Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2026-27 Season - LA EPA (04.07.26)

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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, May 7, 2026

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

All roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare EITHER a short monologue OR a short song OR a one-minute monologue and 16-bars of a song. Audition material may not exceed 2 1/2- minutes. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music. Please bring at least two copies of your headshot and resume. Once you have scheduled your audition appointment, please fill out the following

Audition form: https://airtable.com/appYrk89T...

LOCATION

Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles

5636 Tujunga Ave

North Hollywood, CA 91601

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Karina Fox: Casting Director & Producing Associate

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

www.berkeleyrep.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 Mem

Breakdown

Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2026-27 Season

THE COOK

Written by Eduardo Machado

Directed by David Mendizábal

Peet’s Theatre

1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Tech Begins: Sunday, August 30, 2026

1st Preview: Friday, September 4, 2026

Opening: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Closing: Sunday, October 11, 2026

SEEKING:

GLADYS (She/her, Latina/Afro-Latina) Works as the cook in a wealthy house in La Habana, Cuba, a position she is very proud of. Considers Adria her closest friend. Tasked with protecting the house when Adria is forced to flee and prioritizes that above all else. Skeptical of the revolution and prizes her personal dignity. Protects her family when she can afford to. Character spans the ages of 35-75 within the play.

CARLOS (He/him, Latino) Gladys’ husband, working as the chauffeur, a job Gladys got him. Supports the revolution and feels deserving of a better life than he has been given. Gets a job working for Fidel Castro’s government during the revolution. Proud, ambitious, insecure. Character spans the ages of 35-75 within the play.

JULIO (He/him, late 20s to early 30s, Afro-Latino) Gladys’ cousin hired to serve at the party. Forced to hide his sexuality for his own safety. Loves Western fashion and wears it proudly. Playful, open-hearted, and believes Gladys will protect him.

ELENA (She/her, mid to late 20s, Afro-Latina) Gladys' cousin hired to serve at the party. Helpful, kind, and naïve. Doubles as Rosa.

ADRIA (She/her, late 30s, Latina) Fair-skinned. Lady of the house; Cuban aristocrat. Terrified of the revolution. Values her class status and doles out affection as a bargaining tool. Aware of Gladys' affection for her and uses it to her advantage. Pregnant for the first time after 12 years of marriage. Charming, vain, distrustful. Doubles as Lourdes.

ROSA (She/her, mid to late 20s, Afro-Latina) Carlos’ daughter by his mistress but raised in Gladys’ house. Studying to be an engineer but wants to be a cook. Deeply admires Gladys and respects her work in the kitchen. Outspoken and self-assured. Doubles as Elena.

LOURDES (She/her, late 30s, Latina) Fair-skinned. Adria’s daughter, born and raised in Miami, visiting Cuba for the first time against her mother’s wishes. Carries her mother's resentment of what her family lost in the revolution despite having been raised with privilege in America. Longs for home and community despite her cynical worldview. Doubles as Adria.

LIBERATION (West Coast Premiere)

Written by Bess Wohl

Directed by Whitney White

A Co-Production with Geffen Playhouse and Studio Theatre

Berkeley Rep:

Roda Theatre

1st Rehearsal (NYC): Tuesday, September 22, 2026

First Berkeley Rehearsal: Friday October 16, 2026

Tech Begins: Sunday, October 18, 2026

1st Preview: Friday, October 23, 2026

Opening: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Closing: Sunday, November 29, 2026

Geffen Playhouse:

Stage: Gil Cates Theater (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 12, 2027

First Tech: Tuesday, January 19, 2027

Previews begin: Wednesday, January 27, 2027

Opening: Thursday, February 4, 2027

Closing: Sunday, February 28, 2027

Studio Theatre (D.C.):

Stage: Victor Shargai Theatre (LORT D)

Spacing/Tech: Week of March 15, 2027

Previews and Opening: Week of March 22, 2027

Core Run: March 29 - May 30, 2027

Held for Extension: May 31 - June 27, 2027

SEEKING:

LIZZIE – (She/her, 20s-40s, White) A journalist, searching to understand choices made in the past so she can find a way to live with the present-day complications of motherhood, ambition, and heterosexual marriage. Plays herself in the present and her mother in the past. In the present, she is searching, curious, insistent, and secretly navigating a deep and crippling sense of loss. As her mother in the 1970's, she is ambitious, hopeful, optimistic, brave, and profoundly conflicted. As both, she is a woman striving to step into her true self, if only she could figure out how. This role will require nudity.

