Kansas City Actors Theatre
Kansas City, MO

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, February 7, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)

AND

Sunday, February 8, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS

Appointments, optional audition form, & video submission instructions: https://www.signupgenius.com/g...

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract

$650 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Kansas City Actors Theatre's 2026-27 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

2 contemporary monologues, no more than 4 minutes total.

LOCATION

Union Station

30 W Pershing Rd

Kansas City, MO 64108-2410

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

John Rensenhouse (Board President, director of ARMS AND THE MAN)

Darren Sextro (director of EUREKA DAY)

Matt Schwader (director of MRS. CHRISTIE),

Teresa Leggard (director of INTIMATE APPAREL),

Hillary Clemens (co-artistic Chair), Teisha Bankston (co-Artistic Chair), TBD members of the KCAT Board and Artistic Committee

OTHER DATES

MRS. CHRISTIE by Heidi Armbruster, first rehearsal May 26, 2026, runs June 17-28, 2026

INTIMATE APPAREL by Lynn Nottage, first rehearsal July 14, 2026, runs August 5-23, 2026

EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector, first rehearsal August 18, 2026, runs September 9- 27, 2026

ARMS AND THE MAN by George Bernard Shaw, original adaptation by Jerry Mañan, first rehearsal January 4, 2027, runs January 27, 2027-February 14, 2027

OTHER

www.kcactors.org

If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions, video submissions will be accepted.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will 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

KANSAS CITY ACTORS' THEATRE 2026 - 2027 SEASON

Mrs. Christie

by Heidi Armbruster

SEEKING:

AGATHA - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST

CHARLOTTE/MARY - 20s Agatha's secretary and dogsbody. British dialect will be used for Charlotte; An Irish dialect will be used for Mary.

ARCHIE - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST

NANCY/CHLOE - 20s Archie's mistress. British dialect.

LUCY - 37-year-old detective fiction fan.

WILLIAM/COLLINS - 20s Christie scholar. British dialect.

JANE - An elderly enigmatic spinster. Ms. Marple type, sweet but incredibly sharp minded. British dialect.

MONSIEUR - The world's greatest detective. Hercule Poirot type - short in stature, Belgian accent.

Intimate Apparel

by Lynn Notage

SEEKING:

ESTHER - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST

MRS. DICKINSON - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST

MRS. VAN BUREN - 30s, white American

MR. MARKS - 30s, Romanian Jewish Immigrant. Romanian accent encouraged.

MAYME - 30s, African-American

GEORGE - 30s, Barbadian immigrant. Bajan accent encouraged.

Eureka Day

by Jonathan Spector

SEEKING:

DON - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST

SUZANNE - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST

CARINA - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST

MEIKO - should read as 30s, Biracial Japanese/White. Berkeley native. A year after the end of a tortured on-again off-again eight-year relationship, became a single mother by choice, of Olivia. Would like to have another child, but feels like she’s too old to think about doing it alone, again.

ELI - should read as 30s, White. Oblivious but well-meaning. From Southern California, went to Stanford and then straight into working at a tech start-up. Cashed out three years ago and has been in search of how to occupy his time and exercise his mind. When he and his wife first decided to open up their marriage, they spent many hours in therapy making sure they were approaching it in a thoughtful and intentional way. Father of Tobias.

Arms and the Man

by George Bernard Shaw, original adaptation by Jerry Mañan

RAINA - 20s, a wealthy young woman, daughter of Catherine and Major Petkoff. Engaged to Sergius, but falls in love with Bluntschli.

BLUNTSCHLI - 30s, a skilled Swiss mercenary fighting for the Serbs, and Raina’s love interest.

CATHERINE - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.

SERGIUS - 20s, Raina’s fiancé, and self-aggrandizing hero of the Battle of Slivnitza.

MAJOR PETKOFF - 50s, Head of the Petkoff family, and Raina’s father. A military Major.

LOUKA - 20s, The Petkoffs’ female servant.

NICOLA - 20-30s, The Petkoffs’ male servant.

SALARY

Independent Theatre Contract $650 weekly minimum

UNION

AEA