TimeLine Theatre Co.
Chicago, IL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
AND
Thursday, July 3, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CONTRACT
CAT
$936.05 weekly minimum (Tier 5)
$519.65 weekly minimum (Tier 3) - Will pay $600 weekly
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in TimeLine Theatre Company's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown).
We encourage all actors, regardless of identity, to apply for roles for which they view themselves as most fit.
All roles will be understudied.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one 2-minute monologue or two 1-minute monologues. Bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Nick Bowling: Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
OTHER
www.timelinetheatre.com
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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
TimeLine Theatre Company 2025-26 Season
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STARS
Written by Sandra Delgado
Directed by Kimberly Senior
CAT Tier 3
First Rehearsal: 9/9/2025
First Preview: 10/8/25
Closing: 11/9/25
Possible Extension: 11/16/25
SEEKING:
Clara, Latina, in her forties, Stella's mother
Ruben, Afro-Latine, in his twenties, a friend, but also Clara鈥檚, you know, 鈥渃ousin鈥�
David, White, in his forties, Clara鈥檚 ex and Stella鈥檚 father
Papi, Latino, in his seventies, Clara's father and Stella's abuelito
Stella, Latina/White, a tween, Clara and David鈥檚 daughter
Vega, Latina, in her fifties, an immigration attorney. Doubles as Chava, Latina, in her, Ruben鈥檚 neighbor
EUREKA DAY
Written by Jonathon Spector
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown
CAT Tier 5
First Rehearsal: 12/18/25
First Preview: 1/13/26
Closing: 2/22/26
Possible Extension: 3/8/26
SEEKING:
SUZANNE: Mid-50s. White. Warm and Gracious. Moved to Berkeley after college when her then-boyfriend now-husband started graduate school at UC Berkeley. Raising her family and nurturing the school are her life鈥檚 work, and fully entwined. Once her youngest was in school she started working part-time as a life-coach, after being encouraged to it by so many friends who she鈥檇 helped through difficult times. Has a home worth four million dollars (though she鈥檒l tell you it was much much much cheaper when they bought), but thinks of herself as 鈥渃omfortable鈥� rather than 鈥渨ealthy.鈥� Mother of Sebastian, Arlo, Izzy, Juniper, Tompkins, and Walden.
DON: Early 60s. White. Head of school. A calming presence. Has worked hard to become the man he is. From New England, moved to Berkeley in the mid-80s chasing the last gasp of hippiedom. Started in education as a music teacher, and on difficult days fantasizes about going back to it. Has lived with his partner in the same rented In-Law unit for 25 years. She makes pottery. They do silent meditation retreats at Esalen three times a year. No kids.
CARINA: Early 40s, Black or biracial. A joiner. Her parents were in the Foreign Service. She grew up overseas and had gone to eight different schools by the time she graduated from high school. This made her skilled at landing in a new environment, figuring out the rules, and putting other people at ease. Her wife is from the Berkeley and always wanted to come back, so they moved nine months ago from the East Coast. Isn't sure how much she loves living here, but is working hard to convince herself she does, because her wife never wants to leave. She鈥檚 worked for non-profits her whole professional life, so has spent A LOT of time in board meetings. And dealing with well-intentioned white people. Mother of Victor.
MEIKO: Mid-30s, Biracial Japanese/White (describes herself as Hapa). Berkeley native. Wry sense of humor. Went to UC Berkeley and has never lived anywhere else, or wanted to. A landscape architect, which she鈥檚 good at but a little bored by. A year after the end of a tortured on-again off-again eight-year relationship, became a single mother by choice, of Olivia. When her daughter was young, Meiko鈥檚 mother was effectively a co-parent, but less so now. Would like to have another child but feels like she鈥檚 too old to think about doing it alone, again.
ELI: Mid-30s, White. Jewish or half-Jewish. Oblivious but well-meaning. From Southern California, went to Stanford and then straight into working at a tech start-up. Cashed out three years ago, and has been in search of how to occupy his time and exercise his mind. An expert pickler, competitive rock climber, manager of family wealth. Went through an intense Ayn Rand phase in college, which now fills him with shame, but which he has also never fully shaken. When he and his wife first decided to open up their marriage, they spent many hours in therapy making sure they were approaching it in a thoughtful and intentional way. But that was a long time ago. Father of Tobias
WINTER: Mid-40s New parent who enters in the final few minutes of the show. Typically, will understudy one of the other folks in the show.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
Adapted by Amy Herzog
Directed by Ron OJ Parson
CAT Tier 3
First Rehearsal: 4/6/26
First Preview: 5/6/26
Closing: 6/14/26
Possible Extension: 6/28/26
SEEKING:
DR. THOMAS STOCKMANN 鈥� 40s. Medical Director of the Baths.
PETRA STOCKMANN 鈥� Early 20s. Thomas鈥檚 daughter, a schoolteacher.
PETER STOCKMANN 鈥� 40s or 50s. Thomas鈥檚 brother, the town Mayor.
HOVSTAD 鈥� 30s. Editor of the People鈥檚 Messenger.
BILLING 鈥� 20s. Works for Hovstad.
ASLAKSEN 鈥� 50s or 60s. Chair of the Property Owners鈥� Association.
CAPTAIN HORSTER 鈥� 20s. A ship鈥檚 captain.
MORTEN KIIL 鈥� 60s or 70s. Thomas鈥檚 father-in-law, owner of a tannery.
CAT $936.05 weekly minimum (Tier 5); $519.65 weekly minimum (Tier 3) - Will pay 锘�$600 weekly
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