5 Star Theatricals | Thousand Oaks, CA
Thousand Oaks, CA

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT
LOA
$726 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) - 2025 rates

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (See breakdown).

Local LA area actors are encouraged to audition.

Performers of all gender expressions, all sexual orientations, all body types, all ethnicities, all nationalities, all religions, and performers with disabilities are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION
Please choose and prepare the Sides for ONE character, which can be found in the
following Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo... . Sides will also be available on
the morning of the audition at the audition site.
Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles
5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601

PERSONNEL
Playwrights: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields
Producer/Executive Director: Cindy Murray
Director: Larry Raben
Casting Director: Michael Donovan, CSA
Casting Director: Richie Ferris, CSA
Expected to attend:
Cindy Murray – Producer/5-Star Theatricals
Executive Director
One or both of:
Richie Ferris – Casting Director
Michael Donovan – Casting Director

OTHER DATES
Callbacks: 1/14/26 & 1/15/26
Rehearsal Start: 2/21/26
Opens: 3/13/26
Runs through: 3/29/26

OTHER
Venue: Scherr Forum Theatre, Thousand Oaks, CA

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

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

As an Equal Opportunity Employers, 5-Star Theatricals does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to age, marital status, sexual orientation, or the presence of a non-job-related medical conditionor handicap. 5-Star is committed to identifying and interrupting instances of racism and all forms of oppression, through the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility.

SYNOPSIS: The Play That Goes Wrong is a hilarious "play-within-a-play" about an amateur drama society - the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society - attempting to stage a serious 1920s murder mystery called The Murder at Haversham Manor, but everything that can go wrong, does, leading to disastrously funny physical comedy, forgotten lines, collapsing sets, and chaotic mishaps.

General Note: ALL cast members must be skilled physical comedians. The members of this amateur drama society have varying levels of acting training and all are trying desperately to tell this story as expertly as their "craft" allows.

SEEKING:

[CHRIS] Male, 30-50, any ethnicity. The director of the show and this is the biggest day of his life. Rigid, uptight, and self-important, his pain is evident and every time someone laughs the pain deepens. Equal amounts of contempt for his fellow actors and the audience. High status clown. Must be a skilled physical comedian. ACCENT: British RP.

[ROBERT] Male, 25 – 40, any ethnicity. Wannabe Richard Burton, declamatory style, Robert is an actor with real vocal power and acting skills. Must be a skilled physical comedian and possess physical strength. ACCENT: British RP.

[JONATHAN] Male, 25 – 40, any ethnicity. Sees himself as a James Bond type. Handsome. A comedic role, he drives the end of the play and ties up all of the loose ends for the audience. Must be a skilled physical comedian. ACCENT: British RP.

[MAX] Male, 25 – 35, any ethnicity. Has never been on stage before; when he gets a laugh, he breaks the 4th wall and engages with the audience. Childlike and naïve, his mistakes are fundamental; he doesn't think anything through, just looks for approval. Should have a magnetic smile and a pure joy for being in front of an audience. Must be a skilled physical comedian. ACCENT: British RP.

[SANDRA] Female, 25 – 35, any ethnicity. Vain with a huge ego; wants to be loved. Has ambitions to go to Hollywood and will hurt anyone standing in her way. Smart enough to stay on the good side of someone who can help her (like the director), her stakes are very high. Must be a skilled physical comedian. ACCENT: British RP.

[DENNIS] Male, 25 – 50, any ethnicity. No interest in theatre, he just wants to make friends (of which he has none). Slightly oblivious but understands when he gets things wrong; laughter from the audience is a personal tragedy and failure for him. Must be a skilled physical comedian. ACCENT: British RP.

[ANNIE] Female, 25 – 35, any ethnicity. The stage manager. Cannot bear to be on stage but must step in to one of the roles. Initially terrified by acting, she grows to love it and by the end is willing to kill for it. Starts small but grows and grows. Must be a skilled physical comedian. ACCENT: British RP OR other dialect from anywhere the British crown reached.

[TREVOR] Male, 25 – 35, any ethnicity. The play’s lighting and sound operator; he simply wants to get on with the show. Curmudgeonly and doesn’t care for actors; easily distracted and does many things he shouldn’t, including engaging with the audience. When things go really sideways, he is forced to act in the play, and he hates acting. Must be a skilled physical comedian. ACCENT: British RP OR other dialect from anywhere the British crown reached.

SALARY

LOA $726 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) - 2025 rates

UNION

AEA