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Auditions for Sweat at Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 8 & 9

Auditions for Sweat at Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 8 & 9

The Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Bob Kleinberg

Audition dates: December 8 & 9, 2025

Performance Dates: April 10 – 25, 2026

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Taking place in two time periods – Spring through Fall of 2000 and Fall of 2008 – the story revolves around a bar where a small group of factory workers in a small town in Pennsylvania spend time together discussing their lives, sharing secrets and laughs and of course, drinks. In response to the owners of a manufacturing factory deciding to pressure the workforce into concessions on wages and benefits, the workforce has decided to strike. Consequently, the owners have decided to bring in “scabs” to break the strike, thus setting the stage for conflicts involving economic strain and race relations, working-class disillusionment and personal shame, regret, and the difficulty in forgiving others, all playing out through the group of friends who meet regularly at the bar.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a masterful depiction of the forces that divide and conquer us. Yet along with the rage, despair and violence, there’s humor and abundant humanity. It is a cautionary tale of what happens when you don’t know how to resist, and provides a cautionary tale to all of us in the changing political, social and economic climate.

For more information, including roles to be cast, click here.

Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest by Upstage Artists, Dec 3 & 4

Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest by Upstage Artists, Dec 3 & 4

Upstage Artists presents:
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Anna Fitzmaurice

Audition Dates: December 3 & 4, 2025

Performance Dates: March 6-8 and 13-15, 2026

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

The classic comedy about two friends, each pretending to be a man named “Earnest” to win over women who insist they can only love someone with that name. Chaos and comedy ensue in this sharp, witty satire packed with lies, tangled plots, and mistaken identities.

For more information, including roles to be cast, click here.

Auditions for A View from the Bridge at Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 1 & 2

Auditions for A View from the Bridge at Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 1 & 2

The Greenbelt Arts Center announces auditions for:
A View From the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
directed by Stephen Cox

Audition dates: December 1 & 2, 2025

Performance Dates: March 6 – 21, 2026

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The tragedy of a good, simple man (a Brooklyn longshoreman) whose subconscious sexual attraction to the seventeen year old niece that he has raised as a daughter, collides with her attraction to one of his wife’s illegal immigrant cousins whom he has taken into his home out of his own generosity and love of his wife. Extremely moving tragedy with scattered humorous moments displaying both the air of 1950’s Brooklyn and a timeless, universal sense of the human condition. Contains subthemes relevant to current topics of controvery: such as the treatment of illegal aliens and anyone who seems “different” from the norm. Script published by Dramatists Play Service.

For more information, including roles to be cast, click here.

Auditions for Women Playing Hamlet by Bowie Community Theatre, Nov 4 & 5

Auditions for Women Playing Hamlet by Bowie Community Theatre, Nov 4 & 5

The Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
Women Playing Hamlet
by William Missouri Downs

Audition dates: November 4 & 5, 2025

Performance Dates: March 6 – 29, 2026

Audition Location: 1838 Generals Highway, Annapolis MD 21401. The audition location (VFW Post 304) resembles a house; there is ample parking in the rear.

Performance Location: Bowie Community Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse

Struggling TV soap actress Jessica is offered a role she’s not sure she wants – Hamlet. As she copes with the insane idea (and the occasional threatening text from Sir Patrick Stewart), she encounters a wide-ranging ensemble of challenging characters – including an abusive acting coach, a bratty hacker niece, a cougar mom, a worldwise bartender, a sexist creep professor and a Shakespearean gravedigger – all played by women. Jessica’s journey to find herself in the role is a humorous and insightful exploration of gender, identity, and the challenges of acting.

All roles are for female-identifying actors.

For more information, including roles to be cast, click here.

Auditions for By the Way… Meet Vera Stark by Laurel Mill Playhouse, open now until filled

Auditions for By the Way… Meet Vera Stark by Laurel Mill Playhouse, open now until filled

Laurel Mill Playhouse announces auditions for:
By the Way… Meet Vera Stark
by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Lorraine Brooks
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Virtual Auditions open now until roles are filled.

Performances February 20 – March 15, 2026
Performances Fri. at 8 PM; Sat. at 1 or 2 PM; Sat at 8 PM; Sun. at 2 PM.

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Vera Stark, an aspiring Black actress in the 1930s, experiences the racist politics and barriers that were imposed by Hollywood producers and studios – but she will not give up or give in!

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