Hartford Stage Company Inc.
Hartford, CT

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Hartford Stage's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown).

Some roles will be understudied.

NOTE: While the characters are written with “he/him” or “she/her” pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities. Thank you to First Folio Theatre for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a monologue of your choice (under two minutes). Please bring 1 copy of picture and resume, stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Casting Directors: Alaine Alldaffer and Lisa Donadio

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

www.hartfordstage.org

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

Hartford Stage 2026-27 Season

DRACULA

By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Directed by Jackson Gay

First Rehearsal: September 8, 2026

First Preview: October 9, 2026

Opening: October 16, 2026

Closing: November 1, 2026

SEEKING:

MINA. Female. 25–35. A study in contradictions: she presents as the "fragile Victorian," but possesses a seething, dormant power. She is a magnetic, ethereal storyteller with an unnerving, haunting edge. Able to pivot from delicate to fierce and dangerous.

JONATHAN / ENSEMBLE. Male. White. 25–40. A man defined by trauma and confusion, struggling to tether himself to reality. Driven by a desperate, unwavering devotion to Mina. NOTE: This actor will frequently morph into the ensemble; versatility is key.

LUCY / ENSEMBLE. Female-identifying, 25–35. Radiant, exuberant, and deeply passionate. We watch her vibrant spirit unravel as Dracula infiltrates her mind. A strong mover capable of intense emotional vulnerability. Doubles various ensemble roles.

3 ENSEMBLE MEMBERS. Female. 21–98. A versatile group of "players" in Mina’s world. They inhabit everything from Van Helsing and Dr. Seward to wolves and sailors. We are seeking strong movers for a high level of physical theater/movement.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS

By Charles Dickens

Adapted and Directed by Michael Wilson

First Rehearsal: October 27, 2026

First Preview: November 20, 2026

Opening: December 4, 2026

Closing: December 27, 2026

NOTE: All characters speak with a British dialect.

ALL ROLES ARE CAST.

BAD DATES: END GAME

By Theresa Rebeck Directed by TBA

WORLD PREMIERE

First Rehearsal: December 15, 2026

First Preview: January 22, 2027

Opening: January 29, 2027

Closing: February 14, 2027

NOTE: There will be an unpaid holiday break the week of December 21, 2026.

ROLE IS CAST.

DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA

By Phanésia Pharel

Directed by Melia Bensussen

COLLECTIVE WORLD PREMIERE WITH BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY AND GOODMAN THEATRE

BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY DATES (St. Germain Theatre / LORT D):

First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026

First Tech: July 31, 2026

First Preview: August 5, 2026

Opening: August 9, 2026

Closing: August 29, 2026

GOODMAN THEATRE DATES (Owen Theater / LORT D):

First Rehearsal: September 15, 2026

First Tech: September 22, 2026

First Preview: September 26, 2026

Opening: October 5, 2026

Closing: November 1, 2026

Possible Extension Closing: November 8, 2026

HARTFORD STAGE DATES (LORT B):

First Rehearsal: February 16, 2027

First Tech: February 26, 2027

First Preview: March 5, 2027

Opening: March 12, 2027

Closing: March 28, 2027

NOTE: None of these girls are “kiddie,” the play dies in the world of kiddie. And they all have a sense of humor, and a lust for life. Energy, laughter, curiosity abound in all four. Actors must be available for all three runs.

SEEKING:

SALMA. Female. Latina. 18+ to play two days away from fifteen. Brainy, anxious, always on the go. Not an ounce of the sentimental in that smart mind. Salma is the driver of the play and investigation. Powerful and harsh. We must feel the genuine capacity to be scared of her. A surprise in the play is her heart. It's huge. She loves like no one else but covers that like mad until she doesn’t.

ESTE. Female. Latina. 18+ to play six months away from fifteen. Underdog. At the top of the play, she has yet to step into her power - she is a very smart young woman. Este is an immigrant and the only immigrant out of the four girls. The only working-class member of the team, and someone for whom English is a second language.

PHOEBE. Female. Afro-Latina. 18+ to play three months into sixteen. Phoebe is a softer but formidable opponent to Salma. A bad case of "good girl" syndrome, she hides her power through her politeness and care. But the fierceness is there.

MARIA. Female. Latina. 18+ to play fifteen. Maria is the big reveal! There's more to la niña bonita than meets the eye. She is the glue of this group. No rosy-eyed glasses for her, she sees everything clearly in her life and sees her friends clearly as well.

August Wilson’s RADIO GOLF

Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton

First Rehearsal: March 16, 2027

First Preview: April 16, 2027

Opening: April 23, 2027

Closing: May 19, 2027

SEEKING:

HARMOND WILKS. Male. Black. 40s. Real-estate developer seeking mayoral candidacy, well-placed local leader.

MAME WILKS. Female. Black. 40s. Harmond’s wife of more than twenty years, professional public relations representative.

ROOSEVELT HICKS. Male. Black. 40s. Harmond’s business partner and college roommate, avid golfer.

STERLING JOHNSON. Male. Black. 50s. Self-employed contractor and neighborhood handyman, robbed bank thirty years ago.

