Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
Milwaukee, WI

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, February 26, 2026

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)

AND

Friday, February 27, 2026

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

Beginning at 9am (CST) on Wednesday, February 11, performers may request an audition appointment by emailing: [email protected] . Auditions will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis - date and time requests may not be granted. Appointments will be assigned during regular business hours - please allow a 48-hour response time after sign-up.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1453 weekly minimum (LORT A)

$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)

$901 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Milwaukee Repertory Theatre's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

Actors of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

Some roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

For non-musical auditions: Please prepare 1 Classic and 1 Contemporary Monologue. For musical auditions: Please prepare a brief cut of a song and 1 Classic or Contemporary Monologue. Audition material should not exceed 2-minutes total. Please bring sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your current headshot and resume.

LOCATION

Milwaukee Repertory Theater

108 E Wells St

Milwaukee, WI 53202-3504

4th Floor. Waiting room - The Hub.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Jonathan Hetler, CSA: Artistic Producer, Casting Director

Annika Perez-Krikorian: Literary Director

María Amenábar Farias: Artistic Producing Associate

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

www.milwaukeerep.com

Contact [email protected] with any questions or issues.

All performances will be held at one of the following venues: 

Milwaukee Repertory Theater - 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202

The Pabst Theater - 144 E. Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202

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

Milwaukee Repertory Theatre 2026-27 Season

FOOTLOOSE

Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie

Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford

Music by Tom Snow

Lyrics by Dean Pitchford

Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman

Directed & Choreographed by Stephen Mear

Checota Powerhouse Theater (LORT B)

1st Rehearsal – August 25, 2026

1st Preview – September 22

Opening – September 26

Closing – November 1st

SYNOPSIS: Based on the iconic 1984 film, Footloose follows teenage Ren, who moves with his mother from Chicago to a small farming town in the sticks. He struggles to adjust to small-town life as he encounters many strict local edicts – including a ban on dancing instituted by the local pastor. As he falls for the pastor’s rebellious daughter Ariel, he sets out to conquer the town’s prejudices and find community through joy and openness rather than restriction and control.

SEEKING:

Ren McCormack

Ethel McCormack

Reverend Shaw Moore

Vi Moore

Ariel Moore

Lulu Warnicker

Wes Warnicker

Coach Roger Dunbar

Eleanor Dunbar

Rusty

Urleen

Wendy Jo

Chuck Cranston

Lyle

Travis

A Cop

Betty Blast

Willard Hewitt

Principal Harry Clark

Jeter

Bickle

Garvin

Cowboy Bob

Cowboy Bob’s Band

Ensemble

HEIST

By Arun Lakra

Directed by Blake Robison

Checota Powerhouse Theater (LORT B)

1st Rehearsal – November 10, 2026

1st Preview – November 17

Opening – November 20

Closing – December 13

SYNOPSIS: A cinematic, twisty heist-whodunnit, Heist follows a criminal mastermind and his motley crew of professional thieves, who re-join forces to steal the world’s rarest jewels from an international jewel thief. The plan seems foolproof – until it goes spectacularly wrong. Tensions rise, betrayals mount, and the show becomes a rollercoaster of adrenaline that will leave you gasping and guessing up until the very final moments!

SEEKING:

Marvin (The Boss) - M, 40s, leader of the group

Angie (The Mary-Lou) - F, 30, Tall, athletic and savvy

Kruger (The Popeye) - M, 50, Big, loud, in your face

Ryan (The Gilligan) - M, 30s, Suave (not in a sleazy way), self-deprecating, easy-going

Fiona (The Geek) - F, 25, College student

The Spider (The Target) - F, 60, Intimidating

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLIAN

By Kimberly Belflower

Directed by Laura Braza

Checota Powerhouse Theater (LORT B)

1st Rehearsal – December 14, 2026

1st Preview – January 12, 2027

Opening – January 15

Closing – February 7

Potential Extension Closing – February 14

SYNOPSIS: Fresh from a sold-out, thrice extended Broadway run, John Proctor is the Villain is a startling and electric new play about the agony and ecstasy of being a teenage girl. A group of high school girls in a rural Georgia town begin reading The Crucible in English class, and the discussion around the play with their male teacher slowly derails as the girls begin questioning the long-held notion of John Proctor as a tragic hero. When rumors and revelations of misconduct begin to surface, eerily echoing the events of The Crucible, the girls must fight back against the ways institutions protect men at the expense of girls’ safety and credibility.

