Artists Repertory Theatre | Portland, OR
Portland , OR
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Monday, June 16, 2025
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM (P)
Break 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment, please email: [email protected] . You may also fill out the theater's Equity Principals Audition database form at artistsrep.org/about/auditioninformation.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$671.20 weekly minimum (LORT Experimental)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Artists Repertory Theatre's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown).
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short contemporary monologue. Auditioners for Harriet or Benny in The Bed Trick should prepare an additional short Shakespeare monologue. Also, pleasebring your headshot and resume stapled together. It is recommended that auditioners arrive no more than 10-minutes prior to their scheduled audition.
LOCATION
Artists Repertory Theatre
1515 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97205
Auditions will be held in ART's temporary lobby performance space.
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Luan Schooler (Interim Artistic Director)
Melory Mirashrafi (Artistic & Producing Associate)
Val Landrum (Casting Associate)
E.M. Lewis (playwright)
Zeina Salame (director/Apple Hunters!)
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.
Callbacks:
BED TRICK, 6/23/25, 2:00pm-8:00pm
RACECAR: 6/25/25, 2:00pm-8:00pm
APPLE HUNTERS!: 7/15/25, 2:00pm - 8:00pm
OTHER
www.artistsrep.org
Venue: temporary Lobby Stage at ART, in Portland, Oregon.
Proof of Covid vaccination is required for all ART employees, including contracted artists.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity鈥檚 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
Artists Repertory Theatre 2025-26 Season
BED TRICK
BY Keiko Green
Rehearsals begin: 9/2/25
1st Preview: 9/30/25
Open: 10/4/25
Close: 10/26/25
SEEKING:
MARIANNE (she/her, any race/ethnicity, newly 18) A virgin. Relatable and sweet. Her parents' recent divorce turned her life and her understanding of love upside down.
LULU (she/her, any race/ethnicity, 18) Marianne鈥檚 best friend, experienced 鈥� starts to catfish her boyfriend Willis after finding out he鈥檚 on a dating app. She can be a bit cruel but is easily hurt. She's got a secret tender heart.
HARRIET (she/her/they, any race/ethnicity, 18) Marianne and Lulu's other, randomly assigned roommate. The odd man out. She鈥檚 a drama kid. Socially anxious. Easily talked in and out of things.
WILLIS (he/him, any race/ethnicity, 18) Lulu's boyfriend since sophomore year of high school, but his eye is wandering. He recently created a profile for a dating app, "just to see who's out there." He's figuring himself out -- somewhere between frat guy and burnout.
BENNY (he/him, any race/ethnicity, 40-ish) Marianne's Dad. A professor at the University, teaches technical writing. Recently divorced. He's sweet, but has major trust issues. He's only ever been with Anna, Marianne's Mom. He would never word it like this himself, but he's always felt kind of trapped, Artists Repertory Theatre 2025-26 Season - Portland, OR EPA Page 2 of 4 and now he's free for the first time.
ANNA (she/her, any race/ethnicity,40-ish) Marianne's Mom. She carries an immense guilt with her for manipulating her husband when they were just teenagers. She is now hoping to make things right in their lives.
RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR
by Kallan Dana
Rehearsals begin: 1/6/26
1st Preview: 2/3/26
Open: 2/7/26
Close: 3/1/26
SEEKING:
Track I: Daughter - she/her, late 20s-early 30s. Any race/ethnicity. Enthusiastic, nervous, secretive, a people pleaser. Hoping for connection.
Track II: Dad - he/him, late 50s-early 60s. Any race/ethnicity. Charismatic, flirtatious, easygoing until he's not. Always down for the ride, until he鈥檚 not.
Track III: Ragged Man / Handsome Man / Party Guest 3 / Jake. Late 30s to early 50s. Any race/ethnicity. Represents several of Daughter's boyfriends (real and imagined). Funny, strange, scary. Strong characters.
Track IV: Old Lady / Little Girl / Party Guest 1 / Girl Next Door / Jo March / French Teacher. 20s-30s. Any race/ethnicity. Many roles but also represents Daughter鈥檚 sister. Funny, strange, scary, honest. Strong characters.
Track V: Wendy / Party Guest 2 / Pretty Woman / Recruiter Lady / Daughter's Daughter. 20s-40s. Any race/ethnicity. Many roles, but also represents Daughter鈥檚 other sister. Funny, strange, scary, honest. Strong characters.
APPLE HUNTERS!
by E.M. Lewis
Rehearsals begin: 3/3/26
1st Preview: 3/31/26
Open: 4/4/26
Close: 4/26/26
SEEKING:
EDDIE (he/him, any race/ethnicity, 42) The ringleader, ever since they were kids.
DON (he/him, any race/ethnicity, 42) The practical one, who takes care of everybody.
STAN (he/him, any race/ethnicity, 42) Trouble, with a capital T, charming.
PAUL (he/him, any race/ethnicity, 50) Eddie鈥檚 big brother. Eternally responsible, now grief-stricken and lost.
LORT Non-Rep $671.20 weekly minimum (LORT Experimental)
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