Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre | New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Thursday, June 19, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
And
AUDITION DATE
Friday, June 20, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please
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Equity actors may also attend in person without a scheduled audition, though we encourage advance notice if you are able to sign up. If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition.
Please see breakdown for Video submission instructions.
CONTRACT
SPT
$379 weekly minimum (SPT 2)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Le Petit Theatre du
Vieux Carre's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown).
PREPARATION
If interested only in the non-Musical productions, please prepare a 60-90 second monologue and have a second monologue ready, if asked. If interested in the Musicals, please prepare a 60-90 second monologue
and a 32-bar cut of music of your choosing. Actors interested in ONCE are asked to accompany themselves on an instrument that might fit the character they are interested in being considered for. An accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Le Petit Theatre Du Vieux Carre
616 Saint Peter St
New Orleans, LA 70116-3214
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: A.J. Allegra
Production Assistant: Effie Inglefield
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
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
Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre 2025-26 Season
Video submission instructions:
Video submissions from both in-town and out-of-town actors for the season are welcomed and should .
Video auditions may be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line 鈥�25-26 Season Audition - YOUR NAME.鈥� should the form pose any problems.
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
Written by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power
Director: Jenny Lavery
First Rehearsal: 9/2/25
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 10/2/25 thru 10/19/25
Possible extension: 10/23/25 thru 10/26/25
SYNOPSIS: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY portrays the captivating saga of a family and a company that shaped the world, featuring three actors who portray multiple generations of the Lehman brothers.
From their hopeful arrival in New York in 1844 to the dramatic collapse of Lehman Brothers 163 years later, this epic tale explores the rise and fall of the iconic firm, intertwining personal dreams with a
global financial crisis.
SEEKING:
Henry Lehman (Male or Female, 30s-60s) The eldest brother. German Jewish immigrant from Bavaria; the first of his brothers to immigrate to the United States; the son of a cattle merchant; intelligent, resourceful, tenacious and proud of the business he is building; doubles as Philip Lehman, Pete Peterson, and others.
Emmanuel Lehman (Male or Female, 30s-60s) German Jewish immigrant from Bavaria; the middle brother and second to immigrate; hot headed, intelligent, takes pride in whichever business venture it is that he is doing; often has conflict with his older brother on what is best for the business; he moves the business from the South to New York; he enjoys the finer things in life - 'always more, always better'; doubles as Herbert Lehman, Lewis Glucksman, and others.
Mayer Lehman (Male or Female, 30s-60s) German Jewish immigrant from Bavaria; the youngestbrother and last to immigrate; a level-headed and steady thinker; the mediator between his two elder brothers; charming, warm and ambitious; doubles as Bobby Lehman and others.
BLITHE SPIRIT
Written by Noel Coward
Director: Ricky Graham
First Rehearsal: 12/9/25
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 1/8/26 thru 1/25/26
Possible extension: 1/29/26 thru 2/1/26
SYNOPSIS: This classic comedy from playwright of Private Lives offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted鈥搇iterally鈥揵y the ghost of his late first wife, the
clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting 鈥渉appy medium,鈥� one Madame Arcati. As personalities clash, Charles鈥� current wife, Ruth, is accidentally killed and passes over, joining Elvira in the afterlife, and the two 鈥渂lithe spirits鈥� haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.
SEEKING:
Charles Condomine (He/Him, 40s-50s, any ethnicity) - a novelist. Charles is bright, sophisticated, articulate, and debonair but somewhat at the mercy of his wives, past and present. His interest in spiritualism as a subject for a novel leads Charles to ask Madame Arcati to dinner and a s猫ance. He is skeptical but becomes a believer when the ghost of his first wife appears and stays. RP Accent.
Ruth Condomine (She/Her, 30s-40s, any ethnicity) - Charles鈥檚 second wife. Like her husband, Ruth is witty and sophisticated, and she is quite the society matron. Ruth is a bit stuffy and a little predictable. She is convinced that Charles has lost his mind when Elvira appears. Ruth acts as a concerned wife, trying to restore Charles to normalcy. RP Accent.
