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The Vancouver Public Library produces this Auditions List to serve the acting and theatre community and promote our drama collection. This list is extensive but not exhaustive and we do not list every audition in Metro Vancouver.

An up-to-date list of auditions is regularly emailed to subscribers of our Auditions listserv. To subscribe to this listserv, submit your email address to us at info@vpl.ca with the subject line “Auditions listserv subscription request”

Note:Vancouver Public Library is not liable for the accuracy of the following information.

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  • Shakespeare Sings!

    Company
    Steel Wolf
    Playwright
    Daniel McLeod
    Producer
    Daniel McLeod
    Audition Dates
    TBA
    Audition Venue
    TBA
    Audition Requirements

    Seeking 4 singer/actors (2 male, 2 female, age range 16-30) to perform short scenes from some of Shakespeare's most popular comedies and tragedies, with a modern twist, and original indie/pop songs. Actors will receive a guaranteed $500 honorarium. First meeting and music rehearsals in late June, or early July after long weekend. Performance rehearsals in August after BC Day long weekend, and September 1-3. Eight shows, estimated to be 1 hour each.
    Email CV, including contact info, to dkmcleod@telus.net
    Include singing sample or demo reel if you have one.

    Production Dates
    September 4 - 14, 2025
    Production Venue
    Vancouver Fringe Festival, Granville Island, Vancouver
    Contact

    dkmcleod@telus.net

  • In Arabia We'd All Be Kings

    Company
    Blue i Radio
    Director
    Emilio Salituro
    Producer
    Hellal Jawhari
    Audition Dates
    Saturday May 3rd & Sunday 4th, 2025. From 12PM – 8PM
    Audition Venue
    2111 Main Street, Vancouver, BC - The Well Studios
    Audition Requirements

    Skank Age 40s-60s Male: Complex, Alluring, Disillusioned, Intense A failed actor tuned homeless, crack-addicted Vietnam War veteran. He is crude, unpredictable, and darkly funny. Beneath his rough, filthy exterior, there’s a deep sadness—he has seen too much and lived too hard. Chickie’s Boyfriend

    Chickie Age 25-35 Female: Vulnerable, Tough, Optimistic. A street-smart, fast-talking hustler who knows how to navigate the rough edges of the city. She’s sharp, opportunistic, and always looking for the next move to get ahead. She doesn’t trust easily and uses charm, manipulation, and force when necessary to survive. Skank’s Girlfriend

    Daisy Age 20-30 Female: Tough, Wounded, Guarded A young woman who has turned to sex work for survival. She wants to believe in love and escape her circumstances, but she’s been burned too many times. She’s emotionally guarded, tough on the outside, but aching for something real. Lenny’s “Ex” Girlfriend

    Charlie Age 30-40 Male: Melancholic, Lonely, Regretful, Humorous A simple-minded day bartender, who thinks he’s a Jedi warrior looking for love in the wrong places.

    Demerys 20s to play a 17 Female: (Latina or Italian): Resilient, Hardened, Survivor Mrs Reyes is Daughter. An out of control want to be sex worker dealing with out-of-control mood swings.

    MRS REYES (Latina Female, 40s-60s): Bitter, Proud, Weary
    - A hardened, older woman who has seen the neighborhood change for the worse. She’s tough, bitter, and deeply resentful of the way things have turned out. Demery’s is Mother

    GREER (Male, 30s-50s): Arrogant, Entitled, Condescending
    - A wealthy outsider who represents the gentrification of the city. He doesn’t belong in this world but walks in with an air of entitlement. He looks down on the people around him, seeing them as relics of a past that’s being erased.

    JAKE (BIPOC Male, 30s): Hopeful, Impulsive, Idealistic
    - Owner of the local hangout, inherited from his father. Longing for the chance to leace “this sewer” for a re-invented life in Florida.

    SAMMY (Male, 50s-60s): Gruff, Alcoholic, Cynical
    - An old, dying guilt-ridden drunk who exists somewhere between reality and the afterlife.

    • Actors of all ethnicities and backgrounds are encouraged to audition.
    • Due to time constraints only actors who are asked to audition will be contacted with the sides.
    • Be prepared to participate in cold readings from the script and working with other actors.

    • Auditions will be conducted during 15-20 minute intervals.

    Production Dates
    November 10 - 23, 2025
    Production Venue
    Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
    Notes

    Set in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, during the late 1990s, In Arabia We’d All Be Kings by Stephen Adly Guirgis is a raw and gripping drama about a group of broken souls struggling to survive in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. The play takes place mostly inside and around a seedy bar that serves as a gathering place for characters whose lives have been shaped by poverty, addiction, crime, and shattered dreams. The play is a dark, poetic and brutally honest portrayal of urban decay and the people caught in its grip.
     

