Ten Thousand Things
Minneapolis, MN

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, March 9, 2026

10:30 AM - 6:30 PM (C)

Lunch 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

AND

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to: https://calendly.com/caitlin-t... .

CONTRACT

SPT

$784 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - until 1/3/27

$807 weekly minimum (SPT8) - after 1/4/27

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in the Plays in Ten Thousand Things' 2026-27 Season (See breakdown).

The audition for the Musical will be held at a later date.

We would be delighted for actors of all abilities, disabilities, ethnicities, cultures, and gender identities to audition with encouragement to global majority and gender-expansive artists. TTT employs diverse, inclusive, and gender imaginative casting for all roles as culturally appropriate to the telling of the story. The genders of the characters and the genders of the artist do not need to match, though for story-telling the gender of the characters may need to be explicitly legible to the audience.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a verse monologue, 2-minute maximum. Please prepare your piece with direct address to the audience in the audition room. Additional if desired: we would be happy to hear a contemporary prose monologue.

LOCATION

825 Arts

825 University Ave W

St Paul, MN 55104

Free parking on side streets in the area. Also accessible via train

PERSONNEL

AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare

THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL by Inua Ellams

Expected to attend:

Caitlin Lowans: Artistic Director / Director of AS YOU LIKE IT

Eva Wynter: Production Manager

Shá Cage: Director of THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL

OTHER DATES

AS YOU LIKE IT

1st Rehearsal: Monday, August 31, 2026

1st Community Performance: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

1st Public Performance: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Closing: Sunday, November 8, 2026

THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL

1st Rehearsal: Monday, January 4, 2027

1st Community Performance: Wednesday, February 3, 2027

1st Public Performance: Thursday, February 18, 2027

Closing: Sunday, March 14, 2027

OTHER

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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 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

Ten Thousand Things 2026-27 Season (Plays)

AS YOU LIKE IT

Note: Actors great with heightened text and multiple characterizations are encouraged to audition.

SEEKING:

Rosalind & others: (F, late 20s-40s) strong-willed, adventurous.

Celia & others: (F, late 20s-40s) loyal

Oliver & others: (M, 30s-40s) stubborn and suspicious, goes on a journey of openness.

Orlando: (M, late 20s-40s) Charming, impulsive, strong moral compass.

Duke Senior/ Duke Ferdinand & others: (any gender, 50s-70s) gravitas & verbal wit, delights in creating physical/ vocally distinct characters

Touchstone & others: (any gender, 40s-60s) comic timing, wit, delights in creating physical/ vocally distinct characters, music ability a plus

Jacques & others: (any gender, 30s-40s) shamelessness, comic timing, music ability a plus.

THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL

Note: Actors great with poetry and multiple characterizations for this fusion of Yoruba spirituality, Greek mythology, and basketball are encouraged to audition.

SEEKING:

Demi (M, 20s, Black or biracial) son by violence of Zeus and Modúpé; dominant at basketball; impulsive

Modúpé (F, 30s-40s) Mother of Demi; challenger of Zeus

Osún (F, any age) orisha governing love, beauty, fertility, and fresh water

Sàngó (M, any age) orisha of thunder, lightning, fire, and justice

Elégba/ Òrúnmilà (any gender, any age) the divine messenger, trickster god of chance, and gatekeeper of the crossroads and orisha of wisdom, knowledge, divination, and destiny

Hera (F, 30s-50s, race open) jealous and proud wife of Zeus and queen of the Greek gods

Zeus (M, 30s-60s, White) lusty, violent and willful king of the Greek gods

SALARY

SPT $784 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - until 1/3/27; $807 weekly minimum (SPT8) - after 1/4/27

UNION

AEA