AUDITIONS

2025 SummerStage Season

LOCAL, IN-PERSON, ADULT AUDITIONS- UNION AND NON-UNION

AEA contract SPT- Tier 8

We encourage everyone ages 18+ who has a passion for acting, dancing, and/or singing – of any race/ethnicity, disability, age, or gender/gender identity – to attend our December auditions! We are happy to welcome back both new and returning auditionees.

We are equally as excited to see underrepresented communities and those new to the theatre world. We ask that you challenge us to find new perspectives in this season’s characters by auditioning for roles that may not be traditionally “written for you” or has not previously been cast with an actor from your community.  Let us see what you’ve got!

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre will hold union and non-union auditions for the 2025 SummerStage Season on Sunday, December 8th and Monday, December 9th at The Rep, located at 601 Main St., Little Rock, AR 72201.

In attendance:

Ken-Matt Martin
Interim Artistic Director
Director of The Amen Corner

Steve Broadnax III
Artistic Staff
Director of Me and the Devil

Tamra Patterson-Calamese
Director of Community, Learning, & Public Programming

TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

Email casting@therep.org to request an audition appointment.  Please allow 48 hours for a response.
Stage Managers- please submit your resumes to production@therep.org

WHAT TO PREPARE

Please bring a recent headshot or photo of yourself, and a resume or bio.

An accompanist will be provided.  Please bring any sheet music in the correct key, or you are welcome to sing unaccompanied.

  • For Me and the Devil: one contemporary monologue; plus 16 bars of a blues or blues-inspired musical theatre song

  • For God of Carnage: one contemporary monologue that showcases humor

  • For Hair: one contemporary monologue; plus 16 bars of pop or pop-inspired musical theatre song

  • For The Amen Corner: one contemporary monologue; plus 16 bars of a gospel song

  • For The Glass Menagerie: one contemporary monologue

2025 SEASON PRODUCTIONS

Me and the Devil

By Steve Broadnax III

Production Dates

1st Rehearsal: May 6, 2025
Performances: May 27 – June 8, 2025

The Play

In a southeast Arkansas juke joint, a blues music icon comes face to face with the ultimate temptation, and strikes the deal of a lifetime (and beyond).  History and legacy will meet at the crossroads in this world-premiere play with music, written and directed by Little Rock-native, Steve H. Broadnax III.

The Roles

Male-presenting | Late 20’s to mid 30’s | African American | Tenor; strong blues voice, gritty and haunting

Leroy Johnnie is a passionate and driven bluesman whose talent flows directly from his soul. Ambitious yet troubled, Leroy stands at the precipice of greatness and self-destruction, his eyes always gleaming with the hunger for more. His journey is deeply infused with the lore of the Delta blues, embodying his craft’s joys and pains. Vulnerable and magnetic, Leroy’s encounters with the Devil reveal his complex relationship with fame, fear, and fate.

Female-presenting | Late 20’s to early 40’s | African American | Mezzo-Soprano to Alto; soulful and bluesy

Clara is a mysterious, alluring figure who embodies strength and vulnerability. She radiates a deep, almost otherworldly charisma that suggests she knows more than she lets on. Her presence is mesmerizing as she weaves through the worlds of the living and the supernatural, carrying an enigmatic connection to Robert Johnson’s fate. Clara’s words hold wisdom and warnings, delivered with the rhythm of the blues as if her soul is intertwined with the history and pain of Black America.

Any gender identity | Ageless – but often appears in the form of someone late 30’s to 50’s | African American | Baritone to Bass, with a rich, deep timbre that commands attention

The Devil is a humorous, smooth-talking, charismatic figure who is as charming as dangerous. With a smile that could cut glass, he represents the dark temptations that lure those who dare to dream too big. He is articulate, calculating, and cunning, always seeming to know what to say to push Robert toward his destiny. The Devil doesn’t need to raise his voice to command a room; his presence alone creates tension.

God of Carnage

by Yasmina Reza; translation by Christopher Hampton

Production Dates

1st Rehearsal: May 27. 2025
Performances: June 17-29, 2025

The Play

Two sets of parents come together to reconcile a playground skirmish between their sons.  But wine and cheese soon gives way to clashing cultures and heightened defenses, and civility goes right out the window.  This hilarious dark comedy was a smash Broadway hit, exploring the fragile rules of neighborly decorum and the individualistic impulses bubbling underneath.

The Roles

Male-presenting | Age range 30-40+ | All ethnicities

Husband to Annette and father to son, Benjamin. Alan might be the most stereotypical character of the group in that he is modeled after other slimy lawyers from countless other stories. He is the most openly rude because he frequently interrupts their meeting by talking on his cell phone.

Female-presenting | Age range 30-40 | All ethnicities

Wife to Alan and mother to son, Benjamin. Constantly on the brink of a panic attack, anxiety makes her physically ill. Feels abandoned by her husband who is eternally preoccupied with work. Annette is the most physically destructive of the four characters.

Male-presenting | Age range 30-40+ | All ethnicities

Husband to Victoria and father to son, Henry. At first, Michael seems eager to create peace between the two boys and perhaps even bond with the other couple. He is quick to agree, even making light of the violence, commenting on how he was a leader of his own gang during his childhood.

