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Audition studios

Where they are, the trains, the way in and where you wait. From each studio’s own site, checked October 24, 2026.

AMDA Studios244–250 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Address
244–250 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 · Map
Trains
C, E at 50 St · B, D, E at 7 Av · N, Q, R, W at 57 St–7 Av · 1 at 50 St
The way in
Between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. The studios are on the 10th to 13th floors.
Good to know
The former Shetler Studios space, run by AMDA since 2020. Studio bookings 917-522-9753, NYRentals@amda.edu.
Website
amdastudiorentals.com

From the studio’s own site, checked October 24, 2026. Something changed? Tell us at contact@savemyaudition.com.

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Equity Audition Center165 West 46th Street, 16th floor, New York, NY 10036
Address
165 West 46th Street, 16th floor, New York, NY 10036 · Map
Trains
N, Q, R, W at 49 St · B, D, F, M at 47–50 Sts–Rockefeller Center · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, S at Times Sq–42 St
Waiting
A waiting room with seats, and a sound lock between it and the studio
Good to know
Dance warm-up space (sprung floors, barres, mirrors) and dressing rooms. Not every EPA or ECC is held here: the notice says where.
Website
actorsequity.org/resources/StudioRentals

From the studio’s own site, checked October 24, 2026. Something changed? Tell us at contact@savemyaudition.com.

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Open Jar Studios1601 Broadway, 11th floor, New York, NY 10019
Address
1601 Broadway, 11th floor, New York, NY 10019 · Map
Trains
N, Q, R, W at 49 St · 1 at 50 St
The way in
On 48th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue: walk west from the Krispy Kreme corner, between Krispy Kreme and the Hadestown theatre.
Good to know
Front desk 212-582-1417.
Website
openjarstudios.com

From the studio’s own site, checked October 24, 2026. Something changed? Tell us at contact@savemyaudition.com.

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Pearl Studios NYC500 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
Address
500 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 · Map
Trains
A, C, E at 34 St–Penn Station
The way in
Eighth Avenue between 35th and 36th. Auditions are on the 3rd, 4th and 12th floors.
Good to know
Check in at reception when you arrive. Changing rooms and bathrooms on every floor. The hallways are quiet: no warming up out there. No black-soled shoes in the rooms, and keep food, drinks and bags off the piano.
Website
pearlstudiosnyc.com

From the studio’s own site, checked October 24, 2026. Something changed? Tell us at contact@savemyaudition.com.

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Ripley-Grier Studios520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
Address
520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 · Map
Trains
A, C, E at 34 St–Penn Station or 42 St–Port Authority
The way in
Reception is on the 16th floor.
Good to know
Three more locations: 305 W 38th St (reception 2nd floor), 939 Eighth Ave (3rd floor) and 131 W 72nd St (1st floor). The notice says which one. Studio reservations (212) 799-5433.
Website
ripleygrier.com

From the studio’s own site, checked October 24, 2026. Something changed? Tell us at contact@savemyaudition.com.

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Studios 797797 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Address
797 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 · Map
Trains
C, E and 1 at 50 St · N, R, W at 49 St (the lines the studio lists)
The way in
Between 48th and 49th Streets. The studios are on the 3rd and 4th floors.
Good to know
Open seven days, 10 am to 10 pm. Studio bookings (212) 542-0954, studios797@gmail.com.
Website
studios797.com

From the studio’s own site, checked October 24, 2026. Something changed? Tell us at contact@savemyaudition.com.

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Casting offices

Public facts, as each office lists them on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Calleri Jensen DavisPO Box 133, Saugerties, NY 12477
Address
PO Box 133, Saugerties, NY 12477 · Map
Website
callerijensendavis.com
Who's there
  • James Calleri Partner
  • Erica Jensen Partner
  • Paul Davis Partner, Casting Director

As Calleri Jensen Davis lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Casting by ARC347 W 36 Street, Suite 903, New York, NY 10018
Address
347 W 36 Street, Suite 903, New York, NY 10018 · Map
Phone
347-774-3468
Website
castingbyarc.com
Submissions
Submissions are accepted via mail or e-mail only. Please refrain from in-person drop-offs.
Who's there
  • Mark Brandon Executive Casting Director, Theatrical
  • Jarrett Reiche Casting Director, Theatrical
  • Jaron Cole Associate Casting Director
  • Devi Peot Casting Assistant

As Casting by ARC lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

GJ Castingjosscasting.com
Website
josscasting.com
Submissions
Actor submissions go by email to gjcastingsubmit@gmail.com.
Who's there
  • Geoff Josselson Casting Director
  • Felicia Rudolph Casting Director

As GJ Casting lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

HDB Castinghdbcasting.com
Phone
917-922-0256
Website
hdbcasting.com
Who's there
  • Holly Buczek Casting Director

As HDB Casting lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Jim Carnahan Casting450 7th Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10123
Address
450 7th Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10123 · Map
Phone
212-749-6663
Website
carnahancasting.com
Who's there
The office doesn’t list its team online.

