CASTING NOTICE FOR Season 40: LOVE AS REVOLUTION
Diversionary Theatre will be holding an open call for our upcoming 2024-2025 Season. We currently are seeking Equity and Non Equity actors of all identities, body types and backgrounds to be considered for principal roles in the season.
CONTRACT
Non-union performers are paid an hourly rate of $17.00 for rehearsals
through performances. Union performers are paid the SPT-2 weekly
minimum. Please stipulate whether you are AEA or not on your resume.
AUDITION PREPARATION
Each actor will be given a four minute slot. Within that slot, you have the option to perform two contrasting contemporary monologues or a monologue and a song. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
To schedule an audition appointment please email: casting@diversionary.org. Please include your availability.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
AUDITION DATES
To Be Announced
LOCATION
Diversionary Theatre: 4545 Park Blvd #101, San Diego, CA 92116
Please give yourself time to find parking as Diversionary is located in a busy neighborhood. There will be a sign-in area when you arrive.
PERSONNEL:
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director, Sherri Eden Barber
Artistic Producer, Kian Kline-Chilton
World Premiere
STRADDLE
By Harrison David Rivers
Co-conceived with Sherri Eden Barber
REHEARSALS:
January 13 – February 18, 2026
PERFORMANCES:
February 19 – March 15, 2026
OPENING NIGHT:
TBA
It’s Dodie and Vita’s anniversary again. And this year’s celebration feels an awful lot like last year’s. And the year before that. In this sexy new play from Harrison David Rivers (author of last season’s we are continuous), one couple asks: how do you keep things hot when it’s all been done before?
Legacy Revival
RENT
Book music, and lyrics by
Jonathan Larson
REHEARSALS:
April 14 – May 20, 2026
PERFORMANCES:
May 21 – June 14, 2026
OPENING NIGHT:
TBA
This is RENT like you’ve never experienced it before.
Diversionary Theatre proudly presents a bold, reimagined production of the iconic musical that changed everything. Set in the heart of a community that knows firsthand the power of chosen family, love, loss, and resilience, RENT comes alive in a way that only Diversionary can deliver. With raw intimacy, electric energy, and unapologetic authenticity, this production strips the story down to its core, reminding us what it means to live, to fight, and to love—no day but today. Don’t miss this unforgettable theatrical event.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Diversionary Theatre is an institution of integrity and respect. We intend to cast our productions as inclusive and open as possible. As a theatre that serves a minority group, intersectionality has been a priority in our work on stage and off. We are actively seeking actors of all ethnicities, abilities, body types, and gender identities. We invite actors to audition and submit for the roles with whom they most identify. In every decision we make, we commit to upholding the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and to create brave and safe artistic spaces.
Diversionary Theatre will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who request them in advance. For advanced accommodation requests and general questions or inquiries, please email casting@diversionary.org.