2026-27 Auditions
SWING STATE by Rebecca Gilman
Contract dates: May 11 - June 27, 2027 (details below)
In-Person Auditions October 18 & 19
Email kelseym@summitperformanceindy.com
Submit your design or stage management resume today
Seeking:
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AEA (Actors Equity Association) and non-AEA actors
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Roles available for June 2027 production (rehearsals in May)
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Designers should submit their resume to kelseym@summitperformanceindy.com
Dates & Location:
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AEA in-person Auditions: Oct 18th 12 - 4P and Oct 19th 5-9P (email for a slot, non-AEA please also email Kelsey)
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Callbacks (invite only): TBD
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In-Person Auditions & Callbacks will be held at Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre (705 N Illinois St, Indianapolis)
Instructions:
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In-Person Auditions (AEA first, non-AEA scheduled as available): Please email kelseym@summitperformanceindy.com for an audition appointment
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Include: name, AEA status, location (where are you based)
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Also include: Preferred audition day/time, the role(s) for which you would like to be considered
PLEASE PREPARE:
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One monologues from the script (available soon) AND/OR a 90-second contemporary monologue of your own choosing.
TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION:
Email kelseym@summitperformanceindy.com, please include:
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AEA status (AEA or non-equity)
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Headshot
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Resume
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Location (where are you based?)
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Preferred audition day/time
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The role(s) for which you would like to be considered
Production Details
SWING STATE by Rebecca Gilman
Venue: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
Director: Lauren Briggeman
1st Rehearsal: May 11, 2027
Production Dates: June 11-27, 2027
Compensation: AEA SPT 2; Non-AEA weekly stipend
Duration: 7-week contract
AEA and Non-AEA contracts available
About the Play: Recently widowed, Peg tends to the 40 acres of native prairie that rises behind her rural Wisconsin home. Her solitary days are interrupted only by visits from Ryan, a family friend with a checkered past. When her late husband’s footlocker is ransacked in her barn, she places a call to the local authorities—unwittingly setting off a series of events that will forever change their lives. As Peg and Ryan fight to regain each other's trust, they learn how to help one another in a new and meaningful way and how to forge a sense of hope in a time when it feels like everyone’s way of life is in danger of disappearing.
Characters
(already cast) PEG SMITH: she/her, 65
RYAN SEVERSON: he/him, 26
SHERIFF KRIS CALLAHAN WISNEFSKI: she/her, 50s
DEPUTY DANI WISNEFSKI: she/her, 27
