Equity Actors for Upcoming Stage Play "Orphans"
Equity actors for roles in Theatre's 2026 Season show "Orphans". See breakdown below.
Rate: LORT Non-Rep$1320 weekly minimum (LORT B+)
Additional info: Audition day break: 1:00PM - 2:00PM.
PREPARATION: Please bring a picture and resume and a selection(s) in the style of the show; you are welcome to sing from the show/reviews, or perform a monologue from show/reviews. Directors would prefer two different short selections, to one long selection. Let them see more sides of you. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. 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.
Rehearsals begin: October 6, 2026
Opening: October 29, 2026
Closing: November 8, 2026
Casting Note: Seeking three fearless, highly physical, emotionally open actors to create a trio that feels seasoned, dangerous, and utterly lived-in— as if the play has been in their bones for years.
If you are interested, please apply.
A wild child who has never ventured from his house. Forced to live in a world of illiteracy and innocence; child-like; seemingly simple-minded and withdrawn; idolizes his brother, Treat, and is positive his brother knows best...until. (An extremely physical role.)
Characters
- TREAT Male 30-40 y.o. All ethnicities
A pick pocket and thief, violent, suppressed emotion; both caretaker and provider for his brother; makes the house almost a prison for his brother. Haunted by abandonment and surrounded by anger. Possibly bulking up to become physically intimidating. - HAROLD Male 50-60 y.o. All ethnicities
A commanding presence, able to handle any situation with ease. A Chicago gangster on the run, taken hostage by the brothers who mysteriously frees himself and takes control of the situation. Recognizing the brothers for lost boys (orphans, just like himself at one time), he “adopts” and mentors them, becoming their long-lost father figure. In a strange, both menacing and moving way, the man turns the brothers’ lives upside down, with positive and tragic consequences.