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Auditions

Thank you for your interest in the Shakespeare Theatre Company. 

We cast both Equity and non-Equity actors in our season on a show by show basis.  In general our auditions and entry into our small resident equity acting company is by invitation only. 

If you would like to be considered for our upcoming season, please submit your picture and resume by mail only to:

Associate Casting Director
Shakespeare Theatre Company
516 8th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003

In addition, if you are an actor based in New York, you or your agent may submit your picture and resume to our New York casting director, Stuart Howard Associates, who coordinates all of our New York auditions.

If you live outside New York or Washington but are planning to be in the D.C. area and would like to be considered for an audition, please inform us by mail in advance of your visit. We will review your resume and contact you to arrange an audition if possible.

We review all the photos and resumes we receive by mail, and contact actors to schedule auditions based on their experience and training.

General Auditions

There are several ways to audition for our theatre without an invitation. Locally, we attend the Baltimore / Washington / N. Virginian Equity Liaison Auditions each winter, we hold Equity Principle Auditions (EPA’s) at our theater each season and we attend the League of Washington Theatres general auditions every summer. In New York, we also hold Equity Principle Auditions each season.  Please contact Actors’ Equity to find out more information about EPA’s.  We prefer to see New York actors during our New York auditions, rather than having them travel to Washington.

Our Acting Fellow Company

We hold auditions in Washington, D.C. and New York every spring for our non-Equity company of Acting Fellows. Actors hired for the non-Equity company are contracted for an entire season of plays as an ensemble, playing a variety of supporting roles and understudies during the season. If you are interested in being considered for the Acting Fellowship, please click the link on the right for application information. 

Please note that we sometimes hire additional non-Equity actors on a show-by-show basis, especially those who are based in the Washington area. 

Thank you for your interest in the Shakespeare Theatre Company. We look forward to reviewing your information.