The Franklin Play (Role of Temple Franklin)- Headshot/Resume submission (Deadline: Monday, July 27, 2026)
Staged Reading Code $50 stipend
Notice: Submission
CONTRACT
Staged Reading Code
$50 stipend
SEEKING
Equity actor for the role of Temple Franklin in THE FRANKLIN PLAY.
A staged reading of a new play to celebrate America’s 250th: “The Franklin Play” by Alaina Tennant.
[TEMPLE FRANKLIN] Male, 18+ to play 15-16. British. Naïve and polite 18th-century boarding school student from London. Benjamin Franklin’s grandson.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your headshot, resume and reel for consideration. Self-tape auditions will be scheduled from these submissions, and Sides provided for chosen actors. Please confirm availability for the dates listed, as well as ability to easily commute to & from Fanwood, NJ, before submitting.
Deadline: Monday, July 27, 2026
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Ken Schwarz: Founding Artistic Director
OTHER DATES
Rehearsal: Friday, July 31st at 7 PM
Reading Performance: Sunday, August 2, 2026, at 3 PM.
OTHER
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Rehearsal & performance venue will be at the Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 135 Watson Rd. (off Martine Ave.), Fanwood, NJ, just one block north of the historic Fanwood Train Station on NJ Transit’s Raritan Valley Line (about 30 miles west of Manhattan).
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 submit.
Listing sourced from Playbill. Submit directly with the company — Playwright Co isn't involved in casting decisions.