As Jim Carnahan Casting lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

McCorkle Castingmccorklecasting.com
Phone
646-271-6029
Website
mccorklecasting.com
Submissions
Open submissions are not accepted; for a specific project, email submissions.mccorklecasting@gmail.com with the project name in the subject line.
Who's there
  • Pat McCorkle Founder and President, Casting Director
  • Jeffrey Dreisbach Casting Partner
  • Katie Dietrich Casting Assistant

As McCorkle Casting lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Michael Cassara Casting45-12 46th Street, #228, Sunnyside, NY 11104
Address
45-12 46th Street, #228, Sunnyside, NY 11104 · Map
Website
michaelcassara.net
Submissions
Submissions are most effective when sent for a specific project; projects are listed on Actors Access.
Who's there
  • Michael Cassara Casting Director

As Michael Cassara Casting lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Murnane Castingmurnanecasting.com
Phone
(917) 488-8841
Website
murnanecasting.com
Submissions
To submit, create and complete a free profile on Actors Access; not all auditions are posted on the office’s site.
Who's there
  • Chad Eric Murnane Casting Director & Founder
  • Amber Snead Casting Director & Partner
  • Joey Casali Casting Assistant

As Murnane Casting lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Paul Hardt Castinghardtcasting.com
Phone
332-333-1870
Website
hardtcasting.com
Submissions
Email Paul@HardtCasting.com. Their site is under construction (Oct 2026); call or email to ask.
Who's there
  • Paul Hardt Casting Director

As Paul Hardt Casting lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

The Telsey Officethetelseyoffice.com
Phone
212-287-9585
Website
thetelseyoffice.com
Who's there
  • Bernard Telsey
  • Rose Bochner
  • Tiffany Little Canfield
  • William Cantler
  • Crysilyn Childs
  • Alexander Cortinas
  • Kristina Bramhall
  • Karyn Casl
  • Josh Einsohn
  • Priya Ghosh
  • Dana “DJ” Jeter
  • Lindsay Levine
  • Patrick Goodwin
  • Annamarie Kasper
  • Steven Gutierrez
  • Danielle King
  • Amelia McCarthy
  • Cesar Mendoza
  • Craig Burns
  • Stephanie Castillo
  • Raul Frias
  • Charlie Hano
  • Bethany Knox
  • Rashad Naylor
  • Adam Caldwell
  • Kristian Charbonier
  • Dana Ellis
  • Rachel Hoffman
  • Jimmy Larkin
  • Keertana Sastry
  • Brian Sutow

Their site lists the team without titles.

As The Telsey Office lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

The TRC Company1501 Broadway, Suite 2900, New York, NY 10036
Address
1501 Broadway, Suite 2900, New York, NY 10036 · Map
Phone
212-302-3011
Website
thetrccompany.com
Submissions
Submit a headshot and resume with the project name in the subject line to info@thetrccompany.com.
Who's there
  • Claire Burke Partner, Casting Director
  • Kevin Metzger-Timson Partner, Casting Director
  • Xavier Rubiano Partner, Casting Director
  • Peter Van Dam Partner, Casting Director
  • Tara Rubin Casting Director, Founder of Tara Rubin Casting
  • Merri Sugarman Casting Director
  • Louis DiPaolo Casting Associate
  • Spencer Gualdoni Casting Associate
  • Olivia Paige West Casting Associate
  • Frankie Ramirez Casting Associate
  • Chloe Zarensky Werner Casting Assistant

As The TRC Company lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Whitley Theatricalwhitleytheatrical.com
Website
whitleytheatrical.com
Submissions
General inquiries and submissions by email to info@whitleytheatrical.com.
Who's there
  • Benton Whitley Founder/Creative Producer/Head of Casting
  • Peter Dunn Casting Director/Associate Producer

As Whitley Theatrical lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

Wojcik Casting Teamwojcasting.com
Phone
212-929-2339
Website
wojcasting.com
Submissions
Send a hard copy of your photo and resume with a cover letter to the office, noting the role and project on the outside of the envelope; some projects also list an email.
Who's there
  • Scott Wojcik
  • Gabi Simmons Casting Associate
  • Chris Coffey Casting Associate

As Wojcik Casting Team lists it on its own site, checked October 24, 2026. Names and titles only, never anything about anyone.

EPAs & ECCs

The rules as Equity publishes them, in plain words. Each point links to the rule itself.

  1. EPA and ECC: what they are

    An Equity Principal Audition (EPA) is for principal roles; an Equity Chorus Call (ECC) is for the chorus, singers and dancers. Both run under Equity’s own procedures, and in New York an Equity monitor runs the line.

    Equity’s rule →

  2. Signing up for an EPA online

    Equity members sign up through the member portal. Online sign-up opens at 12:00 noon one week before the audition and closes at 12:00 noon on the business day before. Four of the six appointments in each 20-minute time slot are open to online sign-up. You can cancel online up to one hour before your slot.

    Equity’s rule →

  3. Signing up in person on the day

    Members who don’t sign up online can arrive before the call’s start time to pick an appointment. Two of the six appointments in each slot are held for in-person sign-up, first come, first served, and only paid-up members are given a time. The Equity monitor arrives one hour before the start.

