SEVEN GUITARS - Detroit, MI EPA (08.21.26) & (08.22.26)

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, August 21, 2026

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (E)

and

Saturday, August 22, 2026

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please contact the Detroit Rep office at 313-868-1347 or [email protected], Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CONTRACT

SPT

$406 weekly minimum (SPT 1)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in SEVEN GUITARS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please be prepared to read Sides from the script. The Sides will be provided at the audition. Knowledge of the script is highly recommended. Scripts are available at the Theatre and may be taken overnight for a refundable deposit of $20.

LOCATION
Detroit Repertory Theatre
13103 Woodrow Wilson St
Detroit, MI 48238-3686

PERSONNEL
Written by August Wilson

Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: Leah Smith
Director: CJ Williams
Outreach Director: James Herriotte

OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: April 12, 2027
Opens: May 21, 2027
Closes: June 27, 2027

OTHER

detroitreptheatre.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

SEVEN GUITARS

SEEKING:

FLOYD "Schoolboy" Barton: Mid 30s - 40s. A down on his luck blues musician. Had 1 hit record, but squandered the money from it. After being jailed for vagrancy, and spending 90 days in the workhouse, he hopes to return to Chicago & rekindle his music career.

HEDLEY: 40s-60s. A Caribbean immigrant who rents a room from Vera. He raises chickens in the yard. He believes in spirits, and ghosts.

CANEWELL: Mid 30s - 40s. Edgy, quick tempered. He is a harmonica player. May have courted Vera, if not for Floyd dating her first. He's tired of playing second fiddle to Floyd, so to speak.

RED CARTER: Mid 30s - 40s. Laid-back, unassuming. He is the drummer in Floyd's band. One of Floyd's closest friends.

VERA: Mid 20s-30s. Formerly romantically attached to Floyd. Floyd cheated on Vera in the past, causing her to mistrust him - and probably any other man. But that doesn't stop Floyd from trying to rekindle their relationship.

RUBY: Early 20s. Louise's niece in town from Alabama. Pregnant, not showing. Her boyfriend back home killed her would-be lover.

LOUISE: 40s-60s. No nonsense, a smoker, plays Bid Whist with the guys and enjoys life's simple pleasures. Louise sings bawdy blues songs in a way only recognized by those who know what they're hearing, and it's quite fun.