SEEKING:

Carter Smith

Shelby Holcomb

Beth Powell

Nell Shaw

Ivy Watkins

Raelynn Nix

Mason Adams

Lee Turner

Bailey Gallagher

THE CHERRY TORTURED

By Aaron Posner

Directed by Aaron Posner

Checota Powerhouse Theater (LORT B)

1st Rehearsal – January 26, 2027

1st Preview – February 26

Opening – March 5

Closing – March 28

SYNOPSIS: A darkly comic, metatheatrical re-imagining of The Cherry Orchard by celebrated adaptor of Chekhov and Milwaukee Rep staple Aaron Posner. A woman returns to her ancestral home and reunites with her deeply complicated family and friends whom she hasn’t seen in five years. Old memories, old flames, and old wounds collide with a devastating prospective future: selling the beloved estate and land to developers.

SEEKING:

Miss Lulu (Madame Ranyevskaya) - F, 40s-50s, white

Anna (Anya) - F, mid 20s, Lulu’s daughter, white

V (Varya) - F, Oldest daughter, black

Lenny (Leonid Andreyovich Gaev) - M, 40s-50s, Lulu’s little brother, white

Earl Ross (Ermolai Lopakhin) - M, 30s-40s, wealthy and planning condos for the estate, black

Adam Davidman (Trofimov/Epihodoff) - M, late 20s-early 30s, Jewish

Fears (Fiers) - M, Very, very old. Any ethnicity

Char (Charlotte Ivanova) - F, 30s, outsider/family, ethnically ambiguous

SOMEWHERE

By Matthew López

Directed by María Amenábar Farias

Checota Powerhouse Theater (LORT B)

1st Rehearsal – March 16, 2027

1st Preview – April 13

Opening – April 16

Closing – May 9

SYNOPSIS: A powerful, dance-infused piece about whether to hold on to dreams or face reality in an ever-evolving, ruthless world. It’s 1959 and the new musical West Side Story is a smash hit on Broadway. In their tiny family apartment in the San Juan Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, the young Candelaria siblings dream of glamorous careers in show business. When the opportunity arises to audition for roles in the film version of West Side Story itself, all their dreams seem poised to come true – until a neighborhood-wide eviction abruptly threatens everything they have worked for.

SEEKING:

Inez Candelaria – 50s, a mother

Alejandro Candelaria – 23, her son

Francisco Candelaria – 17, her other son

Rebecca Candelaria – 16, her daughter

Jamie – 25, a young man she raised

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SEANCE

By Katie Bender

Directed by Lily Wolff

Herro-Franke Studio (LORT D)

1st Rehearsal – September 22, 2026

1st Preview – October 6

Opening – October 9

Closing – November 8

SYNOPSIS: Performer Katie Bender brings her spellbinding solo show to the Studio Theater, in which an attempt to summon legendary magician Harry Houdini collides with a tender examination of all the real-world pressures that drive us to seek escape from the everyday. Part DIY séance, part autobiography, and all heart, this show is a gripping, magical exploration of the human experience.

SEEKING:

Katie - CAST

TWELVE ANGRY MEN

By Reginald Rose

Directed by Mark Clements

Herro-Franke Studio (LORT D)

1st Rehearsal – January 5, 2027

1st Preview – February 2nd

Opening – February 5

Closing – February 28

Potential Extension Closing – March 14

SYNOPSIS: It is 1954, and a 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. Twelve jurors are taken into the bleak jury room, and everyone feels a guilty verdict is apparent. However, one of the jurors begins unraveling the seemingly ironclad conceptions of the case, and the deliberations quickly become heated – and personal. Each juror reveals his own beliefs, fears, and prejudices as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted, and the threat of violence becomes an ever-encroaching specter over the twelve angry men of the jury.

