Rent Raleigh, NC EPA (12.14.26)

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, December 14, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please go to: https://signup.com/go/AuNWUTM .

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract

$911 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in RENT (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a pop/rock song from musical theatre or the pop/rock world. An accompanist will be provided. Bring attached sheet music neatly marked in the correct key. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Theatre Raleigh

6638 Old Wake Forest Rd

Raleigh, NC 27616

Droessler Rehearsal Studio.

PERSONNEL

Executive Director: Lauren Kennedy Brady

Artistic Director: Eric Woodall

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Director/Choreographer: Eamon Foley

Music Supervisor: Jessie Kapsha

Casting Director: Eric Woodall, CSA

Expected to attend:

Choral Director: Jessie Kapsha

Artisitc Director / Casting Director: Eric Woodall

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal begins: 03/15/27

First Performance: 04/07/27

Final Performance: 04/25/27

OTHER

www.theatreraleigh.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

RENT

SEEKING:

MARK COHEN: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 20-30 years old. Filmmaker and video artist. Kneedeep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft.

A bit of a nerd. Vocal range: G4-A2

ROGER DAVIS: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 20-30 years old. A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommate of Mark in the loft and battles with being HIVpositive. Vocal range: A4-F2

TOM COLLINS: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 25-35 years old. A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive. Vocal range: A4-F#2

BENJAMIN COFFIN: Character can be any ethnicity, male, 25-35 years old. The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. Vocal range: F#4-Bb2

JOANNE JEFFERSON: Character can be any ethnicity, female, 25-40 years old. A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen. Vocal range: E5-G3

ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD: Character can be any ethnicity, male-identifying, trans, queer, or gender

non-conforming. 20-30 years old. The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover. Vocal range: A4-C3

MIMI MARQUEZ: Character can be any ethnicity, female, 20-30 years old. An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft. Vocal range: E5-Eb3

MAUREEN JOHNSON: Character can be any ethnicity, female, 20-30 years old. An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne. Vocal range: F5-C4