Cape May Stage | Cape May, NJ
Cape May, NJ

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, February 26, 2026

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

And

Friday, February 27, 2026

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract

$538 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Cape May Stage's 2026 Season (See breakdown).

Cape May Stage encourages all actors of all backgrounds to share their work.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a monologue of under two minutes that suggests the character you would like to play. Those auditioning for MURDER FOR TWO should be prepared to play the piano and sing something that suggests the style of the play or a selection from The American Songbook. 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

Expected to attend:

Producing Artistic Director: Roy Steinberg

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

Cape May Stage 2026 Season

Housing Notes: Housing is provided with every actor having a private room with shared spaces like living room, kitchen and restrooms. We supply all bed linens and towels plus all kitchen wares. The house is heated and air conditioned with Wi-fi, washer/dryer, television and a stipend for uber to get into town as well as back and forth to the theater. There is no smoking at the company house, and no pets are permitted. We reimburse for transportation from New York upon arrival.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Written by Heidi Schreck

Directed by Roy Steinberg

Rehearses: May 19, 2026

Opens: June 4, 2026

Closes: June 28, 2026

We play Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Monday and Tuesday are off.

SEEKING:

HEIDI – female, mid 40s, intelligent, an activist, great comic timing, improv background helpful, native of Wenatchee, Washington, of German descent

LEGIONNAIRE – male, 35 plus, plays veteran, from American Legion Post #10, Wenatchee, Washington in 1989 plus contemporary gay friend, MIKE.

DEBATER – female high school student (15ish), strong, confident, verbal, intelligent. any ethnicity.

KALAMAZOO

Written by Michelle Kholos Brooks and Kelly Younger

Directed by Josh Iacovelli

Rehearses: June 30, 2026

Opens: July 16, 2026

Closes: August 23, 2026

We play Tuesday through Sunday evenings with no matinees. Monday is off.

SEEKING:

PEG – female 70s, Irish- American, sweet, naïve, conservative, a birdwatcher, comic

IRVING – male 70s, down to earth, East Coast Jewish, comic, tender-hearted, romantic

YOUR NAME MEANS DREAM

Written by Jose Rivera

Directed by Roy Steinberg

Rehearses: August 25, 2026

Opens: September 10, 2026

Closes: October 18, 2026

We play Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Monday and Tuesday are off.

SEEKING:

STACY – female, 30s, fit, alert, has ease and is charming, great verbal ability – a robot

AISLIN – female 75, feisty lifelong New Yorker living in East Village, fighter, Croatian/Irish descent

MURDER FOR TWO – THE HOLIDAY EDITION

Written by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair

Directed by Roy Steinberg

Rehearses: November 3, 2026

Opens: November 19, 2026

Closes: December 27, 2026.

We play Wednesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Monday and Tuesday are off.

Auditioners should be prepared to play the piano and sing.

SEEKING:

MARCUS MOSCOWICZ – male, 30s, detective, boyish charm, plays piano well and sings

TEN SUSPECTS – male, plays multiple characters who are suspects, great comic timing - plays piano well and sings

SALARY

Independent Theatre Contract $538 weekly minimum

UNION

AEA