    Equity’s rule →

  4. Checking in

    Check in with the monitor ten minutes before your appointment. If you are late you lose the appointment, with no exceptions, but you may take a new appointment if one is open or sign up on Alternate List A.

    Equity’s rule →

  5. The alternate lists

    Time left in a 20-minute slot goes to people on two open-ended lists. List A is for members with no appointment, called before List B, which is for members who already have a later slot and want to go earlier. Alternates are seen as time permits and there is no guarantee. You must be there when your name is called.

    Equity’s rule →

  6. Chorus calls (ECC)

    Members can sign up online through Casting Call via the member portal, starting at 9:00 am one week before and ending at 2:00 pm the business day before. Members without a sign-up should arrive 30 minutes before the call to get a card after the sign-up list is read. Once the first member enters the room, casting may close the call. Casting may also type actors in the room, which closes the call to non-Equity actors.

    Equity’s rule →

  7. Non-Equity actors

    Equity’s procedures for appointment-based Equity auditions say non-Equity actors can’t schedule appointments at required Equity auditions. A producer who wishes to see them may ask them to come on the chance there is time, on a separate list, and they are seen only if no Equity member is waiting. Whether non-members are seen at a given call is the casting team’s choice, never a guarantee, so read each notice.

    Equity’s rule →

  8. EMC is closed

    Equity says the Equity Membership Candidate (EMC) program was phased out in 2023 with the introduction of Open Access membership. Check each call’s notice for who is being seen.

    Equity’s rule →

  9. What to bring

    Equity’s guidance for producers suggests reminding performers to bring a picture and resume stapled together. The call notice states what to prepare, for example a monologue, or a song in your key with sheet music; follow it.

    Equity’s rule →

Checked October 24, 2026. Rules change: Equity’s own page always wins.

Words casting uses

What the notice, the monitor and the room mean when they say it.

16 bars
A short cut of a song, about thirty seconds. The usual ask at an EPA when the notice says “a short song.” Count the bars of the music, not the lines of lyric.
32 bars
A longer cut, about a minute. Asked for at callbacks and some open calls.
Accompanist
The pianist in the room. Bring your music in a binder, cut and marked clearly, in the key you sing it.
Alternate list
At an EPA, the list for Equity members without an appointment. Names are called as time opens up. The monitor runs it.
Appointment
A set time to be seen, given by the casting office or booked through Equity's sign-up. Not the same as walking in to an open call.
Book (your book)
The binder of songs you bring to every audition, ready to hand to the pianist.
Breakdown
The list of roles a production is casting, with each one's age range, voice and description.
Callback
Being asked back to be seen again for the same show. Sometimes more than once.
Casting director
The person, or the office, the producers hire to find the cast. Often the face behind the table.
Chorus call (ECC)
Equity Chorus Call. A call for the ensemble. Singers and dancers usually have separate days.
Cold read
Reading sides you've had little or no time with.
Contract
The Equity agreement the job is under, which sets the minimum pay and the rules. The notice names it: Production, LORT, LOA, Off Broadway and so on.
CORST
Council on Resident Stock Theatres: the Equity contract for many summer stock companies.
Cut
The part of a song you'll sing, marked in your music. Also used for monologues: a cut-down version.
Dance call
A call where a combination is taught and you dance it in groups. Bring the shoes the notice asks for.
EMC
Equity Membership Candidate: a path toward joining Equity. Equity has changed how actors join in recent years, so check Equity's own page for where it stands.
EPA
Equity Principal Audition. A call for principal roles, run under Equity's rules, with a monitor running the day.
Final callback
The last round, often with the director, the music team and sometimes the producers in the room.
Headshot and résumé
Your photo, with your résumé stapled to the back and trimmed to 8 by 10. Bring one even when you've sent one.
Hold
The production wants you kept free on certain dates. It isn't an offer yet.
LOA
Letter of Agreement: an Equity contract written for one theatre or one kind of production. LOA-NYC is the New York version.
LORT
League of Resident Theatres: the Equity contract most big regional theatres use, graded A to D by the size of the house and its box office.
Monitor
The person at an EPA or ECC who runs the sign-up, the lists and the line, and keeps the day to Equity's rules.
Off Broadway contract
The Equity contract for New York theatres of 100 to 499 seats.
Open call
A call anyone can come to without an appointment. On the hub, any call that isn't an EPA or ECC.
Pinned
Asked to stay. They're thinking about you for something. Not a promise.
Production contract
The Equity contract for Broadway and first-class tours, with the highest minimums.
Self-tape
An audition you film yourself and send in, with a reader off camera.
Sides
The pages of the script you're given to read. Sometimes songs too.
Slate
Saying your name (and sometimes your height or where you're based) to camera at the start of a tape.
SPT
Small Professional Theatre: an Equity contract for smaller houses, graded by size.
Submission
Sending your materials or a tape when the notice asks, instead of walking in. The hub shows these with the day they're due.
Typed out
Sent home before singing, on look or height alone. It's about the show, not you.
Understudy
The actor who goes on when someone in the cast can't. A call can be for understudies even when the roles are cast.
Work session
A callback where they work on the material with you, to see how you take direction.