MARGIE – (She/her, 50s-60s, White) A midwestern homemaker, mother of two grown boys, and wife of a man who neither appreciates her nor notices her thinly sublimated rage. Her husband is retired now and she is looking for a way to get out of the house so she doesn't stab him. Maybe she's kidding... Maybe she's genuinely homicidal. (She's not even sure herself.) Important: she is not a doormat and could have done many things if she had been given the chance. For now, she must settle for making an excellent cheese ball. This role will require nudity.

SUSAN – (She/her, early 20s, White) A radical, queer free spirit living out of her car with a pet bird and a fragile relationship to her own mental health. Her way of seeing the world is utterly brilliant, completely unique, and at times deeply painful. She has profound visions, she has frightening dreams-- all in all, she is ahead of her time, which makes it very hard to live at all. This role will require nudity.

CELESTE – (She/her, late 30s, Black) Harvard/Radcliffe educated, editor and writer. Left her life as a New York City writer and activist and came home to this stifling midwestern town to care for her sick mother, who is slowly dying. She is grounded, precise and at times guarded-- in part as she is on a journey with being open with her sexuality and where she sits at the intersection of queerness and blackness. This role will require nudity.

ISIDORA – (She/her, 30s, White) An Italian immigrant who came to the U.S. at age 12, was abandoned by her mother and raised by nuns, and later got married to an American-- but only to get a green card (and maybe a credit card too). She is brash, proud of her sexuality and sensuality, opinionated and bitterly desperate for action. Hard to tell at times whether what's motivating her is optimism or nihilism. Or maybe it's just plain rage. This role will require nudity.

DORA – (She/her, mid 20s, White) A prim, midwestern "good girl," whose neat hair and sensible pumps belie a fierce ambition and growing determination to claw her way up the professional ladder. Her character goes through drastic growth and change as she will mature from a quietly deferential, competent secretary to a successful, globe-trotting marketing maven over the course of her life. Ultimately, she will find the courage to resist the conventions of her upbringing. This role will require nudity.

JOANNE – (She/her, early 30s, Black) She's got four obstreperous young sons to deal with, on top of working a full-time job. She cannot get on board with women fighting to work outside the home when she's already been working outside the home her whole life-- and would change places with a bored housewife any day of the week. She's direct, perceptive and unafraid to call out hypocrisy wherever she finds it. (Will double as Lizzie in a single scene with Bill.)

BILL – (He/him, late 20s-early 30s, White) Bill is smart, clean-cut, athletic, down-to-earth. A hard-working young lawyer with a healthy sense of ambition, and an equally strong sense of justice. He's got the chance of a lifetime to move to New York for a job opportunity, but is also head-over-heels in love with

Lizzie. He's an optimist who truly believes in the promise of equal partnership between men and women, and that, with love, anything is possible. He's also deeply scared that Lizzie will break his heart.

COVENANT (West Coast Premiere)

Written By York Walker

Peet’s Theatre

1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Tech Begins: Sunday, November 1, 2026

1st Preview: Friday, November 6, 2026

Opening: Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Closing: Sunday, December 13, 2026

SEEKING:

RUTHIE: (She/her, Black, 19) The innocent one, obsessed with love or the idea of it.

VIOLET: (She/her, Black,19) Ruthie’s best friend, black sheep of the family, loves her older sister Avery fiercely.

AVERY: (She/her, Black, 24) Dreams of seeing the world outside of this town, a woman coming into her own and terrified.

MAMA: (She/her, Black, early 40s) Violet and Avery’s mother, full of regret, the only thing holding her world together is her love for Avery and her belief in God.

JOHNNY “HONEYCOMB” JAMES: (He/him, Black, 24) Guitar player, local celebrity, awkward turned ladies man. Has been in love with Avery since he was 12 years old.