Elvira Condomine (She/Her, 30s-40s, any ethnicity) - the ghost of Charles鈥檚 first wife. Only Charles can see or hear her. In life, Elvira was spirited, outgoing, wild, and carefree. In death, she is no different; she socializes with Genghis Khan. She does love Charles, if somewhat casually, and is jealous of Ruth. RP Accent.
Madame Arcati (She/Her 50s-70s, any ethnicity) - Madame Arcati, the local spiritualist and medium. Elderly but spry. She truly is in contact with the other world and inadvertently is the 鈥渕edium鈥� through which Elvira is called back to this one. She is eccentric, effusive, and boisterous. Dramatic but genuine.
Dr. George Bradman (He/Him, 40s-60s, any ethnicity) - a good friend of the Condomines who is invited to dinner and the s猫ance. He is entirely skeptical of anything to do with the occult but tries his utmost to go along with the proceedings for the sake of Charles鈥� research. British.
Violet Bradman (She/Her, 40s-60s, any ethnicity) - Dr. Bradman鈥檚 wife. Simple and na茂ve, she is quite excited about being in the presence of the medium, whom she finds fascinating. British.
Edith (She/Her, 20s-30s, any ethnicity) - the Condomines鈥� new maid. She is nervous and tears around at breakneck speed trying to do things right and make a good impression. Good physical agility and
comedic timing. British.
GUYS & DOLLS
Written by Frank Loesser, Joe Swerling, and Abe Burrows
Directors: A.J. Allegra and Jaune Buisson
First Rehearsal: 2/3/26
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 3/5/26 thru 3/29/26
Possible extension: 4/2/26 thru 4/5/26
SYNOPSIS: Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the strait-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
SEEKING:
Nicely-Nicely Johnson (He/Him, any age, any ethnicity) Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited and a bit na茂ve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan's loyal friend and lackey. Vocal range top: B5, Vocal range bottom: D4
Benny Southstreet (He/Him, any age, any ethnicity) Nathan's right-hand man and a gambler himself.Smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan's best interest at heart.Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: D4
Sarah Brown (She/Her, 20s-40s, any ethnicity) A pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission. She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. She is prudish and uptight but eventually lets go. Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: B3
Arvide Abernathy (He/Him, 50s-70s, any ethnicity) The bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band, he is Sarah's loving grandfather. Wise and sweet, he wants nothing but the best for her. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: D4
Harry The Horse (He/Him, any age, any ethnicity) A crook and gambler. He is a tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan's craps game and backs his cheating but is also a man of his word in the gambling community. Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: F3
Lt. Brannigan (He/Him, 40s-60s, any ethnicity) A New York police officer who is on to Nathan's illegal craps games and is dead-set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character.
Nathan Detroit (He/Him, 30s-50s, any ethnicity) A good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the bigtime. He loves Adelaide, but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke schemer with unwitting ways. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: D4
Miss Adelaide (She/Her, 30s-50s, any ethnicity) Nathan's fianc猫 and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married.Pretty, outspoken, stubborn. Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: A3
Sky Masterson (He/Him, 30s-40s, any ethnicity) A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart, handsome. Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: B3
Big Jule (He/Him, 40s and up, any ethnicity) A big time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of an oaf. Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: F3
Ensemble (all genders, all ages) Sightseers, Mission Band (Agatha, Calvin, Martha), Crap Shooters (Liver Lips Louie, Angie The Ox, Rusty Charlie), Hot Box Girls, Waiters, Cuban Dancers
GOD OF CARNAGE
Written by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton
Director: Donald Jones-Bordenave
First Rehearsal: 3/31/26
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 4/30/26 thru 5/17/26
SYNOPSIS: A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
SEEKING:
Annette (She/Her, 40s-60s, any ethnicity) Married to Alan. Works in wealth management. A little nervous in general, her stomach isn鈥檛 the best, and all of this tension is really getting to her.
Alan (He/Him, 40s-60s, any ethnicity) Married to Annette. Top-notch lawyer. He is the fighter/hero, in his mind. He fights until he wins or exhausts his opponent.
Michael (He/Him, 40s-60s, any ethnicity) Married to Veronica. A macho guy from the old neighborhood who "done good.". He has his opinion about things but changes them to whatever Veronica says to avoid her anger, until he can't any longer.
