The Acting Company | New York, NY
New York, NY

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT
TYA
$633 weekly minimum

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in a school tour o HAMLET (See breakdown).

Local NYC actors are encouraged to audition.

The Acting Company’s productions are cast with artists that are representative of the multicultural world we live in. We encourage actors from all racial and ethnic backgrounds to audition. We also recognize that the characters in this show are written on the binary and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.

PREPARATION
Please prepare a short classical monologue of your choosing. Please bring your headshot
and resume, stapled together. If you are not able to make the EPA, please feel free to
email your materials to: [email protected].

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Written by William Shakespeare

A modern verse translation by Lisa Peterson

Directed by Chika Ike

Producing Artistic Director: Devin Brain

Executive Director of Institutional

Advancement: Hillary Cohen

General Manager: Shelley Little

Casting Director: Claire Yenson, CSA

Expected to attend:

Devin Brain: Producing Artistic Director

Claire Yenson, CSA: Casting Director

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals (in NYC): April 6 - 26, 2026

NYC School Tour: April 27 - May 17, 2026

Public Performances (in NYC): May 18 - May 24, 2-6

Tour Stops include Middle and High Schools

around the five boroughs.

OTHER

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

HAMLET

ABOUT THE COMPANY: The Acting Company develops actors by touring professional theater across America. Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley with the first graduating class of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, The Company has launched the careers of some 400 actors, including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Mary Lou Rosato, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, Lorraine Toussaint, Frances Conroy, Harriet Harris, Lisa Banes, Jeffrey Wright, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Roslyn Ruff, Jimonn Cole, Kelley Curran, among many others, while bringing sophisticated theater to hundreds of communities from coast to coast.

SYNOPSIS: Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, has returned home for his father’s funeral and his mother’s marriage to his Uncle Claudius. The ghost of his father appears to him, accusing his brother of his murder and asking Hamlet to avenge him. Hamlet, distrusting the spirit, begins to look for proof of this murder while distracting attention by feigning madness. All the while, his mother and uncle seek to discover what is troubling him, setting his friends to spy on him and trusting their councilor Polonius when he says that Hamlet is in love with their daughter. After Hamlet sets a trap for Claudius, a play
showing how Claudius murdered the old Hamlet, he mistakenly murders Polonius. He is exiled to England, where Claudius plans to have him murdered. He escapes this plot, leaving Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to die in his place. Returning home, he discovers that Ophelia, Polonius’ daughter, has committed suicide and that her brother Laertes has sworn vengeance against him. The story climaxes in a fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes, with Hamlet playing a game while Claudius and Laertes plot to kill him (a poisoned blade and a poisoned goblet). Laertes, Hamlet, Gertrude, and Claudius are all killed as the plots are implemented and then exposed, leaving only Horatio, Hamlet’s
friend, to tell the tale.

This trunk show production brings the story into NYC public schools, followed by a week of public performances. A 75m cut of the play is brought to riveting life with only the simplest of theatrical devices, the power of Shakespeare’s verse, and the skill of its ensemble. This production is designed to excite and entertain students, letting them see themselves reflected in this most famous of tragedies.

CASTING NOTE: We are seeking a company of flexible, transformative collaborators who are game to portray multiple roles. This is a trunk show production with limited technical resources and which is performed in close quarters with students of many ages. A strong command of classical text, comfort working with students, and adapting to new venues are essential.

SEEKING:
TRACK 1: He/him, They/Them. Early to mid-20s. HAMLET: The Prince of Denmark. Lost. Angry. In Mourning for his father. May portray additional roles AS CAST.

TRACK 2: She/her, They/Them. Early to mid 20s. OPHELIA: Lady of the Court, daughter of Polonius. Hamlet’s lover. HORATIO: Hamlet’s best friend from school. Will portray additional roles AS CAST. Actors with strong movement, clown or dance backgrounds are encouraged to audition.

TRACK 3: She/her. Mid 30s-40s. GERTRUDE: Queen of Denmark Will portray additional roles AS CAST.

TRACK 4: He/him. 30s-40s. CLAUDIUS: King of Denmark. Will portray additional roles AS CAST.

TRACK 5: He/him. Mid to late-20s. LAERTES: Son to Polonius. Will portray additional roles AS CAST.

TRACK 6: He/Him, 30s-40s. POLONIUS: First Councilor to the King and Queen of Denmark. Will portray additional roles AS CAST.

SALARY

TYA $633 weekly minimum

UNION

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