THE INTERESTINGS (World Premiere)

In association with Matt Ross

Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles

Book by Meg Wolitzer & Sarah Ruhl

Based on the novel by Meg Wolitzer

Directed by Michael Arden

Roda Theatre

1st Rehearsal (NYC): Monday, December 14, 2026

First Berkeley Rehearsal: Tuesday, December 29, 2026

Tech: Sunday, January 17, 2027

1st Preview: Sunday, January 31, 2027

Opening: Wednesday, February 17, 2027

Closing: Sunday, March 28, 2027

Contract End Date: Sunday, April 11, 2027

SEEKING:

JULES: (She/her. 35-50) An incredibly strong singer. Can be desperate to belong. Full of big feelings and dreams. Has a vision for how her life is supposed to go which doesn’t always match reality. Possesses great strength. Naturally very funny. One of her great gifts is to find humor in her world. Vocal Type - Very strong singer with big range, Mezzo-Soprano, natural pop/rock/folk style

DENNIS: (He/him 35-50). A strong singer. Radiates warmth and goodness. Down to earth. Access to real vulnerability. Struggles with depression. Vocal Type - Pop/Rock BariTenor

ASH: (She/her 35-50). A strong singer. The person everyone loves and wants to be friends with, but she can be impenetrable. On the outside, she always seems to have it all. Can be mysterious. Vocal Type - Strong Pop/rock Mezzo-Soprano

JONAH: (He/him 35-50) A strong singer and plays guitar with confidence. Sensitive but can come off as aloof. Has secrets but is a really good friend. He is a talented songwriter. Vocal Type - Strong, soulful pop/rock Tenor

GOODMAN: (He/him. 35-50). A strong singer. Arrogant and charismatic. Magnetic. There is real danger in his depths. A bit of a misunderstood and troubled soul. Vocal Type - Pop/Rock BariTenor

CATHY: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (She/her 35-50) A strong singer. In their body and comfortable with movement and dance. When we first meet her, she is vibrant. Always a little bit on the outside. Forced to grow up quickly. Vocal Type - Excellent singer with strong pop/rock belt; Soprano

EDIE WUNDERLICH: (She/her 60s-70s). An aging bohemian who co-runs an arts camp with her husband. Funny. Full of life. Invested in the artistic life. Vocal Type - Alto, though singing is not the priority for this role

MANNY WUNDERLICH: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (He/him 60s-70s) An aging bohemian who co-runs an arts camp with his wife. Funny. Full of life. Invested in the artistic life. Vocal Type - Baritone, though singing is not the priority for this role.

HOLD ME IN THE WATER (West Coast Premiere)

Written By Ryan J. Haddad

Directed by Danny Sharron

Peets Theatre

1st Rehearsal (NY): Monday, February 15, 2027

First Berkeley Rehearsal: Tuesday, February 23, 2027

Tech Begins: Sunday, March 7, 2027

1st Preview: Friday, March 12, 2027

Opening: Wednesday, March 17, 2027

Closing: Sunday, April 18, 2027

THIS PRODUCTION IS FULLY CAST.

LEOPOLDSTADT (West Coast Premiere)

Written by Tom Stoppard

Directed by Carey Perloff

Roda Theatre

1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, May 4, 2027

Tech Begins: Sunday, May 30, 2027

1st Preview: Friday, June 4, 2027

Opening: Wednesday, June 9, 2027

Closing: Sunday, July 11, 2027

Contract End Date: Sunday, July 18, 2027

SEEKING:

HERMANN: (He/Him, 40s to 70s) Born Jewish but converted to Catholicism. He is married to Gretl and is the father of Jacob. Complicated, ambitious and loving, with a good sense of humor. He believes strongly in the process of assimilation and will do anything in his power to give a better life to his only son.

LUDWIG: (He/Him, 40s to 70s) Jewish. Husband of Eva, father of Pauli and Nellie, brother of Wilma and Hanna. He is a mathematician: passionate, witty, and a true intellectual. He is Hermann's ideological opposition. Despite his strong opinions, he will put his love for his family before all else.

ERNST: (He/Him, 40s to 70s) Protestant. A doctor. Husband of Wilma; father of Rosa and Sally. A deeply kind family man who tries to bridge differences be part of the larger Jewish family.

ROSA/HILDE: (She/Her, 30s to 60s) ROSA: Jewish. Born in Vienna, moves to New York as a student and becomes a psychoanalyst. Authoritative and witty. A kind person with a ferocious temper. Despite living through a period of great historical and familial despair, she maintains that her worst moment was forgetting where she hid the afikomen as a child. HILDE: a parlor maid.