SEEKING:

Foreman - CAST

Juror #2

Juror #3 - CAST

Juror #4

Juror #5

Juror #6

Juror #7

Juror #8 - CAST

Juror #9 - CAST

Juror #10

Juror #11 - CAST

Juror #12

Guard

Judge

Clerk

PENELOPE

Music, Lyrics ,& Arrangements by Alex Bechtel

Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, & Eva Steinmetz

Directed by Laura Braza

Herro-Franke Studio (LORT D)

1st Rehearsal – March 9, 2027

1st Preview – April 6

Opening – April 9

Closing – May 9

SYNOPSIS: A re-imagining of the story of The Odyssey from the point of view of a character often relegated to the margins of the story: Odysseus’ wife Penelope, who waited for him for years as he fought to return home to Ithaca from Troy. Penelope is a genre-bending one woman piece, full of stories and songs accompanied by a live band that doubles as a Greek chorus. Grab a drink, settle in, and experience a story of mythic proportions.

SEEKING:

Penelope

THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND

Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Conceived by Susan Stroman, David Thompson and Scott Ellis

Directed & Choreographed by Kelley Faulkner

Stackner Cabaret (LORT D)

1st Rehearsal – August 18, 2026

1st Preview – September 11

Opening – September 13

Closing – November 1st

SYNOPSIS: The World Goes ‘Round is a musical celebration of John Kander & Fred Ebb, the powerhouse writing team behind the iconic musicals Cabaret and Chicago. Five performers bring all the passion, heart, and humor of Kander & Ebb’s songbook to life, including musical theatre staples like “New York, New York”, “Maybe This Time”, and “Mr. Cellophane”.

SEEKING:

Woman 1

Woman 2

Woman 3

Man 1

Man 2

MKE MVP

Book, Music & Lyrics by Matt Zembrowski

Directed by TBD

Stackner Cabaret (LORT D)

1st Rehearsal – December 14, 2026

1st Preview – January 16, 2027

Opening – January 24

Closing – March 14

Potential Extension Closing – March 21

SYNOPSIS: A new musical about Milwaukee’s beloved basketball team, the Bucks, and the fans who live and love it. Beginning with the heartbreak of the 2013 NBA playoffs, the show follows a small group of dedicated Bucks fans whose lives intertwine with the crushing lows and unexpected highs of the Bucks’ journey to the NBA Finals in 2021.

SEEKING:

Lindsey – F, late 20s-mid 30s. Sportscaster for WMKE TV

Terry – M, early 60s. Longtime Bucks season ticket holder

Jane – F, late middle age. Became a fan because of her son

Jeff – M, mid 30s. Pragmatic, a bit nerdy, obsessed with stats

Allie – F, early-mid 30s. Disinterested in basketball

Darius – M, 8-9. Allie’s son.

THE CRAIC

By Mark Clements & Deanie Vallone

Directed by Mark Clements

Stackner Cabaret (LORT D)

1st Rehearsal – March 12, 2027

1st Preview – March 26

Opening – March 28

Closing – May 30

Potential Extension Closing – June 13

SYNOPSIS: In one of South Kerry’s most welcoming pubs, four musicians ready themselves for one of their weekly Irish music sessions. But when one of the band’s long estranged members shows up for an unexpected reunion, all their unresolved rivalries, unaired grievances, and unspoken romances rise up. As the night wears on, the five friends play music, swap stories, and share drinks as they contend with their storied pasts and build a hopeful future together. Filled with Irish spirit and humor, and featuring such classics as “Danny Boy” and “Whiskey in the Jar,” this World Premiere musical will have you raising a glass and shouting sláinte by the end of the show!

SEEKING:

Ciaran – CAST

John – CAST

Kathleen – CAST

Aoife – CAST

Christy – CAST

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

By Charles Dickens

Adapted & Directed by Mark Clements

The Pabst Theater (LORT A)

1st Rehearsal – November 6, 2026

1st Preview – December 1

Opening – December 4

Closing – December 24

SYNOPSIS: Experience the magic of this beloved tale as Ebenezer Scrooge’s heartwarming transformation inspires holiday cheer with the timeless message of peace, hope and joy. With beautiful music, lively dancing, stunning sets and eye-popping special effects, it’s a dazzling Christmas feast with enough theatrical goodies to fill any sized stocking hung by the chimney with care.

SEEKING:

Dickens/Scrooge – CAST

Bob Cratchit

Mrs. Cratchit

Ghost of Christmas Past

Ghost of Christmas Present

Mr. Fezziwig

Mrs. Fezziwig

Young Scrooge

Marley’s Ghost/Old Joe

Belle

Fred

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $1453 weekly minimum (LORT A); $1213 weekly minimum (LORT B); $901 weekly minimum (LORT D)

UNION

AEA