Announcing auditions for the 2025-26 season.

Equity Auditions by Appointment with EMC & Non-Equity Walk Ins are on Friday April 26, 2024 and Saturday April 27, 2024 at the Riffe Center – 77 S High St.

• Friday April 26: 2 PM – 10 PM (NO accompanist available)
• Saturday April 27: 10 AM – 6 PM (accompanist available)

Equity Actors – email casting@thecontemporaryohio.org to secure an audition spot.

EMC & Non-Equity actors – auditions are first come first served. Check-in with the audition assistant when you arrive to sign up.

Non-Equity Auditions by Appointment are on Sunday April 28 at the Riffe Center – 77 S High St.

• Sunday April 28: 9 AM – 6 PM Sign up for an audition slot at this link.

The Contemporary is unable to provide housing for out-of-town artists.

Deadline: April 26, 2024, 10pm EST.

If you cannot attend in person, videos can be submitted via private video link (YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Drive). Please share a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue. If you don’t have a prepared monologue, you can read from one of the pieces here. If you wish, you may also sing a brief cut from a selection of musical theatre or a pop song. Please submit your info and video here. Please note The Contemporary is unable to provide housing for out-of-town artists.

Instead of bringing a hardcopy headshot and resume, please share your information here.

Please be prepared to share a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue. If you don’t have a prepared monologue, you can read from one of the pieces here. You may also sing a brief cut from a selection of a musical theatre or a pop song if you wish. An accompanist will be provided on Saturday and on Sunday, please bring sheet music in a binder. There is no accompanist available on Friday; you are welcome to sing acapella or bring in a track.

Callback information will be provided at a later date. You will be notified if you are called back. Please be sure to provide correct contact info on your headshot and resume so we can reach you.

On Friday, Parking at the Riffe Center Parking Garage is NOT available. Parking is available on the street or in the Statehouse Underground Parking Garage (for a fee). On Saturday, public parking is available in the Riffe Center Parking Garage, accessible from Front Street.

Please ignore signage for the Riffe Center Parking Garage that says “closed” or “full,” including any reserved signs on individual parking spaces. The garage is open and free to everyone after 6:00 pm, and during the day on weekends. If the gate is down, push the call button and say you are with The Contemporary.

We will meet you at the G2 elevator to escort you to the 4th floor where auditions will be held. If you need help getting into the building, email casting@thecontemporaryohio.org. Click here for additional information about parking at and near the Riffe Center.

Friday and Saturday are by appointment for AEA actors. AEA, EMC, and Non-Equity actors are also welcome to attend without an appointment. For more information, email casting@thecontemporaryohio.org

AEA Contracts: Equity actors’ work is governed by the AEA SPT agreement. Please see the submission guidelines on the Equity website. Reach out to casting@thecontemporaryohio.org with any questions.

Non-AEA Contracts: Non-Equity actors will be paid $10.45/hour with a guaranteed minimum of $265/week. Equity Membership Candidacy Points available. See audition information below.

Rehearsals will usually be six days a week in the evenings and weekends. Actors will only be called to rehearsal when rehearsing scenes they are in for a maximum of 30 hours total per week.

Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings with Sunday matinees. The first two performances are preview performances with rehearsal continuing through opening night on Saturday.

Please email casting@thecontemporaryohio.org with information regarding any accommodations you need in an audition, rehearsal, or performance space.

The Contemporary is committed to diversity and inclusion in our casting practices. We strongly encourage actors of all gender identities, ethnicities, races, and ages, as well as actors with disabilities, to audition for any role.

Characters’ pronouns are listed for reference. We invite actors of all genders to submit for any roles they identify with. We will list race/ethnicity when specific to the characters and are otherwise seeking actors of all races and ethnicities. We will also list disability when specific to a character and are otherwise seeking actors with disabilities and well as without disabilities for all roles.