OUR TOWN Equity Principal Actors - American Theater Group Auditions

OUR TOWN - NYC EPA

American Theater Group | East Brunswick, NJ

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, August 28, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract
$550 weekly minimum + health/pension/travel

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in OUR TOWN (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief monologue in the style of the show (feel free to present something from OUR TOWN, if convenient). Please bring your picture and resume stapled together. If you are unable to attend this EPA, you may send your picture/resume to:
submissions@michaelcassara.net.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: James Vagias
Playwright: Thornton Wilder
Director: Merete Muenter
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA
Expected to attend: Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: 9/30/25 (for role of EMILY, role of STAGE MANAGER, and other select roles)
1st Full Cast Rehearsal: 10/7/25
Performances:
10/23/25 - 11/2/25 - Union Arts Center, Union, NJ
11/6/25 - 11/9/25 - Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge, NJ
Closing Performance: 11/9/25

Rehearsals will take place at the DMK Theater in Union, NJ - anticipated to be weekday afternoons and evenings, and during the day on weekends.

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

DIVERSITY AND EQUITY

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

OUR TOWN

SEEKING:

[STAGE MANAGER] 30s-50s, any gender identity, any race/ethnicity. The narrator, guide, and occasional participant in the story. Wry, warm, and direct with the audience. Breaks the fourth wall and provides commentary on life in Grover’s Corners. Requires strong storytelling skills, command of language, and an easy rapport with the audience.

[DR. GIBBS] 40s–50s, male, any race/ethnicity. The town doctor, dependable, calm, and wise. Devoted husband and father to George and Rebecca. Values family, community, and the steady rhythms of small-town life.

[MRS. GIBBS] 40s–50s, female, any race/ethnicity. Warm, practical, and loving. Has dreams of traveling beyond Grover’s Corners but accepts the life she leads. Mother to George and Rebecca.

[GEORGE GIBBS] Late teens–early 20s, male, any race/ethnicity. Kind, earnest, and hardworking. A star baseball player with dreams of becoming a farmer. His journey follows young love, marriage, and the realities of adult life.

[REBECCA GIBBS] 18+ to play early-to-mid teens, female, any race/ethnicity. George’s younger sister. Bright, curious, and playful, with flashes of youthful insight.

[MR. WEBB] 40s–50s, male, any race/ethnicity. Editor of the local paper. Intelligent, principled, and dryly humorous. Father to Emily and Wally.

[MRS. WEBB] 40s–50s, female, any race/ethnicity. A caring, detail-oriented mother with a practical streak. Proud of her home and devoted to her family.

[EMILY WEBB] 18+ to play late teens–early 20s, female, any race/ethnicity. Bright, idealistic, and deeply feeling. Falls in love with George and faces the universal passage from youth to adulthood. The emotional heart of the play.

[WALLY WEBB] 18+ to play early–mid teens, male, any race/ethnicity. Emily’s younger brother. Cheerful, spirited, and energetic.

[SIMON STIMSON] 30s–50s, male, any race/ethnicity. The church choir director. Cynical, troubled, and struggles with alcoholism. Offers a darker counterpoint to the town’s optimism.

[MRS. SOAMES] 30s–50s, female, any race/ethnicity. A town gossip, friendly but prone to chatter. Offers comic relief and commentary on local affairs.

[HOWIE NEWSOME] 20s–40s, male, any race/ethnicity. The milkman. Cheerful and steady, a familiar presence in daily town life. Often accompanied by his imaginary horse, Bessie.

[CONSTABLE WARREN] 30s–50s, male, any race/ethnicity. The town policeman. Good-natured and grounded, knows everyone in Grover’s Corners.

[PROFESSOR WILLARD] 40+, any gender identity, any race/ethnicity. An academic from the State University who provides factual details about Grover’s Corners. Precise, a bit pedantic, and slightly awkward.

[JOE CROWELL, JR.] 18+ to play teens, male, any race/ethnicity. The paperboy. Bright and personable, with a hint of tragic foreshadowing about his future.

[SI CROWELL] 18+ to play teens, male, any race/ethnicity. Joe’s younger brother, who later takes over the paper route.

[SAM CRAIG] 20s–30s, male, any race/ethnicity. Emily’s cousin. Returns to Grover’s Corners for her funeral, offering an outsider’s perspective.

[JOE STODDARD] 40s–60s, male, any race/ethnicity. The town undertaker. Practical, respectful, and matter-of-fact about death.

[ENSEMBLE ROLES] Any age, any gender identity, any race/ethnicity. Townspeople, choir members, and wedding guests. Some roles may be doubled within the ensemble.