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THE HUNTINGTON

2026-2027 SEASON – BOSTON EQUITY PRINCIPAL AUDITIONS

The Huntington Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and produces shows in the Huntington Theatre, a LORT B theatre & the Virginia Wimberly Theatre, a LORT B theatre.

AUDITION INFORMATION

The Huntington will be hosting in-person Equity Principal Auditions on Thursday, May 7th from 10am – 6pm & Friday, May 8th from 10am – 6pm at the Calderwood Pavilion in Deane Hall (527 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116). The Huntington Staff will break for lunch from 1PM – 2PM each day.

Each actor will be invited to sign-up for one 20-minute slot during which they will have 3 minutes for their audition. Actors must be checked in 10 minutes prior to their audition slot. If they do not arrive in time they will be moved to the waitlist.

We will see EMC and Non-Union actors by walk-in only (not by scheduled appointment) if time permits and in accordance with AEA guidelines. EMC and Non-Union actors are not guaranteed to be seen.

To schedule an audition appointment, please email: casting@huntingtontheatre.org. Submission of headshot/resume (in one pdf attachment) at the time of appointment request is highly preferred.

We encourage Equity actors who are local to Boston or New England to attend these local auditions (official residence within 50 miles of The Huntington.) A NYC EPA will be held at a later date.

If you are unable to attend the EPA in-person please send a copy of your headshot and resume to casting@huntingtontheatre.org or mail a copy to The Huntington Casting Department, 560 Harrison Avenue, Suite 504, Boston, MA 02118. We are not accepting video submissions at this time.

MATERIAL

Actors can prepare one monologue of their choosing or a monologue from any of the plays listed on the breakdown.

Please bring a stapled copy of your headshot and resume.

CONTRACT

LORT

Huntington Theatre: B; $1,213/week

Virginia Wimberly Theatre: B; $1,213/week

PERSONNEL VIEWING AUDITIONS

Brett Duffy (Resident Casting)

OTHER

The Huntington Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages actors of all backgrounds and abilities to audition. Although pronouns are defined in the text, we welcome actors of any gender expression to audition.

All dates are subject to change.

Huntington Theatre Company reserves the right to use the terms of the LORT-AEA CBA Rule 35(S) to simulcast/stream a capture of a regularly scheduled performance to virtual ticket holders for productions.

Some, if not all roles may be understudied, exact plans to be determined.

Stage Management submissions can be sent to Melissa Duey, Associate General Manager, at mduey@huntingtontheatre.org, or mailed to Huntington Theatre Company, c/o Melissa Duey, 560 Harrison Ave, Suite 504, Boston, MA 02118.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS 

PURPOSE 

Playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 

Director: Josiah Davis 

Location: Virginia Wimberly Theatre (LORT B) 

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 

Tech Begins: Friday, September 4, 2026 

First Preview: Thursday, September 10, 2026 

Opening: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 

Closing: Sunday, October 11, 2026 

Dates are subject to change. 

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING: 

SOLOMON “SONNY” JASPER: (Male, 60s +) The patriarch, a Reverend/doctor struggling to maintain order while facing personal disorientation and questioning the meaning of his life. 

CLAUDINE JASPER: (Female, 60s +) The matriarch, deeply invested in preserving the family’s legacy and serving as the “shepherd” of the family. 

SOLOMON “JUNIOR” JASPER JR.: (Male, 30s – 40s) The older son, seeking redemption and trying to live up to the family’s influential reputation. 

NAZARETH “NAZ” JASPER: (Male, 20s – 30s) The younger son, a loner and outsider, serving as the audience’s guide into the family’s chaotic inner world. 

AZIZA HOUSTON: (Female, 20s – 30s) The outsider/girlfriend, bringing a new perspective and forcing the family to confront uncomfortable truths. 

MORGAN JASPER: (Female, 30s – 40s) Junior’s partner, offering an in-law perspective on the family dynamics. 

HARPER LEE’S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 

Playwright: Aaron Sorkin 

Director: Loretta Greco 

Location: Huntington Theatre (LORT B) 

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 

Tech Begins: Friday, October 2, 2026 

First Preview: Thursday, October 8, 2026 

Opening: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 

Closing: Sunday, November 8, 2026 

Dates are subject to change. 

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING: 

SCOUT: (30s, also portrays Scout as a child, White, Female) Graduated Law School in the present day. Curious, smart, prideful, quick to action, tomboyish.  

JEM: (30s, also portrays Jem as a child, White, Male) Post-grad in the present day. Brave, reckless, protective, smart, loyal but self-governed. 

DILL: (30s, also portrays Dill as a child, White, Male) He’s curious, imaginative, a chatterbox, and small for his age. He’s very empathetic.  

ATTICUS FINCH: (50s – early 70s, White, Male) A widower. An incredibly intelligent and gracious lawyer, the moral backbone of all the action. Wise, patient, dry, truthful, strong yet confounded and cowardly at times. 

CALPURNIA: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST. 

TOM ROBINSON: (Late 20s – early 30s, Black, Male) A young married man with two kids. He is quiet, scared, but strong and kind. Noble. 

BOB EWELL: (40s – 60s, White, Male) An old farmer. Uneducated, evil, but a leader in his community. Intimidating, hateful, truly convinced of his own words and ways. 

