Equity Principal Actors

ROMEO & JULIET - FRESNO, CA EPA

Chanticleer Shakespeare Company | Fresno, CA

Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, November 21, 2026

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

For Equity members - To schedule an audition appointment please email: [email protected]. If you are unable to attend this in-person audition, you may submit a video audition. Video submissions will be accepted through November 24, 2026. Please send an email to [email protected] with your Headshot and Resume, and an unlisted YouTube link to your audition.

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre CONTRACT

$510 weekly minimum - 2026 rate

Plus - Pension & Health

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ROMEO & JULIET (See BREAKDOWN). Local actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare one Shakespearean piece, preferably in verse and no more than 2-minutes in length. Please also prepare the Sides which will be available at the audition site on the day of the audition in case you are asked to read from them. Bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

The Historic Warnors Theatre

1400 Fulton St

Fresno, CA 93721

Metered street parking. Enter through lobby.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Blake Ellis (Artistic Director)

Brandon Weis (Executive Director / Director)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal - 3/16/2027

Open - 4/9/2027

Close - 4/18/2027

OTHER

www.chanticleershakes.com

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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

ROMEO & JULIET

SEEKING:

ROMEO: (M, 20s) — Passionate, idealistic, and searching. A young man longing for something beyond the inherited violence of his world.

JULIET: (F, 20s) — Intelligent, curious, and fiercely independent. A young woman discovering her own agency in a world that seeks to define her future.

MERCUTIO: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (M, late 30s-early 40s) — Charismatic, irreverent, and volatile. Romeo's fiercely loyal friend, whose wit and bravado mask a dangerous intensity.

TYBALT: (M, late 20s-early 30s) — Proud, disciplined, and explosive. A physically commanding presence who embodies the family's inherited hatred and is always close to violence. Fight experience a plus.

BENVOLIO: (M or F, 20s-30s) — Perceptive, compassionate, and grounded. Romeo's loyal friend, struggling to keep those they love from being consumed by the feud. Fight experience a plus.

NURSE: (F, 60s-70s) — Earthy, outspoken, affectionate, and comic. Juliet's devoted confidante, practical in her outlook but genuine in her love.

FRIAR LAURENCE: THIS ROLE IS CAST. (M, 50s) — Thoughtful, compassionate, and quietly authoritative. A priest who sees Romeo and Juliet's love as a chance to break Verona's cycle of violence.

LORD CAPULET: (M, 50s-60s) — Commanding, charismatic, and volatile. A powerful patriarch whose affection is complicated by his need for control and obedience.

LADY CAPULET: (F, 50s-60s) — Elegant, guarded, and emotionally restrained. A woman shaped by the power dynamics of her marriage and the expectations placed upon her.

LORD MONTAGUE / APOTHECARY: (M, 50s-70s) — Dignified, proud, and protective. The patriarch of the Montague family, bound to Verona's generations-old feud. / Worn, desperate, and morally conflicted druggist whose circumstances lead him to a fateful decision.

PARIS: (M, 20s-30s) — Polished, confident, and respectable. A young nobleman who represents the future Juliet's family has chosen for her.

PRINCE ESCALUS: (M, 40s-60s) — Authoritative, measured, and resolute. The ruler of Verona, struggling to contain the city's escalating violence.

PETER / FRIAR JOHN: (M, 30s-50s) — The Nurse's comic servant, energetic and eager to be part of the action. / A Franciscan friar entrusted with delivering Friar Laurence's message to Romeo.

GREGORY / WATCH 2: (M, 20s-30s) — A Capulet servant and Tybalt's companion, playful, provocative, and eager for conflict. Fight experience a plus.

BALTHASAR / WATCH 1: (M, 20s-30s) — Romeo's loyal servant and companion, who remains devoted to Romeo through the tragedy. Fight experience a plus.

CITIZENS / SERVANTS / GUESTS / MUSICIANS: The people of Verona who populate the world of the play; ensemble who may play multiple roles.