Signature Theatre Company Inc.
New York, NY

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway

$1229 weekly minimum (Cat. CC)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ANIMAL WISDOM (See breakdown).

Signature Theatre is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages performers of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, ages, and other ways of identifying, to audition. Please note that unless otherwise specified in the breakdown, for all roles we are actively seeking and welcoming of actors of any ethnicity, race, gender/gender identification/gender expression, age, and physical and neurological ability.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short song, ideally accompanying yourself on an instrument of your choice. The music style can be anything EXCEPT traditional musical theater. Folk, jazz, soul, rock, and pop are all acceptable. There will be a piano in the room, all other instruments must be brought in. An accompanist will be provided for any non-musicians. Please also bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Emily Shooltz

Executive Director: Tim McClimon

General Manager: Kenneth Naanep

Written by Heather Christian

Directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant

Music Directed by Jane Cardona

Expected to attend:

Artistic Producer: Jeremy Ehlinger

Casting Director: Henry Russell Bergstein, CSA

Casting Associate: Serafina Tiranno-Cimisi

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: April 7, 2026

Previews begin: May 5, 2026

Opening: May 18, 2026

Closing of guaranteed run: June 14, 2026

Possible extension through: June 28, 2026

OTHER

Venue: Signature Theatre, The Romulus

Linney Courtyard Theatre

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

ANIMAL WISDOM

SYNOPSIS: Step into a musical séance like no other — where the veil is thin, the music is wild, and the spirits of memory come roaring to life. Heather Christian’s “dazzlingly original” (Vogue) piece blends storytelling, requiem, and family mythology in a musical ritual made for sinners and saints alike. A journey into the haunted spaces of memory and loss, this transporting experience comes to Signature in a thrilling new production helmed by director Keenan Tyler Oliphant, diving deep into the relationship between the soul, the seen and the unseen. With her raucous, singular music fusing blues, gospel and folk, Obie Award-winner Heather Christian invites you to pay tribute to the forces that shape our lives.

SEEKING:

H: (OFFER OUT) Female-identified, any age. Lead performer. A mezzo with a strong high belt, able to stretch to both alto and sop 1 ranges. Facility with an instrument is a plus.

A small company of performers (strong musician/vocalists) with flexibility in age, gender and instruments. This group should include a high tenor and soprano; the other voice parts are flexible.

Including:

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 1: (ROLE FILLED) Strong musician/vocalist who plays piano, any age, gender, etc. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 2: Strong musician/vocalist who plays bass (acoustic and electric), any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 3: Strong musician/vocalist who plays strings (violin and/or cello), any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 4: Strong musician/vocalist who plays guitar (facility with slides and pedals a must), any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.

MUSICIAN/VOCALIST 5: Strong musician/vocalist who plays percussion, any age, gender, ethnicity. Vocal part flexible.

SALARY

Off Broadway $1229 weekly minimum (Cat. CC)

UNION

AEA