Hanover Theatre 2026-27 Season - NYC EPA (06.12.26)

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, June 12, 2026

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

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract

$565 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Hanover Theatre's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a monologue no longer than 60-seconds. If you wish to be considered for Romeo Juliet, please choose a Shakespeare monologue. If you wish to be considered for Hedwig, please be prepared to sing sixteen bars in addition to your monologue. An accompanist will be provided. If you are an actor who plays an instrument and wish to be considered for the band in Hedwig, please let us know and be prepared to play your instrument, if possible. Please bring two copies of your headshot and resume, stapled together or printed double-sided.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Livy Scanlon -Artistic Director, THT Rep, Director, Romeo Juliet

Alexander Platt - Director, Hedwig

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

THE HANOVER THEATRE 2026 - 2027 SEASON

Romeo Juliet

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Livy Scanlon

Key Dates

First Rehearsal

Sep 1, 2026

Opening

Sep 26, 2026

Closing

Oct 11, 2026

**Extension TBD through Oct 18**

Director’s Note

The script has been cut / adapted for 16-18 roles. No doubling. All actors may be involved in ensemble-driven storytelling. All actors may be involved in a high energy dance number; however, formal dance or movement training is not required.

NOTE: All roles require superior command of heightened language.

SEEKING:

HOUSE MONTAGUE

ROMEO. Male presenting / masc / non-binary; 18 to play teens; any ethnicity. Emo, romantic, impossibly cool. NOTE: This role requires intimacy, including kissing and partial nudity, as well as stage combat.

BENVOLIO. Any gender; 18 to play teens; any ethnicity. Romeo’s cousin and friend. A gentle soul. NOTE: This role requires stage combat.

BALTHASAR. Male presenting / masc / non-binary; 18 to play teens - 20s; any ethnicity. Romeo’s page / bodyguard. The muscle of the group. NOTE: This role requires stage combat.

MONTAGUE. Male presenting; 40s ; any ethnicity. Romeo’s father.

LADY MONTAGUE. Female presenting; 40s ; any ethnicity. Romeo’s mother.

HOUSE CAPULET

JULIET. Female presenting; 18 to play teens; any ethnicity. Complex, intrepid. NOTE: This role requires intimacy, including kissing and partial nudity.

TYBALT. Male presenting; 20s; any ethnicity. Juliet’s hot-headed cousin. NOTE: This role requires stage combat.

PETER. Male presenting; 30s – 50s ; any ethnicity. House Capulet’s loyal if bumbling serving man. Provides comic relief throughout.

LADY CAPULET. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Female presenting; 40s ; any ethnicity. An amalgamation of Shakespeare’s Capulet and Lady Capulet. A widow and therefore Juliet’s only living parent.

NURSE. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Female presenting; 40s ; any ethnicity. Around the same age as Lady Capulet, but softer and much less refined. Provides comic relief throughout.

OTHER PLAYERS

MERCUTIO. Male presenting / masc / non-binary; 18 to play late teens – early 20s; any ethnicity. Romeo’s most fabulous friend and kinsman to Queen Escalus. NOTE: This role requires stage combat.

FRIAR LAWRENCE. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Male presenting; 30s ; any ethnicity. He gives “cool youth pastor,” like your favorite Sex Ed teacher who leaves condoms outside his door “just in case.”

QUEEN ESCALUS. Female presenting; 30s - 60s ; any ethnicity. High status, diplomatic, fair but firm.

COUNTY PARIS. Male presenting; early 20s; any ethnicity. Lady Capulet’s preferred suitor for Juliet. Perfectly fine, but no Romeo. NOTE: This role requires stage combat.

APOTHECARY / ENESMBLE. Any gender; any age; any ethnicity. Seeking an actor skilled with slight-of-hand / magic.

FRIAR JOHN / ENSEMBLE. Male presenting; any age; any ethnicity. Well-meaning.

6th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Double Header

Created and performed by Livy Scanlon

At turns dark and darkly funny, this annual production is staged as a séance, conjuring two of Poe’s most

notorious narrators.

Key Dates

First Rehearsal Oct 27, 2026

Opening Oct 28, 2026

Closing Nov 1, 2026

Breakdown

NARRATOR. This role is CAST. Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement. Any gender, any age, any ethnicity. Has a superior command of heightened language and dialects.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Text by John Cameron Mitchell

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask

Directed by Alexander Platt

Key Dates

First Rehearsal Jan 12, 2027

Opening Feb 6, 2027

Closing Feb 21, 2027

**Extension TBD through Feb 28, 2027**

SEEKING:

HEDWIG. Character pronouns she/her; genderqueer/genderfluid; 30s–60s; any ethnicity. Charismatic, with a razor wit and a wounded heart. Equal parts glam icon, stand-up comic, and tragic heroine. An exceptional rock vocalist with strong storytelling chops and the stamina to carry the show. NOTE: Skill with dialect and ability to play an instrument are pluses but not required.

YITZHAK. Any gender identity; 20s - 40s; any ethnicity. Hedwig’s partner and backup singer. Quiet but deeply expressive beneath a guarded exterior. A gifted vocalist. NOTE: Ability to play lead/rhythm guitar a plus but not required.

THE ANGRY INCH BAND. Any gender identities; 20s–60s ; any ethnicities. Seeking musicians who act or have experience in theatrical productions. If you are an actor who plays keyboard, lead guitar, bass guitar, and/or drums, please let us know and be prepared to play your instrument if possible.

Fat Ham

Written by James Ijames

Director TBD

Key Dates

First Rehearsal Mar 9, 2027

Opening

Apr 3, 2027

Closing

Apr 11, 2027

**Extension TBD through Apr 18, 2027**

SEEKING:

JUICY. Male presenting; early 20s; Black. Beautiful, queer, lonely, smart, “thicc.” A kind of Hamlet. Possesses strong emotional range and command of heightened text.

TEDRA. Female presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Juicy’s mother. Charismatic, bold, and self-possessed. A kind of Gertrude.

REV. Male presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Tedra’s new husband and Juicy’s uncle. Recently released from prison. Charismatic, imposing, and unpredictable. A kind of Claudius. Doubles with PAP.

PAP. Male presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Juicy’s deceased father. Appears as a ghost. Doubles with REV. A kind of Hamlet’s Father.

OPAL. Female presenting; early 20s; Black. Juicy’s cousin and one of his only friends. Openly queer/lesbian. Sharp, intuitive, and emotionally grounded. A kind of Ophelia.

LARRY. Male presenting; 20s; Black. Opal’s brother. A Marine healing from PTSD and navigating his identity / desires. A kind of Laertes.

RABBY. Female presenting; 40s-50s; Black. Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. She brings levity to the group dynamic. A kind of Polonius.

TIO. Male presenting; 20s-30s; Black or Afro-Latinx. Juicy’s cousin and oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.

SALARY

Independent Theatre Contract $565 weekly minimum

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