ELDER JOSEPH BARLOW. Male. Black. 89. Recently returned to the Hill District where he was born in 1918.

THE CHERRY ORCHARD

By Anton Chekhov

Directed by Melia Bensussen

First Rehearsal: April 27, 2027

First Preview: May 28, 2027

Opening: June 4, 2027

Closing: June 20, 2027

NOTE: All roles will require a deft touch, a lightness about big ideas – a quicksilver emotional life. Musical abilities a plus, several of these characters may play instruments and/or sing.

SEEKING:

MADAME LYUBA RANEVSKAYA [ROLE ALREADY CAST]. Female. 50s-early 60s. A once-wealthy landowner, Ranevskaya is returning to her beloved estate and cherry orchard after an extended stay abroad. She is learning that she can no longer afford her estate, but cannot reconcile herself to giving it up, nor can she change with the times. Charming, vibrant, sensual and able to liven up any room at her command. Chooses to go into denial about any topic that might cause her pain, and there are many. But at heart she does know herself better than people think.

ANYA. Female. 18+ to play 17. Ranevskaya’s daughter. She journeys to Paris to rescue her mother from her desperate situation. She is an innocent, strong young woman. She is in love with Trofimov, and listens to his revolutionary ideas, happy to live in an idealized reality without fully understanding what Trofimov is about. Adores her family, despite their foibles. Is ready for a change. A light approach through life.

VARYA. Female. Late 20s-early 30s. Ranevskaya’s adopted daughter. Varya is deeply religious, serious, and wishes to make everything and everyone better. Having managed the estate for years, she is exhausted by concern: about debts, for the servants, and about the future. She is in love with Lopakhin, who is so busy making money that he cannot bring himself to propose to her. Varya's illusions of happiness and peace tempt her to run away to enter a convent – she wishes her life to be simpler, she wishes for more joy, and she deserves it.

LEONID GAYEV. Male. Late 50s. Ranevskaya’s brother, a restless and impractical dreamer. Even more in denial than his sister, he’s never quite grown up. He escapes into his mental games of billiards to help with his denial of the harsh forces of reality intruding. A light soul, a great comic sensibility – doesn’t want to take anything, including himself, too seriously. Until the end he thinks he will be saved by some miracle – not unlike a child’s magical thinking.

YERMOLAY LOPAKHIN. Male. 50s. A recently wealthy merchant, whose father was once a serf on Ranevskaya’s estate. He greatly enjoys living the “high life,” in part the pleasure derives from his awareness of how poor he stated. He loves the Gayev family, particularly Ranesvkaya, and wishes she would take his advice. He does love Varya, but is paralyzed by his own insecurities, as well as his obsession with money. In the end he does what business demands he do, even if his heart would have him do otherwise.

PETER TROFIMOV. Male. Late 20s-early 30s. A student. Trofimov is in love with Anya and was once the tutor of Ranevskaya’s son who died when he was young. Trofimov is depicted as the "eternal" (or in some translations "wandering") student. An impassioned left-wing political commentator who easily criticizes the status quo without really knowing what his next steps will be, little less what the Country should do. More innocent than he knows, prone to self-righteousness.

BORIS SIMEONOV-PISHCHIK. Male. 50s-60s. A landowner. Another old aristocrat, whose own estate has hit hard times. He is constantly discussing new business ventures that may save him, or badgering Ranyevskaya for a loan. He embodies the irony of the aristocracy's position: despite his financial peril, he spends the play relaxing and socializing with his neighbors. Quiet charm, no self-consciousness at all about himself.

CHARLOTTA. Female. Ageless (40s-60s). Charlotta is the only governess the Gayevs could afford to provide a companion for Anya. At her heart a child of the circus, she can perform any number of tricks. The voice for the absurdity of life and accepts whatever comes her way. Has a quiet mirth within her, and a great stoicism to boot.

SIMEON YEPIKHODOV. Male. 40s. A clerk. Yepikhodov is in love with Dunyasha. He is clumsy, sweet, always striking bad luck. He earns himself a nickname of Mr. Calamity… Finds himself laughing at himself as much as others laugh at him. What other choice is there?

DUNYASHA. Female. 20s. A maid. Coming from nothing, she is amazed to be with these “grand” people, and is an attention seeker, can’t help it – wants to show herself off and “fit in” with the upper class. She is in love with Yasha but is a real innocent and oblivious to the hypocrisy within him. Guileless, and a wee bit too full of herself even so.

FIRS [ROLE ALREADY CAST]. Late 80s. Firs considers the emancipation of the Russian serfs to be a disaster, is very nostalgic for the old Empire and way of doing things. Firs is near the end of their life, and romanticizes their youth, and the family for whom they have dedicated their life. They are like a Mother Hen to Gayev, and would be to the others if they’d let them.

YASHA. Male. Late 20s-early 30s. In retainer to the family. He dislikes the old ways of doing things but doesn’t have a sense of how to improve anything. He chooses to take advantage of what there is to have – becoming quite inconsiderate of others. Bored by the estate life (missing Paris…) he toys with the emotions of those around him, getting a big kick out of creating conflicts and little dramas. Pretends to be in love with Dunyasha, with no sense of responsibility for her heart or innocence.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

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