King Lear - NYC EPA (09.21.26)

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, September 21, 2026

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1114 weekly minimum (LORT C)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in KING LEAR (See breakdown).

Also seeking Understudies and possible replacements for all roles.

PREPARATION

Actors should prepare a brief classical monologue of their choosing. The speech must not exceed 60 seconds. If the speech is in verse, auditioners are encouraged to perform a cut of approximately 16-18 lines.

LOCATION

Polonsky Shakespeare Center

262 Ashland Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Holding area on the second level of the lobby (orchestra level).

PERSONNEL

Director: Arin Arbus

Expected to attend:

Allison Benko: Associate Producer

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: January 19, 2027

Tech Begins: February 23, 2027

First Preview: February 28, 2027

Official Opening: March 14, 2027

Closing: March 28, 2027

Possible Extension Through: April 4, 2027

OTHER

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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. 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

KING LEAR

SEEKING:

Cordelia, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 20s–30s. Lear’s youngest daughter. A truth teller. Headstrong. A rebel. Requires great strength and heart. Great with text.

Goneril, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: late 30s. Lear’s eldest daughter. Starved for love. Great with text.

Regan, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 30s. Lear’s middle daughter. A woman without a center. Great language chops.

The Fool, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: Any. A truth teller and professional joke teller. Sees it all. Requires great language chops and an expert sense of comic rhythms. Loves Lear.

Gloucester, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 50+. A nobleman - an earl. Blind until blinded. Superstitious. Old fashioned and conventional in his thinking - which makes him more fragile than Lear. Is unable to make sense of the changing world. Loves both of his sons. Great with text.

Edgar, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 20s–30s. Gloucester’s legitimate son. Begins as "the catastrophe of the old comedy" and ends as Briton’s future. Must disguise himself to find himself. Has great language and comedic chops.

Edmund, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 20s–40s. Gloucester’s illegitimate son. A seductive and ruthless manipulator. Great with text.

Kent, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 40+. A loyal nobleman who fearlessly serves Lear. Speaks the truth. A formidable, moral man. Great with text.

Albany, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 30s–60s. Goneril’s husband. Begins milk-livered and develops moral courage as the tragedy unfolds. Great with text.

Cornwall, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: 30s–60s. Regan's husband. A brute. Fiery, sadistic and ambitious. Great with text.

Oswald, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: Any. Goneril’s steward and confidant. Pensive, clever, a wimp. Great with text.

The Duke of Burgundy, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: Any. Suitor to Cordelia. A politician. Great with text.

The King of France, As Cast: Gender/Race: Any. Age Range: Any. Marries Cordelia once she has been disinherited. A kind man. Great with text.