AUDITION DATES

Open Call ~ (This will be run similar to an ECC. Performers should expect to be called for 1-hour)
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lunch break: 4:00-5:00 PM

Equity Chorus Call
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lunch break: 4:00-5:00 PM

Equity Principal Audition
Monday, May 11, 2026
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lunch break: 4:00-5:00 PM


APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please fill out the following links:

https://airtable.com/app7pL2Q3UJUuImHN/shrAODp5MEr4EXcPW

https://airtable.com/app7pL2Q3UJUuImHN/shr1MPHiuE1NqgvhH


CONTRACT

AEA
Bay Area Theatre (BAT) Tier 5
$906 weekly salary minimum, 39-hour workweek (Tier 5)

Non-AEA
$19.18 per hour
Guaranteed weekly minimum during rehearsal period of $748. Minimum will adjust during performance period to reflect shift times, but no lower than $460.

No housing or transport available for non-AEA actors.


PREPARATION

Open Call:
Will be run the same as ECC. Performers will be held in 45-minute blocks from 1:00-4:00 PM. Vocal callbacks for dancers will be held from 4:00-4:30 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT in case you are asked to stay and sing.

Open Call for Singers will be held from 5:00-7:15 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT. Dance callbacks for Singers will be held from 7:15-8:00 PM. If asked to stay and dance, please bring clothes and shoes you can comfortably move in.
Lunch break will be 4:30-5:00 PM.

ECC:
ECC for Dancers will be held in 45-minute blocks from 1:00-4:00 PM. Vocal callbacks for dancers will be held from 4:00-4:30 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT in case you are asked to stay and sing.

ECC for Singers will be held from 5:00-7:15 PM. Please bring 60 seconds of a song from RENT. Dance callbacks for Singers will be held from 7:15-8:00 PM. If asked to stay and dance, please bring clothes and shoes you can comfortably move in.
Lunch break will be 4:30-5:00 PM.
Only AEA members my book appointments. Non-AEA members will be seen as time allows.

EPA:
Slots will be 3 minutes. Please prepare up to 60 seconds of a song in the style of the show. Selections from the show are strongly encouraged! A monologue is not required. An accompanist will be available. Please bring sheet music clearly marked, in the correct key.
Only AEA members my book appointments. Non-AEA members will be seen as time allows.


LOCATION

San Francisco Playhouse Studio
323 Geary Street,
Room 211
San Francisco, CA 94102

A door monitor will be present to let you into the building.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Nick Ishimaru
Music Director: Dave Dobrusky
Choreographer: Vince Chan
Associate Artistic Director: Marie-Claire Erdynast


PRODUCTION DATES

Frist rehearsal/table read: 11/10/2026
First Preview: 12/11/2026
Opening Night: 12/17/2026
Closing Night: 02/06/2027


OTHER

www.sfplayhouse.org

Rehearsals will take place at the SF Playhouse Studio (323 Geary St., San Francisco, CA 94102). Tech, previews and performances will be on the San Francisco Playhouse mainstage (450 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94102). San Francisco Playhouse mainstage productions rehearse 6-days per week, typically Tuesday-Sunday. Rehearsal times vary, but are often in the 2:00-10:30 PM range on weekdays and 11:00 AM-7:30 PM on weekends. Mainstage productions are 8 performances per week, Tuesday-Sunday, with 2:00 PM matinee performances on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

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.


Breakdown

Maureen Johnson (Understudy only): Female, any ethnicity, 20’s-30’s

Mark Cohen: Male, any ethnicity, 20’s-30’s

Roger Davis: Male, any ethnicity, 20’s-30’s

Angel: Trans-femme/gender-fluid/nonbinary/gender non-conforming, BIPOC, 20’s-30’s

Tom Collins: Male, Black, 30’s-40’s

Joanne: Female, Black, 30’s-40’s

Mimi: Female, Latina, “I’m 19 but I’m old for my age”

Benjamin Coffin III: Male, Black, 20’s-30’s

Ensemble: 4 male, 4 female, any ethnicity and age. Will cover principal roles. Seeking strong hip-hop and contemporary dancers in particular.


SALARY

Bay Area Theatre $906 weekly minimum (Tier 5)
$19.18 per hour (non-AEA)