Peterborough Players Inc.
Peterborough, NH

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, February 5, 2026

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

AND

Friday, February 6, 2026

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

CORST

$807 weekly minimum (Tier zz)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Peterborough Players' 2026 Season (See breakdown).

An accompanist will be provided ONLY on Friday February 6th.

The Peterborough Players encourages actors of all ethnicities to audition for all productions. We intend to engage a diverse company for the 2026 Season.

Please note: Most actors will be cast in 2 or 3 shows. Contracts are typically either for 6 or 8 weeks depending on track.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1 or 2 short monologues that are appropriate for the season. No more than 2 minutes total of material. An accompanist will be provided ONLY on Friday February 6th. Bring headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Charles Morey: Director PROOF

Rachel Sabo-Hedges: Director - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

Expected to attend:

Brendon Fox: Artistic Director (Director - BASKERVILLE, A DANGER TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS, EMMA)

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

Peterborough Players 2026 Season

An accompanist will be provided ONLY on Friday February 6th.

BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

1st Rehearsal: June 2, 2026

Open: June 17, 2026

Closes: June 28, 2026

SEEKING:

Sherlock Holmes: any ethnicity, 40s – 50s; male presenting. Highly intelligent, confident, quick-witted, obsessive. Lives to solve mysteries and discover the truth. Thinks very highly of his close friend Watson. Puckish and dry sense of humor. British dialect required.

Doctor Watson: any ethnicity, 30s - 40s; male presenting. Smart, grounded, passionate about helping people, full of heart. Full of wonder, lives to have adventures and assist his close friend Holmes. British dialect required.

Track One: any ethnicity, 30s - 40s; male presenting. Great versatility physically and vocally. Multiple roles, including Stapleton (seemingly geeky butterfly lover who conceals a psychopath within), Barrymore (mournful caretaker of Baskerville Hall), Milker (scrappy Dickensian urchin boy) and Dr. Mortimer (elegant, friendly, passionate). Multiple dialects required, including various UK dialects, Swedish.

Track Two: any ethnicity, 20s – 30s, male presenting. Great versatility physically and vocally. Multiple roles, including Sir Henry Baskerville (largest role - Texan relation to Baskervilles, open-hearted, earnest, ready for adventure and to fall in love), Sir Hugo Baskerville (brutal, cruel Cavalier), Wilson (exuberant, hearty head of messenger office), and Inspector Lestrade (cocky police inspector). This role requires intimacy, including kissing. Fight choreography/ simulated violence.). Multiple dialects required, including various UK dialects, Swedish, Texan.

Track Three: any ethnicity, 20s – 30s, female presenting. Great versatility physically and vocally. Multiple roles, including Miss Stapleton (Stapleton’s initially secretive, scared “sister” who passionately falls in love with Sir Henry), Mrs. Barrymore (severe, humorless Swedish caretaker of Baskerville Hall), Mrs. Hudson (older, maternal housekeeper for Holmes). This role requires intimacy, including kissing. Fight choreography/ simulated violence. Multiple dialects required, including various UK dialects, Swedish.

A DANGER TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS

1st Rehearsal: June 18, 2026

Open: July 1, 2026

Closes: July 12, 2026

SEEKING:

Charlie: any ethnicity, male presenting, 40s-50s. Confident, charming, persuasive con artist. Good at manipulation, but not a villain in his own mind.

Eddie: any ethnicity, male presenting, 30s. A decent, earnest, insecure guy who overthinks things, discovers his own ability to turn the tables on Charlie and Leah. Falls into infatuation with Leah but discovers trust and intimacy with Mara. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.

Leah: any ethnicity, female presenting, 30s. Quick-witted, seductive, excellent con artist, fully able to improvise and manipulate Eddie.

Shelby/Trina: any ethnicity, female presenting, late teens to early 20s. Computer genius. Less vulnerable than she looks. Fledgling con artist who poses as a vulnerable young woman looking for her birth mom, able to pivot fast to her real, savvy hacker self.

Dr. Woodle: any ethnicity, female presenting. 40s-50s. Psychologist in training. Less of an expert than she thinks and can be easily impressed.

Mara: Female presenting. Late 20s to early 30s. Guidance counselor. Fellow victim of Charlie and Leah’s scam who bonds with Eddie to take revenge. Sweet, dry sense of humor, passionate and earnest. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

1st Rehearsal: June 30, 2026

Open: July 15, 2026

Closes: July 26, 2026

SEEKING:

Elvis: white, 20s; male presenting; singer/guitar player, Elvis in his 20s at the beginning of his career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; should sound and look somewhat like Elvis without being an “impersonator.” This role requires intimacy, including kissing.

