Welcome to Keene, New Hampshire

Strawdog Theatre Company is looking for non-AEA actors for their upcoming production of WELCOME TO KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE by Brian James Polak, directed by Leda Hoffmann. We would like to strongly encourage performers of all ethnicities, genders, sizes, and abilities to submit. Keene, New Hampshire shares a view of Mount Monadnock with Thornton Wilder’s fictional … Read more

Oh Sh#t! It’s Haunted!

The Factory Theater seeks actors with great comic timing and physical comedy skills for an original, Scooby Doo/Marx Brothers-esque Halloween show!

The Facts of Life- Satan’s School for Girls

Hell in a Handbag Productions is seeking actors to audition for a new musical,  The Facts of Life- Satan’s School for Girls by David Cerda, directed by Madison Smith Auditions are Monday, July 8 from 7-10pm. Callbacks are Tuesday, July 9 from 7pm-10pm. Candidates should sing and dance reasonably well. We specialize in camp and drag- … Read more

Season General Auditions

Adventure Stage Chicago is now accepting submissions from Non-Equity actors for their 2019-2020 Season General Auditions. Shows and available roles are as follows: LA OFRENDA by Jose Casas “You can’t know where you’re goin’ if you don’t know where you been… sabes?” History is something Alex doesn’t get. There’s no use trying to teach him … Read more

The Story by Olzhas Zhanaydarov (Staged Reading)

Seeking an actress over 30 who identifies as Central or East Asian for staged reading a new translation of a new play by Olzhas Zanaydarov (translated by John Freedman), directed by Jeremy Aluma. Based on real events, Olzhas Zhanaydarov’s The Store exposes the brutal torment of a Kazakh migrant working in Moscow. Public indifference and … Read more

Casa Valentina

Pride Films & Plays is currently looking for two understudies for its upcoming production of “Casa Valentina” by Harvey Fierstein. The play is about a group of men in 1962 who gather at a resort in the Catskills to spend time with like-minded men as they explore “the woman within”. Most of the characters are married, … Read more

Hell Followed With Her

Chicago’s premiere Horror Theatre, WILDCLAW Theatre, is now accepting submissions from Non-Equity actors for their Fall 2019 production of HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER, a Zombie Western. HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER by Bill Daniel Directed by Josh Zagoren **A note on Casting. The Western genre is notoriously known for being traditionally white, cis, and male. We … Read more

Bechdel Fest 7: Momentum

Now in its seventh iteration, BECHDEL FEST is a short-play festival featuring a cast of actors (she/her/them/they) playing characters who talk about things other than men. This year’s festival is again hosted at the Steppenwolf 1700 Theatre, August 25-28.

Murder on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Oil Lamp Theater is holding auditions for its production of “Murder on the Nile” by Agatha Christie.  The production will run September 26 to November 10, 2019 with rehearsals starting mid August.  Keith Gerth, Artistic and Executive Director of Oil Lamp Theater, will direct this production. This classic Agatha Christie mystery is set in the … Read more

Emma the Musical Email Submissions

Please submit your headshot/resume by 5 pm on Monday, June 17 to our Casting office email:  castingoffice@chicagoshakes.com   EMMA (music, book, and lyrics by Paul Gordon) Directed by Barbara Gaines Contract begins: December 27, 2019 First preview: January 28, 2020 Opening: February 5, 2020 Closing: March 22, 2019 (including one-week extension)   Diversity STRONGLY encouraged … Read more