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DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, January 5, 2026

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

BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway

$803 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ABOUT TIME (see breakdown).

All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.

About Time is the third companion piece to Maltby and Shire’s Starting Here, Starting Now and Closer Than Ever.

PREPARATION

Choose a song you feel shows you as a person as well as a performer, showing vocal and emotional range in the style of Maltby and Shire. Please bring sheet music and a stapled together headshot and resume.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)

500 8th Ave

New York, NY 10018-6504

Studio #401 (Audition Room) / Studio #408 (Holding Room)

PERSONNEL

Producers: Joey Parnes Productions, Janet Brenner, Laura Ivey

General Manager: Joey Parnes

Director: Richard Maltby, Jr.

Music: David Shire

Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr.

Choreographer and Musical Staging: Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Associate Choreographer and Musical

Staging: Josh Walden

Music Director: Deniz Cordell

Casting Associate: Spencer Gualdoni CSA

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Merri Sugarman (Casting Director) and/or Claire Burke (Casting Director) and an Accompanist.

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: o/a February 2nd, 2026

1st Performance: February 19th, 2026

Closing: May 10th, 2026

OTHER

Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, NYC

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

ABOUT TIME

SEEKING:

[F2]: 50s-60s; Female Presenting; Alto/Mezzo-Soprano with a belt. Dramatic storytelling and comedic featured material. Comfortable holding harmony parts in group vocals. Strong musical theatre voice, plus a soprano. With warmth and a sense of comedy.

[F3]: 50s-60s; Female Presenting; Alto with extended upper range. Role calls for ensemble and solo singing. Equal amount of dramatic storytelling and comedic featured material. Comfort with “patter” style songs beneficial. Strong musical theatre voice and comedy. This part can go several different ways, but a down-to-earth energy and warmth, with touching comedy will be a factor. Very strong top notes.

[MALE-PRESENTING SWING]: 50s-60s; Male-Presenting to cover 3 roles; Tenor. Dramatic storytelling with a comic bend in featured material. Ability to perform with standard British or Cockney accent a plus. Very versatile, with strong voice, a good sense of comedy, and excellent sense of words/use of text and language.

[FEMALE-PRESENTING SWING]: 50s-60s; Female-Presenting to cover 3 roles; multitalented, very versatile, with a strong voice, high soprano notes and belt, good sense of comedy, and excellent sense of words/use of text and language.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE ON OFFER:

[M1]: Male-Presenting; 50s-70s. Tenor. Dramatic storytelling with a comic bent in featured material. Ability to perform with standard British or Cockney accent a plus. Role calls for ensemble and solo singing. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.

[M2]: Male-Presenting; 50s-60s. Tenor 2, with higher notes available. Equal amounts dramatic storytelling and comedy. Must be comfortable with learning and holding harmony parts in group vocals. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.

[M3]: Male-Presenting; 50s-60s. Baritone. Several comic turns, with dramatic moments – a wide range of material. Role calls for ensemble and solo singing. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.

[F1]: Female-Presenting; 50s-60s. Warm Soprano with strong upper range. Should have comfortable Bb5’s. Role calls for ensemble and solo singing. A wide range of material – mostly dramatic storytelling, with some comedy. THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER.

SALARY

Off Broadway $803 weekly minimum

UNION

AEA