Folger Theatre | Washington, DC
Washington, DC

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, March 16, 2026

11:00 AM - 6:30 PM (E)

Lunch 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

And

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

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CONTRACT

LOA

$757 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2025-26 rates

SEEKING

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

Performers of all racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions are encouraged to audition. Folger Theatre will provide reasonable accessibility accommodation to individuals who request it in advance. Folger Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief Shakespeare or other monologue. Please bring your headshot and resume.

LOCATION
Folger Shakespeare Library Haskell Center
301 E Capitol St SE
Washington, DC 20003

PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Karen Ann Daniels
Expected to attend:
Daryl Eisenberg, CSA: Casting Director of Eisenberg Casting

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

www.folger.edu

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer wil 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

Folger Theatre 2026-27 Season

The character breakdowns in this announcement include specifications that reflect the identity of the
characters. The worlds of these plays will explore the intersections of identities, and actors with bi-racial,
multi-cultural, and gender-expansive identities are encouraged to audition.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Written by William Shakespeare
Director: TBD
Rehearsals Begin: August 25, 2026

Performances: September 22 – October 25, 2025

Potential extension through November 1, 2026

Additional roles to be doubled among the cast.

SEEKING:

Duke of Vienna – male. Later disguises himself as Friar Lodowick.

Escalus – any gender. A judge. Loyal to the Duke and advises Angelo.

Claudio - male. Isabella’s brother. Sentenced to death for impregnating his fiance.

Lucio - male. An outspoken bachelor.

Angelo - male. In charge of Vienna when Duke is absent.

Provost - any gender. Prison guard who carries out Angelo’s orders.

Pompey - any gender. Works for Mistress Overdone. Becomes an executioner.

Elbow / Friar Thomas / Mistress Overdone - any gender. ELBOW - a constable. Causes confusion in his lack of clear communication. MISTRESS OVERDONE - Runs a brothel.

Isabella - female. Claudio’s sister, training to be a nun.

Mariana - female. A heartbroken woman.

The Reading Room Festival

Rehearsals Begin: January 25, 2027

Performances: January 28 – January 31, 2027

Written by TBD

Directed by TBD

The Reading Room Festival is a one-week series of staged readings of new plays and musicals that are in relationship to the works of William Shakespeare, other early modern classical writers or that speak to the mission of the Folger. Each reading is produced on a full week’s contract which uses the 29-hour. staged reading code as the template.

Over the past four years, the Reading Room Festival has introduced audiences to new plays that have gone on to full-scale productions, including the world premiere of Lauren M. Gunderson’s A Room in the Castle; Al Letson’s Julius X, which remixes Civil Rights history through the lens of Shakespeare’s tragedy; and Jacob Ming-Trent’s autobiographical How Shakespeare Saved My Life.

SEEKING:

Actors of All genders, all ages. Skilled with classic text.

HAMLET

Written by William Shakespeare

Director: TBD

Rehearsals Begin: February 2, 2027

Performances: March 2 - April 4, 2026

Potential extension through April 11, 2027

Additional roles to be doubled among the cast.

SEEKING:

Hamlet - Male. Prince of Denmark.

Queen Gertrude - Female. Widow of the late King Hamlet, married to Claudius. Mother to Hamlet.

King Claudius - Male. Brother to the late King Hamlet.

Ophelia - Female. Daughter of Polonius.

Laertes - Male. Ophelia’s brother.

Polonius - Male. Father to Ophelia and Laertes, advisor to King Claudius.

Player King / The Ghost - male. Skilled with classic text.

Horatio - Male. Hamlet’s friend.

Rosencrantz / Marcellus / Player 1 - any gender. Skilled with comedy and classic text.

Guildenstern / Bernardo / Player 2 - any gender. Skilled with comedy and classic text.

Production TBD

Rehearsals Begin: April 26, 2027

Performances: May 18 – June 20, 2027

Written by TBD

Directed by TBD

Will hold auditions for this production at a later date.

SALARY

LOA $757 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2025-26 rates

UNION

AEA