Veronica (She/Her, 40s-60s, any ethnicity) Married to Michael. A writer. Really trying to be the bigger person here (as she always does), but while doing so has a habit of judging what others are doing and how they could do better.
ONCE
Book by Enda Walsh
Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Mark猫ta Irglov谩
Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney
Director: Conner Wilson
First Rehearsal: 4/28/26
Production Runs: Thurs-Sun 6/4/26 thru 6/21/26
Possible extension: 6/25/26 thru 6/28/26
SYNOPSIS: On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story, underscored by emotionally charged music.
SEEKING:
Guy (He/Him, 20s-40s) Vocal Range: High Baritone/Tenor (G2 to G4) Instruments: Guitar (proficient)A brooding Irish musician and songwriter who has lost faith in his talent and purpose. Guy is at a
crossroads in life when he meets Girl, who inspires him to pursue his dreams. He is soulful, passionate, and reserved. Requires strong musical skills, particularly guitar.
Girl (She/Her, 20s-40s) Vocal Range: Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano (C4 to F5) Instruments: Piano (proficient) A vibrant and determined Czech immigrant with a deep love of music. Girl is a dreamer and a realist, fiercely independent yet compassionate. She sees the beauty in Guy鈥檚 music and pushes him to see his potential. Requires a strong pianist and vocalist
Billy (He/Him, 30s-40s) Vocal Range: Baritone (C2 to G3) Instruments: Optional Guitar/Bass Guitar. A loud and boisterous music shop owner with a big heart and a comedic flair. Billy adds humor to the show while supporting Guy and Girl in their musical journey.
Reza (She/Her, 20s-30s) Vocal Range: Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano (C4 to A5) Instruments: Violin (proficient) A flirtatious and fun Czech woman who loves life and music. Reza is lively, outgoing, and supportive of Girl and her friends.
Baruska (She/Her, 40s-60s) Vocal Range: Alto (G3 to C5) Instruments: Accordion (optional) Girl鈥檚 mother. Wise, caring, and sometimes a bit blunt. Baruska adds warmth and humor to the story.
Bank Manager (He/Him, 30s-50s) Vocal Range: Tenor/High Baritone (G2 to C4) Instruments: Cello (proficient) - If this person cannot play Cello we can look into guitar, bass or mandolin as well. An uptight and proper bank manager who unexpectedly reveals a love for music. Provides comic relief
and heartwarming moments.
Da (He/Him, 50s-60s) Vocal Range: Baritone (C2 to G3) Instruments: Guitar (Optional) Guy鈥檚 father, a working-class Dublin man who supports his son鈥檚 dreams in his own quiet, reserved way.
Svec (He/Him, 20s-40s) Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor (C2 to G3) Instruments: Drums (proficient) A Czech drummer with a quirky and playful personality. Svec brings comic energy to the ensemble.
Andrej (He/Him, 20s-30s) Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor (C2 to G3) Instruments: Guitar or Bass (proficient) - with option to play Mandolin as well. A Czech immigrant and aspiring musician. He is earnest and hardworking, with dreams of a better life.
Ex-Girlfriend (She/Her, 20s-40s) Vocal Range: Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano (C4 to E5) Instruments: Violin (Optional) The woman who once inspired Guy鈥檚 music but has since moved on, leaving him heartbroken and creatively stalled. Though she has limited stage time, her role is crucial in shaping Guy鈥檚 emotional journey. She should have a haunting, expressive voice that conveys both nostalgia and the finality of their relationship.
Eamon (He/Him, 30s-50s) Vocal Range: Baritone (C2 to G3) Instruments: Guitar. The sound engineer who works on Guy鈥檚 demo recording. Calm, professional, and supportive.
Emcee (Any Gender, 30s-50s) Vocal Range: Flexible. Instruments: Guitar. The manager of the openmic night. Wry, witty, and charismatic.
Ivanka (She/Her, 7-10) Vocal Range: Spoken/Minimal Singing. Description: Girl鈥檚 young daughter.
Requires strong stage presence and ability to follow direction.
SPT $379 weekly minimum (SPT 2)
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