    Rehearsal Dates: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6pm-10pm & Sundays 12pm-4pm. Rehearsals will start July 24th, 2025, and run thru November 1st, 2025. Some additional rehearsal days closer to performance dates TBD. Please be committed to the rehearsal schedule. We will be doing a full run through of the play the week of November 3rd, 2025. Technical rehearsal will be on November 10, 11 & 12 with the dress rehearsal on November 12. Show times & Dates TBA. Show opens November 13th, 2025.

    • Callbacks will be conducted on May 10th, 2025. 12pm – 8pm.
    • Submit all inquiries via email at casting@blueiradio.com

    Non-Union

    $300 flat rate per role casted.

    Our company website is www.blueiradio.com

    Submission Deadline is April 20th 2025.

    Contact

    Send Acting Resume & Headshot when submitting for the desired role. Submit to casting@blueiradio.com

  • Stand

    Company
    Stand Theatre Production
    Director
    Mamie Kakimoto
    Producer
    Yutaro Narihira
    Audition Dates
    April 27 12:00pm-3:00pm (Approximately 1 hour)
    Audition Venue
    Downtown Vancouver
    Audition Requirements

    6 actors Age 18 - 70 Gender Open We’re looking for dedicated performers who are open, collaborative, and curious to explore this unique theatrical form.
     

    Production Dates
    September
    Production Venue
    Fringe Festival (Granville Island)
    Notes

    STAND is an immersive theatre experience where the audience and actors create the story together. The show runs for about 60 minutes, with the audience sitting in a circle. The line between "stage" and "seats"—between fiction and reality - gradually dissolves. It begins with the question: What is a stage? What separates "here" from "there"? Actors weave together personal stories and old folktales, drawing audience members into the story. Eventually, the characters reflect on a grandmother who has passed away and suggest making her favourite food: miso soup. This is where the audiences become participants. Everything is performed in pantomime, but when an actor hands someone an "onion," the audience member instinctively reaches out to take it. Together, they mime chopping, stirring, and serving, and in the end, everyone joins in to say itadakimasu before tasting the invisible soup. You can't see it, but somehow... it feels like you really can taste it. That shared moment - fragile, strange, and beautiful - is the heart of STAND.

    Non-Union

    Great exposure at the Fringe Festival. This is currently a volunteer project. Compensation will be provided based on ticket sales and funding availability.

    Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

    Official selection for the Fringe Festival 2025 !! Due to ongoing decisions from the Fringe organizers, there are still some uncertainties, so we may need to adapt as things progress. As of now, rehearsals are scheduled to begin in August.
     

     

    Contact

    Please email your headshot and resume with the subject line “STAND Audition” To: standtheatreproduction@gmail.com
     

  • A Silly Sort of True

    Company
    Langley Little Theatre
    Playwright
    Dawn Adamson
    Director
    Dawn Adamson
    Producer
    Darcy J Knopp
    Audition Dates
    April 22, 23
    Audition Requirements
    • Hedy – female - 20s to 40s. Quirky waitress, takes over the fundraising planning
    • Michelle- female - 20s to 40s. Fundraiser coordinator trying to put together a variety show
    • Angad - male - 20s to 40s. Patron of the Marzipan Cafe, eager to "Assist" Michelle
    • Marie - female 20s to 40s. Accident prone character who features in Michelle's skits
    • Sam - male 20s to 40s. Meets Marie and becomes her partner
    • Jim- male - 20s to 40s. Plays a jogger who makes a connection with the town's the police officer. (Also plays Jarvis the farm worker)
    • Police Officer - female or male - 20s to 40s, meets Jim, they go for coffee and things become intense…
    • Bowen - male - 20s to 40s. A Thief that keeps invading the skits in disguise.
    • Bronte the fly, actor who forgets his lines, tap dancer,
    • Other assorted roles
    Production Dates
    July 16 - 27, 2025
    Production Venue
    Langley Little Theatre
    Notes

    Synopsis:
    Michelle and Angad meet at the Marzipan Café and talk about Michelle’s fundraiser. A comedy hour with a variety of skits. The silly skits take on a life of their own and with the help of a quirky waitress take over the fundraiser planning. As the skits become ridiculous, Michelle and Angad just go with it, they are enjoying the “crazy.”

    This is a volunteer community theatre project. No financial compensation is available. The Playstorm Festival is a two-week event hosted by the Langley Little Theatre. It's goal is to provide an opportunity for amateur playwrights to stage their new work.

