Shakespeare Play On DBA Santa Cruz Shakespeare | Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE
Sunday, January 25, 2026
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)
No Break.

APPOINTMENTS
This call will be run on a 1st come, 1st served basis beginning on the day of the audition at the audition site. Sign-ups will begin the morning of the audition at 10:30am. No appointments ahead of time. Please don’t feel
the need to line up early, there will be plenty of time to be seen during the day - everyone will be seen.

CONTRACT
LOA / TYA
$839 weekly minimum (LOA - Ref. to LORT) - 2025 rates
$658 weekly minimum (TYA) - A CHRISTMAS CAROL

LOCATION
Veteran's Hall
846 Front Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Auditions on the 2nd Floor - signs will be posted

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Charles Pasternak: Artistic Director and
Director of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Luke Shepherd: Music Director of THE LAST FIVE YEARS

OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal 6/9/26 - all shows rehearse in repertory

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Opens 7/16

MACBETH - Opens 7/17

FENCES - Opens 7/30

Summer Rep - Closes 8/30

PRIVATE LIVES - Opens 9/5

THE LAST FIVE YEARS - Opens 9/12
Fall Rep - Closes 10/4

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
First Rehearsal 11/17/26
Opening 12/4/26
Closing 12/24/26

OTHER

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For Christmas Carol, no smoke, fog, strobe lights, stage fighting, or vocal amplification shall be used.

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 p and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Santa Cruz
Shakespeare's 2026 LOA and TYA Seasons.

Shows of the 2026 Season are:
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MACBETH
FENCES
PRIVATE LIVES
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (TYA)

ALL ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST in the season except:

Jamie in THE LAST FIVE YEARS (vocal range top Bb4; bottom A2) / doubles with
Victor in PRIVATE LIVES, Borrachio in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and ensemble in MACBETH

Rose in FENCES / doubles with a Witch in MACBETH

Bono in FENCES / doubles with TBD in MACBETH

Gabriel in FENCES / doubles with Macduff or TBD in MACBETH

Lyons in FENCES / doubles with Macduff or TBD in MACBETH

Margaret in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING / doubles with TBD in MACBETH

The characters in FENCES yet to be cast are all Black.

PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting pieces, at least one of them Shakespeare (yes, both can be Shakespeare) under three minutes total. (Shorter is better.) One of those pieces can be 32-bars in the style of Last Five Years if you want to be considered for Jamie.

SALARY

LOA / TYA $839 weekly minimum (LOA - Ref. to LORT) - 2025 rates $658 weekly minimum (TYA) - A CHRISTMAS CAROL

UNION

AEA