Huntington Theatre Company 2026-27 Season - Boston, MA EPA (05.07.26) & (05.08.26)

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, May 7, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

AND

Friday, May 8, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email: [email protected] . Submission of headshot/resume (in one pdf attachment) at the time of appointment request is highly preferred. If you are unable to attend the EPA, please send your headshot/resume to [email protected] or mail a copy to The Huntington Casting Department, 560 Harrison Avenue, Suite 504, Boston, MA 02118. We are not accepting video submissions at this time. Walk-ins will be seen, time permitting.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

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

Actors who are local to Boston or New England are encouraged to audition.

The Huntington Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages actors of all backgrounds and abilities to audition. Although pronouns are defined in the text, we welcome actors of any gender expression to audition.

Some, if not all roles may be understudied, exact plans to be determined.

PREPARATION

Please prepare one monologue of your choosing or a monologue from any of the plays listed on the breakdown. Please bring a stapled copy of your headshot and resume. Actors must be checked in 10-minutes prior to their audition slot. If they do not arrive in time they will be moved to the waitlist.

LOCATION

Calderwood Pavilion - Boston Center for the Arts

527 Tremont St

Boston, MA 02116-6306

Carol G. Deane Rehearsal Hall.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Brett Duffy: Local Casting Director

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

huntingtontheatre.org

Huntington Theatre Company reserves the right to use the terms of the LORT-AEA CBA Rule 35(S) to simulcast/stream a capture of a regularly scheduled performance to virtual ticket holders for productions.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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

Huntington Theatre Company 2026-27 Season

All dates are subject to change.

PURPOSE

Playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Director: Josiah Davis

Virginia Wimberly Theatre (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Tech Begins: Friday, September 4, 2026

First Preview: Thursday, September 10, 2026

Opening: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Closing: Sunday, October 11, 2026

SEEKING:

SOLOMON “SONNY” JASPER: (Male, 60s ) The patriarch, a Reverend/doctor struggling to maintain order while facing personal disorientation and questioning the meaning of his life.

CLAUDINE JASPER: (Female, 60s ) The matriarch, deeply invested in preserving the family’s legacy and serving as the "shepherd" of the family.

SOLOMON “JUNIOR” JASPER JR.: (Male, 30s - 40s) The older son, seeking redemption and trying to live up to the family's influential reputation.

NAZARETH “NAZ” JASPER: (Male, 20s - 30s) The younger son, a loner and outsider, serving as the audience's guide into the family's chaotic inner world.

AZIZA HOUSTON: (Female, 20s - 30s) The outsider/girlfriend, bringing a new perspective and forcing the family to confront uncomfortable truths.

MORGAN JASPER: (Female, 30s - 40s) Junior's partner, offering an in-law perspective on the family dynamics.

HARPER LEE’S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Playwright: Aaron Sorkin

Director: Loretta Greco

Huntington Theatre (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Tech Begins: Friday, October 2, 2026

First Preview: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Opening: Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Closing: Sunday, November 8, 2026

SEEKING:

SCOUT: (30s, also portrays Scout as a child, White, Female) Graduated Law School in the present day. Curious, smart, prideful, quick to action, tomboyish.

JEM: (30s, also portrays Jem as a child, White, Male) Post-grad in the present day. Brave, reckless, protective, smart, loyal but self-governed.

DILL: (30s, also portrays Dill as a child, White, Male) He’s curious, imaginative, a chatterbox, and small for his age. He’s very empathetic.

ATTICUS FINCH: (50s - early 70s, White, Male) A widower. An incredibly intelligent and gracious lawyer, the moral backbone of all the action. Wise, patient, dry, truthful, strong yet confounded and cowardly at times.

CALPURNIA: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.

TOM ROBINSON: (Late 20s - early 30s, Black, Male) A young married man with two kids. He is quiet, scared, but strong and kind. Noble.

BOB EWELL: (40s - 60s, White, Male) An old farmer. Uneducated, evil, but a leader in his community. Intimidating, hateful, truly convinced of his own words and ways.

JUDGE TAYLOR: (50s - 60s, White, Male) The town judge and a pillar in the community. On the side of Right. Doubles as MOB #2

SHERIFF HECK TATE: (40s - 50s, White, Male) A familiar sheriff. Also, a pillar in the community. Duty-bound, conflicted, but ultimately on the side of Right. Doubles as MOB #3

HORACE GILMER: (30s - 40s, White, Male) A young, confident lawyer. Doubles as MOB #1 & PRISON GUARD

MR. CUNNINGHAM: (40s, White, Male) A poor farmer. Racist but involved in the community, proud but down on his luck. The Everyman. Doubles as LINK DEAS: (30s - 40s, White, Male) The town drunk, or so we think. He is always seen with a brown bag with two straws coming out of it. And DR. REYNOLDS

MAYELLA EWELL: (18, White, Female) Lonely and abused. She’s fragile and scared, but there’s a darkness to her.

