Theater at Monmouth
Monmouth, ME

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, March 30, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

AND

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email: [email protected] . If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition at this same email address. Please frame the video vertically (portrait mode) so that we can see you move as well as hear you speak! Videos should be unlisted Youtube or Vimeo links. Video submission deadline is April 1st, 2026.

CONTRACT

LOA

$625 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2025 rates

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Theater at Monmouth's 2026 Season (See breakdown).

Rotating repertory season. Please note that actors will be cast in at least 2 productions in the rep. Season and must be available for the entirety of the contract dates. We do not hire on a show-by-show basis.

Actors of all abilities, disabilities, ethnicities, cultures, and gender identities are encouraged to audition.

Auditions for the fall musical (which is not a part of the summer repertory season) will be held at a later date.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting monologues, at least one Shakespeare, totaling no more than three minutes. We are dedicated to continuing to grow our connections with artists throughout Maine. Please indicate in your email if you are based in Maine.

LOCATION

Helen Melledy Hall (Theater at Monmouth)

775 Main Street

Monmouth, ME 04259

White Building with Green Roof located next to Monmouth Fire Station and across from the United Church of Monmouth.

PERSONNEL

Dawn McAndrews: Producing Artistic Director & Director, TAMING OF THE SHREW

Hannah Cordes: Director, LITTLE WOMEN

Kristin Clippard: Director, BORN WITH TEETH

Chris Anthony: Director, THE MOUNTAINTOP

Adam P. Blais: Director, Fall Musical - TBD

Expected to attend:

Dawn McAndrews: Producing Artistic Director & Director, TAMING OF THE SHREW

Adam P. Blais: Director, Fall Musical - TBD

OTHER DATES

Callbacks (with assigned sides from the plays) will be scheduled and held at a later date.

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

https://theateratmonmouth.org/

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

Theater at Monmouth 2026 Summer Season

TAMING OF THE SHREW

1st Rehearsal: June 23rd, 2026

Opens: July 10

Closes: August 23rd

Some actors/roles may be double cast

SEEKING:

KATHERINE “KATE”: Female, 20s-30s, A “Shrew”

PETRUCHIO: Male, 20s-30s, Suitor to Kate, determined to “tame” her

BIANCA: Female, 20s, Katherine’s younger sister, and her opposite

BAPTISTA: Male, 40s-60s, Father to Katherine and Bianca

TRANIO/ensemble: Female/Non-Binary, 20s-30s, Servant to Lucentio

GREMIO/ensemble: Male, 40s-60s, Older “Suitor” to Bianca

VINCENTIO/ensemble: Male, 40s-50s, Father to Lucentio

HORTENSIO: Male, 20s-30s Another suitor to Bianca. Disguises himself as a music teacher to win her affections. Actors with musical ability are encouraged to audition.

LUCENTIO: Male, 20s-30s, Suitor to Bianca. Disguises himself as a tutor to win her affections.

GRUMIO/ensemble: Male/Female/Non-Binary (flexible with age), Petruchio’s servant

THE MOUNTAINTOP

1st Rehearsal: June 30th, 2026

Opens: July 17th

Closes: August 22nd

SEEKING:

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: Male, Black/African Descent, Age Range: 30s-Early 40s. Nobel Peace Prize-winning Civil Rights Movement leader. Intelligent and vulnerable. While being an Awe-inspiring orator and impassioned preacher, he carries a world of responsibility. The night after he delivers a speech in Memphis, Tennessee.

CAMAE: (PRE-CAST) Female, Black/African Descent. Age Range: 20s-30s. A young maid at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. She is opinionated, vibrant, and flirtatious, with an “otherworldly” presence. There is much more to her than is first revealed. Carries a secret.

LITTLE WOMEN

1st Rehearsal: June 26th, 2026

Opens: July 24

Closes: on August 21st

Some actors/roles may be double cast.

SEEKING:

MARMEE/ AUNT MARCH (40+, Female-presenting)

MEG MARCH (16-26, Female-presenting)

JO MARCH (15-25, Female/NB-presenting)

BETH MARCH (13-21, Female-presenting, actors who play the piano are strongly encouraged to audition)

AMY MARCH (12-22, Female-presenting)

THEODORE “LAURIE” LAURENCE (20s, Male/Masc-presenting)

PROF. BHAER/ JOHN BROOKE (20s-40s/Flexible, Male/Masc-presenting)

MR. LAURENCE (60+, Male/Masc-Presenting)

BORN WITH TEETH

1st Rehearsal: June 30th

Opens: July 31

Closes: August 22

SEEKING:

WILL SHAKESPEARE - 20s-30s, male identifying, any ethnicity. Will is an idealistic, curious, driven, only slightly naive poet from a small town. Will has a family in Stratford but lives in London, and he has a gift for sympathizing with the characters he writes regardless of their flaws. He knows he has something to offer society and will not be persuaded to betray his values.

KIT MARLOWE - 20s-30s, male identifying, any ethnicity. He is a wildly charismatic, witty, sexual, spy for Her Majesty in a big world. Kit has an outsized ego and thirst for life. He is playful, calculating, threatening, and seductive as he tests Will in both craft and in politics.

SALARY

LOA $625 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2025 rates

UNION

AEA