Equity Principal Actors

BEN BUTLER - PALM BEACH, FL EPA

Theater: Palm Beach Dramaworks | West Palm Beach, FL

Notice: Audition

Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, November 21, 2026

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

Please contact Jess Minogue at [email protected] for an audition appointment. Emails only. In your audition email, please include your first and last name, Equity status, and your desired date/time range for scheduling. Each appointment will be five minutes long.

CONTRACT

SPT

$973 weekly minimum (SPT 10)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in BEN BUTLER.

Lieutenant Kelly - Male, 30s. Butler's young adjutant. Proper, rule-bound Union officer; earnest, anxious to please, precise in language and military protocol.

Shepard Mallory - Male, 20s, Black. Escaped enslaved man; sharp, fearless, quick-witted. Intelligent and articulate with dry humor, stubborn dignity, and moral clarity.

Major Cary - Male, 30s–50s. Confederate officer. Polished, arrogant, self-important; Southern charm masking entitlement and condescension. Serves as confident ideological adversary.

Ben Butler (CAST) - Male, 40s. Blustering, brilliant Union general and former lawyer. Verbose, egotistical, intellectually nimble; relishes debate and rhetorical sparring.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting monologues, no longer than 4 minutes in length. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Palm Beach Dramaworks

201 Clematis St

West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4634

Studio on the 2nd Floor

PERSONNEL

Jess Minogue - Company Manager

Expected to Attend:

Bill Hayes - Producing Artistic Director

Be Boyd - Director (Ben Butler)

OTHER DATES

Callbacks will be held the following Sunday, November 22nd.

First Rehearsal: 4/27/2027

Run: 5/21/2027 - 6/6/2027

OTHER

palmbeachdramaworks.org

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.