AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED FOR
THE COMEUPPANCE
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Seth Tucker
Tempe Center for the Arts Studio Theatre
September 26 - October 11, 2025
WHEN/WHERE:
Sunday, July 13th, 2025 - 12pm-4pm
BALLET THEATRE OF PHOENIX campus
6201 N 7th St Phoenix, AZ 85014
Callbacks will be on Wednesday, July 16th in the evening.
ROLES AVAILABLE:
Non-union only.
All abilities, ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
We will also be casting understudies.
EMILIO: He/Him, any ethnicity, mid to late 30s. A Berlin-based installation artist who has spent the last two years becoming accustomed to being a father, or as he would describe it, his “COVID Project.”
CAITLIN: She/Her, any ethnicity, mid to late 30s. A stepmother to the children of a well known congressman. Death pluralizes itself in her life through a string of multiple miscarriages.
URSULA: She/Her, non-white, mid to late 30s, visually impaired. The residue of her grandmother’s passing and a failed surgical attempt to save her eye has left her with a hesitancy for life, so much so that she refuses to attend the twenty-year reunion.
KRISTINA: She/Her, non-white, mid to late 30s. A derma surgeon whose marriage to a resentful general surgeon has perceivably driven her from a “straightedge” identity to a drinking habit that is cause for worry.
FRANCISCO: He/Him, non-white, mid to late 30s. A medically discharged military serviceman. His accident has left him with seizure-inducing PTSD.
PLEASE PREPARE:
3 Minutes or under (One Monologue or Two Short Contrasting Monologues)
STYLE: Contemporary, Comedic-Drama
DIRECTOR NOTE:
Looking for natural, honest, and layered performances. The show takes the characters on a rollercoaster of emotions—vulnerable to volatile—punctuated by sharp comedic turns and moments of broken tension. Looking for range and storytelling. They form a self-declared “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group,” and casting will reflect a diverse and inclusive ensemble of artists.
TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION:
PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO rmay@straycattheatre.org WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. NAME
2. PHONE NUMBER
3. CHARACTER(S) YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
4. A WINDOW OF TIME YOU WOULD PREFER. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND ALL AUDITIONS ARE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SCHEDULED BASIS IN 5 MINUTE INCREMENTS. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ADHERE TO YOUR WISHES BUT CANNOT MAKE ANY PROMISES.
YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WITH:
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
2. AN AUDITION FORM TO COMPLETE BEFORE ARRIVAL
3. AN AUDITION TIME SLOT
ANY QUESTIONS: rmay@straycattheatre.org
PAY: There is a $400 stipend for all actors cast.
A smaller stipend is offered for understudies.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
From the author of GLORIA and the current Broadway hit PURPOSE - When a group of old classmates meet to pre-game their twentieth high school reunion, everyone is nervous for the night ahead. As alcohol and pot help the self-declared “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group,” let their guards down, they begin to reminisce about their teenage selves and reveal how their lives have unfolded since graduation. Brilliantly witty, theatrical, and moving, THE COMEUPPANCE focuses on millennials and their reckoning with the world they will soon inherit.
“…truly takes us to a new theatrical level in content as well as form. This penetrating work explores so many layers that it is best to let the experience take you where it will.” - Broadway World
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