Northern Stage Company | White River Junction, VT
White River Junction, VT

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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

REVISED

Updated Breakdown.

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$889 weekly minimum (LORT D)

Plus: Travel / Housing: Provided by Northern Stage

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Northern Stage Company's 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

Actors of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, and identities are encouraged to audition.

No roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

For the Non-Musicals: Please prepare two contrasting 1-minute monologues. For the Musicals: Please prepare one monologue and one 2-minute vocal selection. An accompanist will be present. Please bring sheet music clearly marked and in the correct key. Also, please bring physical copies of your headshot and resume to your audition.

LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL
Carol Dunne - Producing Artistic Director
Sarah Wansley - Associate Artistic Director
Mandi Benjamin - Artistic Associate

Expected to attend:

Karie Koppel, Casting Director

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

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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

Northern Stage Company 2026-27 Season

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN
Written By Kimberly Belflower
Directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley
First Rehearsal: September 1, 2026
First Preview: September 23, 2026
Closing: October 11, 2026

SEEKING:

CARTER SMITH - teacher, mid to late 30s, white, male identifying. A former golden boy, but one of
those rare smart and sensitive ones. Now he’s a great teacher: charming, engaging, goofy.

SHELBY HOLCOMB - student, 16, female identifying. Her brain works faster than her mouth, but her mouth works pretty dang fast. People have always underestimated her.

BETH POWELL - student, 17, female identifying. Nervous and ambitious and enthusiastic. Kind of like if Rory Gilmore and Paris Geller had a baby and raised her in the Deep South.

NELL SHAW - student, 16, Black, female identifying. From Atlanta. Grounded and sincere. Genuinely curious about things. A good judge of character, and a quick study.

IVY WATKINS - student, 17, female identifying. fiercely loyal and always well-intentioned. From money. Resist the urge to play her as a mean girl.

RAELYNN NIX - student, 16, female identifying. A cheerleader type who’s always lived her life by other people’s standards. She was paying careful attention and keeping score the whole time.

MASON ADAMS - student, 17, male identifying. He’s never really tried before, and he’s surprised by how good it feels. earnest and affable.

LEE TURNER - student, 16, white, male identifying. a carhartt-wearing good ol’ boy. Deeply insecure and without the tools to deal with it. He’s always been good at getting what he wants.

BAILEY GALLAGHER - counselor, 24, female identifying. Sweet in all the ways Southern women are
supposed to be. This is her first real job out of college. She's trying her best.

DISNEY’S FROZEN
Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Book by Jennifer Lee
Directed by Kyle Brand
Associate Directed by Kevin David Thomas
First Rehearsal: October 23, 2026
First Preview: November 18, 2026
Closing: January 3, 2027

SEEKING:

ANNA - Princess of Arendelle. Quirky and loveable optimist searching for connection, 20-30s. Vocal range: G3-D5.

YOUNG ANNA / ENSEMBLE - Princess of Arendelle. Fun-loving and trouble-making younger sister, 10-13. Vocal range: A3-D5.

ELSA - Future Queen of Arendelle. Cautious and conflicted leader hiding magical powers, 20-30s. Vocal range: F#3 - D5.

YOUNG ELSA / ENSEMBLE - Princess of Arendelle. Reserved and protective older sister hiding magical powers, 10-13. Vocal range: A3-D5.

KRISTOFF - Ice-Harvester. Hardworking and stand-offish, but ultimately big-hearted, 20-30s. Vocal range: G2-A3.

HANS - Foreign Prince. Charming and ambitious with something to hide, 20-30s. Vocal range: G2-B3.

OLAF - Magical snowman. Eager and child-like. Vocal range: F#2-D4

WESELTON - Foreign Duke. Comedically arrogant, 30-50s.

SVEN - Reindeer and loyal best friend. Vocal range: A3-D4

PABBIE - Patriarch of the Hidden Folk. Wise and spiritual, 40-60s.

BULDA - Matriarch of the Hidden Folk. Vibrant and nurturing, 40-60s.

BISHOP / OAKEN - Nordic-inspired shopkeeper. Bumbling and jovial, 30-50s.

QUEEN IDUNA - Queen of Arendelle. Strong yet compassionate mother, 30-50s.

KING AGNARR - King of Arendelle. Warm-hearted and gregarious father, 30-50s.

ENSEMBLE - Townspeople, Hiddenfolk, Oaken's family.

THE GETAWAY DRIVER
Written By Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston
Directed by Curt Columbus
First Rehearsal: January 18, 2026
First Preview: February 3, 2026
Closing: February 21, 2026

SEEKING:

KATHERINE - a woman in her early 40s. A high school valedictorian who became involved in a radical
anti-Vietnam protest group and was an accomplice to the shooting of CLARE’s father, a police officer.
She is turning herself in after many exhausting years as a fugitive on the FBI’s most wanted list.

