Naughty Playwright LLC
New York, NY

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

AND

Thursday, January 29, 2026

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

BREAKS: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

Production (League)

$2717 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL.

All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a comedic monologue approximately 1 minute in length. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Playwright: Matthew Lombardo

Director: Noah Himmelstein

Producers: Naughty Playwright LLC with Bryan McCaffrey, Laura Barket, and Alan Seales 

Casting Director: Nick Peciaro, CSA

Expected to Attend:

Casting Director: Nick Peciaro, CSA

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal (Studio): March 9th 2026 (New York City)

1st Rehearsal (Tech): March 28th 2026 (Boston)

1st Performance: April 3rd 2026

Final Performance: April 18th 2026

OTHER

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

WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL

SYNOPSIS: A zany, backstage comedy about what happens when a writer's dream of bringing his Broadway play to life is maligned by a very difficult leading lady.

SEEKING:

(UNDERSTUDY: THE PLAYWRIGHT) Male, mid-30s, white. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

(UNDERSTUDY: THE ACTRESS/THE STAGE MANAGER) Female, 40s-50s, white. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

(UNDERSTUDY: THE DIRECTOR/THE PRODUCER) Male, 50s-60s, white. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

(UNDERSTUDY: THE PROMPTER): Male, 30s, BIPOC. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:

(THE PLAYWRIGHT): (ROLE CAST) Can play the role of male, mid-30s, white. ‘Jack Hawkins’. A witty, well-groomed and charming storyteller. Terrific sense of humor, slightly neurotic, and somewhat naïve. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

(THE ACTRESS): (ROLE CAST) Female, 50s+, white. ‘Brooke Remington’. Age unknown. Once a huge movie star. Now a has-been. Notoriously impossible. Certifiably insane.

(THE DIRECTOR): (ROLE CAST) Male, 60s, white. ‘Oliver Kendall-Walker’. A proper gentleman. Pretentious yet endearing. Although grandiose, he provides calm and comfort.

(THE PRODUCER): (ROLE CAST) Male, 50s, white. ‘Freddie Carlton’. A down-on-his-luck opportunist and fast-talking salesman lacking a moral compass. Though miserly, shady and manipulative, there’s a glimmer of the dream still alive deep down. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

(THE PROMPTER): (ROLE CAST) Male, 30s, BIPOC. ‘Tobias Deschanel’. Flamboyant, ferocious, and clever cross-dressing “entrepreneur”. Quippy and blasé but direct. Will do anything to make a buck and suffers no fools while doing so. You want it done—he’s your guy… or gal. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

(THE STAGE MANAGER): (ROLE CAST) Female, mid-30s-40s, white. ‘Liz Jennings’. A well-organized, level-headed, unflappable professional. No funny business here. Dry, deadpan and used to wrangling rooms of crazies—aka Artists. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing.

SALARY

Production (League) $2717 weekly minimum

UNION

AEA