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ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA is accepting AEA & NON-AEA IN-PERSON AUDITIONS & VIDEO SUBMISSIONS for their 2026/2027 Season including WE ARE FAMILY: THE 70’S BEEHIVE MUSICAL (Regional Premiere), LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE MALTESE FALCON (World Premiere) and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC as well as the LAB Series of New Works Readings.
SEEKING: Equity and Non-Equity actors for roles in the 2026/2027 Season. Indiana and regionally-based actors are encouraged to register for an in-person audition or submit a video audition. Qualified actors / singers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, are encouraged to audition / submit.
CONTRACT: AEA ITC Agreement
INSTRUCTIONS: Those auditioning in person are requested to provide a headshot and resume as well as prepare and perform on comic monologue and one song in the style of contemporary Broadway. An accompanist will be provided as well as a Bluetooth speaker for tracks. A link or attachment are acceptable for video submissions along with a headshot and resume and links to any relevant websites.
AEA & non-AEA Actors are encouraged to register for in-person auditions on February 13 & 14 from 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm by emailing Darrin Murrell at dmurrell@atistage.org. More details are available on the AEA Casting Call Website. Non-AEA Actors should be aware that priority will be given to AEA actors and non-AEA actors will be seen as time permits.
Actors are encouraged to register for in-person auditions through the link on our website at www.atistage.org/auditions.
IN-PERSON AUDITIONS: All in-person auditions will be held in Room 141/142 at The Center for the Performing Arts, 4 Carter Green, Carmel, IN, 46032.
SUBMIT VIDEOS TO: Those unable to attend the in-person auditions are encouraged to submit a video audition to Darrin Murrell, Associate Artistic Director Dmurrell@atistage.org Video Submission Deadline: February 14, 2026.
PERSONNEL VIEWING AUDITIONS: Artistic Director – Judy Fitzgerald and Associate Artistic Director & Show Director – Darrin Murrell (MALTESE FALCON), Show Directors Richard J Roberts (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC) & Carol Worcel (WE ARE FAMILY).
OTHER INFO: An accompanist will be provided. A Bluetooth speaker will be provided. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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 submit.
OTHER DATES:
Invited callbacks will be held virtually or in-person, as individual actor location dictates.
WE ARE FAMILY – First Rehearsal: August 18, 2026; Performances: September 4 – 20, 2026
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS – First Rehearsal: October 6, 2026; Performances: October 23 – Novemebr 8, 2026
MALTESE FALCON – First Rehearsal: January 12, 2027; Performances: January 29 – February 14, 2027
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC – First Rehearsal: April 6, 2027; Performances: April 23 – May 9, 2027
*Character delineations are subject to change based on casting
ATI 26/27 SEASON BREAKDOWN
WE ARE FAMILY: THE 70’S BEEHIVE MUSICAL:
“We Are Family: The 70’s Beehive Musical” is the sequel to BEEHIVE. The songs are the music of our most populous audience base’s youth and are classics that everyone knows and loves, representing people like Linda Ronstadt, Donna Summer, Heart, Debbie Harry, Pat Benatar and other 70’s legends. – Directed by Carol Worcel
WANDA, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 18+, Mezzo Soprano, A strong actress as well as singer (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
JASMINE, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 18+,Mezzo Soprano (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
LAURA, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 18+,Soprano
ALLISON, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 18+,Alto – Of the six actresses, Alison has the most lyrical warm voice. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
PATTIE, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 18+,Mezzo Soprano (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
GINA, Female Presetning, Open to all ethcnicities, 18+, Alto (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS:
The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” – after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination! – Directed by DJ Salisbury
SEYMOUR KRELBORN, Male Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 25-35, Bari-Tenor, An insecure, put-upon florist’s clerk and eventual hero. He is a genuine, well-meaning man who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
AUDREY, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 25-35, Alto, Bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour’s life. She has poor self-worth and education, but incredibly good looks and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor.(THIS ROLE IS CAST)
MR. MUSHNIK, Male Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 55-65, Baritone, The seasoned owner of the failing East Side flower shop and Seymour’s nosy boss. He is profit-driven, greedy, and manipulative. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
ORIN SCRIVELLO, Male Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 30-40, Bari-Tenor, An egotistical dentist with a passion for leather and sadistic tendencies. Audrey’s abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by Seymour.
The Plant (Audrey II), Male Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 20-50, Bari-Tenor,
PUPPET. An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado, the plant has an appetite for human flesh that is appeased by Seymour. Puppeteer doubles as other sizes of the plant.
VOICE OF THE PLANT: An actor/vocalist located offstage. The voice is that of a conniving, street-smart ‘villain.’ A funky Rhythm and Blues voice is best.
CRYSTAL, RONETTE & CHIFFON, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 20-30, Various Voice Types, Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality.
THE MALTESE FALCON: A MUSICAL NIGHTMARE:
This new musical adaptation of the famous Dashiell Hammett novel find hard-boiled detective Sam Spade wrestling with ghosts, his conscious and the truth the night before his fateful deposition in the biggest case of his life. – Directed by Darrin Murrell
SAM SPADE, Male Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 40-55, a hard-boiled detective
EFFIE PERRINE, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 30-45, his gal Friday
BRIGID O’SHAUNESSEY, Female Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 30-40, femme fatale
JOEL CAIRO, Male Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 45-60, unscrupulous treasure-seeker (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
CASPER GUTMAN, Male Presenting, Open to all ethnicities, 50-65, gentleman mob boss (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC:
Set in 1900 Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik’s town, the estranged lovers’ passion rekindles. This strikes a flurry of jealousy and suspicion between Desirée; Fredrik; Fredrick’s wife, Anne; Desirée’s current lover, the Count; and the Count’s wife, Charlotte. Both men – as well as their jealous wives – agree to join Desirée and her family for a weekend in the country at Desirée’s mother’s estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless surprises. – Directed by Richard J. Roberts
DESIRÉE ARMFELDT, Female Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, 45-55, he is a grande dame of the theatre; a sharp, stylish actress. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
FREDRIK EGERMAN, Male Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, 45-55, Fredrik’s a middle-aged lawyer who is in a bit of a mid life crisis.
ANNE EGERMAN, Female Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, early 20s, Anne is Fredrik’s young and innocent wife who still sees love like something out of a fairy tale. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
HENRIK EGERMAN, Male Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, early 20s, Henrik, Fredrik’s son, is a moody theology student with a serious case of guilt.
COUNT CARL-MAGNUS MALCOLM, Male Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, 30s-early 40s, Carl-Magnus is an egotistical army officer who believes he’s a gift to women.
COUNTESS CHARLOTTE MALCOLM, Female Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, 30s, Charlotte is Carl-Magnus’s sharp-tongued wife who’s way too smart to be stuck in her situation. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)
MADAME ARMFELDT, Female Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, late 70s – 80s, Desirée’s mother, Madame Armfeldt, is an aging ex-courtesan who once had kings wrapped around her finger.
FREDRIKA ARMFELDT, Female Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, 13, Fredrika is Desirée’s 13 year old daughter, but she’s no ordinary kid.
PETRA, Female Presenting, Open to all Ethnicities, 20s-30s, Petra is Anne’s bold, street-smart maid who says exactly what she thinks.
THE LIEBESLIEDERS or “love song singers” (a.k.a. The Quintet), Open to all Ethnicities and Ages, These folks drift in and out of the action like a Greek chorus.
– Mrs. Nordstrom Soprano, – Mrs. Anderssen Mezzo-Soprano, – Mrs. Segstrom Contralto / Mezzo, – Mr. Lindquist Tenor, – Mr. Erlanson Tenor / High Baritone