    See website

    Contact

    Please contact playstorm@langleylittletheatre.org to book an audition appointment or for any other inquiries.

  • Canadian Content

    Company
    Langley Little Theatre
    Playwright
    Darcy J Knopp
    Director
    Darcy J Knopp
    Producer
    Darcy J Knopp
    Audition Dates
    April 22, 23
    Audition Venue
    Langley Little Theatre 4307 200st Langley BC
    Audition Requirements
    • Ivan (Male 20-40): Exasperated writer trying to "fix" his script to meet his deadline.
    • Reid (Male 20-40): Shallow but ridiculously positive commercial actor and product pitch-man.
    • Billie (Female 20-40): Bitter bar server, someone who has long forgotten "service with a smile."
    • Ryan (Male 20-40): Mysterious celebrity cameo.

    Audition will consist of a cold read of selected scenes from the script.

    Production Dates
    July 16 - 27, 2025
    Production Venue
    Langley Little Theatre
    Notes

    Synopsis: Ivan is struggling against deadline to finish his play commissioned for Canada's 150th birthday celebrations. His first draft was rejected for not being "Canadian" enough. In desperation, he reluctantly accepts advice from his self-absorbed (though well-meaning) actor friend, Reid, and their bitter, under-socialized bar server, Billie. Together and under alcohol-fueled inspiration, the trio wrestle Ivan's script in a desperate and hilarious attempt to discover, what is Canadian Content?

    This is a volunteer community theatre production. No financial compensation is available. Playstorm is a two week festival hosted by the Langley Little Theatre in an effort to provide new amateur playwrights an opportunity to stage their new work.

    See website

    Contact

    Please send headshot and acting resume to playstorm@langleylittletheatre.org to book an audition appointment or for any other inquiries.

  • Take Down the Letters

    Company
    Naked Stage Productions Society
    Playwright
    Sue Schleifer
    Director
    Kelly Thompson
    Producer
    Kelly Thompson
    Audition Dates
    Saturday, April 26th, 11:00am - 4:pm by appointment only
    Audition Venue
    Newton Cultural Centre, 13530-72 Ave. Surrey
    Audition Requirements

    Lynn: Age early 50's Female - More scientist than artist.

    Starshine: Age needs to age from 18-28 over the course of the play Female - A dancer and thinker with a hippy-ish look and a questioning mind.

    Production Dates
    June 6 - 8, 2025
    Production Venue
    Newton Cultural Centre
    Notes

    Non-Union

    This is a volunteer project

    Rehearsals take place weekly on Tuesday evenings 6:30 - 9:15pm from April 29th - June 3rd, tech run 5:30 - 9:30pm June 5th and performances June 6 and 7 at 7:30pm and June 8 at 2:00 pm

    All rehearsals and performances take place at Newton Cultural Centre, 13530-72 Ave. Surrey


    Submission Deadline: Thursday, April 24, 2025

    To book an audition or with any questions, please contact the Producer/Director Kelly Thompson at kellyinva@gmail.com. Please include the role you are interested in, your contact information (including cell phone), a recent headshot and acting resume. Any actor who is cast is required to become a member of Naked Stage Productions Society (if not already). Audition spots are limited, so if you are interested, it is best to book as soon as possible.

    Play: Finally ready to clean out her late husband’s closet, Lynn discovers a box of letters. She invites her mom to accompany her on the reading journey that takes them to the 70s and his former girlfriend who is searching for her purpose in life. What do the letters reveal and what will Lynn learn about herself and her own relationships?

    We are a readers theatre company which means the actors do not need to memorize lines, or blocking.

    To learn more about us, please visit: nspsociety.com. For this show we are looking to fill two roles.

     

  • Play Reading Series

    Company
    Thalia's Tantrums Theatre Co.
    Playwright
    Various
    Director
    TBC
    Producer
    Marty Lawton & Justin Clow
    Audition Dates
    Self-tape submissions will be accepted until May 1
    Audition Venue
    Online (Lower Mainland Based)
    Audition Requirements

    Monologue or Scene of your choice - (2 minute max.)

    Auditions are open to everyone regardless of background, race, gender, orientation, or ability. We encourage everyone to audition as we will be casting whoever is best for the role.



     

    Production Dates
    March - August 2025
    Production Venue
    Online
    Notes

    These plays may have strong themes, however no nudity will ever be required.

    This is a NON-EQUITY, volunteer production.

    Every two weeks we will read, briefly rehearse and perform plays privately online.

