Chenango River Theatre
Greene, NY

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, March 14, 2026

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email: Info@chenangorivertheatre . If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition. Please see breakdown for details.

CONTRACT

SPT

$412 weekly minimum (SPT 2)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Chenango River Theatre's 2026 Season (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues or two contrasting musical pieces to be considered for THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

LOCATION

Chenango River Theatre

991 State Hwy 12

Greene, NY 13778-2211

PERSONNEL

Paige Tripp: Executive Director

Bill Lelbach: Director - PROOF

Expected to attend:

Andrew Kahl: Artistic Director, Director – THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Tim Iversen: Music Director - THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Carmela Marner: Director - INTIMATE APPAREL

Chris O’Connor: Director - THE COTTAGE

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

chenangorivertheatre.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

Chenango River Theatre 2026 Season

VIDEO SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please submit your headshot, resume, and audition video links at: https://docs.google.com/forms/... .

PLEASE, do not email video audition materials. To be considered for any shows in our 2026 season, remote audition materials must be submitted through the form link. Emailed submissions will be discarded.

Share video links for two contrasting contemporary monologues (less than 4 minutes total) or performers interested in either role in THE LAST FIVE YEARS, should submit two short, contrasting musical pieces (combined not to exceed three minutes)

Videos should be shared through YouTube, Vimeo or another accessible service.

Title attachments with LAST NAME FIRST for each submitted file (i.e., SmithHeadshot.jpg, or SmithKevinResume.pdf). Including first initial or first name after your last name is appreciated. Attachments should be .pdf or .jpg.

Video submission deadline is March 18th, 2026.

INTIMATE APPAREL

Written by Lynn Nottage

Rehearsals start: May 4th

Performances: May 22nd -June 7th

SEEKING:

Esther: African-American seamstress in New York City who sews intimate apparel for ladies of all levels of society. 30s

Mrs. Dickson: Widowed African-American woman who owns the boarding house where Esther lives. 50s+

Mrs. Van Buren: Wealthy, white American woman who orders fancy corsets from Esther and has also become her friend. 30s

Mr. Marks: A Romanian Jewish fabric seller who is friends with Esther. 30s

Mayme: An African-American prostitute who orders lingerie and has become good friends with Esther. 30s

George: A Barbadian man who initiates a correspondence with Esther while he is working to build the Panama Canal. He eventually comes to New York City and marries Esther. 30s

THE COTTAGE

Written by Sandy Rustin

Rehearsals start: June 8th

Performances: June 26th – July 12th

Note: All roles require British RP or regional accents, physical intimacy, mild comic violence

SEEKING:

Sylvia: Late 20s-early 40s. A lovely and rash romantic.

Beau: Late 20s-early 40s. Perhaps the best-looking man in Britain.

Marjorie: Late 20s-early 40s. 8 months pregnant, pragmatic, and a tad spicy.

Clark: Late 20s-early 40s. A distinguished gent with a lover’s spirit.

Dierdre: mid 20s to late 30s. An awfully pretty, sometimes wise, nincompoop.

Richard: Late 20s to early 40s. A murderous, yet gentle soul.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown

Rehearsals start: July 13th

Performances: July 31st – August 23rd

SEEKING:

Cathy Hiatt: 20s-30s. a struggling actress, mezzo soprano.

Jamie Wellerstein: 20s-30s. a rising novelist, tenor.

PROOF

Written by David Auburn

Rehearsals start: August 31st

Performances: September 18th – October 4th

SEEKING:

Catherine: 20s, vulnerable, yet resilient and brilliant young woman grappling with the legacy of her father’s mathematical genius and her increasing fear that she inherited both his genius and his mental instability.

Claire: Late 20s–early 30s, a Wall Street currency analyst and Catherine’s practical yet somewhat distant older sister who tries to intervene in her life while dealing with her own insecurities.

Robert: 50–60s, a recently-deceased brilliant mathematician at the University of Chicago, praised for his groundbreaking work in his youth, but whose later years were plagued by delusional mental illness and often erratic behavior.

Harold (Hal) Dobbs: late 20s, a bright, likeable mathematician and a former student of Robert.

SALARY

SPT $412 weekly minimum (SPT 2)

UNION

AEA