CLARE - a police officer in her early 40s. Forced to revisit the trauma of her father’s death after Katherine
turns herself in and is in the limelight and grapples with Katherine’s impact on her life and her impact on
Katherine’s.

THE WEIR
Written By Conor McPherson
Directed by Peter Hackett
First Rehearsal: February 23, 2027
First Preview: March 17, 2027
Closing: April 4, 2027

SEEKING:

JACK - 50s, M. A car mechanic and garage owner. The oldest of the bunch, and the keeper of a lot of
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local folklore and stories.

BRENDAN - 30s, M. A pub owner. Reserved but kind and willing to listen.

JIM - 40s, M. Jack’s assistant. A humble, hard worker who is smarter than people think, especially in his
knack for gambling.

FINBAR - late 40s, M. A local businessman who has taken it upon himself to show the eligible newcomer

VALERIE around town. A habitual flirt who has become a landlord to much of the town.VALERIE - 30s, F. A young woman who has just moved from Dublin to town after losing her young
daughter to escape the supernatural manifestations of her grief.

IN CONCERT - SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Kevin David Thomas
Music Direction by Nathan Loughstein
First Rehearsal: August 4, 2026
First Preview: August 12, 2026
Closing: April 16, 2026

SEEKING:

SWEENEY TODD - 40s-50s, M. Wrongfully imprisoned barber returning to London after fifteen years.
Consumed by grief and revenge; intense, brooding, and emotionally volatile. Vocal: F2- Gb4

MRS. LOVETT - 40s-50s, F. Resourceful, opportunistic pie shop owner who partners with Sweeney.
Darkly funny, ambitious, and deeply attached to him. Vocal range: G3- E5

ANTHONY HOPE - 20s, M. Idealistic young sailor who falls for Johanna. Romantic, earnest, and
impulsive. Vocal range: Bb2- F4

JOHANNA - Early 20s, F. Sweeney’s sheltered daughter and Turpin’s ward. Romantic, perceptive, and
quietly rebellious beneath her innocence. Vocal range: Bb3- A5

TOBIAS RAGG - Early- mid 20s, M. Young, eager apprentice with sharp instincts. Loyal, humorous, and
ultimately pushed to a breaking point. Vocal range: Bb2- Ab4

JUDGE TURPIN - 50s-60s, M. Corrupt, hypocritical authority figure who abuses his power. Controlled,
predatory, and self-righteous. Vocal range: E2- Gb4

THE BEADLE - 40s-50s, M. Smug, officious public servant who enjoys his authority. Loyal to Turpin, with
a dry wit and a love of nursery rhymes. Vocal range: D3-D5

BEGGAR WOMAN - 40s-50s, F. Unhoused, traumatized woman who sees the truth others ignore. Vocal
range: Ab3- F5

ADOLFO PIRELLI - 30s-40s, M. Flashy, fraudulent “Italian” barber with a hidden Irish past. Showy,
calculating, and comedic. Vocal range: B2- C5


MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Carol Dunne
First Rehearsal: April 6, 2027
First Preview: May 5, 2027
Closing: May 30, 2027

SEEKING:

LEONATO - Governor of Messina

SIGNIOR BENEDICK - a gentleman soldier from Padua, proud, quick tongue and wit

BEATRICE - Niece of Leonato, Quick wit & sharp tongue, uses humor to deflect vulnerability

COUNT CLAUDIO - young lord and soldier from Florence, Looks up to Benedick, a romantic idealist, but
quick-tempered

HERO - Daughter of Leonato, falls in love with/betrothed to Count Claudio, gentle & noble spirit
DON PEDRO - Prince of Aragon

MARGARET - Hero’s waiting-woman & Borachio’s lover

SIGNIOR ANTONIO - Leonato’s brother, a jovial, but fiery temper when challenged

DON JOHN - Don Pedro’s brother, a villainous character who sets deception into motion

BORACHIO - Serves Don John, seduces Margaret, thinks up & participates in deception, carnal character

CONRAD - Serves Don John; self-important

DOGBERRY - Master Constable in Messina, ever using the wrong words without realizing, the classic
incompetent man placed in a high position

VERGES - Dogberry’s partner/second

GEORGE SEACOAL/ FIRST WATCHMAN - leader of the Watch

HUGH OATCAKE/ SECOND WATCHMAN - second of the Watch

FRIAR FRANCES - Friar who is to marry Hero & Count Claudio, devises the plan when Hero is accused

BALTHASAR - Bard/court musician, sings Sigh You No More, Ladies

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $889 weekly minimum (LORT D) Plus: Travel / Housing: Provided by Northern Stage

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