GRETL: (She/Her, 30s to 60s) Gentile, married to Hermann, mother of Jacob. Enthusiastic and curious about her husband's Jewish culture, she longs to escape the boredom of bourgeoise life and find some higher meaning in her existence.

HANNA/HERMINE: (She/Her, 20s to 30s) HANNA: 18. Jewish. Younger sister of Wilma and Ludwig; wife of Kurt, mother of Hermine. She starts a bit naïve and innocent but grows to be tough. Plays piano.

HERMINE: 20s to 30s. Jewish. Daughter of Hanna and Kurt, wife of Otto and mother of Heini. Flirtatious. A good dancer. Despite her love of romance, she is very understanding of her circumstances and approaches relationships with practicality in mind.

FRITZ/PERCY: (He/Him, 20s to 40s) FRITZ: 20s. A gentile. Military officer having an affair with Gretl. Passionate, proud, and more in love with Gretl than she is with him.

PERCY: 40s. A compassionate, well- versed English journalist who tries to help save the family. Engaged to Nellie. RP accent.

WILMA: (She/Her, 20s to 50s) Jewish. Ludwig's sister. Married to Ernst and mother to twins Sally and Rosa. Yearns to regain the love and approval of her parents after marrying a gentile and does everything in her power to earn it. Funny, neurotic and deeply family-oriented

CIVILIAN/OTTO: (He/Him, 18 to 30s) CIVILIAN: a powerful and manipulative member of the Nazi party. Clever and impatient.

OTTO: 30s. Married to Hermine, father of Heini. A charming but weak young banker who supports the economic rational of Nazism as a way to save Austria.

JACOB/LEO: (He/Him, 20s, 30s) JACOB: (Half Jewish but raised Christian) Troubled son of Hermann and Gretl. Severely wounded in World War One, he’s become bitter and alone. Strong opinions on government, politics, Judaism, and revolution, but no one’s listening. LEO: 20s. Jewish, originally Viennese but has lived in England since he was 8 so has a British accent. Genial and cheerful, proud of his English upbringing, unaware of his family's history and devastation. RP accent.

EVA/NELLIE: EVA: (She/her, 30s) Jewish. An elegant Viennese lady with a quick wit, unafraid to speak her mind, mother of baby Nellie and wife of Ludwig. NELLIE: Ages from her 20s through 40s. Jewish. The daughter of Eva and Ludwig, sister of Pauli, and mother of Leo. A passionate socialist with a lot of big political ideals, warm, witty, and intelligent.

POLDI/OLDER HANNA: (She/her, 40s-60s) POLDI: 40s. The family's housekeeper-cook. She runs the household with single-minded vigor and adores the family as if it were her own. Very funny. HANNA: in her 50s: Jewish. Full of loss, sad, protective of her family. A professional pianist.

NATHAN/ZAC: (He/him, ages 14-30s) NATHAN: Ages from 14 through 30s. Jewish. Son of Sally and Zac. Auschwitz survivor. Mathematician. He has strong opinions and the ability to articulate them passionately and effectively, but he’s also a broken man who has endured too much. ZAC: Jewish, 30s. Anxious father of Nathan, Mimi, and Bella, married to a very volatile and funny wife, Sally.

GRANDMA EMILIA/OLDER EVA: (She/her, ages 60-80s) EMILIA: 80s. Jewish. A loving, highly intelligent matriarch with a quick wit who passively resents her family's turning away from tradition and is unafraid to confront her son Hermann when she needs to. Passionate about family memories. EVA: in her 60s. Stubborn and in denial, she is resilient, insistent, and refuses to leave Vienna. Still elegant after all that’s happened. Proudly and defiantly Austrian, Jewish, and a mother.

JANA/SALLY: (She/her, 30s-50s). JANA, the family's nursemaid, tasked with caring for several children of various ages during holidays. SALLY: Ages 30s through 50s. Jewish. Wife of Zac, high-strung and funny, but ultimately a devoted mother who wants what is best for her children and is forced to navigate the uncertainty of what that might be in real time.

YOUNG SALLY/MIMI: SALLY: (She/her, 9-11) Jewish. Daughter of Wilma and Ernst. Rosa's twin. Bold and sure of herself. MIMI: Daughter of Sally and Zac. Bella's twin. Insistent. Protective. Loves being read to by her mother.

