The Roommate

By Jen Silverman
Directed by Darren Sextro

Run: May 28 — June 15, 2025
First Rehearsal: May 6, 2025

Currently on stage in a critically acclaimed Broadway revival, The Roommate tells the story of the recently divorced Sharon who needs a new roommate in her Iowan home, and in comes Robyn looking for a place to hide. The two women change each other’s lives and lead each other to discoveries surrounding aging, femininity, and identity in this hilarious dark comedy. “The Roommate tugs at the heartstrings just as much as it tickles the funny bone.” (Louisville Magazine).

THIS SHOW IS FULLY CAST

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov
Translated and Adapted by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, and Larissa Volokhonsky
Directed by Matt Schwader

Run: August 6 — 24, 2025
First Rehearsal: July 15, 2024

Pairing one of the greatest plays ever written, with one of the world’s most celebrated Russian translators comes an exhilarating new version of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. “The most affecting version that I have ever seen… The first Vanya that brought me to tears and made me laugh in places I never had before.” (The New York Times). Mixing the tragic and the absurd in this study of Russian middle-class life, as Vanya and his niece Sonya care for the estate of Vanya’s brother-in-law. When the brother-in-law returns with a new wife, affairs are made known, flirtation brings disaster, and the lives of the family come undone.

ROLES:

Aleksander Vladimirovich Serebryakov – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Elena Andreyevna Serebryakova – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Sofya Alexandrovna (Sonya) – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Marya Vassilyevna Voinitskaya – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Ivan Petrovich Voinistsky (Vanya) – Male. 50s-60s. Any ethnicity.
Mikhail Lvovich Astrov – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Marina Timofeevna – Female, 60s-70s. Any ethnicity.

Deathtrap

by Ira Levin
Directed by Ile Haggins

Run: September 10 – September 28, 2025
First Rehearsal: August 19, 2025

One of the longest running Broadway thrillers of all time comes to Kansas City audiences at the City Stage with Ira Levin’s seminal comedy-thriller, Deathtrap. A play that is “two-thirds a thriller and one-third a devilishly clever comedy” (Cue Magazine), will see a washed-up writer of Broadway thrillers struggling to find his next great idea. But when a student of his brings a thrilling new script to his doorstep, he sees a chance to make it big once more, and it might just be a chance he’ll kill for… Deathtrap is filled with twists and hilarity in equal measure, leaving audiences glued to the stage until its final moments.

ROLES:

Sidney Bruhl – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Clifford Anderson – Male, 20s-30s, can be any race/ethnicity
Myra Bruhl – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Helga Ten Dorp – Female, 30s-60s, needs to be able to do a Dutch accent, can be any race/ethnicity
Porter Milgrim – Male, 40s-late 50s, can be any race/ethnicity

Everybody

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Vanessa Severo

Run: March 4 — 22, 2026
First Rehearsal: February 10, 2026

Closing out Season 21 is a Pulitzer Prize-finalist that is probably unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. From Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins comes Everybody, a modern riff on the 15^th Century morality play, Everyman. Follow the main character of “Everybody,” as they journey through life’s greatest mystery: its own meaning. It’s a “meta and saucy adaptation” (Time Out New York) with a special twist, where the role of “Everybody” is chosen by lottery every night. A play that will be different every night you see it, so you’re going to want to see it multiple times!

All adult roles in EVERYBODY can be played by actors of any gender and ethnicity. Some actors will learn multiple tracks, with roles assigned by lottery for each performance.

ROLES:

Usher/God/Understanding – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Death – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Love – THIS ROLE IS CAST
Everybody (lottery) – Any race, gender/non-binary, age over 18.
Friendship/Beauty (lottery) – Any race, gender/non-binary, age over 18.
Kinship/Strength/Evil (lottery) – Any race, gender/non-binary, age over 18.
Courtship/Mind (lottery) – Any race, gender/non-binary, age over 18.
Stuff/Senses (lottery) – Any race, gender/non-binary, age over 18.
Girl – Any race, female, no older than 9.

Kansas City Actors Theatre
Season 21 GENERALS – AEA and Non-Equity Auditions

Audition Location:
City Stage at Union Station (30 W. Pershing, lower level)

Audition Dates:
January 25, 10:00am – 6:00pm (by appointment)
January 26, 10:00am – 6:00pm (by appointment)

Materials:
Two contrasting contemporary monologues, no more than four minutes total.

To sign up for Generals for our 21st Season, please follow the following steps:

1. Fill out the audition/actor database form: https://forms.gle/UyR2Lx4pcAi12Q3y6
2. Sign up for a timeslot at Generals: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAEA62BA3FEC34-54137986-kcat

Actors who cannot or do not wish to audition in person, please follow these steps:

1. Fill out the audition/actor database form: https://forms.gle/PyDCUKWSRMnZajyD7
2. Upload your video audition here: https://www.dropbox.com/request/i3Nfn1xhBxmQwzvCiMKo

The deadline for video submissions is January 26, 2024.

Audition Information:

Please arrive no more than 30 minutes before your scheduled in-person appointment

Please do not attend an in-person audition if you are sick! Notify us at auditions@kcactors.org as soon as possible if you need to cancel your appointment. You will be able to submit a video audition instead.

Kansas City Actors Theatre is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and conscious casting, and we encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities, and ages to audition for our productions. Please let us know if you require special services, assistance, or disability-specific modifications to fully participate.