Quintessence Theatre Group
Philadelphia, PA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
AND
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment, please go to: . If you have any questions: [email protected] .
CONTRACT
SPT
$670 weekly minimum (SPT 7)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Quintessence Theatre Group's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown).
PREPARATION
To be considered for HENRY IV Pts I & II, please prepare a dramatic verse monologue. To be considered for THE HYPOCHONDRIAC, please prepare a comedic monologue. To be considered for PIRATES OF PENZANCE, please prepare a 16-bar song cut in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan. Your audition package should be 3 minutes or less. Please also bring a hard copy of your headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Quintessence Theatre - Rehearsal room & Administrative offices
7135 Germantown Avenue
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19119
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend;
Artistic Director & Director (Pirates & Henry IVs): Alexander Burns
Director (The Hypochondriac): Trey Lyford
Artistic Associate: Lisi Levy
Creative Director: Lee Cortopassi
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity鈥檚 contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Quintessence Theatre Group 2025-26 Season
Gilbert and Sullivan鈥檚 PIRATES OF PENZANCE
First Rehearsal: October 28
Tech: November 13 鈥� 16
First Preview: November 19
Opening Night: November 22
Closing: January 4, 2026
Extension Closing: January 11
SEEKING:
Frederic - 20s - A member of the Pirates. He is unaffected and possesses an unself-conscious sex appeal. Youthful, genuine and innocent. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2.
Mabel - 18-21 - Daughter of the Major-General. Mabel is a classic beauty similar to Lillian Gish or Mary Pickford. An astute young woman, she is sympathetic in nature. She and Frederic fall in love. Vocal range top: Db6. Vocal range bottom: Bb3.
Pirate King - 25-35 - The leader of the pirates. Despite his sharp and loud bark, he is actually a whole-hearted romantic with a soft bite. A handsome man typically found with an open shirt and wind in his hair. Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: A#2.
Major-General Stanley - 55-65, A father with many daughters. He resembles a male Queen Victoria in his sensibilities. Possesses kindness, warmth, and good-humor. The love for his daughters is undeniable. Vocal range top: E4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2.
Ruth - 40s, Frederic's lifelong nanny. A sneaky Mrs. Potts, cares not for vanity. She wants nothing more in life than to see Frederic happy, healthy, and by her side. Vocal range top: Eb5. Vocal range bottom: G3.
Kate - 17-21, Daughter of the Major-General. Quick-witted and rather sassy. She, like her other sisters, is strikingly beautiful. Vocal range top: G5. Vocal range bottom: Ab3.
Edith - 20s, Daughter of the Major-General. Though a level-headed girl, she is quite mischievous. Very beautiful and the eldest of the daughters. Vocal range top: G5. Vocal range bottom: Ab3.
Samuel - 35-45, The Pirate King's right-hand man. Perhaps a bit rotund, Samuel is clever but easily manipulated and influenced. Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2.
Sergeant of Police - 35-45, The leader of the police. He is Groucho Marx-esque and uncomfortably clumsy. Though their duty to protect is clear, the Sergeant and his police are more accustomed to fear and hide. Vocal range top: E4. Vocal range bottom: G2.
Shakespeare鈥檚 HENRY IV - PARTS 1 & 2
First Rehearsal: January 13
Tech: February 5 鈥� 8
First Preview: February 11
Opening: February 19
Closing: March 15
Extension Closing: March 22
SEEKING:
King Henry IV - Bolingbroke, usurper of Richard II鈥檚 throne, Father of Prince Henry and Prince John and grandson of King Edward III.
Henry, prince of Wales - Son of King Henry, usually known as Prince Hal. A ne鈥檈r-do-well, seen by his father as a party boy and prodigal son.
John, prince of Lancaster - The dutiful young son of King Henry.
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland - A noble and disgruntled kingmaker, turned rebel. Father of Hotspur.
Lady Northumberland - Earl of Northumberland鈥檚 wife.
Henry Percy surnamed 鈥淗otspur鈥� - Hotheaded warrior and rebel with Father Northumberland.
Sir John Falstaff - A portly, drunken, knight, and carefree companion of Prince Hal.
Bardolph 鈥� A soldier and partner in mischief with Prince Hal and Falstaff.
Lady Percy - The wife of the rebel Hotspur.
Mistress Quickly - Hostess of the Boar鈥檚 Head Tavern.
Doll Tearsheet - Prostitute & friend of Mistress Quickly.
Moli猫re鈥檚 THE HYPOCHONDRIAC
First Rehearsal: March 17
Tech: April 9 鈥� 12
First Preview: April 15
Opening Night: April 23
Closing: May 10
Extension Closing: May 17
SEEKING:
Argan - 60s. A penny pinching older gentleman and the hypochondriac.
Toinette - Argan鈥檚 maid and Angelique鈥檚 confidante; smart, spirited, and cunning.
B茅line - Argan鈥檚 younger second wife; wants nothing but his money.
Ang茅lique - 20s. Argan鈥檚 younger daughter; an innocent romantic, devoted to her father.
Cl茅ante - 20s. Angelique鈥檚 love interest; a little silly but completely smitten with Angelique.
Doctor Purgon - Argan鈥檚 doctor, a notable quack.
Thomas Diafoirus - 20s. Purgeon鈥檚 nephew and proposed husband to Angelique; awkward and dull.
Monsieur Fleurant - The apothecary who works with Purgeon; a specialist in enemas, but still a quack.
Monsieur de Bonnefoy - The scheming notary.
SPT $670 weekly minimum (SPT 7)
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