SpeakEasy Stage Company 2026-2027 Season (Musicals) – Boston, MA EPA (05.28.26) & (05.29.26 Cancelled)

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, May 28, 2026

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

BREAK: 12:30AM - 1:30PM

AND

CANCELLED

This audition will be rescheduled to a date in June.

The theatre will contact members with appointments to reschedule to one of their other dates.

AUDITION DATE

Friday, May 29, 2026

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To request an appointment, please email [email protected] with your full name, pronouns, Equity status, contact information, and the shows for which you would like to be considered. Please also include your complete availability during the entire audition window.

CONTRACT

NEAT

$705.00 weekly minimum (cat. 6)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in SpeakEasy Stage Company's 2026-2027 (see breakdown).

For pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.

PREPARATION

Actors may sing short cuts of one or two songs, read one or more scenes from the season’s plays, perform one or two monologues, or prepare a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) from other sources of their preference. An accompanist and some material from the scripts will be available at the auditions. There will not be a reader at the audition. To be considered for both musicals and non-musicals, SpeakEasy recommends one contemporary monologue and one 16-bar cut of a contemporary song.

LOCATION

SpeakEasy Stage Company

539 Tremont St

Boston, MA 02116-6117

PERSONNEL

BY ANY OTHER NAME by Deborah Zoe Laufer and Daniel Green; directed by M. Bevin O’Gara

ROJA by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

SpeakEasy Artistic Director, Director of Covenant – Dawn Meredith Simmons

SpeakEasy Director of Artistic & Community Programs -- Alex Lonati

Musical Director -- TBD

OTHER DATES

BY ANY OTHER NAME

Rehearsals begin 4/13/27; Tech begins 5/1/27;

Performances run 5/7/27 – 5/29/27. TBD Extension 5/30/27 – 6/5/27.

ROJA (workshop)

9/29/26 – 10/11/26

OTHER

www.speakeasystage.com

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

SpeakEasy Stage Company 2025-2026 Season (Musicals)

Other: For these auditions, no nudity or any form of sexual contact will be required as part of an actor’s audition. We will not ask prospective participants to perform violence or sexual contact as part of an audition without disclosing this expectation in the audition notice or invitation. SpeakEasy Stage Company seeks to foster an environment of communication, safety, respect, accountability, and the health, safety, and well- being of institutions and its participants.

Actors of color are strongly encouraged to audition, and all roles are open to inclusive casting. SpeakEasy Stage Company shall conduct all auditions/interviews in a manner that promotes fair consideration to persons of all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and ability statuses. SpeakEasy Stage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

BY ANY OTHER NAME

by Deborah Zoe Laufer and Daniel Green

SEEKING:

ROSALIND - 18, high mix. Winning in every way, if a little self-absorbed.

CELIA - 18 to play 16, strong singer, mix/belt. Always in Rosalind’s shadow. Speaks directly to the audience.

HERMIA - 18 to play 17, mezzo. Small and feisty.

HELENA - 18 to play 17, soprano. Tall and a bit of a drama queen.

OPHELIA - 18 to play 16, soprano. Terribly damaged. Really needs a friend.

JULIET - 18 to play 13, strong belt. Impulsive, passionate, and ready for a fight.

VIOLA/CESARIO - (they/them) 18 to play 17, strong singer, mix/belt. Smart and funny, but lonely. Searching for who they are and where they belong. Speaks directly to the audience.

DEMETRIUS - baritenor. Tries to be macho.

LYSANDER - baritenor. A little slow on the up-take.

THE THREE WITCHES — Three fabulous, older beings who know the ways of the world.

HAZEL - mezzo. Imperious.

ASPEN - strong belt. Sassy.

MYRTLE - soprano. Sweet and anxious. A romantic.

ROJA (workshop)

by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman

SEEKING:

ROJA - 18 to play fourteen-year-old. Mexican girl who is dealing with the loss of her father.

MAMÁ - Roja’s mother. She is solely responsible for tending the family farm after her husband has passed. Three years after the loss of her husband, she is still stricken with grief.

COYOTE - The shape-shifting god of music, dancing, and mischief. Often depicted with a mustache in human form. A mixture of charro, norteño, and mariachi. (Doubles as PAPA)

DON SECO – The wealthy landowner who has allowed the Flores family to work the land since Roja was born.

MAN – Doubles as CROW 1 and 3, CAMPESINO 1. CROW is the spirit of logic and wisdom. They are a legion of thousands in the form of only one.

LA SEÑORA DE LOS HUESOS - The queen of the underworld. (Doubles as CROW 2 and 4)

SALARY

NEAT $705.00 weekly minimum (cat. 6)

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