New York Stage and Film 2026 Season (Plays) - NYC EPA (05.05.26)

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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

SPT

$623 weekly minimum (SPT 6) - DAYLIGHT

$17 per hour - 29 hour staged readings - All other productions.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in New York Stage and Film's 2026 Season of Plays (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue. Bring a photo/resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Expected to Attend:

Pradanya Subramanyan: Artistic Associate & Artistic/Line Producer

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

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

New York Stage and Film 2026 Season (Plays)

DAYLIGHT is on the SPT agreement. All other productions will use the 29-hour reading agreement.

LAGNIAPPE

Written by C.A. Johnson

Directed by Eric Ting

First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026

Performance: July 11, 2026, 8pm

SYNOPSIS: Once home to sharecroppers, the Bunche Village subdivision outside of New Orleans is now made up of their suburban descendants who find community at the local corner store. Both harrowing and hilarious, LAGNIAPPE follows their day-to-day lives in this story about loving and longing.

SEEKING:

AN: Vietnamese American man, 68, hard-working, opinionated to a fault

SHIRLEEN: Black woman, 59, honest, once pious, tired, the opposite of lonely

PEANUT: Black boy, 16, ambitious, loyal, really trying

DALILAH: White girl, 16, raised in this neighborhood, a sharp-tongued survivor, very alone

MR. ALPHONSE: Black man, 40s, an addict, former musician, spinning

ELMER: Black man, 30s, an insurance salesman, a good son and father, often unmoored

UNMOORED

Written by Betty Shamieh

Directed by Ian Belknap

First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026

Performance: July 12, 2026, 2pm

SYNOPSIS: Full of murder, sexual intrigue, and betrayal, UNMOORED is a prequel to OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE. The teenage Othello, born into a royal household in his native country of Morocco, must learn to navigate a court full of ruthless power players, including his mother. This cheeky origin story explores the connection between jealousy, violence towards women, and war through the lens of one of Shakespeare’s most controversial tragic heroes.

SEEKING:

OTHELLO: a Moroccan teenager

MALIK: Moroccan Ambassador to England

RASHIDA: Moroccan Queen

BASHIR: Moroccan Prince

IANO: Venetian Ambassador to Morocco

FARIHA: A dancer

DAHLIA/SUHAILA: Egyptian Princesses

SERVANT/DANCER: A servant and a dancer

DAYLIGHT

Written by Kate Cortesi

First Rehearsal: July 14, 2026

Performances: July 24, 2026

SYNOPSIS: DAYLIGHT is a new play based on the real-life story of Joe Garcia, a man who served 21 years in prison for murder. Framed by the pop music that sustained him during that dark time and developed in collaboration with Garcia over two years (and counting!), the play explores accountability, true love, and the soul saving power of pop.

SEEKING:

Joe Garcia: a man of about 50

A.: a woman in her forties

The Company: At least four actors, ideally many more, play the dozens of other characters in the story and form a choreographic ensemble that conjures Joe’s world, around him and in his head. The company should contain two actors to play his mother and father, Loretta (40s-50s, Asian) and Joe Sr. (40s-50s, Latino).

MENAFEE

Written and Directed by Quiara Alegría Hudes

based on the life story of Corey Menafee

First Rehearsal: July 21, 2026

Performance: August 25, 2024, 7pm

SYNOPSIS: During an impromptu conversation on reunion weekend, a dining hall employee learns about the contested artifact he’s been unknowingly working beneath. Suddenly, the students he loves and the college he’s dedicated his work life to take a backseat to questions about justice and integrity. Based on a true story, MENAFEE examines the shocking act that changed an institution’s history.

SEEKING:

COREY: 35, Black

THE REAL COREY: 45, Black

Q: 40s, Philly Rican

MOM: 60s, born in PR, Philly transplant

APRIL: Corey’s Mom, “A strong spirited woman… nice, kindhearted, but would cuss your ass out in a heartbeat.”

THE ALUM (CURTIS): 40s, Black, has a trace of southern accent

THE GIRL (MAY): 10, The Alum’s daughter

TRIP AROUND THE SUN

Written by Jake Brasch

Directed by Shelley Butler

First Rehearsal: July 21, 2026

Performances: July 26, 2026, 2pm

SYNOPSIS: Life is good for Phil and Suze in their Florida retirement community. They fill their days with virgin margaritas and Jimmy Buffet karaoke. But the night before Suze’s big birthday cruise, Phil decides to shake things up one last time. TRIP AROUND THE SUN is a hilarious and bittersweet World Premiere by one of America’s most promising playwrights.

SEEKING:

Suze Acker: 71 years old, but she’s into quilting and lives in Florida and therefore lives the life of an octogenarian. A retired quilt shop owner. She’s not Jewish, though she’s the type who (problematically) says “Might as well be!” A Parrothead.

Phil Acker: Actually,, an octogenarian, but just barely; he’s 80. He's physically spry and an anxious mess (especially tonight). He’s actually Jewish and a retired orthodontist originally from Brooklyn. Also, a Parrothead.

THE DEATH CHRONICLES (portraits)

Written by dael orlandersmith

Directed by Neel Keller

First Rehearsal: July 21, 2026

Performances: July 25, 2026, 2pm

SYNOPSIS: The Death Chronicles (portraits)... deals with people in the process of dying literally/spiritually/ it deals w/ our lack of acceptance of death/ acceptance of death and celebration of the people who were here/ and transitioned and touched us.

SEEKING:

Luc - jean Toussaint: Haitian/American (early to mid 30s)

Blake: middle aged business man... any race... roughly 45 - 65

Gloria: a former nurse and now death doula... any race... aged 45

SALARY

SPT $623 weekly minimum (SPT 6) - DAYLIGHT; $17 per hour - 29 hour staged readings - All other productions.

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