GRIEF EATER - Equity Audition

Roundabout Theatre Company seeking Equity actors for roles in GRIEF EATER. All roles will be understudied.

ROLES:

BYRON - mid-40's/50's. A large brute force of a man, personality can flip from understanding to terrifying in an instant. Deeply wounded underneath all those walls.

ANGLER - mid-late 30's. Endlessly sympathetic and curious. Analytical. A lawyer. Where Byron is all strength, he is all heart.

TOMLIN - mid-40's/50's. A woman dealing with immense heartbreak who will stop at nothing to get her life back in order. A knife of a human. You do not want to be on her bad side.

MARYANNE - mid-40's/50's. A woman who runs her bar, working on having a maternal instinct though it doesn't come naturally to her. Will do anything to protect the ones she loves. Always finding busy work to do.

NOLAND - early/mid 20's. Wide eyed and open hearted, endlessly naive. Caught between boy and man. Desperate for love. Is cursed and can never leave his home town. Both romantic and terrified at all times.

THE SHEPHERD - early/mid 30's. A stoic man, quiet and contemplative. Oozes sexuality without much effort. Spends his days tending to his sheep. He begins to wonder if there's more to the world than his work.

AUDITION DATE:
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

PREPARATION:
Call will consist of sides. Please prepare the provided side for your character. Additionally, please bring your headshot and résumé, stapled together. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

LOCATION:
Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
Auditions: 17I; Holding: 17N

KEY DATES:
First Rehearsal: December 21, 2026
First Preview: January 21, 2027
Opening: Week of February 8, 2027
Initial On Sale: March 21, 2027
Contract Through: April 4, 2027

CONTACT:
Casting Director: Stephen Kopel - Roundabout/C12 Casting
Casting Associate: Sujotta Pace - Roundabout/C12 Casting

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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.