Olney Theatre Center 2025-26 Season Equity Principal Actors - Olney Theatre Center Auditions

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER 2025-26 SEASON - NYC EPA

Olney Theatre Corporation | Olney, MD

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

COST
$914 weekly minimum (Tier 1) - Mainstage
$823 weekly minimum (Tier 1) - Lab

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Olney Theatre Center's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown).
Olney Theatre Center is committed to hiring actors who reflect the diversity of our world; we are actively seeking actors of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities.

PREPARATION

Please prepare EITHER a short song from your book OR a one-minute monologue and 16-bars of a song OR a two-minute monologue. Auditions should not exceed 2 minutes total. An accompanist will be provided. And lastly, please bring a copy of your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

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

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Jason Loewith
Senior Associate Artistic Director: Hallie Gordon
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Music Theater: Christopher Youstra
Director of Curated Programming: Kevin McAllister
Casting and Dramaturgy Apprentice: Jolie Ouyang
Expected to attend:
Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director: Irene Martinko
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

olneytheatre.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.

BREAKDOWN

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER 2025-26 SEASON

RED PITCH

Written by: Tyrell Williams
Director: Daniel Bailey
Performance Space: Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab
Rehearsals Begin: August 19, 2025
Previews Begin: September 17, 2025
Opening: September 20, 2025
Closing: October 26, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Bilal, Omar, and Joey are three 16-year-old friends from South London. The play takes place inside of a football pitch - Red Pitch. The three friends meet most days to play football on this pitch, which is on the Reedbury Estate where they live in South London. The story follows them practicing for and going through trials for professional football scouts, with the ambition of being scouted for a professional team, while navigating relationships with girls, their families, and their hopes for the future. Beyond the pitch, their estate is undergoing huge regeneration, with many families having to move away and local businesses closing.

SEEKING:

• BILAL AMARAL - 16-years-old, male, Black, lives in South London, Muslim, comes from a stable household, intelligent, jock, driven and sometimes single-minded about football, leader of the boys.
• OMZ (OMAR) RICHARDS - 16-years-old, male, Black, lives in South London, Muslim, hot-headed, cantankerous, charismatic, adaptable to new conflicts, able to code-switch, has a lot of pent-up frustration, sensitive and reacts physically, cheeky, cunning, cares about taking care of his grandfather and brother.
• JOEY (JOSEPH) SESAY - 16-years-old, male, Black, lives in South London, Muslim, has more career and financial options than the other two, mature but doesn’t necessarily seem like that at first, unintentionally funny, less self-conscious, academic, physically tall and lanky because he plays goalie.

HELLO DOLLY

Music and Lyrics by: Jerry Herman
Book by: Michael Stewart
Director: Kevin S. McAllister
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: Christopher Youstra
Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage
Rehearsals Begin: October 7, 2025
Previews Begin: November 6, 2025
Opening: November 9, 2025
Closing: January 4, 2026

SYNOPSIS: In turn-of-the-century Yonkers, New York, everyone turns to professional meddler and matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi for advice on romance, practical matters, and everything else. Dolly, of course, is happy to oblige.

SEEKING:

• DOLLY GALLAGHER LEVI - an indefatigable meddling matchmaker; a widow in her middle years.
• HORACE VANDERGELDER - proprietor of a hay and feed store in Yonkers, NY and a client of Mrs. Levi's.
• IRENE MOLLOY - a millineress with a hat shop near 14th Street in New York City.
• CORNELIUS HACKL - Vandergelder’s chief clerk, 33 years old.
• BARNABY TUCKER - an assistant to Cornelius, 17 years old.
• ERNESTINA - a single woman in need of Mrs. Levi’s services.
• AMBROSE KEMPER - a young artist seeking to marry Ermengarde.
• ERMENGARDE - the 17-year-old niece of Horace Vandergelder.
• MINNIE FAY - a young girl who works in Irene’s Shop.
• Mixed Ensemble - includes Mrs. Rose, Stanley, Horse, and Rudolph Reisenweber.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Written by: Charles Dickens
Adapted by: Paul Morella
Performance Space: Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab
Rehearsals Begin: November 17, 2025
Performances Begin: November 29, 2025
Closing: December 28, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Using Charles Dickens’ original text, one actor recounts the story of A Christmas Carol, portraying every character, including Ebenezer Scrooge, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, and the Cratchit Family.

