2026 Acting Company

The Utah Shakespeare Festival will be holding in-person Actors’ Equity Association EPA auditions, and accepting virtual submissions* for consideration for our 2026 acting company.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING AUDITIONS, PLEASE FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE LINK:

Please follow the submission instructions carefully and submit all materials as requested.

*For those of you interested in submitting a self-tape online, please be aware that we will open the submission window at 9am MDT on September 15, 2025, and the window will close once we have received 600 total submissions (including both AEA and non-AEA). This will help to ensure that all videos receive fair and timely consideration.

The Utah Shakespeare Festival is committed to diverse casting. We encourage all performers to participate regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual orientation, or disability. For productions where race or ethnicity is central to the show’s plot or themes, casting will reflect those requirements.

Contract dates are either: May 4 - September 5, 2026 OR May 4 - October 3, 2026 OR June 8 - October 3, 2026 (Contract dates are dependent on casting.)

Please contact casting@bard.org with any questions. We look forward to seeing your audition!

2026 Education Tour Company

The Utah Shakespeare Festival seeks seven actors for a four-month Shakespeare in the Schools tour of The Comedy of Errors throughout K-12 schools in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona and the Intermountain West. Rehearsals begin in early January and performances run from the beginning of February through April 18th. The show will make use of extensive doubling, and all roles are available to all actors. For more information, click below.

Questions? Please reach out to Stewart Shelley, Utah Shakespeare Festival Education Director at sshelley@bard.org