Equity Principal Actors

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG - SAN JOSE, CA EPA

San Jose Stage Company | San Jose, CA

Notice: Audition

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, October 24, 2026

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

No break scheduled.

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email: [email protected]. Please include your Equity status when you request your appointment time.

CONTRACT

Bay Area Theatre

$651 weekly minimum (Tier 3)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in TOPDOG/UNDERDOG (See BREAKDOWN).

Local Bay Area actors are encouraged to audition.

San Jose Stage Company is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in casting and uses a color and culturally conscious approach to casting. Actors of any race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, and ability are encouraged to submit their materials and audition.

PREPARATION

Prepare a Side(s) of your choosing from the play. Sides can be found at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LM3tZtqphEe-xHFrHCryW7ZbxPznpkym?usp=drive_link

LOCATION

San Jose Stage Company

490 South 1st St

San Jose, CA 95113-2815

PERSONNEL

Written by Suzan Lori-Parks

Expected to attend:

Artistic Director: Randall King
Executive Director: Cathleen King
Associate Artistic Director: Johnny Moreno
Director: Rebecca Haley Clark

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: March 9, 2027

Tech: March 25-27, 2027

First Preview: March 31, 2027

Opening: April 3, 2027

Closing: April 25, 2027

OTHER

www.thestage.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.

BREAKDOWN

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG

Synopsis: Brothers, Lincoln and Booth, are dealt a bad hand before the game even begins. Their names — a cruel joke from their father — carry the weight of American history, turning an already volatile brotherhood into a contest over who gets to define himself. Haunted by their past and obsessed with the street con hustle of three-card monte, they turn every encounter into a battle of wits, sharp humor and high stakes. But some games you can't afford to lose.

SEEKING

Lincoln (Linc) - (Black, male-presenting, 30s/40s) The older brother. He used to be a master Three-Card Monte hustler, but he gave it up after a partner was killed. He is weary, protective, and trying to live an honest, steady life despite being haunted by his past.

Booth - (Black, male-presenting, 20s/30s) The younger brother. He is flashy, high-strung, ambitious, and deeply insecure. He is obsessed with mastering the Three-Card Monte hustle himself and dreams of big-money success.