New Canon Theatre Co. | Seaside, CA
Monday, January 27, 2025
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (P)
To schedule an audition appointment please email:
info@newcanontheatre.org with your name and “Audition Appointment 2025” in the subject line. If you are unable to attend in person, you may submit a video audition. See breakdown for instructions.
SPT
$363 weekly minimum (SPT 1) plus travel and housing
Equity actors for roles in New Canon Theatre Company's 2025 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare two contrasting monologues (one Shakespeare in verse and one contemporary), not to exceed 3 minutes in total.
Center for Spiritual Awakening
522 Central Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Expected to attend:
J. Matthew Gordon, Artistic Director
Justine Stock, Managing Director
Noah Lucé, Associate Artistic Director
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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: EPA
New Canon Theatre Company 2025 Season
If you are unable to attend in person you may submit your headshot, resume, and a YouTube or Vimeo link (please do not send a video file) of two contrasting monologues (one Shakespeare in verse and one contemporary), not to exceed 3 minutes in total to
info@newcanontheatre.org.
Please put your name and “Video Submission 2025” in the subject line.
Video submissions are due no later than Monday, February 3rd, 2025, at 5pm PST.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Lisa Gaye-Dixon
Rehearsal: May 13 - June 11
Performance: June 12 - June 29
OTHELLO, mid 40s-early 50s. A general and commander of the army, Governor of Cypress, Male presenting, Black.
DESDEMONA, CAST. early-mid 30s. Othello’s wife, female presenting, white.
IAGO, CAST. mid 40s. Othello’s ensign and right-hand, male presenting, white.
EMILIA, mid 30s-mid 40s. Iago’s wife, female presenting, open ethnicity.
CASSIO, mid 20s-mid 30s. Othello’s lieutenant. Open ethnicity/gender.
RODERIGO, late 30s-mid 40s. A wealthy noble in love with Desdemona. Open ethnicity/gender.
BIANCA/ENSEMBLE, early 20s-early 30s. A sex worker in love with Cassio. Open ethnicity/gender.
BRABANTIO/ENSEMBLE, late 50s-mid 60s. Desdemona’s father, white.
THE DUKE OF VENICE/ENSEMBLE, mid 30s-mid 60s. Open gender, white.
MONTANO/L/ENSEMBLE, mid 30s-mid 50s. Governor of Cypress before Othello. Open ethnicity, gender.
ENSEMBLE, Various to play soldiers, nobles, etc. Open genders, open ethnicities.
(Sort of Adapted from Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov)
Written by Aaron Posner
Directed by Noah Lucé
Rehearsal: July 8-30
Performance: July 31 - August 17
VANYA, CAST. 45. A ruminator. A kvetch. A smart, sweet, passionate, insightful, wound-tight failure.
SONIA, 24. Kind, caring, and quirky. Serious self-esteem issues. Not comfortable in her own body. Female presenting, open ethnicity.
ELLA, 36. Searching, frustrated, hopeful, and sad. Very attractive and rampantly desirable. Female presenting, open ethnicity.
BABS, 64. Vibrant, artistic, outspoken, and even enlightened. A great soul and a scrappy wit. Female presenting, open ethnicity.
THE PROFESSOR, 62. Big mind, big ego, big vocabulary, small-ish soul. Selfish. Well-meaning. Male presenting, open ethnicity.
DR. ASTER, 52. Broken, beautiful, dissatisfied, savvy, sad. Her cares deeply and oddly. Male presenting, open ethnicity.
PICKLES, CAST. 40ish. An odd, sweet, loyal duck. Very literal. A relentlessly positive utopian lesbian.
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by J. Matthew Gordon
Rehearsal: January 7, 2026 - February 5, 2026
Performance: February 6-23, 2026
ANTOINETTE “TONI” LAFAYETTE, late 40s/early 50s. The oldest sibling, white.
RHYS THURSTON, late teens. Toni’s son, white.
BEAUREGARDE “BO” LAFAYETTE, late 40s/early 50s. The middle sibling, white.
RACHAEL KRAMER-LAFAYETTE, late 40s. Bo’s wife, white.
CASSIDY “CASSIE” KRAMER-LAFAYETTE, early teens. Rachael and Bo’s older child, white.
ASHLEY KRAMER-LAFAYETTE, a child. Rachael and Bo’s younger child, white.
FRANÇOIS “FRANZ/FRANK” LAFAYETTE, late 30s/early 40s. The youngest sibling, white.
RIVER RAYNER, early 20s but looks younger. FRANZ/FRANK’s fiancée, white.
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