Union Arts Center 2026-27 Season - Seattle, WA EPA (06.15.26) & (06.18.26)

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, June 15, 2026

10:30 AM - 3:00 PM (P)

Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

AND

Thursday, June 18, 2026

2:30 PM - 7:00 PM (P)

Break 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/g... . Once you have secured your audition slot, please fill out the audition form at: https://airtable.com/appXKzsUO... . If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit your materials and a self-tape using the Airtable link provided.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1114 weekly minimum (LORT C) - Allen Stage

$1014 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Falls Stage

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Union Arts Center's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

All available roles on the season are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative.

Seattle actors are encouraged to audition.

At this time only the roles in A CHRISTMAS CAROL will be understudied. Some understudy casting for other productions may be available, still TBD.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two (2) contrasting monologues: 1 classical, 1 contemporary. Presentation should not exceed 3-minutes total.

LOCATION

Union Arts Center

700 Union St

Seattle, WA 98101

6/15: Waiting Area - 2nd Floor Lobby/Allen Theatre Green Room (Quiet Prep)

6/18: Waiting Area - Falls Theatre Lobby/Lalie Studio (Quiet Prep)

PERSONNEL

Yuvika Tolani: Artistic Director

Expected to attend:

Margaret Layne: Director of Casting

Pilar O'Connell: Casting Associate

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

www.unionartscenter.org

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

Union Arts Center 2026-27 Season

HAMLET

Playwright: William Shakespeare

Directed by: Victor Pappas

1st Reh: 8/25/26

1st Perf: 9/19/26

Opening: 9/24/26

Close: 10/11/26

Possible extension thru 10/18/26

Adapted for 9 actors.

LORT C

FULLY CAST.

TABLE 17

Playwright: Douglas Lyons

Directed by: Shermona Mitchell

1st Reh: 9/29/26

1st Perf: 10/24/26

Opening: 10/29/26

Closing: 11/15/26

LORT D

SEEKING:

JADA – F, late 20s/early 30s. Black identifying. Magnetic funny, charismatic - when she enters a room, heads turn. Quick-witted and strong, but her pride sometimes gets in her way.

DALLAS – M, late 20s/early 30s. Black identifying. Driven, charming, hardworking, smooth with his words and passionate with his love.

RIVER/ERIC/BARTENDER – M, Late 20s/early 30s. Black identifying. RIVER: queer, cunty, hilarious, bitterly single. Hopeless romantic with a snippy exterior. ERIC: smooth, confident, flirtatious leading man type. BARTENDER: total muscle bro, so sure of himself it makes you want to vomit. Happily single, absolutely sure he knows a woman’s needs.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Adapted by Gregory A. Falls from the Charles Dickens Classic

Directed by Shermona Mitchell

1st Reh: 11/3/26

1st Perf: 11/27/26

Open: 12/3/26

Close: 12/27/26

LORT C

SEEKING (All roles and understudy positions):

SCROOGE: 50-80, embittered, miserly, misanthropic, but transforms to be full of joy, warmth, and playfulness

BOB CRATCHIT: 30-50, Scrooge’s clerk, a family man, kind, hopeful, optimistic

FRED: 25-40, Scrooge’s nephew, outgoing, friendly, positive

MRS FEZZIWIG: 40-60, warm, lively, motherly

MIDDLE SCROOGE: 25-35, Scrooge as a young man, engaging but worryingly ambitious

BELLE: 20-30, Scrooge’s one-time fiancée, wise, lovely, open-hearted

MARLEY’S GHOST: 40-60, ghost of Scrooge’s late partner, angry, tortured, scary

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: any age, other-worldly, mischievous, but steely when called upon

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: any age, larger than life, boisterous, bountiful, commanding

6 YOUTHS: under 18 to play CRATCHIT CHILDREN and LONDONERS

3 UNDERSTUDIES: (one 50 , SCROOGE u/s; two 25 , any gender, tracks TBD but can include ay adult role excluding SCROOGE). Some roles are covered internally by cast members.

1 UNDERSTUDY: under 18, for youth actor roles

METEOR SHOWER

Playwright: Steve Martin

Directed by: Adrienne Mackey

1st Reh: 1/12/27

1st Perf: 2/6/27

Open: 2/11/27

Close: 2/28/27

LORT D

SEEKING:

CORKY: mid 30s-mid 40s, female presenting, average upper-middle class SoCal wife; a quirky, anxious people-pleaser but not as ditzy as she seems.

NORM: mid 30s-mid 40s, male presenting, Corky’s husband. Average upper-middle class SoCal husband (“Normal Norm”), sensible, Jeopardy-loving.

GERALD: mid 30s-mid40s, male presenting. Attractive but domineering alpha male, self-obsessed, bored with his life, but not as insensitive as he appears.

LAURA: mid 30s-mid 40s, female presenting, Gerald’s wife. Glamorous, mysterious, confident in her body and her sexuality.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Playwright: William Shakespeare

Director: Leah Adcock-Starr

1st Reh: 2/23/27

1st Perf: 3/20/27

Open: 3/25/27

Close: 4/11/27

LORT C

Adapted for 9 actors. Doubling subject to change.

SEEKING:

BEATRICE

BENEDICK

HERO/WATCH

CLAUDIO/WATCH

DON JOHN/DOGBERRY

BORACHIO/FRIAR

MARGARET/VERGES

LEONATO/SEXTON

DON PEDRO

THE RIVER BRIDE

Playwright: Marisela Treviño Orta

Director: Rebecca Tourino-Collinsworth

1st Reh: 4/6/27

1st Perf: 5/1/27

Open: 5/6/27

Close: 5/23/27

Possible extension thru 5/30/27

LORT D

All roles are Latine identifying. Note: casting for Helena, Belmira, Moises and Duarte is flexible as to age, the important thing is an ability to embody the quality of youth needed.

SEEKING:

HELENA, 18, female-presenting. Smart, beautiful, quiet, thoughtful, with a rich emotional life.

BELMIRA, 16, female-presenting. Helena’s sister. Beautiful, frivolous, a little vain but charming and

adored by all. Has an appetite for adventure. MOISES, 20-25, male-presenting. Charming, handsome, mysterious, with an earnest sympathetic manner.

DUARTE, 20-25, male-presenting. A good, hardworking man from a respected family. Belmira’s fiancé.

SR. COSTA, late 40s, male-presenting. Belmira and Helena’s father. A fisherman. Still deeply in love with his wife, wants the same for his daughters

SRA. COSTA, late 40s, female-presenting. Belmira and Helena’s mother. Still deeply in love with her husband, wants the same for her daughters.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $1114 weekly minimum (LORT C) - Allen Stage; $1014 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Falls Stage

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