Auditions

Equity Principal Audition: Dec. 8, 2023

Seeking Equity actors for roles in Illinois Shakespeare's 2024 Season. These productions will run in rotating repertory and actors will be cast in all three productions.

Rehearsals begin May 21, 2024; runs June 26-Aug. 4 in Normal, IL.

Pays $759/wk. Equity URTA Tier 2 Contract.

Equity Principal Audition: Dec. 4, 2023

Oak Park Festival Theatre is seeking Equity actors for roles in "Romeo and Juliet."

Rehearsals begin June 6, 2024; runs July 6-Aug. 17, 2024 at the Oak Park Festival Theatre, in Oak Park, IL.

Pays $295/wk. Equity CAT Tier 1 Contract.

Raven Theatre is seeking video submissions from Equity actors for roles in "The Prodigal Daughter." Local actors are encouraged to submit. All roles will be understudied.

Workshop runs wk. of Jan. 29, 2024; first read runs April 3; design runs April 18; tech runs April 26-May 4; runs May 2-June 9 (Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.) at the Raven Theatre, Chicago, IL.

Pays $276-$385/wk. Equity CAT Tier 1 Contract. Note: Raven Theatre will make pension and health contributions.

Monday, December 4, and Tuesday, December 5, 7:00 PM

The Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy

2153 W. 111th Street, Chicago

Beverly Theater Guild Chicago is casting "Present Laughter," a lighthearted farce that celebrates playwright Noel Coward’s legendary wit and larger-than-life persona. Based on Coward himself, actor Garry Essendine is the star of the London theatrical scene at the height of his fame and adored by legions of admirers--perhaps a little too much. Fans regularly throw themselves at Garry’s feet, drawn in by his charm and charisma, throwing his household into chaos. In the week before Garry is set to embark on an African tour, he is forced to juggle a besotted young woman with stars in her eyes, an unhinged young playwright obsessed with being in Garry’s presence, his best friend’s wife who is determined to seduce him, his manager, his producer, his secretary, his estranged ex-wife, and an impending mid-life crisis as his birthday looms ever closer.

Rehearses 2 weekday evenings, and Sun. evenings until tech week. Performs Feb. 16-18, 2024 at The Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy, 2153 W. 111th Street, Chicago.

Not paid.

Open Space Arts seeks three actors for two classic one-act plays from Sunsets: Two Acts On A Beach by Cal Yoemans. These plays, last performed in Chicago in 1982, offer an intimate exploration of human sexuality and relationships from the pre-AIDS era. The production is directed by Kevin Wood. 

Rehearses January 2024; runs February (for nine days) during Theater Week in Chicago, IL.

$200 is the total payment for rehearsals and nine shows that run in February during Theater Week.

More info.

Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL is seeking Equity actors for roles in "Beehive: The 60's Musical."

Rehearsals begin May 23; runs June 12-Aug. 4 in Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL.

Pays $933-$1292/wk. Equity Dinner Theatre Contract.

More info.

Auditions: Dec 12, 2023, Dec 13, 2023 in Chicago, IL

Casting Equity actors for roles in Court Theatre's 2024-2025 Season.

Season includes: "East Texas Hotlinks" (Eugene Lee, playwright; Ron OJ Parson, dir. Rehearsals begin o/a Oct. 3, 2024) "Berlin" (Mickle Maher, playwright; Charles Newell, dir. Rehearsals begin o/a Jan. 2, 2025), and "A Raisin In The Sun" (Lorraine Hansberry, playwright; Gabrielle Randle-Bent, dir. Rehearsals begin o/a Feb. 27, 2025.)

Pays $807/wk. Equity Non-Rep LORT D Agreement.

More info.

Chicago Dramatists

Atlie Gilbert, Casting Director / Managing Producer

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Casting currently updating our actors' database for upcoming in-person & virtual staged readings. AEA & non-union actors are welcome. All types, ethnic backgrounds, & age ranges are needed. About Chicago dramatists: Chicago Dramatists is the only comprehensive playwright development center of its kind in Chicago. We give playwrights an artistic home no matter where they are in their development. Our award-winning playwrights are regularly produced in Chicago, on Broadway and at regional theaters throughout the country. Our playwrights are also shaping writers’ rooms in LA, sending our Chicago stories to living rooms across the world.

Virtual & in-person. Cold-readings (no rehearsal time) as well as live readings in Chicago, IL.

Total Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 for an estimated 9 hours of work (flat rate)

More info.

AUDITION DATES & TIMES

Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 - 9:30am

Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 - 9:30am

Saturday, April 6th, 2024 - 9:30am

Please contact Lysa Fox, Head of the Musical Theatre Program for information.

www.wiu.edu/cofac/theatre

L-Fox@wiu.edu