What are the responsibilities and job description for the SpeakEasy Stage Company 2026-2027 Season (Plays) – Boston, MA EPA (05.27.26) position at SpeakEasy Stage Company?
DESCRIPTION
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
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
Auditions should be no longer than 5 minutes. Actors may perform one or two monologues, a piece from the season’s plays, or prepare a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) from other sources of their preference. SpeakEasy suggests, if not performing scenes, choosing two contrasting contemporary monologues.
LOCATION
SpeakEasy Stage Company
539 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02116-6117
PERSONNEL
COVENANT by York Walker; directed by Dawn Meredith Simmons
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD by Samuel D. Hunter; directed by Bryn Boice
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
SpeakEasy Artistic Director, Director of Covenant – Dawn Meredith Simmons
SpeakEasy Director of Artistic & Community Programs, Alex Lonati
OTHER DATES
COVENANT by York Walker
Rehearsals begin 9/1/26
Tech begins 9/22/26
Performances run 9/25/26 – 10/17/26
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD by Samuel D. Hunter
Rehearsals begin 1/4/27
Tech begins 1/26/27
Performances run 1/29/27 – 2/20/27
TBD Extension 2/21/27 – 2/27/27
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
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.
COVENANT by York Walker
SEEKING:
RUTHIE – Black woman. 19, the innocent one, obsessed with love or the idea of it.
VIOLET – Black woman. 19, Ruthie’s best friend, black sheep of the family, loves her older sister Avery fiercely.
AVERY – Black woman. 24, dreams of seeing the world outside of this town, a woman coming into her own and terrified.
MAMA – Black woman, 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 - Black man. 24, must play guitar, local celebrity, awkward-turned-ladies’ man. Has been in love with Avery since he was 12 years old.
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD
by Samuel D. Hunter
SEEKING:
SARAH (CAST) – 60s, female
ETHAN – Early to mid 30s, male.
JAMES - Late 20s or early 30s, male.
PAULETTE – 40s or 50s, female
SALARY
NEAT $705.00 weekly minimum (cat. 6)
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UNION
AEA