https://www.backstage.com/casting/when-playwrights-kill-3078650/
When Playwrights Kill'
Paid
Union
Play
Seeking talent from New York City, NY
About the project
COMPANY DETAILS
Naughty Playwright LLC
Matthew Lombardo, playwright; Noah Himmelstein, dir.; Bryan McCaffrey, Laura Barket and Alan Seales, prods.; Nick Peciaro, CSA, casting dir.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Casting Equity actors for roles in "When Playwrights Kill." Synopsis: A zany, backstage comedy about what happens when a writer's dream of bringing his Broadway play to life is maligned by a very difficult leading lady.
Roles in this project
ACTORS & PERFORMERS
Understudy: The Playwright
Lead. Male. 35-39
Male, mid-30s, white. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.
Ethnicity: White / European Descent
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
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Understudy: The Actress/The Stage Manager
Lead. Female. 40-59
Female, 40s-50s, white. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.
Ethnicity: White / European Descent
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Understudy: The Director/The Producer
Lead. Male. 50-69
Male, 50s-60s, white. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.
Ethnicity: White / European Descent
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
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Understudy: The Prompter
Lead. Male. 30-39
Male, 30s, BIPOC. Has excellent, fast-paced comic timing.
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.
Dates & Locations
Rehearsals begin March 9 in NY (studio); tech rehearsal March 28 in Boston; runs April 3-18 in New York, NY.
Compensation & Contract
Understudy: The Playwright: Lead
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
Understudy: The Actress/The Stage Manager: Lead
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
Understudy: The Director/The Producer: Lead
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
Understudy: The Prompter: Lead
Rate: $2,717 / week (no duration provided)
Additional: Pays $2717/wk. Equity Production (League) Contract.
Key Details
Auditions:
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center, 165 W 46th St, 16th Fl, New York City, NY, 10036
Equity Principal Audition
Jan 28, 2026: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM EST
Jan 29, 2026: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM EST
break, 1-2 p.m.
Seeking talent from New York City, NY
Special Instructions:
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity monitor will be provided.
Prepare a comedic monologue approximately 1 minute in length. Bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Equity’s 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.
Additional Materials
Character Breakdown (The following roles are cast):
The Playwright: (Role Cast) Can play the role of male, mid-30s, white. ‘Jack Hawkins’. A witty, well-groomed and charming storyteller. Terrific sense of humor, slightly neurotic, and somewhat naïve. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing.
The Actress: (Role Cast) Female, 50s+, white. ‘Brooke Remington’. Age unknown. Once a huge movie star. Now a has-been. Notoriously impossible. Certifiably insane.
The Director: (Role Cast) Male, 60s, white. ‘Oliver Kendall-Walker’. A proper gentleman. Pretentious yet endearing. Although grandiose, he provides calm and comfort.
The Producer: (Role Cast) Male, 50s, white. ‘Freddie Carlton’. A down-on-his-luck opportunist and fast-talking salesman lacking a moral compass. Though miserly, shady and manipulative, there’s a glimmer of the dream still alive deep down. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing.
The Prompter: (Role Cast) Male, 30s, BIPOC. ‘Tobias Deschanel’. Flamboyant, ferocious, and clever cross-dressing “entrepreneur”. Quippy and blasé but direct. Will do anything to make a buck and suffers no fools while doing so. You want it done—he’s your guy… or gal. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing.
The Stage Manager: (Role Cast) Female, mid-30s-40s, white. ‘Liz Jennings’. A wellorganized, level-headed, unflappable professional. No funny business here. Dry, deadpan and used to wrangling rooms of crazies—aka Artists. With excellent, fast-paced comic timing