JUDGE TAYLOR: (50s – 60s, White, Male) The town judge and a pillar in the community. On the side of Right. (also plays) MOB #2 

SHERIFF HECK TATE: (40s – 50s, White, Male) A familiar sheriff. Also a pillar in the community. Duty-bound, conflicted, but ultimately on the side of Right. (also plays) MOB #3 

HORACE GILMER: (30s – 40s, White, Male) A young, confident lawyer. (also plays) MOB #1 & PRISON GUARD 

MR. CUNNINGHAM: (40s, White, Male) A poor farmer. Racist but involved in the community, proud but down on his luck. The Everyman. (also plays) LINK DEAS: (30s – 40s, White, Male) The town drunk, or so we think. He is always seen with a brown bag with two straws coming out of it. (also plays) DR. REYNOLDS

MAYELLA EWELL: (18TLY, White, Female) Lonely and abused. She’s fragile and scared, but there’s a darkness to her. 

MRS. HENRY DUBOSE / MISS. STEPHANIE / DILL’S MOTHER: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST. 

BOO RADLEY: (40s, White, Male) Incredibly shy, soft-spoken and very rarely speaking at all. But observant, protective, and kind. (also plays) BAILIFF 

ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY 

Playwright: Mfoniso Udofia  

Director: Awoye Timpo  

Location: Huntington Theatre (LORT B)  

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 

Tech Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2026 

First Preview: Tuesday, November 24, 2026 

Days Off: Wednesday, November 25 and Thursday, November 26 

Opening: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 

Closing: Sunday, December 13, 2026 

Dates are subject to change. 

A SEPARATE EPA FOR ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY HAS ALREADY BEEN HELD. 

MEET THE CARTOZIANS 

Playwright: Talene Monahon 

Director: Loretta Greco 

Location: Virginia Wimberly Theatre (LORT B) 

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 19, 2027 

Tech Begins: Friday, February 12, 2027 

First Preview: Thursday, February 18, 2027 

Opening: Wednesday, February 24, 2027 

Closing: Sunday, March 21, 2027 

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Location:  Berkeley Repertory Theatre – Peet’s Theatre (LORT B) 

First Rehearsal: Thursday, May 13, 2027 

Tech Begins: Sunday, May 16, 2027 

First Preview: Friday, May 21, 2027 

Opening: Wednesday, May 26, 2027 

Closing: Sunday, June 27, 2027 

Dates are subject to change. (MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH THE HUNTINGTON & BERKELEY REP) 

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING: 

TATOS CARTOZIAN (he/him, 40s-60s): TATOS (1923-4): Armenian, a recent refugee of Armenian genocide. In a very short time has managed to make a home for his family in the US while working hard at making a successful family business. He is learning English and speaks with a thick Armenian accent. (also plays) ROBERT ZAKIAN (2024): Armenian American. City Councilman in Glendale, California. Accomplished, open-hearted, enthusiastic, carries an inner sadness / yearning that he doesn’t quite understand. 

MARKRID CARTOZIAN (she/her, 70s): MARKRID (1923-4): Tato’s mother and the family matriarch. A recent refugee of Armenian genocide has lived through unspeakable atrocities. Speaks with 

a thick Armenian accent and uses her partial command of English sparingly and specifically. Carries the rituals and traditions into this unexpected new world. Strong-willed, hyper vigilant, realistic. (also plays) ROSE SARKISIAN (feels younger here) (2024): Armenian American. President of the Armenian Historical Society of Glendale and philanthropist for Children of Armenia. Carries a righteous sense of grandeur, mercurial, witty and to-the-point. 

WALLACE MCCAMANT (he/him, 30s to 40s) (1923-4): English-Irish descent, American. A founding partner of a law firm. Excellent at his job, a realist, with good intentions. (also plays) ALAN O’BRIEN: English-Irish descent, American. A producer on a reality TV show. 

HAZEL CARTOZIAN (she/her, 20s to 30s) (1923-4): Armenian refugee. Tatos’ daughter. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Deeply values her family’s Armenian traditions. Socially savvy, friendly but guarded; grounded in her traditional Armenian values. (also plays) THE CELEBRITY (2024): A world renowned Armenian American reality tv star. Has a subliminal desire to connect with her Armenian roots. Off camera: Kind, honest, a little lost. 

VAHAN CARTOZIAN (he/him, 30s) (1923-4): VAHAN: Armenian refugee Tatos’ son. Speaks English very well with a light Armenian accent. Vahan leaned into American culture the most out of his family. Headstrong, zealous, playful. (also plays) NARDEK VARTOUMIAN (2024): Armenian American. UCLA Armenian History professor and activist. Down-to-earth, compassionate, uninclined to confrontation. 

THE WOMAN (she/her, 40s to 60s) (1923-4): THE WOMAN: Armenian refugee. Tatos’wife, Hazel and Vahan’s mother. Suffering from the trauma of the massacres in Armenia. (also plays) LESLIE MALCONIAN (2024): Armenian American. 

UNORTHODOX 

Playwright: Joshua Harmon 

Director: Jordan Fein 

Location: Huntington Theatre (LORT B) 

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 23, 2027 

Tech Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2027 

First Preview: Thursday, April 29. 2027 

Opening: Wednesday, May 12, 2027 

Closing: Sunday, May 30, 2027 

Dates are subject to change. 

A SEPARATE EPA FOR UNORTHODOX WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. 

If you have any questions not answered here, please email casting@huntingtontheatre.org. No phone calls please.

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