Denver, Colorado
EQUITY AUDITION DATE
Denver Local Auditions
Monday, April 14th, 2025 12:00pm-7:00pm
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 10:00am-5:00pm
Equity audition dates are for members only.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions, in case it’s needed.
Non-Equity actors will be seen at the Colorado Theatre Guild’s Unified Auditions.
(Based on our AEA signups, there may be times each day when we will have availability to see non-union walk-in auditions. We will update our website with the timeframes during which we have availability one week before our auditions.)
SEEKING
Performers for a variety of roles for the 2025-2026 season, with shows taking place in Boulder and Denver.
BETC is committed to diversity and maintains a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, we encourage performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, body types and sizes, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
CONTRACT
SPT4, $600/wk.
APPOINTMENTS
AEA performers can request an audition appointment by clicking on this link:
https://form.jotform.com/250636966515061
Auditions will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis; and though we will try to accommodate, date and time change requests may not be able to be granted once your appointment time has been selected.
Actors will be asked to submit digital copies of their headshot and resume via email AFTER they have selected a sign-up time.
Performers will receive an email confirmation with their time and audition details in the week following the sign ups.
A 3-minute audition package length will be strictly enforced.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
No audition videos will be accepted.
PREPARATION
Two contrasting monologues.
Total audition package should be no longer than 3 minutes.
There are no musicals/plays with songs in our 2025-2026 season, so an accompanist will not be provided.
PERSONNEL IN THE ROOM
Jessica Robblee (she/her), Producing Artistic Director
Mark Ragan (he/his), Managing Director
Erin Thibodaux (she/her), Associate Producer
LOCATION
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Robert and Judi Newman Building for Theatre Education
1101 13th Street, 3rd Floor
Denver, Colorado 80204
Please give your name and say you’re attending BETC auditions at the front security desk then come to the third floor for auditions. Signs will guide you to the appropriate studio. The building has accessible doors, bathrooms, and an elevator.
Street Parking is available but can be tight. The Spothero app can be useful to arrange parking.
NON-EQUITY ARTISTS
If you’d like to share two contrasting monologues with us on our EPA dates, you have the chance! We will be taking non-union walk-in auditions on Monday, April 14th (12:00pm-7:00pm) and on Tuesday, April 15th (10:00pm-5:00pm). If you’d like to come and wait for any open windows of time between AEA actors’ appointments (maybe bring a book?), email Wessie Simmons (Wessie.simmons@betc.org). We cannot promise when or if we will be able to see you, but time permitting, we are happy to see your work.
Updated April 9:
NON EQUITY WALK INS!
SHOWS
The Thin Place, directed by Jessica Robblee
1st Rehearsal: August 11, 2025
Shows: September 11-28, 2025 (Denver) and October 2-26, 2025 (Boulder)
Every Brilliant Thing, directed by Jessica Robblee
1st Rehearsal: November 3, 2025
Shows: December 4-28, 2025 (Boulder)
Brooklyn Laundry, directed by Allison Watrous
1st Rehearsal: December 29, 2025
Shows: January 29-February 15, 2026 (Denver) and February 19-March 15, 2026 (Boulder)
Mary Jane, directed by Mark Ragan
1st Rehearsal: March 30, 2026
Shows: April 30-May 24, 2026 (Boulder)
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS
The Thin Place by Lucas Hnath
Hilda: a woman in her 30s-40s, a quiet observer by habit – having been told she tends to share too much, an ordinary mouse whose depths can sneak up on you, a seeker longing to know what’s true, her memories are visceral and her perceptiveness exceptional, she has an aptitude for connecting extraordinarily with forces others do not perceive
Linda: a woman in her 40s-60s, a working class Brit who lives in America because her work as a psychic doesn’t pass muster with employment authorities back home, charismatic and intuitive, salt-of-the-earth armchair entertainer who does what’s necessary to get by
Jerry: a man in his 40s-50s, Linda’s younger cousin who runs in political circles and travels the world, a raconteur whose stories try to hold the room’s attention but don’t always, bucks popular points of view
Sylvia: a well-heeled woman in her 40s-60s, a good friend of Linda’s though their relationship can get tempestuous, a liberal, questioning socialite, when in crisis, she has leaned on Linda for paranormal input.
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe
Narrator: This actor carries this show with a great deal of scripted text and a readiness to improvise in response to audience members’ reactions during the show. This person is honest, present, funny, vulnerable, excellent at crowd work (direct address, playing with audience members as scene partners and collaborators on the fly, helping audience members be at ease, riffing off of in-the-moment circumstances as they arise, being the guide for the audience as they make their way through the show). The Narrator can be played by a woman or a man of any age or ethnicity.
Brooklyn Laundry by John Patrick Shanley
Trish: a woman in her 40s or so, eldest of three sisters, nearing the end of her life due to late-stage cancer, in and out of lucidity, conversation by turns deals with the everyday and the gigantic, has held onto her sense of humor, a mother
Suzie: a woman in her 40s, the middle sister, a force to be reckoned with, a decision-maker who can dominate a to-do list, mother of a six year-old in need of a solution, because she too has a cancer diagnosis.
Fran: a woman in her 30s-40s, tough talking and outspoken, holds cynicism and great love, has a strong point of view but doubts herself, she loves her sisters deeply but is figuring out what that connection means, she would never claim to have her life together and yet she’s determined to craft the life she wants, a woman at a crossroads
Owen: a man in his 40s-50s, owner of a Brooklyn laundry, life has thrown him some curveballs — a broken engagement, injuries from a car accident, he’s relatively positive, outspoken and comes with some rough edges but he has a squishy center, wants love and is scared of being left
Mary Jane by Amy Herzog
Mary Jane: (The role of Mary Jane is pre-cast.) a single woman in her thirties. Kind, patient and relentlessly upbeat (perhaps in denial)
Ruthie: a no-nonsense building superintendent with a keen sense of intuition and generous spirit.
Sherry: a warm-hearted nurse with a strong commitment to service
Brianne: a Facebook friend trying to hold it together in the face of adversity
Amelia: Sherry’s innocent niece, a college student straddling adolescence and adulthood
Dr. Toros: a caring but realistic pediatrician who doesn’t mince words
Chaya: a straight-talking Hasidic woman who’s seen it all
Kat: a music therapist who’s like a friend with a really nice voice
Tenkei: a Buddhist nun with an ironic streak.
** PLEASE NOTE: Besides Mary Jane, all the roles are doubled, so that five actors are required: Ruthie/Tenkei (sixties or seventies), Sherry/Dr. Toros (forties or fifties), Brianne/Chaya (thirties or early forties), Amelia/Kat (twenties).