    We will cast every second Wednesday (Week 1), assign roles (rehearse Wednesday & Thursday - Week 1)
    You have a few days to work on the script (as much or as little as you choose)
    Then meet back online the following Wednesday (Week 2) for the online performance.

    Why? For fun, but also to challenge ourselves.

    Familiarize yourself with a new script, make acting choices, take direction, and network.

    Play reading series begins Wednesday March 12th - Wednesday August 6th.

    Contact

    Actors may submit self-tape auditions via file transfer. If interested, please send your headshot, resume and audition tape to thaliastantrumstheatreco@gmail.com

  • The Ladies Foursome

    Company
    Vagabond Players
    Playwright
    Norm Foster
    Director
    Miles Lavkulich
    Producer
    Dwayne Campbell
    Audition Dates
    May 4 & 5 (7-9pm)
    Audition Venue
    The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen's Park, New Westminster
    Audition Requirements

    Characters Required: 4 females – Age range 40-60 years old

    - Auditions will be a cold read in person from sides provided.
    - Auditions will be on a first come, first served basis.
    - Please bring a résumé and head shot to the audition.

    Production Dates
    July 10 - 27, 2025
    Production Venue
    The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen's Park, New Westminster
    Notes

    - This is a non-equity production. There is no compensation.
    - Actors cast are required to become members of Vagabond Players at table read ($20 membership fee).

     

    Contact

    Director Miles Lavkulich at lavkulich@gmail.com

  • Lukomorye or ByBowSea

    Company
    Palme Theatre
    Playwright
    Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
    Director
    Nadia Dobrianskaia
    Producer
    Olga Novakov
    Audition Dates
    May 11
    Audition Venue
    Russian Community Centre of Vancouver
    Audition Requirements

    Auditions are open to everyone, regardless of background, race, gender, orientation, or ability. We encourage all to audition as we will cast the best person for each role. For script details, email bybowsea@gmail.com.
     

    Production Dates
    October 26, 2025, October 30th 2025
    Production Venue
    Russian Community Centre of Vancouver
    Notes

    Calling all actors with a flair for the mysterious and haunting! Step into a world of dark secrets and ghostly tales in our immersive Halloween production, inspired by the eerie works of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.
    The show begins with a brief interactive experience, filled with historical content about the centre, setting the tone for an unforgettable night of suspense. Then, take the stage and bring to life haunting stories of lost souls, tainted love, and unsettling fates. It’s a thrilling opportunity to explore complex characters and embrace the shadows.
    We’re seeking performers who can capture the drama, mystery, and dark beauty of these timeless tales. Whether you’re a seasoned actor or new to the stage, we welcome you to join us in creating a spine-chilling experience for our audience.
    Rehearsal Times: Thursday nights & Sunday afternoons at the Russian Community Centre. Rehearsals can be flexible on different nights depending on space availability.

    This is a volunteer, unpaid production.
     

    Contact

    To book an audition, please contact:
    bybowsea@gmail.com

  • Murdered by Death

    Company
    Chilliwack Players Guild
    Playwright
    Jonathan Lynn
    Director
    Raymond Hatton
    Producer
    Debra Archer
    Audition Dates
    May 25 from 1-4 pm; May 26 from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Audition Venue
    Chilliwack Players Guild’s Guildhall
    Audition Requirements
    CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

    Wadsworth Male – A traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal and “by the book.” He is the driving force in the play.

    Yvette Female (French dialect) – A sexy, French Maid, with her own secret aspirations

    Miss Scarlet Female – Hollywood glamorous, dry, sarcastic, cynical, D.C. Madam who is more interested in secrets than sex.

    Mrs. Peacock Female – The church-going wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria.

    Mrs. White Female – A pale, morbid, and tragic woman. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands.

    Colonel Mustard Male – A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a military man.

    Professor Plum Male – An academic Casanova who tries to woo women with his big brain.

    Mr. Green Male – A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He’s a bit of a klutz and awfully anxious.

    Ensemble Parts:

    • The Cook  – a gruff individual with a threatening presence. (Alive and Dead.)
    • Singing Telegram Girl – a tap dancer with a heart of gold. (Alive and Dead.)
    • M. Boddy – a slick, James Bond, film noir type person. (Alive and Dead.)
    • The Motorist –  a benign player who rings the wrong door- bell. (Alive and Dead.)
    • Chief of Police -a cop who helps to save the day.
    • Cop 1 – a regular Joe. (Alive and Dead.)
    • Cop 2 – backup for the chief.
    Production Dates
    November 20-23, 27-30
    Notes

    For more info visit Chilliwack Players Guild's website