American Blues Theater 2026-2027 Season General Auditions

  • Equity
  • Non-Equity
  • Anywhere

Website American Blues Theater

Pay Rate: Mainstage shows are on a CAT Tier 2 contract. Union & non-union actors receive a minimum of $540/wk.
Audition Location: American Blues Theater, 5627 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

By appointment only:

Thursday, May 21
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
General Auditions (all actors welcome). Please email JGSmith@AmericanBluesTheater.com to request an appointment.

Friday, May 22
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Equity Principal Auditions. Equity actors may sign-up through the Actors’ Equity portal. Non-union actors are encouraged to attend as walk-ins.

Saturday, May 23
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
General Auditions (all actors welcome). Please email JGSmith@AmericanBluesTheater.com to request an appointment.

TAPED AUDITIONS
If actors prefer to submit an audition tape instead of auditioning in person, actors may submit tapes by emailing them to JGSmith@AmericanBluesTheater.com.

All tapes must be received by 5:00 PM CT on Saturday, May 23.

SEEKING
Actors (union & non-union) for understudies and actors for future programming, included but not limited to The Commons, @Home, and arts education.

American Blues Theater is committed to diverse and inclusive casting.

PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE
Elyse Dolan (she/her) – Associate Artistic Director
Manny Buckley (he/him) – Assistant Producer

Material to Prepare:

Please prepare one monologue of your choice. The monologue should be between 1 – 2 minutes.

If you play a musical instrument, you are welcome to bring it and play a short (1 – 2 minute) selection to demonstrate your skill. We are always seeking actor-instrumentalist for future projects. We do have a piano, acoustic guitar, cajon, and snare drum on-site that you may use. There is no accompanist in the room.

Please bring one (1) physical copy of your headshot & resume, or email a digital copy in advance to JGSmith@AmericanBluesTheater.com.

To apply for this job email your details to JGSmith@AmericanBluesTheater.com