SEEKING
Equity and non-Equity perfomers for roles in our upcoming 2026-27 season production of 'RENT.' (See breakdown).
Local Bay Area actors are encouraged to audition.


AUDITION DATES
Open Call ~ (This will be run similar to an ECC. Performers should expect to be called for 1-hour)
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lunch break: 4:00-5:00 PM

Equity Chorus Call
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lunch break: 4:00-5:00 PM

Equity Principal Audition
Monday, May 11, 2026
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lunch break: 4:00-5:00 PM


APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment, please fill out the following links:

https://airtable.com/app7pL2Q3UJUuImHN/shrAODp5MEr4EXcPW

https://airtable.com/app7pL2Q3UJUuImHN/shr1MPHiuE1NqgvhH


CONTRACT
AEA
Bay Area Theatre (BAT) Tier 5
$906 weekly salary minimum, 39-hour workweek (Tier 5)

Non-AEA
$19.18 per hour
Guaranteed weekly minimum during rehearsal period of $748. Minimum will adjust during performance period to reflect shift times, but no lower than $460.

No housing or transport available for non-AEA actors.


PREPARATION

Open Call:
Will be run the same as ECC. Performers will be held in 45-minute blocks from 1:00-4:00 PM. Vocal callbacks for dancers will be held from 4:00-4:30 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT in case you are asked to stay and sing.

Open Call for Singers will be held from 5:00-7:15 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT. Dance callbacks for Singers will be held from 7:15-8:00 PM. If asked to stay and dance, please bring clothes and shoes you can comfortably move in.
Lunch break will be 4:30-5:00 PM.

ECC:
ECC for Dancers will be held in 45-minute blocks from 1:00-4:00 PM. Vocal callbacks for dancers will be held from 4:00-4:30 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT in case you are asked to stay and sing.

ECC for Singers will be held from 5:00-7:15 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT. Dance callbacks for Singers will be held from 7:15-8:00 PM. If asked to stay and dance, please bring clothes and shoes you can comfortably move in.
Lunch break will be 4:30-5:00 PM.
Only AEA members my book appointments. Non-AEA members will be seen as time allows.

EPA:
Slots will be 3 minutes. Please prepare up to 60 seconds of a song in the style of the show. Selections from the show are strongly encouraged! A monologue is not required. An accompanist will be available. Please bring sheet music clearly marked, in the correct key.
Only AEA members my book appointments. Non-AEA members will be seen as time allows.


LOCATION
San Francisco Playhouse Studio
323 Geary Street,
Room 211
San Francisco, CA 94102

A door monitor will be present to let you into the building.

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Nick Ishimaru
Music Director: Dave Dobrusky
Choreographer: Vince Chan
Associate Artistic Director: Marie-Claire Erdynast


PRODUCTION DATES
Frist rehearsal/table read: 11/10/2026
First Preview: 12/11/2026
Opening Night: 12/17/2026
Closing Night: 02/06/2027


OTHER
www.sfplayhouse.org

Rehearsals will take place at the SF Playhouse Studio (323 Geary St., San Francisco, CA 94102). Tech, previews and performances will be on the San Francisco Playhouse mainstage (450 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94102). San Francisco Playhouse mainstage productions rehearse 6-days per week, typically Tuesday-Sunday. Rehearsal times vary, but are often in the 2:00-10:30 PM range on weekdays and 11:00 AM-7:30 PM on weekends. Mainstage productions are 8 performances per week, Tuesday-Sunday, with 2:00 PM matinee performances on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.