Producing Org TBD
Equity actors for roles in the Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW (See breakdown).
Please prepare a short monologue in the style of the show. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
Holding Room: Studio 17X (Capacity: 34); Audition Room: Studio 17T (Capacity: 24)
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Netflix
Original Story by: The Duffer Brothers, Kate Trefry, and Jack Thorne
Playwright: Kate Trefry
Director: Stephen Daldry
Co-Director: Justin Martin
Choreographer: Coral Messam
Movement Director: Lynne Page
Casting: Jim Carnahan, Casting Director and Alexandre Bleau, Casting Director
Expected to attend:
Alexandre Bleau, Casting Director
Production in 2025
Venue: TBA
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
BOB NEWBY: 17-18 years old. Male. White. Bob is a good and very smart student. A sheltered teenager, he has a natural earnestness and naivety. Less experience around girls. Never lacking in enthusiasm, and a real sound geek, Bob is particularly passionate and proud of his role as a DJ.
ALICE CREEL: 10-11. Female. White. The youngest of two children, and her family have just moved from the desert to a beautiful big old house in this small town in the Midwest. She’s excited about their new home and new life here. She loves cute animals.
HENRY CREEL: CAST 14-16. Male. White. A high school freshman. Henry is a natural born loner hiding a terrible secret, but though evil lurks within him, so does the spirit of the boy he once was. Curious, savagely loyal, and above all, desperate for connection. He is caught in the middle, locked in a battle for his own soul. Henry Creel is a key character in the show and has depth and authenticity.
PATTY NEWBY: CAST 14-16. Female. Black or mixed raced. A high school freshman. Between bullies at school and her oppressive father, she has developed a quick wit and a thick skin, but dreams of escaping her small town.
JOYCE MOLDONADO: CAST 17-18 years old. Female. White. Joyce is a teenage slacker who in all things dances to the beat of her own drum. Some might call her chaotic, but the truth is she outgrew school long ago. That is until, on the verge of graduating, she realizes she can use school to help her escape her small town. Sarah knows her own mind and has an authority built on not caring if she fits in. She knows she’s destined for bigger things, but fears this might be her last chance to break free.
JAMES HOPPER JR: CAST 17-18 years old. Male. White. He has a fractured relationship with his father and can’t wait to get out of his shadow and leave the small town he grew up in. Independent, often left to his own devices, he can come across as arrogant and cynical, and has plenty of girlfriends. Alpha male though has a good heart underneath.
DR BRENNER: CAST Late 20s/30s. Male. White. A senior research scientist who’s obsessive in his pursuit of scientific progress. He’s a game player - a chess master if you will - who’s always striving to be two steps ahead. Comes across as calm, collected, and sometimes remote though with paternal charisma.
PRINCIPAL NEWBY: CAST 40s – early 50s. Male. White. The local high school's principle. He served in WW2. He's a pillar of morality within the community. He’s somewhat oppressive, dogmatic, and god-fearing, but has a charisma that’s made him a well-respected and trusted man.
VICTOR CREEL: CAST Late 30s – early 40s. Male. White. Optimistic that a new start in a new small town will be different for him and his family. He drinks to medicate against mistakes of his past that continue to haunt him.
VIRGINIA CREEL: CAST Lates 30s – early 40s. Female. White. New to the town she’s desperate to fit in and appear normal. Uptight, anxious, and controlling. She has an edge to her. Her husband’s turn to drink has left her even more isolated and desperate to connect with her children.
CHIEF HOPPER: CAST Mid/lates 40s. Male. White. Physically imposing, local community leader. Firmly entrenched in the small town he grew up in and the job he’s had for decades. Tired, impatient, volatile. Drinks too much. Difficult relationship with the next generation who he thinks are wasters. Including his son.
LONNIE BYERS: CAST Early 20s. Male. White. General waster. Lacking ambition, often hungover. Enjoys drinking and pranks and is just fine with how things are. A “bad boy” of sorts.
WALTER HENDERSON: CAST 14-16. Male. White. A high school freshman. He's an outsider who's a bully to some and bullied by others. But he does have a girlfriend which he's very proud about. His family runs the local liquor store and with that comes a level of respect within the town.
ALAN MUNSON: CAST 14-15. Male. White. Bit of a misfit. Humor is derived from how seriously he takes things. He’s wholly committed to the pursuit of being authentic - even to the point of ridiculousness.
CHARLES SINCLAIR: CAST 17-18. Male. Black. Athletic and smart, on the High School Football team but not your typical jock. Assured, enthusiastic and earnest but not overly confident.
TED WHEELER: CAST 17-18. Male. White. Sportsman and very proud of it. Not the brightest spark, but is popular, jock, athletic, enjoys his muscles, sport, and impressing the girls.
SUE ANDERSON: CAST 17-18. Female. Black. Sharp and quick-thinking, direct, clear, with formidable organization skills - she basically runs everything. No-nonsense, loyal and smart.
KAREN CHILDRESS: CAST 17-18. Female. White. High School Cheerleader, not the smartest student, but never lacking in confidence. She’s fun and always gives everything 100%. Knows what she wants, is popular with the boys, and enjoys it.
CLAUDIA HENDERSON: CAST 17-18. Female. White. A good student, keen, earnest, and smart. Not one of the cool kids. Loves animals. A lot.
Onstage and Offstage Understudies: for all roles.
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