YOUNG ROSA/BELLA: ROSA: (She/her, 9-11) Jewish. Daughter of Wilma and Ernst. Sally's twin. Clever and front-footed, finds joy in simple things, is thrilled to be asked to hide the afikomen. BELLA: Daughter of Sally and Zac. Mimi's twin. Has a habit of sucking her thumb. Always self-soothing.

YOUNG JACOB/HEINI: (He/him, 7-9) YOUNG JACOB: young child, 7-9. Jewish. Son of Hermine and Otto. The youngest of the children in 1938, lonely and somewhat ignored by his parents. HEINI: The smallest of the children, loves playing his toy piano with his aunt Hanna

PAULI/YOUNG LEO: (He/him, 9-11) PAULI: a young Jewish boy. Son of Ludwig and Eva. Wants to be a soldier when he grows up. Very good at his Jewish prayers. Sweet brother to Nellie. YOUNG LEO: Nellie’s son, cuts his hand when the Nazi arrives in Sc 8 and is brave about having it stitched up

MEET THE CARTOZIANS (West Coast Premiere)

Written by Talene Monahon

Directed by Loretta Greco

A Co-Production with Huntington Theatre

Peet’s Theatre

Huntington Theatre Dates:

1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 19, 2027

Tech: Friday, February 12, 2027

Preview: Thursday, February 18, 2027

Opening: Wednesday, February 24, 2027

Closing: Sunday, March 21, 2027

Berkeley Repertory Theatre Dates:

Spacing: Thursday, May 13, 2027

Tech: Sunday, May 16, 2027

Preview: Friday, May 21, 202 7

Opening: Wednesday, May 26, 2027

Closing: Sunday, June 27, 2027

SEEKING:

TATOS CARTOZIAN/ ROBERT ZAKIAN (he/him, 40s-60s): TATOS: Armenian descent. Speaks with a thick Armenian accent. Centered on his need to win the case and protect his family. Exacting, solemn, proud. ROBERT: Armenian American. City Councilman in Glendale, California. Open-hearted, enthusiastic, carries an inner sadness.

MARKRID CARTOZIAN/ ROSE SARKISIAN (she/her, 70s): MARKRID: Armenian descent. Speaks with a thick Armenian accent. Tatos’ mother. Prioritizes success with the case, and willing to make sacrifices for it. Hypervigilant, strong-willed, realistic. ROSE: Armenian American. President of the Armenian Historical Society of Glendale and philanthropist for Children of Armenia. Carries a sense of grandeur, mercurial, witty and to-the-point.

WALLACE MCCAMANT/ ALAN O’BRIEN (he/him, 30s to 40s): WALLACE: English-Irish descent, American. A founding partner of a law firm. Inelegant with words, excellent at his job, a realist, keeps the Cat arm's length but favors Hazel. ALAN: English-Irish descent, American. A producer on a reality TV show. Works hard in a stressful job, a little over-eager, product-oriented, clueless about Armenian history and culture.

HAZEL CARTOZIAN/THE CELEBRITY (she/her, 20s to 30s): HAZEL: Armenian descent. Tatos’ daughter. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Deeply values her family’s Armenian traditions and is morally conflicted about assimilation. Socially savvy, friendly but guarded, whip-smart. THE CELEBRITY: Armenian American reality tv star. Has a desire to connect with her Armenian roots but has no access point since her father died. Kind, honest, a little lost.

VAHAN CARTOZIAN/ NARDEK V ARTOUMIAN (he/him, 20s to 30s): VAHAN: Armenian descent. Tatos’ son. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Headstrong, zealous, playful. NARDEK: Armenian American. UCLA Armenian History professor and activist. Down-to-earth, compassionate, uninclined
to confrontation.

THE WOMAN/ LESLIE MALCONIAN (she/her, 40s to 60s): THE WOMAN: Armenian descent. Tatos’ wife, Hazel and Vahan’s mother. Suffering from the trauma of the massacres in Armenia. LESLIE: Armenian American. Hosting the Christmas episode of Meet the Cartozians at her house. Activist-organizer- essayist-poet. Uncompromising, energetic, sarcastic.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

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