Writing is Live Non-Equity Ensemble Auditions

Name: Writing is Live Non-Equity Ensemble Auditions
Start: 2025-08-24T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-24T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 83 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912-9079, United States

Schedule

Sun Aug 24 2025 at 01:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

83 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912-9079, United States | Providence, RI

Are you an actor?
Are you local to the Providence, RI area?
Are you non-equity?
Are you interested in collaborating on adventurous new writing?
Are you into making art with cool people?
We are casting a diverse, local, non-equity ensemble of performers to collaborate with MFA playwrights at Brown University as they write new pieces for performance. We are looking for individuals who are game to experiment, committed to creative collaboration, and interested in performing new writing.
The Ensemble will operate in two segments. We ask that you only audition for the Fall segment if you think you can be available for BOTH segments, though they will be cast and paid separately:
𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁-𝗗𝗲𝗰): 5 4-hour weekday evening “incubator” workshops (one-off experiments staging short pieces) over the course of the fall semester. Pay: $600 total per ensemble member.
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗝𝗮𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵): Ensemble actors will be considered for casting in full-length productions and readings in the annual Writing is Live Festival (March 4-8). Rehearsals start in late January. Pay: varies with time commitment of various projects (readings, staged readings, productions).

𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
83 Waterman Street
Providence RI 02912
Room: The Cave 002 (Basement Level)
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲:
Sunday, August 24: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, August 25: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
- Prepare a memorized performance of a 2-minute piece of text, which may or may not come from a play.
- Actors will also work in groups in a workshop-style audition format.
- Fill and submit this Audition Form: https://go.brown.edu/WIL/AuditionForm
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴:
- A copy of your performance text
- A headshot
- A performance resume.
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻-𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://go.brown.edu/WIL/SignUp
(Auditions will be held in group of 8, scheduled each hour.)
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁:Aileen Wen McGroddy
Writing is Live Creative Producer
[email protected].

Please note that rehearsals and performances take place in historic buildings with limited accessibility. Please reach out to Aileen with any questions or for assistance.
Auditions are not open to Brown University undergraduate or graduate students.
Photo:
Writing is Live 2025
Kingdom by Kathy Ng '25 MFA
Photo Courtesy of Erin X Smithers