Video submissions will be accepted until midnight September 30, 2024. In-person callbacks will be held in October. Videos should consist of one monologue no longer than three minutes. To be considered for Bernarda Alba, performers should sing 32 bars of a musical number showcasing their range and style.
In an effort for the continued health and safety of cast and crew, The Ensemble Company requires performers to be vaccinated against COVID19.
GUIDELINES
We will be casting actors for the following productions:
POTUS (or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive) by Selina Fillinger*; Tara Kromer, Director; Rehearsals Begin: TBA; Performances: January 24, 2025-February 2, 2025 SEEKING: Harriet - (She/Her) - 40s-60s. Any ethnicity. Chief of Staff. A political bulldog who has chosen every aspect of her life, appearance, and personality in service of her career. A sexless and humorless middle-aged woman who lives and dies by the polls. Starts the play at a 7 and skyrockets from there. Everything is a means to the end. Jean - (She/Her) - 30s-40s. Any ethnicity. Press Secretary. A hawk in a turtleneck. A high-strung, quick-witted woman who can handle any pressroom and sterilize any scandal. A single working mother whose pristine life is threatened only by her knee-weakening attraction to disastrous sexual partners—one, in particular. Harriet’s more polished and more tactful counterpart. Think CJ from West Wing, but with more bite, cynicism, and learned paranoia. Stephanie - (She/Her) - 30s-50s. Any ethnicity. Presidential secretary. An obedient and diminutive millennial, terrified of failure and perpetually on the edge of nervous breakdown. Deeply brilliant, just crippled by her own imposter syndrome. So much potential energy and rage just waiting to be set free. Dusty - (She/Her) - 20s-30s to play younger. President’s plaything. A glowing, curious, sex-positive girl with a multitude of skills and a bright future! Loves civic duty! Loves democracy! Determined to make the world better! Bernadette - (She/Her) - Lates 30s-50s. Any ethnicity. President’s sister. A total trash fire. Strife and mayhem. A coked-up tornado with raw sexual charisma, fiery temper, and fantastic sense of humor. Jean’s kryptonite. Chris - (She/Her) - 30s-40s. Any ethnicity. A journalist. Overburdened, under-slept, postpartum, newly-divorced, on the brink of irrelevance. A dogged reporter with much to gain and everything to lose. Margaret - (She/Her) - Late 40s-60s. Any ethnicity. The First Lady. An impeccable combination of high fashion, corporate experience, and legal savvy. Regal, sophisticated, brimming with bitterness and pent-up rage. Goes for the jugular. PLEASE BE AWARE: While POTUS is currently on the schedule, The Ensemble Company recognizes that our current political climate may change after Election Day. If the election gives us our first female, multiracial president, we believe this very funny play becomes slightly less relevant. Please note that while we will be considering performers for this production, an alternate production will also be in consideration during the casting process.
Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill - Matthew MacDermid, Director; Rehearsals Begin: Late January 2025; Performances: March 7-16, 2025 SEEKING: James Tyrone - (He/Him) - 60s but looking younger. An actor. (PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.) Mary Tyrone - (She/Her) - 56. His wife. (PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.) James Tyrone, Jr. - (He/Him) - 33. Their elder son. Edmund Tyrone - (He/Him) - 23. Their younger son. (PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.) Cathleen - (She/Her) - Early 20s. Their maid.
A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel H. Hunter - Matthew MacDermid, Director; Rehearsals Begin: April 2025; Performances: May 2-11, 2025 SEEKING: Keith - (He/Him) - Late 20s-30s. Black. Ryan - (He/Him) - Late 20s-30s. White.
Bernarda Alba by Michael John LaChiusa, from the play by Federico Garcia Lorca - Gabriel Garcia, Director/Choreographer; Musical Director TBA; Rehearsals Begin: July 2025; Performances: September 5-14, 2025 SEEKING: Bernarda Alba - (She/Her) - Late 50s-60s. The matriarch. Angustius - (She/Her) - 30s. Bernarda’s first daughter. Magdalena - (She/Her) - 30s. Bernarda’s second daughter. Amelia - (She/Her) - early 30s. Bernarda’s third daughter. Martirio - (She/Her) - late 20s. Bernarda’s fourth daughter. Adela - (She/Her) - 20s. Bernarda’s youngest daughter. Maria Josepha - (She/Her) - 50-60s to play 80s. Bernarda’s mother. Poncia (She/Her) - 40s-50s. Bernarda’s servant. Young Maid - (She/Her) - 20s. Servant/Prudencia - (She/Her) - 20s-30s.
The Other Place by Sharr White - Matthew MacDermid, Director; Rehearsals Begin: Late September 2025; Performances: November 7-16, 2025 SEEKING: Juliana - (She/Her) - 50s. Any ethnicity. Brilliant researcher, sometimes abrasive but passionate. Ian - (He/Him) - 50s. Any ethnicity. Juliana’s husband, an oncologist. The Woman - (She/Her) - 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. Plays multiple roles. The Man - (He/Him) - 30s. Plays multiple roles.
Meteor Shower by Steve Martin - Gabriel Garcia, Director; Rehearsals Being: Mid-November 2025; Performances: December 12-21, 2025 SEEKING: Corky - (She/Her) - 30s. Any ethnicity. Well-meaning and neurotic. Norm - (He/Him) - 30s-40s. Any ethnicity. “Norm-al.” Everyman husband to Corky. Laura - (She/Her) - 30s. Any ethnicity. Coquettish, baiting her husband. Gerald - (He/Him) - 30s-40s. Any ethnicity. Grumpy and unlikable husband to Laura.
OTHER INFORMATION
We encourage applications from our diverse community which includes gender non-conforming people, people of color, indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, people who are neurodiverse, people of all sexual orientations, and all others who face systematic marginalization.