auditions
TheatreWorks holds general auditions locally annually. We also attend the regional auditions held by Theatre Bay Area, and conduct Equity auditions in New York and Los Angeles. For each show in our season, we set up casting sessions by invitation and agent submission.
We also cast actors throughout the year for staged readings and musical workshops in our New Works program and for projects with our Arts Engagement department.
TheatreWorks is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT). We cast both Equity and non-Equity artists, in plays, full-scale musicals and plays with music, including world premieres and second productions with authors in residence and established scripts. Please see our production history. We work under LORT B, C, and Experimental Theatre Contracts. We have a long tradition of multicultural programming and casting. Our normal schedule is 2 or 3 weeks in the rehearsal hall, 2 weeks of tech and previews, and a 3 to 4 week run. We rehearse 6 days a week, and perform up to 8 shows per week.
To Arrange an Audition
GENERAL AUDITIONS FOR THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY, SEASON 56
We are now taking appointment requests for auditions on April 13 from 11am–6pm, Wednesday, April 15 from 12pm–7:30pm, and Thursday, April 16 from 11am–6:30pm.
Click here to request an appointment if you would like an appointment for a Redwood City date.
Please visit our 2026-2027 season page for more information about the shows.
Actors may also attend the annual General Auditions held by Theatre Bay Area in January or February each year, or one of our out-of-town Equity auditions, announced on the Equity hotlines.
2026–2027 SEASON
The Employee Dharma Handbook
By GEETHA REDDY
Rehearsals begin: June 12, 2026
Performances: July 8, 2026 – August 2, 2026
23rd New Works Festival
August 7–16, 2026
Dracula
By STEVEN DIETZ
Based on the novel by BRAM STOKER
Directed by Artistic Director GIOVANNA SARDELLI
Rehearsals begin: September 11, 2026
Performances: October 7, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Alice, Formerly of Wonderland
A Musical by MARK SALTZMAN
Vocal Arrangements by JACK LIPSON
Directed by ROBERT KELLEY
Musical Direction by WILLIAM LIBERATORE
Rehearsals begin: November 6, 2026
Performances: December 2, 2026 – December 27, 2026
Shane
By KAREN ZACARAÍS
Adapted from the novel by JACK SCHAEFER
Directed by JEFFREY LO
Rehearsals begin: February 5, 2027
Performances: March 3, 2027 – March 28, 2027
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Words and Music by GERRY GOFFIN, CAROLE KING, BARRY MANN, CYNTHIA WEIL
Book by DOUGLAS MCGRATH
Directed by Artistic Director GIOVANNA SARDELLI
Rehearsals begin: March 5, 2027
Performances: March 31, 2027 – April 25, 2027
To Submit Your Résumé
If you are unable to schedule an audition, feel free to send your headshot and résumé to our casting department, or send a postcard for a show in which you are appearing to:
Jeffrey Lo,
Associate Producer of Casting & Literary Management
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
PO Box 50458
Palo Alto, CA 94303
casting@theatreworks.org