SEEKING:

As the playwright is attached to this project as a performer, this role has been CAST.
NARRATOR - CAST. One performer who plays every character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

LITTLE MISS PERFECT

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joriah Kwamé
Director: Zhailon Levingston
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: Patrick Phillips
Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage
Rehearsals Begin: January 6, 2026
Previews Begin: February 12, 2026
Opening: February 15, 2026
Closing: March 15, 2026
Potential Extension: March 22, 2026

SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the viral single of the same name, Little Miss Perfect tells the story of Noelle, a Black teen navigating her senior year of high school after her mom and stepdad invite a study-abroad student to live with them. After being elected Class President, Noelle is forced to reckon with her relationship to privilege, power, and passion. Will she be true to herself and a strong leader or will she settle with her past pageantries as “Little Miss Perfect”?

SEEKING:

• NOELLE SANDERS - Black. She/Her. 17-years-old. Pastor’s adoptive daughter. Ambitious, Witty, Perfectionist. Mezzo-Soprano. Very strong MT vocals with contemporary Pop stylings (riffs, yodels, etc.).
• MALAYA CRUZ - Filipina. She/Her. 17-years-old. Exchange student from Quezon City. Malaya means “free.” Mezzo-Soprano. Quiet, Introspective, Calmly Confident, Creative. Warm, Edgy Pop-leaning vocals.
• SYLVIA SANDERS - Black. She/Her. 40s-50s. Noelle’s adoptive mother and the pastor of Beaufort Baptist Church. Deeply principled, Traditional, Faithful, Warm beneath her rigid exterior. Alto. Classic gospel/R&B vocals.
• GIA DOUGLASS - White. She/Her. 17-years-old. Quintessential wealthy and polished high school queen bee. Confident, Relentless, Insecure about maintaining her status. Mezzo-Soprano. Bright, Pop/MT vocals with a strong belt.
• VAUGHN DOUGLASS - White. He/Him. 17-years-old. Gia’s charismatic twin brother. Football star. Charismatic, Laid-Back, Surprisingly Supportive, Well-Liked. Tenor. Smooth vocal tones that would be perfect in a boy band.
• ELI JOHNSON - Black. He/Him. 14-15-years-old. Newcomer freshman. Intelligent, Quirky, Supportive, Earnest. Baritone.
• PRINCIPAL HARRY LEE/MR. DOUGLASS - White. He/Him. 40s-50s. Principal Lee - Enthusiastic yet slightly oblivious leader of Christopher Columbus High. Committed to fostering school spirit and maintaining order but often comes across as awkward or out of touch with the students. Baritone. Suave vocals that rival Michael Bublé. Mr. Douglass - Gia and Vaughn’s father. Wealthy, Powerful, Manipulative. Baritone.
• LEANNE STEWART - Any ethnicity. She/Her. 17-years-old. Gia’s loyal sidekick and the epitome of a “yes” girl. Ditzy, Aloof, Eager-to-Please. Alto.
• CHEERLEADER - White. She/Her. 17-years-old. Spirited, Confident, Charismatic, Dismissive or Shallow to those outside of her social circle. Alto.
• JOCK - Any ethnicity. He/Him. 17-years-old. Quintessential high school athlete. Loud, Energetic, Somewhat Clueless. Has a certain charm and loyalty to his school. Baritone.
• HOWARD ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR - Black. She/Her. 20s-30s. Poised and Professional. A pivotal catalyst for Noelle’s journey toward self-discovery and leadership. Non-Singing.
• ENSEMBLE - Serves as the heartbeat of Little Miss Perfect: The Musical, embodying the vibrant world of Columbus High and the town of Beaufort. They seamlessly transform into STUDENTS, FACULTY, PARENTS, and TOWNSPEOPLE, creating a rich tapestry of Noelle’s external reality. Beyond their physical roles, the ensemble steps into Noelle’s mind as storytellers, personifying the inner workings of her emotions, imagination, and struggles. They give voice to her doubts, amplify her triumphs, and visually express the pressures and aspirations that define her journey.

YOUNG AMERICANS

Written by: Lauren Yee
Director: Nikki Mirza
Performance Space: Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab
Rehearsals Begin: February 17, 2026
Previews Begin: March 18, 2026
Opening: March 21, 2026
Closing: April 26, 2026

SYNOPSIS: Journey between two eras and two generations as celebrated playwright Lauren Yee sets the stage for us to road trip there and back in her hilarious, heartfelt new play. On parallel treks, Joe drives from D.C. to Portland trying to win the heart of his unfamiliar new fiancé Jenny and, twenty years later, drives the same roads back to have one last adventure with their adopted daughter Lucy before delivering her to college. With some unexpected detours along the way, immigrants Jenny and Joe traverse the strange territory of their new country while their daughter Lucy pieces together their bittersweet family history in this beautiful new comedy about the lengths we will go for the people we love.

