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We are seeking non equity actors for the 2024 Go To New Play Festival at Theatre Wit from September 26-29. Featuring short plays by Darren Canady, Stuart Day, and Douglas Post Directed by Scott Westerman, Justice Ford, and Rachel Slavick
Ghostlight Ensemble is casting for its fall production of Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones. Alabama Story is based on the true story in the 1950s about an Alabama state librarian facing an effort to ban a children’s book about a white bunny and a black bunny who get married. This is a timely and moving … Read more
MagiCorps is auditioning for Non-Equity Actors and accepting play submissions for our Theatre Festival this Fall, running from September 17 to October 20th. Festival Theme: “Blessed and Highly Flavored” An SGL BIPOC-run organization, MagiCorps welcomes all artists from diverse experiences and backgrounds committed to amplifying BIPOC stories in the City of Chicago. MagiCorps will feature … Read more
Seeking Understudy for Doctor Emma Brookner in Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, directed by Ted Hoerl. The Normal Heart will run July 21-August 25. Dr. Emma Brookner: 30s or 40s, Fem Presenting. Dr Brookner is a leading doctor in the fight against the AIDS epidemic during the initial outbreak in the 80s. This character is … Read more
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been … Read more
PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR FUN HOME/NEW FACES SING BROADWAY NOW Porchlight Music Theatre is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming productions of FUN HOME and New Faces Sing Broadway NOW! Please address any questions to auditions@PorchlightMusicTheatre.org. No phone calls, please. Break a leg! All auditions will take place at 4200 W. Diversey Avenue. More information below on … Read more
SEEKING: Non-Equity actors for all roles in Citadel Theatre’s 2024-25 Season. Citadel Theatre is committed to welcoming artists of broadly diverse backgrounds. Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, and disabilities are strongly encouraged to audition for all roles. CONTRACT: $150 rehearsal stipend; $30/show Citadel Theatre’s 2024-25 Season: The Cottage Sep. 14 – Oct. 13, 2024 … Read more
Redtwist Theatre is auditioning for our first ever Twisted PlayFest, running September 22-October 6th. The Twisted PlayFest will select 10 Chicago Playwrights to feature in various levels of production: One Mainstage , Three Staged Readings, and Six Stand Readings.
Seeking actors with comic chops and text skill for our winter/spring TYA abridgment of SHORT SHAKESPEARE! A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM. This is a 60-75 minute adaptation of the text for students. A desire to perform for younger audiences is essential. Each performance is followed by a mandatory Q & A with the audience. Director: Edward … Read more
Shakespeare in the city is Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s new pop-up initiative to bring free Shakespeare throughout the city. This is a non-person, 45-minute joyous adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT, played with minimal costumes and scenery, with Shakespeare text mixed with narration. It will have a very fly-by-the -seat of your pants, fun vibe, so seeking actors … Read more