Auditions

Speakeasy holds auditions by appointment for upcoming projects. Our current available auditions are below.

Please send any questions to auditions@speakeasystage.com.

2026-2027 auditions

Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs)
May 27th – 10am – 6pm (Plays)
May 28th – 10am – 6pm (Musicals, accompanist available)
May 29th – 10am – 2pm (Musicals, accompanist available)

Plaza Black Box, 539 Tremont St

REQUEST AN AUDITION:

To request an appointment, please email auditions@speakeasystage.com with your full name, pronouns, Equity status, contact information, and the shows for which you would like to be considered. Please also include your complete availability during the entire audition window. Equity actors will be given a 5 minute slot. Non-union actors will be placed on a waitlist and then given a slot (if available) 24-48 hours in advance of the audition.

SHOWS & DATES:

COVENANT by York Walker
Rehearsals begin 9/1/26; Performances run 9/25/26 – 10/17/26

ROJA (workshop) by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman
9/29/26 – 10/11/26

LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD by Samuel D. Hunter
Rehearsals begin 1/4/27; Performances run 1/29/27 – 2/20/27, TBD Extension 2/21/27 – 2/27/27

BY ANY OTHER NAME by Deborah Zoe Laufer and Daniel Green
Rehearsals begin 4/13/27; Performances run 5/7/27 – 5/29/27. TBD Extension 5/30/27 – 6/5/27.

PREPARATION:

Auditions will be held in person. Auditions should be no longer than 5 minutes.

Actors may sing short cuts of one or two songs, perform one or two monologues, or prepare a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) from other sources of their preference.

An accompanist will be available at the second and third day of auditions. There will not be a reader at any of the auditions.

To be considered for both musicals and non-musicals, SpeakEasy recommends one contemporary monologue and one 16-bar cut of a contemporary song.

PERSONNEL:

Reviewing this EPA will be: SpeakEasy Artistic Director / Director of Covenant – Dawn Meredith Simmons, and Producer / SpeakEasy Director of Artistic & Community Programs – Alex Lonati

QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions or would like to request an audition slot, please email auditions@speakeasystage.com.

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CASTING BREAKDOWN

Covenant

RUTHIE – Black woman. 19, the innocent one, obsessed with love or the idea of it.

VIOLET – Black woman. 19, Ruthie’s best friend, black sheep of the family, loves her older sister Avery fiercely.

AVERY – Black woman. 24, dreams of seeing the world outside of this town, a woman coming into her own and terrified.

MAMA – Black woman, early 40s, Violet and Avery’s mother, full of regret, the only thing holding her world together is her love for Avery and her belief in God.

JOHNNY “HONEYCOMB” JAMES – Black man. 24, must play guitar, local celebrity, awkward-turned-ladies’ man. Has been in love with Avery since he was 12 years old. 

ROJA (workshop)

ROJA – A fourteen-year-old Mexican girl who is dealing with the loss of her father. (Role will be cast 18+ TPY)

MAMÁ – Roja’s mother. She is solely responsible for tending the family farm after her husband has passed. Three years after the loss of her husband, she is still stricken with grief.

COYOTE – The shape-shifting god of music, dancing, and mischief. Often depicted with a mustache in human form. A mixture of charro, norteño, and mariachi. (Also plays PAPA)

DON SECO – The wealthy landowner who has allowed the Flores family to work the land since Roja was born.

MAN – Plays CROW 1 and 3, CAMPESINO 1. CROW is the spirit of logic and wisdom. They are a legion of thousands in the form of only one.

LA SEÑORA DE LOS HUESOS – The queen of the underworld. (Also plays CROW 2 and 4)

Little Bear Ridge Road

*SARAH – 60s, female

ETHAN – Early to mid 30s, male.

JAMES – Late 20s or early 30s, male.

PAULETTE – 40s or 50s, female

*NOTE: These roles have been cast. Submissions will be considered for replacement roles only.

BY ANY OTHER NAME

ROSALIND – 18, high mix. Winning in every way, if a little self-absorbed.

CELIA – 16, strong singer, mix/belt. Always in Rosalind’s shadow. Speaks directly to the audience.

HERMIA – 17, mezzo. Small and feisty.

HELENA – 17, soprano. Tall and a bit of a drama queen.

OPHELIA – 16, soprano. Terribly damaged. Really needs a friend.

JULIET – 13, strong belt. Impulsive, passionate, and ready for a fight.

VIOLA/CESARIO – (they/them) 17, strong singer, mix/belt. Smart and funny, but lonely. Searching for who they are and where they belong. Speaks directly to the audience.

[NOTE: Roles will be cast 18+ TPY (to play younger).]

DEMETRIUS – baritenor. Tries to be macho.

LYSANDER – baritenor. A little slow on the up-take.

THE THREE WITCHES — Three fabulous, older beings who know the ways of the world.

HAZEL – mezzo. Imperious.

ASPEN – strong belt. Sassy.

MYRTLE – soprano. Sweet and anxious. A romantic.