Show: CRY IT OUT
Theater: The Stagecrafters
Theater Website: https://thestagecrafters.org/about/auditions/
Theater Phone: (215) 247-8881
Start date of auditions: 09/21/2026
CRY IT OUT
by Molly Smith Metzler | Directed by Olivia Gendron
CASTING: 3f | 1m
AUDITION DATES: Monday, September 21, 2026 & Tuesday, September 22, 2026
PRODUCTION DATES: February 5, 2027 – February 21, 2027
New mothers of differing backgrounds and classes navigate the joy, grief, and challenges of motherhood through their unexpected friendship. Together, they discover what their new identities mean for their futures.
AUDITIONS:
Monday, September 21, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Callbacks will be by invitation only on Saturday, September 26th, 2026.
AUDITION INFORMATION:
Please prepare one monologue from the show: Cry It Out | Monologues (read for the character you feel most connected to)
Please bring your calendar of all known conflicts between October 25th, 2026 and February 21st, 2027.
Rehearsals: please review the Cry It Out – Rehearsal Calendar.pdf (Please note that tech dates are subject to change.)
– Rehearsals begin: October 25th with a read-through
– November: Sunday afternoons only
– December & January: Monday & Wednesday evenings, and Sunday afternoons
– Off Book: December 6th!
– Attendance: Full attendance is required during the final three weeks of rehearsal and for all performances.
Non-Equity/Non-Union. Range: $150 – $200 stipend paid at the end of the run.
CASTING: Actors of all races are strongly encouraged to audition for every role.
JESSIE (F, mid-30s): Married to a North Shore native; recently relocated to Port (from Manhattan) to raise her family. Educated, articulate, lovely, warm. From the Midwest and has that Midwestern ready-smile. Beloved by every teacher she’s ever had. Always gives the perfect toast; always organizes the group gift. But in private, Jessie bends towards anxiety. She doesn’t like empty days on calendars, or being alone. Works 90-hour weeks in the city as a corporate lawyer or did, until Allie was born. Now she’s in yoga pants.
LINA (F, late 20s/early 30s): From Long Beach (on South Shore of Long Island) and you can tell immediately she is very South Shore. Acrylic nails, big hoops, velour track suits, Mets trucker hats, and a huge Italian family. Lina failed out of community college, curses too much and blasts Kanye too loudly in the car. But she is also fantastically winning. She’s fun, funny and refreshingly genuine. Works at St. Francis Hospital.
MITCHELL (M, late 30s/early 40s): Adrienne’s husband, works in investment capital. A math nerd who is amazing with numbers, but not people. Serious, shrewd, sensitive. The kid who ate lunch in the library because he was so shy. Mitchell grew up in a tough house in a tough part of Utica and scholarshipped his way to where he is now, so grades, status and success are his currency. But becoming a father has changed him. He makes goofy faces now. He stares out windows during meetings. His sentences end in question marks.
ADRIENNE (F, mid/late 30s): Mitchell’s wife. Elegant, powerful, aloof and slightly rock ‘n’ roll. Has eyes that are cat-like and assessing. The kind of woman you see climbing out of a dark sedan at JFK headed somewhere more glamorous than you. Adrienne grew up on Central Park West, attended posh boarding schools, studied art abroad and could give you the best-ever guided tour of MoMA. She has never signed an e-mail with an x or an o, but she is loyal and ferocious in both business and life. A successful jewelry designer.
The Stagecrafters welcomes performers of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and lived experiences to audition. Each production presents unique casting considerations, yet our commitment to representation, authenticity, and a welcoming environment guides every step of the process.
PERFORMANCES:
February 5th, 2027 – February 21st, 2027
LOCATION:
The Stagecrafters Theater, 8130 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19118
CONTACT INFORMATION:
auditions@thestagecrafters.org
After you submit the audition form, please email us your headshot and resume.
THE STAGECRAFTERS
8130 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-247-8881
