Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, April 10, 2026

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$973 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in DEAD GIRL'S

QUINCEANERA (See breakdown).

World Premiere

A co-production with Hartford Stage and Barrington Stage.

All roles will be understudied for the Goodman leg.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1 or 2 contemporary monologues, up to 2-minutes total in length.

LOCATION
Goodman Theatre
170 N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60601-3205
Please check in with the Guest Services Desk on 1st floor.

PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Susan V Booth
Line Producer & BOLD Artistic Producer: Malkia Stampley
Playwright: Phanésia Pharel
Director: Melia Bensussen
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Lauren Port
Casting Coordinator: Grace Dolezal-Ng
Casting Assistant: Angelena Browne

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

www.goodmantheatre.org

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

DEAD GIRL'S QUINCEANERA

Barrington Stage (St. Germain Theatre/LORT D)
Artistic Director: Alan Paul
Associate Artistic Director: Branden Huldeen
First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026
First Preview: August 5, 2026
Opening: August 9, 2026
Closing: August 29, 2026

Goodman Theatre (Owen Theater/LORT D)
First Rehearsal: September 15, 2026
First Preview: September 26, 2026
Opening: October 5, 2026
Closing: November 1, 2026
Possible Extension Closing: November 8, 2026
Hartford Stage (LORT B)
Artistic Director: Melia Bensussen
Associate Artistic Director: Zoë Golub-Sass
First Rehearsal: February 16, 2027
First Preview: March 5, 2027
Opening: March 12, 2027
Closing: March 28, 2027

CASTING NOTES: None of these girls are "kiddie", the play dies in the world of kiddie, and they all have
a sense of humor, and a lust for life. Energy, laughter, curiosity abound in all four. Actors must be
available for all three runs.

SEEKING:

Salma: 18+ to play two days away from fifteen. Latina. Brainy, anxious, always on the go. Not an ounce
of the sentimental in that smart mind. Salma is the driver of the play and investigation. Powerful and
harsh. We must feel the genuine capacity to be scared of her. A surprise in the play is her heart. It's huge.
She loves like no one else but covers that like mad until she doesn’t.

Este: 18+ to play six months away from fifteen. Latina. Underdog. At the top of the play, she has yet to
step into her power - she is a very smart young woman. Este is an immigrant and the only immigrant out
of the four girls. The only working-class member of the team, and someone for whom English is a second
language.

Phoebe: 18+ to play three months into sixteen. Afro-Latina. Phoebe is a softer but formidable opponent
to Salma. A bad case of "good girl" syndrome, she hides her power through her politeness and care. But
the fierceness is there.

Maria: 18+ to play fifteen. Latina. Maria is the big reveal! There's more to la niña bonita than meets the
eye. She is the glue of this group. No rosy-eyed glasses for her, she sees everything clearly in her life and
sees her friends clearly as well.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $973 weekly minimum (LORT D)

UNION

AEA