Pittsburgh Musical Theater
Pittsburgh, PA

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, January 15, 2026

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM (E)

Break 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email: [email protected] .

CONTRACT

LOA

$450 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in DEAR EVAN HANSEN (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting 32-bar cuts of contemporary musical theater songs and a 45-second monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot & resume.

LOCATION

Pittsburgh Musical Theater Studios

327 S Main St

Pittsburgh, PA 15220-5511

Park in the parking lot to the left side of our building. Use glass door.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Producer: Colleen Doyno

Director: Tim Seib

Music Director: Francesca Tortorello

Reader: Quinn Patrick Shannon / Lindsay Pascuzzi

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: April 13, 2026

Opening: April 30, 2026

Closing: May 24, 2026

OTHER

www.pittsburghmusicals.com

Venue: The Gargaro Theater

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

DEAR EVAN HANSEN

SEEKING:

Evan Hansen - pop tenor, G2-B4 (bottom G to top B) A high school senior with social anxiety. He is assigned by his therapist to write letters to himself about why each day will be good, which becomes the catalyst for the plot of the story

Zoe Murphy - pop soprano F3-E5 (bottom F to E two above middle C) Connor's younger sister and Evan's longtime crush. She was never close to Connor, even hated him and thought he was a monster, but wishes she had known him better and turns to Evan after he lies and says he was friends with Connor.

Connor Murphy - pop baritone/tenor G2-G4 (bottom G to Top G) A classmate of Evan and high school senior who, like Evan, is also a social outcast with no friends, and is a frequent drug user, getting high to cope with his aggressive and violent tendencies. Connor eventually takes his own life during Act 1. His ghost appears in Evan's mind throughout the rest of the musical.

Cynthia Murphy - pop soprano F#3-E5 (belt) Connor and Zoe's stay-at-home mother. She is constantly trying to keep her fragile family from falling apart but is often unsuccessful.

Larry Murphy - pop baritone/tenor F32-G4 Connor and Zoe's busy and distant father.

Heidi Hansen - pop alto F3-Eb5 (belt) Evan's mother, a nurse's aide who attends paralegal school at night, often leaving Evan on his own as a result.

Jared Kleinman - Male, pop tenor A2-B4 (bottom A to top B) Evan's droll and sarcastic friend. He helps Evan and Alana found The Connor Project.

Alana Beck - pop soprano F3-E5 (bottom F to E two above middle C) Evan's earnest but melodramatic classmate. She is constantly looking for academic and extracurricular activities to boost her collegiate chances.

Ensemble /Swings / Understudies - Any genders. ages, vocal ranges.

SALARY

LOA $450 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST)

UNION

AEA