Smith Street Stage
Brooklyn, NY

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

Showcase-NY

$2000 stipend

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in JULIUS CAESAR (see breakdown).

Smith Street Stage is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment in which all people are treated with dignity and respect and where creativity can flourish. Such an environment is characterized by mutual trust, physical and emotional safety, and the absence of oppression. Smith Street Stage is dedicated to fostering an anti-racist workspace, free from harassment and discrimination of all kinds, where every member of our community can thrive. We do this by honoring the beliefs, cultures, identities, interpersonal styles and values of all individuals. You are welcome here.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot, resume, and a link to your video audition for consideration. See breakdown for further submission instructions. The video submission deadline is February 21, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.

Deadline: 02/21/2026

SUBMIT TO

[email protected]

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PERSONNEL

Director: Jonathan Hopkins

Assistant Director: Sundiata Fotso-Chinjé

Producer: Theodosia Arcidiacono

VIEWING SUBMISSIONS:

Casting Director: Jessica Lane Weiss

OTHER DATES

In-Person Callbacks: February 28 and March 1

First Rehearsal: April 9

Tech: May 8-13

Previews: May 14, 15

Shows: May 16, 17, 21-24, 28-31; June 3-7

OTHER

www.SmithStreetStage.org

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

JULIUS CAESAR

NOTE: All roles are available, most performer tracks will involve doubling. Actors of all genders are encouraged to audition.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

If you are using a phone to record, please be sure to film horizontally in a well-lit space. The production is outdoors and doesn’t use sound amplification, so vocal technique and textual clarity are essential. Please slate with name, pronouns, and a list of musical instruments you play, if any.

Email a link to a 1–2-minute Shakespearean monologue. If you play an instrument, please include a video or recording of you playing. Email links in a streaming format (Vimeo, YouTube, Google Drive, etc.) Do not attach full video files or send download links.

The video submission deadline is February 21, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.

SEEKING:

Brutus - noble, idealistic, conflicted, a poor judge of tactics.

Cassius - passionate, intellectual, political, insecure.

Mark Antony - charismatic, opportunistic, a stealthy intelligence.

Julius Caesar - militaristic, grandiose, an immense presence.

Casca - wry, shrewd, funny, plays dumb.

Portia - willful, plaintive, incisive, capable of extremes.

Octavius - political, strategic, unsentimental.

Decius - a good improviser, perceptive, jocular.

Cicero - august, stately, old money.

Conspirators, Generals, Plebians, Soldiers.

SALARY

Showcase-NY $2000 stipend

UNION

AEA