SEEKING:

• JOE - Any ethnicity, but the same as Jenny, male, 30s-50s. An immigrant. Jenny’s soon-to-be husband and later, Lucy’s father. Curious, Witty, Controlling, Caring.
• JENNY - Any ethnicity, but the same as Jenny, female, 25-years-old. An immigrant. Joe’s soon-to-be wife and later mother to Lucy, their adopted daughter. Confident, Sassy, Witty.
• LUCY - Person of Color, female, 19-years-old. Not an immigrant. Adopted daughter of Joe and Jenny. College student. Confident, Intelligent, Ambitious, Slightly Sick of her father.

APPROPRIATE

Written by: Brandon Jacobs Jenkins
Director: Jason Loewith
Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage
Rehearsals Begin: March 24, 2026
Previews Begin: April 23, 2026
Opening: April 26, 2026
Closing: May 24, 2026

SYNOPSIS: Every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas homestead to settle the accounts of the newly-dead patriarch. As his three adult children sort through a lifetime of hoarded mementos and junk, they collide over clutter, debt, and a contentious family history. But after a disturbing discovery surfaces among their father’s possessions, the reunion takes a turn for the explosive, unleashing a series of crackling surprises and confrontations.

SEEKING:

• ANTOINETTE “TONI” LAFAYETTE - the oldest sibling, white, late 40s/early 50s.
• RHYS THURSTON - her son, white, late teens.
• BEAUREGARDE “BO” LAFAYETTE - the middle sibling, white, late 40s/early 50s. Seemingly stable.
• RACHAEL KRAMER-LAFAYETTE - his wife, white, late 40s.
• CASSIDY “CASSIE” KRAMER-LAFAYETTE - their older child, white, early teens.
• AINSLEY KRAMER-LAFAYETTE - their younger child, white, a child.
• FRANÇOIS “FRANZ/FRANK” LAFAYETTE - the youngest sibling, white, late 30s/early 40s.
• RIVER RAYNER - his fiancée, white, early 20s but looks younger.

THE CARLA HALL SHOW

By: Leslie Thomas and Lori Kaye
Director: TBD
Performance Space: Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab
Rehearsals Begin: April 28, 2026
Previews Begin: May 27, 2026
Performances Begin: May 30, 2026
Closing: June 28, 2026
Potential Extension: July 5, 2026

SYNOPSIS: A one-woman show about the life of Carla Hall, to be performed by Carla Hall.

SEEKING:

As the creator is attached to this project as a performer, this role has been CAST.
CARLA HALL - CAST. Celebrity chef. Was on Top Chef and The Chew.

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

Music by Steven Lutvak
Lyrics by Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freeman
Book by Robert L. Freeman
Director: Eleanor Holdridge
Choreographer: Ashleigh King
Music Director: Christopher Youstra
Performance Space: Roberts Mainstage
Rehearsals Begin: June 2, 2026
Previews Begin: July 2, 2026
Opening: July 5, 2026
Closing: August 23, 2026
Potential Extension: August 30, 2026

SYNOPSIS: When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he's eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D'Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ghoulish path. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And what of love? Because murder isn't the only thing on Monty's mind....

SEEKING:

• MONTAGUE “MONTY” NAVARRO - male, mid 20s-30s. Discovers he is in line to become the Earl of Highhurst and intends to kill off the family that stands in his way. Handsome, clever, charismatic, vulnerable, endearing. Bb2-Bb4.
• THE D’YSQUITH FAMILY - male, 30s-mid 50s. All roles played by one actor. Baritone. Bb2-G4:
  • Asquith D'Ysquith, Jr. - a dandy
  • Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith - Eighth Earl of Highhurst
  • Reverend Lord Ezekiel D'Ysquith - a clergyman
  • Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Sr. - an elderly banker
  • Henry D'Ysquith - a country squire
  • Lady Hyacinth D'Ysquith - a benefactress
  • Major Lord Bartholomew D'Ysquith - a bodybuilder
  • Lady Salome D'Ysquith Pumphrey - an actress
  • Chauncey D'Ysquith - a janitor
• PHOEBE D’YSQUITH - Female, early 20s-early 30s. Monty’s cousin. Charmed by Monty after her husband’s sudden passing. Beautiful, virtuous, forthright, romantic, comically earnest, with a backbone of steel. F#3-B5.
• SIBELLA HALLWARD - Female, 20s-mid 30s. The girl that Monty loves. Sexy, flirtatious, narcissistic, willful, calculating, loyal. Cares for social status. F#3 to A5.
• MISS SHINGLE - Female, 30s-50s. A Cockney housekeeper/governess who has served a wealthy, titled family for 30 years. She informs Monty that he is indeed a D’Ysquith. Mysterious. D#3-E5.
• ENSEMBLE: 6 actors, including Woman #1 playing roles such as Mourner, Ancestral Portrait, and Flower Girl, and Man #2 playing roles such as Pub Owner, Mr. Cross, and Chief Inspector Pinckney.