Jerry Lee Lewis: white, 20; male presenting; singer/pianist; he was rock ‘n’ roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated “Last Man Standing.” A superb piano player, able to play like Jerry Lee Lewis; fun, energetic; comic skills a plus.

Carl Perkins: white, mid 20s; male presenting; singer/guitar player (lead guitar); he was the American pioneer of rockabilly music and best known for his song “Blue Suede Shoes.” Able to play guitar extremely well.

Johnny Cash: white, late 20s-late 30s; male presenting; singer/guitar player, Johnny Cash at the dawn of his epic career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; tall; should sound and look somewhat like Johnny without being an “impersonator.”

Sam Phillips: white, mid-30s-40s; male presenting; a towering and charismatic figure in American music.

Brother Jay: white, 20s. male presenting. Bass player. Brother of Carl Perkins.

Fluke: any ethnicity, mid 20s, male presenting. Drummer.

Dyanne: white, 20s-early 30s; female presenting. Excellent singer. She was an aspiring singer and Elvis’s girlfriend; ahead of her time and assertive, she’s a great singer with a wide range. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.

PROOF

1st Rehearsal: July 16, 2026

Open: July 29, 2026

Closes: August 9, 2026

SEEKING:

Robert: any ethnicity, male presenting, 50s. Rumpled academic, loosely tethered to reality. Brilliant but prone to going down bizarre rabbit holes.

Catherine: any ethnicity (ideally should connect to Robert and Claire), female presenting, 25. Brilliant, sharp-witted, deeply vulnerable under her acerbic shell. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.

Claire: any ethnicity (ideally should connect to Robert and Catherine), female presenting, late 20s – early 30s. Loves her sister but doesn’t understand her. Immensely practical and no nonsense.

Hal: any ethnicity, male presenting, late 20s. Sharp, perceptive, warm hearted. This role requires intimacy, including kissing.

EMMA

1st Rehearsal: July 30, 2026

Open: August 12, 2026

Closes: August 23, 2026

SEEKING:

Emma: any ethnicity, female has a certain sunny, charming self-regard — it’s what allows her to get away with so much. This role requires intimacy, including kissing. British dialect required.

Harriet Smith: any ethnicity, female presenting, 20s. She is a deeply likable girl from the lower classes, who’s been given a basic education. A sweet, naturally affectionate human being, but not the brightest flame in the stove. This role requires intimacy, including kissing. British dialect required.

Jane Fairfax / Mrs. Bates as needed: any ethnicity, female presenting, 20s-30s. Jane is an overachiever. Very composed, beautiful, discreet, accomplished, smart. Mrs. Bates is an elderly lady. British dialect required.

Mrs. Elton / et al: any ethnicity, female presenting, 20s-30s. Mrs. Elton is delighted by everything, has an active libido, and an extreme laugh. British dialect required.

Miss Bates/ et al: any ethnicity, female presenting, 45-55. She is headmistress of a struggling school for girls. An incredibly good-natured, if verbose woman. Very, very proud of her niece Jane Fairfax, whom she talks about obsessively. British dialect required.

Mrs. Anne Weston / et al: any ethnicity, female presenting, 35-45. Emma’s former governess. A very smart woman with a good sense of humor; very perceptive and grounded. Not afraid to tell it like it is. Capable of really teaching deep lessons. British dialect required.

George Knightley: any ethnicity, male presenting, 30s-40s. He is a handsome & super charming man; an upright fellow. He’s also a bit of a rule-follower; maybe sometimes a bit of a stick in the mud. Very clever. Is preoccupied with Emma — they get under each other’s skin in the most delightful way. This role requires intimacy, including kissing. British dialect required.

Frank Churchill / Robert Martin: any ethnicity, male presenting, 20-30s. Frank Churchill is an incredibly charming, handsome, mischievous flirt of a man — the kind of man who gets away with almost everything, because he’s so irresistible. Robert Martin is a sweet groundskeeper, in love with Harriet. This role requires intimacy, including kissing. British dialect required.

Mr. Elton: any ethnicity, male presenting, 20-30s. He is a clergyman who sometimes gets the wrong idea. Adores poetry. A born social climber. Fancies himself a great romantic. British dialect required.

Mr. Weston / Mr. Woodhouse: any ethnicity, male presenting, 45-60. Mr. Weston is the kind of man who likes to make awkward “dad jokes.” Very, very proud of his son, Frank Churchill. An unsubtle matchmaker. A good man, not a mean thought in his head. Mr. Woodhouse is an over-anxious, melancholy hypochondriac, but people humor him, as he’s a nice man under it all. Obsessed with the healing powers of gruel. Tends to darkly predict fatal illnesses as a sign of concern. British dialect required.

SALARY

CORST $807 weekly minimum (Tier zz)

UNION

AEA