Dobama Theatre
Cleveland Heights, OH

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, March 20, 2026

10:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

AND

Saturday, March 21, 2026

10:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

No breaks scheduled.

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email Elise Kuklinca, Connectivity Director at: [email protected] . Tuesday - Friday, 10am-5pm. If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition at the same email address. Please put, "Video Submission" in the Subject line. Audition videos should be uploaded to YouTube and set to “Unlisted”. Accepting Video submissions until Friday, March 21st, 2026, at 11:59pm ET.

CONTRACT

SPT

$394 weekly minimum (SPT 2)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Dobama Theatre's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

Roles with specified genders may be played by any actor comfortable portraying that gender identity. Unless specified by the playwright, actors of all races will be considered for all roles.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting, contemporary monologues of no more than 60 seconds each or two minutes total. Please slate at the beginning of the audition (state your name and what you’re performing). No musical selections please.

LOCATION

Dobama Theatre

2340 Lee Rd.

Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-5220

Second floor. Street and lot parking available at no charge.

PERSONNEL

Erin Dolan, Director of Programs

Carrie Williams, Education Directors

Colin Anderson, Director of Production

Expected to attend:

Nathan Motta, Artistic Director

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

dobama.org

For more detailed information on callback dates, synopses, and more, please visit: dobama.org/working-at-dobama

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

Dobama Theatre 2026-27 Season

DAPHNE'S DIVE

Written by Quiara Alegría Hudes

Directed by Juliana Frey-Méndez

First Rehearsal: 8/22/26

Performance dates: 9/24/26 - 10/18/26

SEEKING:

DAPHNE: CAST. (female) - Bar owner. Latina.

INEZ: (female) - Daphne's sister. Latina.

ACOSTA: CAST. (male) - Inez's husband. Latino.

REY: (male) - Glass cutter and manual laborer. Any ethnicity.

JEN: (female) - Activist, performance artist, and merrymaker. Asian-American.

PABLO: (male) - Painter. Latino.

RUBY: (female) - A young woman who is also, in some way, a child. Any ethnicity.

A SHERLOCK CAROL

Written by Mark Shanahan

Directed by Erin E. Dolan

First Rehearsal: 11/3/26

Performance dates: 12/3/26 - 1/3/27

Casting Note (from the playwright): The actors are inhabiting the “idea” of the iconic characters and can be cast in any number of ways. The actors are, after all, only spirits—which, as the play states, are around us all the time, guiding our way. Age, ethnicity and gender are all up for grabs in the casting, as is the suggestion of the break-down of roles.

SEEKING:

SHERLOCK HOLMES - The World's Foremost Consulting Detective, in decline.

EBENEZER SCROOGE - Formerly a miser. One Christmas, Scrooge transformed into as good a man as the good old city ever knew.

DR. TIMOTHY CRATCHIT - doubles as MR. TOPPER, RALPH FEZZIWIG, CONSTABLE BRADSTREET

EMMA WIGGINS - doubles as FANNIE GARDNER, INSPECTOR LESTRADE, MRS. WINDIGATE

DR. WATSON - doubles as MRS. DILBER, HENRY BURKE, OLD JOE BRACKENRIDGE

CAROLER - doubles as ELDERLY WOMAN, COUNTESS OF MORCAR, MARTHA CRATCHIT, MARY MORSTAN, ABBY FEZZIWIG

WALDEN

Written by Amy Berryman

Directed by Nathan Motta

First Rehearsal: 12/28/26

Performance dates: 1/28/27 - 2/21/27

Casting Note (from the playwright): Cassie and Stella should look like sisters and be of similar builds, but they need not look like identical twins. They look different, have different blood types, and have therefore always assumed themselves fraternal. The characters should reflect a more and more diverse America.

SEEKING:

STELLA (female, early 30s) - Cassie’s twin sister. Former NASA colony architect, her mouth moves quickly to catch up with her even faster brain, her thoughts zigzag like tracing a constellation. She is still deeply heartbroken she will never go to space, harbors secrets and resentment as she struggles to welcome her sister into her new life. Born first.

CASSIE (female, early 30s) - Stella’s twin sister. NASA botanist, physically strong, seems put together in the midst of all her success, but inside is doubtful and falling apart. Overwhelmed by the deeply human experience she is having since landing back on Earth. She digs and uproots. Looking for a way to blow up her life, as well as looking for a way to get closer to her sister. Born second.

BRYAN (male, mid 30s) - Stella’s fiancé́. A member of the populist political movement Earth Advocates, laid back, kind, emotionally open, strong, still grieving the loss of his brother, struggling with the wall Stella has built around herself. A different racial, ethnic, or cultural background than Cassie and Stella.

MARY JANE

Written by Amy Herzog

Directed by Leighann Delorenzo

First Rehearsal: 2/9/27

Performance dates: 3/11/27 - 4/4/27

Casting Note (from the playwright): Besides Mary Jane, all roles are doubled, so that five actors are required.

SEEKING:

MARY JANE - A woman in her 30s

RUTHIE / TENKEI (female, 60s or 70s) - A building superintendent / A Buddhist nun

SHERRY / DR. TOROS (female, 40s or 50s) - A nurse / A pediatric intensivist

BRIANNE / CHAYA (female, 30s or early 40s) - A Facebook friend / A Hasidic woman

AMELIA / KAT (female, 20s) - Sherry's niece, a college student / A music therapist

NETTA & RU

Written by Lisa Langford

Directed by Chennelle Bryant-Harris

First Rehearsal: 3/23/27

Performance dates: 4/22/27 - 5/16/27

Possible extension to 5/23/27

SEEKING:

RUBY (female, 20-30) - Shame-free sex worker, root worker, and hoodoo practitioner. Her magic has been failing her ever since her mother, Mama Mama, died.

NETTA (female, 20-30) - African American, Ruby’s play-sister. Orphaned by a shameful incident, Netta is determined to rise above her station and be a married member of the best church in Montgomery.

LUKE (male, 20-30) - African American, Netta’s fiancé. Good-hearted guy, serial cheats, often with Ruby. He causes friction between Netta and Ruby.

EUNICE (female, 40s-50s) - African American, Doc’s second wife. Married Doc after he killed his first wife. New in town. Member of Women’s Committee at the best church in Montgomery.

SALARY

SPT $394 weekly minimum (SPT 2)

UNION

AEA