TheaterWorksUSA | New York, NY
New York, NY

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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, April 4, 2025

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

CONTRACT

Special Agreement

$607 weekly minimum (Actor/ASM) + health

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in TheaterWorksUSA's

2025-26 Season (See breakdown).

All actors must be available to audition, rehearse and travel from NYC.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short contemporary uptempo musical theatre or pop song that showcases your mix/belt vocal range.

Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Barbara Pasternack

Interim Managing Director: Tegan Meyer

Expected to attend:

Assoc. Artistic Director/Casting Director: Jillian Carucci

Casting Coordinator: Sarah Hogewood

Accompanist: Alec Bart

OTHER DATES

Callbacks will take place in NEW YORK CITY.

OTHER

www.twusa.org

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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

TheaterWorksUSA 2025-26 Season

About TheaterWorksUSA:

TheaterWorksUSA has led the Theater for Young and Family Audiences movement in New York City and across North America for over half a century. At TWUSA, we believe that access to art-and theater, in particular, is vital for our youth. Since 1961, the 501(c)3 not-for-profit has captured the imaginations of 100 million new and veteran theatergoers with an award-winning repertoire of over 140 original plays and musicals. Acclaimed alumni include Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Disney's Frozen), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Jerry Zaks (The Music Man), Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen), Miguel Cervantes (Hamilton), Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America), and
Chuck Cooper (Tony award winning actor, The Life). Visit WWW.TWUSA.ORG for more
information. TheaterWorksUSA is America’s largest theatre for young and family audiences.

FOR TOURS: All actors are on ACTOR/ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER contracts. Actor/ASMs will be required, as such, to lift scenery and sound equipment during daily load-in and load outs. All actors participate in assembling and disassembling the set at each venue and school at which they perform. The company travels by car & van across the U.S. to theaters and schools each day.

All roles are currently available. All shows are musicals. All roles require singing in tight harmonies.

For more information on each show, please visit: https://twusa.org/shows-artist...

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

by Kevin Del Aguila, Brad Alexander
Original Direction and Choreography by Jen Wineman
Based on the books by Dav Pilkey

SEEKING:

DOG MAN

PETEY

LI’L PETEY

FLIPPY

HAROLD

GEORGE

CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL
Book by: Kevin Del Aguila
Lyrics and Music By: Kevin Del Aguila, Brad Alexander
Original Direction & Choreography: Marlo Hunter
Based on the books by Dav Pilkey

SEEKING:

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CAT KID, MOLLY & OTHERS

NAOMI & OTHERS

POPPY, STARLA, SARAH HATOFF & OTHERS

FLIPPY & OTHERS

DENNIS, CHUBBS MCSPIDERBUTT & OTHERS

MELVIN & OTHERS

PETE THE CAT: THE MUSICAL
Book And Lyrics: Sarah Hammond
Music: Will Aronson
Original Direction & Choreography: Dan Knechtges
Based on the books by: James Dean and Kimberly Dean

SEEKING:

MOM

PETE

JIMMY

OLIVE

DAD

THE POUT-POUT FISH: THE MUSICAL
by: Matt Acheson, Fergus Walsh, Chris Anselmo, Jared Corak
Original Direction by Matt Acheson, Fergus Walsh
Additional Staging by Laura Brandel
Based on the books by: Deborah Diesen

SEEKING:

SHARK, STORYTELLER 1 & OTHERS

SHIMMERFISH, STORYTELLER 2 & OTHERS

OCTOPUS, MS. CLAM, STORYTELLER 3 & OTHERS

POUT-POUT FISH & STORYTELLER 4

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (MUSICAL)
by Matthew Lee Robinson and Marshall Pailet
Original Direction and Choreography by Connor Gallagher
Based on the books by: Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

SEEKING:

MS. FRIZZLE

ARNOLD

JANET

WANDA

CARLOS

RALPHIE

CLICK, CLACK, MOO (Musical)
Book by Billy Aronson
Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
Music by Brad Alexander

SEEKING:

JENNY

MADDY

DARLENE

LORETTA

FARMER BROWN

DUCK

DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!
Book: Mo Willems, Mr. Warburton
Music: Deborah Wicks La Puma
Lyrics: Mo Willems
Original Direction and Choreography: Jen Wineman
Based on the book by: Mo Willems

SEEKING:

THE PIGEON

THE BUS DRIVER

THE BUSINESS MAN

THE DUCKLING

THE CITY WORKER

THE LITTLE OLD LADY

ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST AND FRIENDS
Book: Lauren Gunderson
Lyrics: Kait Kerrigan
Music: Bree Lowdermilk
Based on the books by: Andrea Beaty

SEEKING:

ADA TWIST

ROSIE REVERE ENGINEER

IGGY PECK

LILA GREER

GREAT GREAT AUNT ROSE

STUNTBOY, IN THE MEANTIME: A NEW MUSICAL

Book by: Melvin Tunstall, III
Lyrics: Melvin Tunstall, III
Music: Greg Dean Borowsky and Melvin Tunstall, III
Original Director/Choreographer: Banji Aborisade
Based on the Illustrated Novel by: Jason Reynolds and Raul the Third

SEEKING:

PORTICO

ZOLA

HERBERT SINGLETARY THE WORST

GRAN-GRAN & OTHERS

MR. REEVES & OTHERS

WORKS IN DEVELOPMENT:

TWUSA has other projects in development based on children's literature and YA novels. Fall and Spring dates for projects in development are TBD.

SALARY

Special Agreement $607 weekly minimum (Actor/ASM) + health

UNION

AEA