Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation, Inc.
Fish Creek, WI

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, December 15, 2025

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

AND

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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

BREAKS: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

CORST

$1064 weekly minimum (cat. Z)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Peninsula Players Theatre 2026 Season (see breakdown).

Peninsula Players Theatre celebrates equity, diversity, and inclusion. Audition for the role you want. Whatever your ethnicity, race, gender identity, body type -- all are welcome and will be considered.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short monologue appropriate to the season. If auditioning for RING OF FIRE, please also prepare a song in the style of the show and accompany yourself on an instrument of your choice. (Because all performers in RING OF FIRE must play instruments, an accompanist will not be provided. There will be a piano available.)

LOCATION

Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center

557 W Randolph St

1st Fl

Chicago, IL 60661

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Linda Fortunato, Artistic Director

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

BAGGAGE:

First Rehearsal 6/2,

First Performance 6/16,

Closing 7/5

THE MOUSETRAP:

First Rehearsal 6/18

First Performance 7/8

Closing 7/26

RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH:

First Rehearsal 7/10

First Performance 7/29

Closing 8/16

MOON OVER BUFFALO:

First Rehearsal 7/31

First Performance 8/19

Closing 9/6

MURDER GIRL:

First Rehearsal 8/21

First Performance 9/9

Closing 10/18

OTHER

Submit questions to [email protected]

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

PENINSULA PLAYERS THEATRE 2026 SEASON

NOTE: Most actors must carry through multiple shows.

BAGGAGE

by Sam Bobrick –

Director TBD –

New York, 2005

SEEKING:

Phyllis Novak - (30s) An independent woman who is in control of everything except her relationships, in which she has had a dismal past. Assertive but kind.

Bradley Naughton - (30s) An IRS agent. His wife recently left him. He is generally irritated by everything. Cries often.

Dr. Jonathan Alexander - (40s-50s) A couples therapist. Self-proclaimed expert on relationships. Somewhat pompous and self-promoting.

Mitzi Cartwright - (30s-50s) Phyllis’s friend. A free spirit who embraces life to the fullest and hopes to get Phyllis to do the same.

THE MOUSETRAP

by Agatha Christie

Director TBD

Boarding House outside London, 1952

NOTE: All characters speak with dialect (RP, unless otherwise noted).

SEEKING:

Mollie Ralston – (20s-30s) Married to Giles. Anxious, but eager, co-proprietor of Monkswell Manor. Not as naïve as she initially seems.

Giles Ralston – (30s-40s) Married to Mollie for one year. An attentive and sometimes overprotective husband. Jealous of guests’ attention to Mollie.

Christopher Wren – (20s-early 30s) A wild-looking, flighty, neurotic young man. He has a confiding, almost childish manner.

Mrs. Boyle – (50s-70s) A former court magistrate. Pompous, pretentious, and generally unpleasant. She complains about everything.

Major Metcalf – (50s-70s) A retired British miliary officer. Very military in manner and bearing, but friendly and polite.

Miss Casewell – (20s-30s) Remains mysteriously aloof from the other guests but is not afraid to manipulate people to get what she wants. Described by Christie as “manly,” wears men’s clothes of the time.

Mr. Paravicini – (30s-60s) An unexpected guest. An eccentric gentleman of indeterminate age. Speaks with a “foreign” accent and wears make-up. Described as “elderly.”

Detective Sergeant Trotter – (20s-30s) A cheerful, commonplace young man with a slight cockney accent. Has confidence and command beyond his age. Urgently trying to find a person of interest in a recent murder.

RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH

created by Richard Maltby, Jr.

Director TBD

SEEKING:

Player 1: Sings female vocals, acoustic guitar

Player 2: Sings male vocals, acoustic guitar (like an older Johnny)

Player 3: Sings male vocals, electric and acoustic guitar (like a younger Johnny)

Player 4: Sings male vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, fiddle, banjo

Player 5: Sings male vocals, bass (preferable double bass)

*The exact instrument breakdown can be flexible based upon the skills of the cast.

MOON OVER BUFFALO

by Ken Ludwig

Director TBD

Buffalo, New York, 1953

SEEKING:

George Hay – (50s) Pompous, larger-than-life actor. Leader of his own acting troupe. A bit of a ladies’ man but loves his wife, Charlotte.

Charlotte Hay – (50s) Leading lady, runs the company with George. Smart, sassy, strong, and leans to the dramatic. Loves George but is tired of his philandering.

Rosalind (Roz) – (20s-30s) Their daughter. Left the stage to lead a “normal” life. Smart and capable.

Ethel – (70s) Charlotte’s nearly-deaf mother. Grumpy and a little crass, but witty and likes to have fun.

Howard – (late 20s-30s) TV weatherman, Rosalind’s fiancé, big fan of George and Charlotte. Anxious, but nice.

Eileen – (20s) Young actress. Smart, but naïve. Had a “fling” with George.

Paul – (30s) Company manager and Rosalind’s ex-fiancé. Always on the move, solving every crisis.

Richard – (40s-60s) A lawyer in love with Charlotte. Used to getting what he wants, a smooth talker.

MURDER GIRL

by Heidi Armbruster

Director TBD

Marty’s Supper Club, Wisconsin Northwoods, 2006

SEEKING:

Eric – (33) Marty’s co-owner, LeeAnn's twin. The two have a tense relationship. Eric has been hurt and now has a short fuse.

LeeAnn – (33) Marty’s co-owner, Eric's twin. Has moved away but is back to help with the business. Efficient, but on edge as if she has something to hide.

Charlotte – (60s) A waitress with some hard-living in the rearview. Grouchy and sarcastic, but loyal and protective.

Other Charlotte – (60s) A waitress, loud (she doesn’t hear so good anymore). Warm and trusting, knows all the town gossip, and eager to solve the mystery.

Ted – (40) The cook, a man of few words. An observer with a lot of insight. Has a record.

SALARY

CORST $1064 weekly minimum (cat. Z)

UNION

AEA