Intiman Theatre Company | Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE
Friday, April 24, 2026
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (P)

And

Saturday, April 25, 2026

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM (P)

APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please email: [email protected] .

CONTRACT
Independent Theatre Contract
$850 weekly minimum

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in I AM MY OWN WIFE (See breakdown).

Trans and gender non-binary / non-conforming actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION
Please prepare the following Sides with the full script
located at:https://drive.google.com/file/... . SIDE 1: START p14 - Charlotte: “Come in, please. There is room for everyone, yes?” END p15 - Charlotte: “...destroyed to create the people’s architecture, I became it.” SIDE 2: p17-18 - “SUPERTITLE: TRANSLATING TANTE LOUISE” (entire scene)

LOCATION
Seattle Central College - Fine Arts Building
801 E. Pine St
Seattle, WA 98122

At the corner of Harvard Ave. Please knock on the brown wooden doors upon arrival.

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Playwright: Doug Wright
Director: Wesley Frugé
Stage Manager: Neen Williams-Teramachi
Casting Associate: Pilar O’Connell

OTHER DATES
Callbacks: April 27, 1-5pm
First Rehearsal: October 6
Tech: October 30 - November 5
Final Dress: November 3
Preview: November 4
Opening: November 5
Closing: November 22

OTHER

www.intiman.org

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity i 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

I AM MY OWN WIFE
SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, I Am My Own Wife tells the fascinating tale of Charlotte von
Mahlsdorf, a German trans woman who managed to survive both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime, and the playwright (Doug Wright) who becomes infatuated with her story.

SEEKING:

PERFORMER: All 40 characters in Doug Wright’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play. The play requires vocal and physical dexterity to switch between characters throughout, strong memorization skills, and expert control of multiple accents including German, standard American, Texan, and more. Some lines and words are spoken in German.

Key characters:
CHARLOTTE von MAHLSDORF - 60s, a German trans woman. A collector of antiques.
DOUG WRIGHT - 30s, an American playwright living in NYC. Gay.
JOHN MARKS - 30s, a Texan reporter living in Berlin.
TANTE LUISE - 40s. Charlotte’s aunt. A butch lesbian.
YOUNG LOTHAR BERFELDE - 16. Young Charlotte. An effeminate boy.
HERR BERFELDE - 40s. Charlotte’s father. A Nazi, and a violent alcoholic.
ALFRED KIRSCHNER - 30s. Charlotte’s boyfriend. Gay.

Additional characters:
SS OFFICER
SS COMMANDER
PRISON GUARD
MINNA MAHLICH
CULTURAL MINISTER
STASI OFFICIAL
YOUNG HOMOSEXUAL MAN
AMERICAN SOLDIER AND HIS BUDDY
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL
STASI AGENT
NURSE
PRISON OFFICIAL
GERMAN NEWS ANCHOR
POLITICIAN MARKUS KAUFMANN
ULRIKE LIPTSCH
JOSEF RÜDIGER
ZIGGY FLUß
FIRST NEO-NAZI

SALARY

Independent Theatre Contract $850 weekly minimum

UNION

AEA