MRS. HENRY DUBOSE / MISS. STEPHANIE / DILL’S MOTHER: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.

BOO RADLEY: (40s, White, Male) Incredibly shy, soft-spoken and very rarely speaking at all. But observant, protective, and kind. Doubles as BAILIFF

ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY

Playwright: Mfoniso Udofia

Director: Awoye Timpo

Huntington Theatre (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Tech Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2026

First Preview: Tuesday, November 24, 2026

Days Off: Wednesday, November 25 and Thursday, November 26

Opening: Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Closing: Sunday, December 13, 2026

A SEPARATE EPA FOR ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY HAS ALREADY BEEN HELD.

MEET THE CARTOZIANS

Playwright: Talene Monahon

Director: Loretta Greco

Virginia Wimberly Theatre (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 19, 2027

Tech Begins: Friday, February 12, 2027

First Preview: Thursday, February 18, 2027

Opening: Wednesday, February 24, 2027

Closing: Sunday, March 21, 2027

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Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Peet’s Theatre (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Thursday, May 13, 2027

Tech Begins: Sunday, May 16, 2027

First Preview: Friday, May 21, 2027

Opening: Wednesday, May 26, 2027

Closing: Sunday, June 27, 2027

Dates are subject to change. (MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH THE HUNTINGTON & BERKELEY REP)

SEEKING:

TATOS CARTOZIAN (he/him, 40s-60s): TATOS (1923-24): Armenian, a recent refugee of Armenian genocide. In a very short time has managed to make a home for his family in the US while working hard at making a successful family business. He is learning English and speaks with a thick Armenian accent. Doubles as ROBERT ZAKIAN (2024): Armenian American. City Councilman in Glendale, California. Accomplished, open-hearted, enthusiastic, carries an inner sadness / yearning that he doesn’t quite understand.

MARKRID CARTOZIAN (she/her, 70s): MARKRID (1923-24): Tato’s mother and the family matriarch. A recent refugee of Armenian genocide has lived through unspeakable atrocities. Speaks with a thick Armenian accent and uses her partial command of English sparingly and specifically. Carries the rituals and traditions into this unexpected new world. Strong-willed, hyper vigilant, realistic. Doubles as ROSE SARKISIAN (feels younger here) (2024): Armenian American. President of the Armenian Historical Society of Glendale and philanthropist for Children of Armenia. Carries a righteous sense of grandeur, mercurial, witty and to-the-point.

WALLACE MCCAMANT (he/him, 30s to 40s) (1923-24): English-Irish descent, American. A founding partner of a law firm. Excellent at his job, a realist, with good intentions. Doubles as ALAN O’BRIEN: English-Irish descent, American. A producer on a reality TV show.

HAZEL CARTOZIAN (she/her, 20s to 30s) (1923-24): Armenian refugee. Tatos’ daughter. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Deeply values her family’s Armenian traditions. Socially savvy, friendly but guarded; grounded in her traditional Armenian values. Doubles as THE CELEBRITY (2024): A world renowned Armenian American reality tv star. Has a subliminal desire to connect with her Armenian roots. Off camera: Kind, honest, a little lost.

VAHAN CARTOZIAN (he/him, 30s) (1923-24): VAHAN: Armenian refugee Tatos’ son. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Vahan leaned into American culture the most out of his family. Headstrong, zealous, playful. Doubles as NARDEK VARTOUMIAN (2024): Armenian American. UCLA Armenian History professor and activist. Down-to-earth, compassionate, uninclined to confrontation.

THE WOMAN (she/her, 40s to 60s) (1923-24): THE WOMAN: Armenian refugee. Tatos’wife, Hazel and Vahan’s mother. Suffering from the trauma of the massacres in Armenia. Doubles as LESLIE MALCONIAN (2024): Armenian American.

UNORTHODOX

Playwright: Joshua Harmon

Director: Jordan Fein

Huntington Theatre (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 23, 2027

Tech Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2027

First Preview: Thursday, April 29. 2027

Opening: Wednesday, May 12, 2027

Closing: Sunday, May 30, 2027

A SEPARATE EPA FOR UNORTHODOX WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.

SALARY

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

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  AEA