rodriguez
Directed by Wendy Mateo
Owen Stage
OSCAR: Male, 18-20. Afro-Latino. Nerdy, overweight, mini-afro, wears thick bifocals.
LOLA: Female, 20s, Afro-Latina. Spitfire. Hell on wheels. A rocket of a woman. Direct. Blunt. No bull. A little insecure.
BELI: Female, 30s. Afro-Latina. Portrays late teens through forties. Mother to OSCAR and LOLA. Tough love kind of woman. Proud of her accomplishments in the US.
YUNIOR: Male, 18-20, Latino. Handsome. Flirt. Playboy wannabe. Suave. Womanizer. A bullshitter of sorts. Appears to be very sure of himself but is more of an immature little boy.
LA INCA: Female, mid 50s-early 60s, Afro-Latina. Cousin to BELI’s father. Raised BELI. JENNI/ YBÓN PIMENTAL/ TRUJILLO WOMAN: Female, 30s, Latina. Portrays twenties to forties. MANNY/ DIONISIO/ CAPITÁN/ GOON: Male, 30s-40s, Latino. Intimidating. Violent. Commanding.
BLOOD MEMORY
(DATES: 4/7/2025-5/31/2025, possible ext to 6/7/2025)
By Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by Neel Keller
Owen Stage
DAEL- This role has been cast.
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