PURPOSE Equity Principal Actors - Detroit Repertory Theatre Auditions

PURPOSE - DETROIT, MI EPA

Detroit Repertory Theatre | Detroit, MI

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Detroit Repertory Theatre

13103 Woodrow Wilson St

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (E)

Detroit, MI 48238-3686

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

To schedule an audition appointment please contact Detroit Rep office at EITHER:
313-868-1347 OR
leah@detroitreptheatre.com, Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Expected to attend:

• Director: Shavonne Coleman
• Artistic Director: Leah Smith

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: November 23, 2026

SPT Opens: January 8, 2027

Closes: March 14, 2027

CONTRACT

$394 weekly minimum (SPT 1) - until 1/3/27

$406 weekly minimum (SPT 2) - after 1/4/27

detroitreptheatre.com

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in PURPOSE. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. All roles are of Black/African descent.

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.

• SOLOMON JASPER - father
• CLAUDINE JASPER - mother
• NAZARETH JASPER - youngest
• SOLOMON JUNIOR JASPER JR. - oldest
• MORGAN JASPER - wife of Solomon, Jr.
• AZIZA HOUSTON - friend of Nazareth

PREPARATION

Auditions will consist of reading sides from the script. Sides will be provided at the audition. Knowledge of the script is highly recommended.