Female-presenting | Age range 30-40+ | All ethnicities

Wife to Michael and mother to son, Henry. At first, she seems like the most benevolent of the bunch. Instead of resorting to litigation regarding her son Henry’s injury, she believes that they can all come to an agreement about how Benjamin should make amends for his attack. Of the four principles, Veronica exhibits the strongest desire for harmony.

Hair

by Gerome Ragni & James Rado with music by Galt MacDermot

Production Dates

1st Rehearsal: June 17, 2025
Performances: July 8-27, 2025

The Play

This groundbreaking rock musical brings the love, freedom, and rebellion of the 1960s to electric life.  “The Tribe” are a groovy band of young hippies, establishing identity, exploring taboos, and championing pacifism.  But when one of their own is drafted for the Vietnam War, they are forced to face adulthood and a violent world.  With hit songs like “Aquarius” and “Let The Sun Shine In”, you won’t be able to help join the celebration and feel the power of the movement.

The Roles

Male-presenting | All ethnicities | Tenor (A2-B4)

Berger is an irreverent, anti-establishment, free spirit, high school drop-out and is the Tribe’s most expressive member.

Male-presenting | All ethnicities | Tenor (A2-F4)

Claude is the nominal leader and moral center of the Tribe.

Female-presenting | All ethnicities | Mezzo Soprano/Alto (G3-C5)

An NYU student and anti war protestor. She is hung up on Berger.

Any gender identity | All ethnicities | Tenor/High Baritone (D3-G4)

An androgynous, gentle soul, Woof loves plants, family, and the audience. Woof is hung up on Mick Jagger.

Male-presenting | African American | Baritone (B2-F4)

Hud is a militant African American member of the tribe who loves Dionne.

Female-presenting | All ethnicities | Alto (G3-F4)

An idealistic, pregnant environmentalist and earth-mother, Jeannie is in love with Claude.

Female-presenting | African American | Mezzo Soprano/Soprano (F4-F5)

Dionne is a vivacious, strong, free-thinking black woman.

Female-presenting | All ethnicities | Mezzo Soprano/Soprano (A3-C5)

Crissy is sweet and innocent, and in love with the motorcycle gang member Frank Mills. Crissy is the youngest member of the Tribe.

Any gender identity | All ethnicities | Tenor (A2-B4)

Margaret Mead is a Tribe member who at one point in the show, portrays a female tourist in drag.

Any gender identities | All ethnicities | Age Range 18+

The Tribe members play multiple characters throughout the show, and act as the ensemble for this production.

The Amen Corner

by James Baldwin

Production Dates

1st Rehearsal: July 15, 2025
Performances: August 5-17, 2025
Possible Extension: August 19-24, 2025

The Play

Harlem storefront pastor Margaret Alexander champions piety with her congregation and teenage son.  But the tables are turned by the return of her estranged husband, forcing a reconciliation between her humanity and her faith.  One of iconic author James Baldwin’s only plays, this powerful, music-filled production features different guest choirs from throughout the community at every performance.

The Roles

Female-presenting | Age Range late 40s-50s | African American
Sister Margaret is pastor of a storefront church in Harlem in the 1960s. She struggles with her feelings for her husband and son, and the congregation’s perception of her religious convictions

Female-presenting | Age Range late 30s-early 40s | African American

Margaret’s sister who lives with Margaret and David. She is supportive of Margaret and defends her against the criticism of the congregation.

Male-presenting | Age Range 18-21 years old| African American

 Margaret’s 18 year old son, a young conflicted man caught between his mother’s strict religious devotion and his burgeoning desire to pursue a life in jazz music.

Female-presenting | Age Range late 50s-60s | African American

One of the three elders of Sister Margaret’s church who is instrumental in having her ousted from her position as pastor.

Female-presenting | Age Range late 50s-60s | African American

One of the elders of Sister Margaret’s church. Part of Sister Moore’s “amen corner.” Married to Brother Boxer.

Age Range late 20s-60s

The members of the congregation act as this production’s ensemble.

The Glass Menagerie

by Tennessee Williams

Production Dates

1st Rehearsal: August 12, 2025
Performances: September 2-14, 2025

The Play

Amanda Wingfield worries about the futures of her adult, unmarried children – aimless Tom and challenged Laura – all the while dreaming of her gloried debutante past.  When a gentleman caller visits their cramped St. Louis apartment, he brings both hope as well as the risk of shattering illusions.  This poetic masterpiece is regarded as one of the most significant and beautiful plays in the American Theatre.

The Roles

Female-presenting | Age Range 40+ | All ethnicities

Laura and Tom’s mother, Amanda is a proud, vivacious woman who clings to memories of the past and is at the same time courageous and foolish, charming and pitiable.

Female-presenting | Age Range 25+ | All ethnicities

Amanda’s daughter and Tom’s older sister, Laura suffers the results of a childhood illness which left one of her legs malformed and in a brace. As a result, Laura is painfully shy and has withdrawn herself from the outside world. She is much like her beloved glass figurines: delicate and frail.

Male-presenting | Age Range 25+ | All ethnicities

Amanda’s son and Laura’s younger brother, Tom supports his mother and sister by working at a shoe factory, but he aspires to be a poet. Like the others, he is trapped, and must decide what measures to take to escape his life’s tediousness.

Male-presenting | Age Range 25+ | All ethnicities

The gentleman caller, Jim is an old high school acquaintance of Laura and Tom and now works in the same shoe factory as Tom. Jim brings a touch of the common world into the Wingfield world of dreams.

QUESTIONS? | Email casting@therep.org