For all casting inquiries, please email casting: casting@harlequinproductions.org.
Upcoming Auditions
We will be casting RENT shortly – please watch this space for upcoming audition dates, locations, and time. It’s not too late to be considered for R&J! Callbacks will take place on Sunday, January 12. If you’d like to be considered, please submit now!
Auditions are by invite only. Please submit a headshot and resume to be considered for an invite. More information about the audition will be available once invited.
SUBMIT HERE for R&J SUBMIT HERE for RENTRENT
First Rehearsal: May 21, 2025
Opening: June 20, 2025
Closing: July 20, 2025
Possible Holdover: July 25-27, 2025
Please note: The gender listed is the gender of the character; please submit for any character you feel appropriate. All characters should be considered racially and ethnically agnostic. Age is just a number.
Mark Cohen
Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is a typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: C3 – G#4
Roger Davis
A struggling musician and former drug addict. Roger is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: F#2 – A4
Tom Collins
A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: F#2 – A4
Benjamin Coffin III
The landlord of Mark and Roger’s apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: D3 = F$4
Joanne Jefferson
A public interest lawyer and headstong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range: G3 – E5
Angel Bumott Schunard
The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom’s lover.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: C3 – D5
Mimi Marquez
An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft.
Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 21
Vocal range: F#3 – E5
Maureen Johnson
An unpredictably zany performance artist. Marueen oozes sexuality and used to life in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range: G3 – F5
Ensemble
Cops; Vendors: Support Group (Paul, Steve, Gordon, Pam, Ali, Sue); Homeless People (Squeegieman, Blanket Person); Junkies; Parents (Mrs. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson, Roger’s Mom, Mimi’s Mother); “Leap of Faith” Backups; Bohemians
R&J
First Rehearsal: March 25, 2025
Opening: April 25, 2025
Closing: May 18, 2025
Possible Holdover: May 22-25, 2025
by William Shakespeare
adapted and directed by Aaron Lamb
The cast of R&J will consist of the actors playing Romeo and Juliet, and an ensemble – onstage for the duration of the play – that will play all the remaining parts, with doubling. While we do not know at present how the tracks will be broken down, the main characters we’re looking to cast are as follows. Please note that some of these characters may be doubled by a single actor.
Please note: gender and gender identity, sexuality, race and ethnicity, and ability are unimportant in this story. Please feel free to submit for whichever character seems interesting to you. Age, however, is vitally important: the kids are young, the adults are old.
Romeo
Juliet
Capulet
Lady Capulet
Montague
Lady Montague
Benvolio
Mercutio
Tybalt
Paris
Nurse
Friar Laurence
Prince Escalus / Chorus
Submissions for a Particular Production
If you are interested in a particular production please do let us know by submitting your headshot, résumé, and a note of interest. Let us know what show and role you’re interested in, and we will be happy to consider you.
How to Submit
Please send a headshot and résumé (in PDF format) to casting@harlequinproductions.org. If you wish to be considered for a specific show, please check this page for the airtable submission form for those auditions.
Please, no snailmail submissions and no phone calls.
EQUITY (AEA) ACTORS
For 2025 Harlequin contracts Members of the Actors’ Equity Association on Guest Artist Tier II contracts.
NON-EQUITY (AEA) ACTORS
Harlequin currently pays a base rate of 40% of AEA scale for all non-AEA actors. There are additional carpool stipends and housing opportunities for actors from out of town.
Harlequin is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our casting and in all areas of our work. We seek to tell stories that represent our world, and therefore strongly encourage actors of underrepresented groups to audition.