Marin Shakes 2026 Season Equity Principal Auditions
Marin Shakes 2026 Season Equity Principal Auditions
Seeking:
Actors of all identities, genders, ages, and (dis)abilities. Actors with Spanish-language proficiency are
particularly sought for La Comedia of Errors.
Appointments
- Equity actors only, please fill out the theater's audition form
(Video submission information may also be found at this link) - Non-Equity Actors can sign up for waitlist HERE.
Preparation:
Please prepare either one Shakespeare/Classical monologue no longer than two minutes, or two contrasting Shakespeare/Classical monologues no longer than one minute each.
Productions:
LA COMEDIA OF ERRORS
Written by William Shakespeare
Bilingual adaptation by Lydia G. Garcia and Bill Rauch
From the Play On! translation by Christina Anderson
Rehearsal & Performance Venue: 514 4th St, San Rafael - Indoor Theater
Reh start: Tue, Mar 17, 2026
Tech: Apr 10 - 16, 2026
SMATs: Fri, Apr 17; Thu, Apr 23; Fri, May 1 (performances 10am and 1pm)
Opening: Sat, Apr 18, 2026 (public performances Sat at 2pm and 7:30pm | Sun at 2pm)
Closing: Sun, May 10, 2026
AS YOU LIKE IT
Adapted and directed by Evren Odcikin
Rehearsal Venue: 514 4th St, San Rafael | Performance Venue: Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, San Rafael - Outdoor Theater
Reh Start: May 19, 2026 (rehearsals Tue - Fri 4pm - 9pm | Sat - Sun 10am - 4pm)
Tech: June 12 - 19, 2026
1st Preview: Fri, June 19, 2026
Opening: Sat, June 20, 2026 (performances Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm | Sun at 5pm)
Closing: Sun, July 19, 2026
JULIUS CAESAR
Adapted and directed by Jon Tracy
Rehearsal Venue: 514 4th St, San Rafael | Performance Venue: Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, San Rafael - Outdoor Theater
Reh Start: Tue, July 14, 2026 (rehearsals Tue - Fri 4pm - 9pm | Sat - Sun 10am - 4pm)
Tech: Aug 7 - 14, 2026
1st Preview: Fri, Aug 14, 2026
Opening: Sat, Aug 15, 2026 (performances: Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm | Sun at 5pm)
SMATs: Thu, Sep 4 & 11, 2026 @ 11am
Closing: Sun, Sep 13, 2026
SEEDS OF TIME FESTIVAL
Curated by Jon Tracy
Rehearsal & Performance Venue: 514 4th St, San Rafael - Indoor Theater
Week 1: Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2026
Week 2: Oct 5 - 11, 2026
Week 3: Oct 12 - 18, 2026
THE SECRET GARDEN
Adapted by Jon Tracy
Directed by Bridgette Loriaux
Rehearsal & Performance Venue: 514 4th St, San Rafael - Indoor Theater
Reh Start: Tue, Oct 27, 2026
Tech: Nov 20 - 26, 2026
1st Preview: Fri, Nov 27, 2026
Opening: Sat, Nov 28, 2026 (performances: Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm | Sun at 2pm)
SMATs: Thu, Dec 4, 11, 18, 2026 @ 11am
Closing: Sun. Dec 20, 2026
SMATS = Student Matinees
Character Breakdown
LA COMEDIA OF ERRORS
Actor 1:
Egeón (monolingual Spanish speaker from México)
Brother Pinch, a VapoRub evangelist (American, speaks Spanglish)
Actor 2:
Sheriff Solinus (American monolingual English speaker)
Balthazar, a house painter (another monolingual English speaker)
Actor 3:
Deputy (bilingual American, learned Spanish in school)
Actor 4:
The Guide/El Guía (Costa Rican-American immigrant, bilingual)
Angelo, a jeweler (American monolingual English speaker)
Actor 5:
Antífolo de México (bilingual native Spanish speaker)
Antipholus of U.S.A. (monolingual English speaker)
Actor 6:
Drómio de México (monolingual Spanish speaker)
Dromio of U.S.A. (monolingual English speaker)
Actor 7:
Adriana (Mexican-American, speaks Spanglish)
Actor 8:
Luciana (American from Puerto Rico, more bilingual than her sister)
Actor 9:
Barkeep (American, monolingual English speaker)
Emilia (Mexicana, hasn’t used her Spanish in years)
Actor 10:
Meme La Vecina (part of and local to audience, bilingual Salvadoran-American)
AS YOU LIKE IT
Rosalind (only role)
Orlando (only role)
Celia (only role)
Oliver + Silvius
Duke Senior + Duke Frederick
Touchstone + William
Jaques + Audrey
Phoebe + Amiens
Adam + Corin + Hymen
Charles the Wrestler + Jaques de Boys + Citizens/Attendants
Le Beau + Sir Oliver Martext + Citizens/Attendants
All roles are open to all genders, races, and abilities.
JULIUS CAESAR
Brutus (only role)
Cassius (only role)
Mark Antony + Octavius (after Caesar’s death)
Julius Caesar + Ghost of Caesar + Citizens
Portia + Soothsayer + Artemidorus + Citizens
Calpurnia + Plebeian + Poet(s) + Senators
Casca + Trebonius + Ligarius + Clitus/Volumnius
Decius Brutus + Metellus Cimber + Lucilius + Strato
Cinna (Conspirator) + Cinna (the Poet) + Cicero + Pindarus + Titinius
All roles are open to all genders, races, and abilities.
SEEDS OF TIME FESTIVAL
The second year of this festival will work the same way as the previous: three weeks of festival, three union actors per week, up to
6 non-union actors per week. As the festival plays have not been selected, we can not detail further.
THE SECRET GARDEN
Actor 1. Mary: young femme-presenting girl
Actor 2: Various roles that include multiple genders, ages, abilities
Actor 3: Various roles that include multiple genders, ages, abilities
Actor 4: Various roles that include multiple genders, ages, abilities
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Additional Info
Director: : Various
Playwright: : Various
Rehearsal Location: : 514 4th Street, San Rafael, CA
Performance Location: : Various
Pay Rate: : AEA: minimum $594/week
Non-AEA: $16.90/hour
Audition Date(s) and Time(s): : Monday, November 24, 2025
4pm - 8pm
Audition Location: : 514 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Number of roles available: : 46
Will there be callbacks? : Yes
Callback date, time, and location: : TBA