New York Stage and Film 2026 Season of Musicals - NYC EPA

New York Stage and Film Company | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E) 16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

PERSONNEL

Expected to Attend:

Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens: Associate Artistic Director & Artistic/Line Producer

Terence Odonkor: Musical Director

Joel DeCandio: Accompanist

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in New York Stage and Film's 2026 Season of Musicals.

Preparation:

Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue and 16-bars of a song. Bring sheet music for your song; a piano accompanist will be provided. Bring a photo/resume stapled together. An ASL interpreter will be on-site and provided for the full duration of the day.

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

PAPER MENAGERIE

Based on the Short Story "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu

Book by Lloyd Suh

Music by Thao Nguyen

Lyrics by Thao Nguyen & Lloyd Suh

Directed By Chay Yew

Musical Supervision by Chris Fenwick

First Rehearsal: July 7, 2026

Performance: July 19, 2026, 2pm

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics by Jim Steinman

With book by Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber

Directed by Bill Rauch

First Rehearsal: July 21, 2026

Performance: July 31, 2026, 7pm; August 1, 2026, 7pm; August 2, 2026, 1pm

SEEKING:

(For PAPER MENAGERIE)

1. JACK: biracial white and Chinese, male, early 20s in present day

2. MOM: Chinese female, late 40s to mid 50s in present day, in flashback starting in her early 20s

3. YOUNG JACK: in flashback, starting at about 6 years old, until about 12

4. NURSE: Filipino American, any age, any gender

5. LAOHU: a paper tiger, Asian American, any age, any gender

6. MARK: white male, about 12

7. DAD: white male, seen in his 40s to 50s

8. UNCLE: white male, 40s or 50s

9. CHORUS: Assorted PAPER ANIMALS

(For WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND)

1. Swallow: deaf - Late teens

2. Brat: hearing - Loyal sibling who signs fluently with Swallow

3. Poor Baby: hearing - Loyal sibling who signs fluently with Swallow

4. Boone: hearing - Mature Baritone / Father of Swallow

5. Ghost of Swallow’s Mother: hearing, some knowledge of ASL preferred

6. The Man: deaf - Deaf escaped prisoner mistaken for Jesus

7. Ghost Prison Guard: hearing - High Baritone to top A

8. Edward: deaf - Black, Laborer on Boone’s farm

9. Earl: CODA - Young sounding high tenor

10. Amos: hearing - Late teens, Rock Tenor to Top B

11. Snake-Handling Preacher: deaf - A charismatic revivalist preacher

12. Candy: hearing - Late teens, More mature belt to High D

13. Ensemble Children/Kids: 8 deaf and hearing youth/young adults

Note: Some additional “Grown-ups” (deaf and hearing) may be needed for minor characters.