Dorset Theatre Festival | Dorset, VT
Dorset, VT

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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

Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

And

Thursday, March 19, 2026

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

Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please contact Will Rucker, Executive Artistic Director at: [email protected] no later than 9:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

CONTRACT

SPT

$697 weekly minimum (SPT 7)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Dorset Theatre Festival's 2026 Season (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 1-3 minute contemporary monologue of your choice.

LOCATION

Dorset Playhouse

104 Cheney Rd

Dorset, VT 05251-0519

Enter through box office door.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Will Rucker, Executive Artistic Director

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

dorsettheatrefestival.org

These auditions will take place in Dorset, Vermont.

Appointments in NYC will not be available.

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

Dorset Theatre Festival 2026 Season

DECEIVED

Based on the play Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton

Adapted by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson

Directed by Jackson Gay

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

First Tech: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Preview: Friday, June 19, 2026

Opening: Saturday, June 20, 2026

Closing: Saturday, July 4, 2026

SEEKING:

BELLA - A young married woman, about 25, with possibly a nervous disposition. Bella loves and trusts her husband and only begins to doubt his sincerity when circumstances force her to do so. As the story progresses, she must accept a new reality and find a strength - and cunning - she didn't know she had.

JACK - Bella’s husband, 35-40, debonair and charming. Jack is the most loving, sympathetic and supportive partner he could possibly be, or so it seems for most of the play.

ELIZABETH - The housekeeper, 50s-60s, hard of hearing. A lifetime "in service” has taught her to remain as dutiful and discreet as possible, and to keep her opinions to herself except in extreme circumstances.

NANCY - The young housemaid, her eye on the main chance. Smart and perceptive, she thinks she sees an opportunity to outsmart everyone.

THE UNDERSTUDY

Written and Directed by Theresa Rebeck

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

First Tech: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Preview: Friday, July 10, 2026

Opening: Saturday, July 11, 2026

Closing: Saturday, July 18, 2026

SEEKING:

ROXANNE - An overwrought Broadway stage manager

JAKE - A B-List action star now appearing in a new Franz Kafka play on Broadway

HARRY - A down-on-his-luck actor hired to be Jake’s understudy

ADVICE

By Brent Askari

Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 14, 2026

First Tech: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Preview: Friday, July 31, 2026

Opening: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Closing: Saturday, August 15, 2026

SEEKING:

JOY - CAST - Female-presenting. Corporate lawyer. Late 30s-50s.

RON - Male-presenting. History professor. Late 30s-50s.

GARY - CAST - Male-presenting. Office Manager. New author. Late 30s-50s.

LOBBY HERO

By Kenneth Lonergan

Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

First Tech: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Preview: Friday, August 21, 2026

Opening: Saturday, August 22, 2026

Closing: Saturday, September 5, 2026

SEEKING:

JEFF - A uniformed security guard, late 20s

WILLIAM - Captain of security at a Manhattan apartment building, late 20s

BILL - A uniformed policeman, around 30

DAWN - Bill’s rookie partner, early 20s

SALARY

SPT $697 weekly minimum (SPT 7)

UNION

AEA