Writing is Live Non-Equity Ensemble Auditions

Sun Aug 24 2025 at 01:00 pm to 06:00 pm UTC-04:00

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

Theatre Arts & Performance Studies at Brown
Publisher/HostTheatre Arts & Performance Studies at Brown
Writing is Live Non-Equity Ensemble Auditions
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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:
๐—™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜-๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ): 5 4-hour weekday evening โ€œincubatorโ€ workshops (one-off experiments staging short pieces) over the course of the fall semester. Pay: $600 total per ensemble member.
๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ (๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต): 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).

๐—”๐—จ๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐——๐—˜๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ
๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
83 Waterman Street
Providence RI 02912
Room: The Cave 002 (Basement Level)
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ & ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ:
Sunday, August 24: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, August 25: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
- 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
๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด:
- A copy of your performance text
- A headshot
- A performance resume.
๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://go.brown.edu/WIL/SignUp
(Auditions will be held in group of 8, scheduled each hour.)
๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: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
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