CASTING ALERT: Join The CW’s ‘Riverdale’ spin-off ‘Katy Keene’ + More NYC Auditions

There are lots of roles available for the stage and screen in New York City and the surrounding area. Audition for roles on The CW’s “Katy Keene” pilot or Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Become a part of Free Shakespeare in the Park’s “The Comedy of Errors” or try for a lead role on a new single camera, half-hour comedy “Jasmine & Amir.” Plus a new live internet TV channel is looking for hosts and more!



“KATY KEENE” PILOT

A pilot for The CW based on the “Katy Keene” comic book series is looking for background talent. Roles include drag queens, aged 20–39, fashion interns for male and female talent, aged 20–35, heterosexual, homosexual, and non-binary couples kissing and dancing in a club for male and female talent, aged 21–35, and more. Shooting takes place in New York City from March 12–April 3. SAG-AFTRA rates apply to members. Nonunion talent will be paid $165 for 10 hours. Special rates apply to drag queens and kissing couples. Apply here!



“THE COMEDY OF ERRORS”

The 24th season of Free Shakespeare in the Park is casting Equity actors for various roles in “The Comedy of Errors.” The production is especially seeking theater artists, aged 18 and older, interested in joining an existing ensemble company. An Equity Principal Audition is scheduled on March 11 in New Haven, Connecticut. Rehearsals begin on July 23 and the performance will run from August 15–Sept. 1 in New Haven. Talent will be paid $515 per week under the terms of an Equity LOA Contract. Apply here!



“THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL”

Season 3 of Amazon's “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is seeking female background actors. The show needs white, black, and Latino/Hispanic talent, aged 18–40, to play 1950’s girlfriends and wives of U.S. soldiers. Talent must have above-the-shoulder length hair or shorter with no unnatural coloring, highlights, or roots showing. Actors should have no wool allergies, feel comfortable performing around atmospheric smoke, and may be asked to dance socially with other background actors playing soldiers. Shooting is in New York City from mid- to late March. Talent will be paid a nonunion rate of $210 for 12 hours. Apply here!

“GREASE”

The Mayo Performing Arts Center’s upcoming production of “Grease” needs male talent, aged 17–27, for lead roles. The show is casting talent with a tenor D4–B5 range to be Danny Zuko and talent with a tenor C4–F5 range to play Kenickie. The show runs from May 31–June 2 in New York City and New Jersey. Pay is negotiable under the terms of an Equity Guest Artist Contract. Apply here!



“JASMINE & AMIR”

A single camera, half-hour comedy wants female talent for a lead role. “Jasmine & Amir” follows two 20-something New Yorkers navigating what it’s like dating as a black and Arab American interracial couple. The show is casting black talent, aged 21–32, to play Jasmine, a part-time hairdresser and artist from a family of professionals. Rehearsals and shooting will occur in New York City this summer. Compensation for talent is negotiable. Apply here!

DREAMS LIVE TV HOST

Dreams, a live internet TV channel launching this year, is looking for male and female on-air, in-studio hosts, aged 18–60. The role involves fielding call-ins from an anchor desk, presenting a broad spectrum of global news and cultural topics, and working with a team to create content from scratch. Talent must have previous on-camera experience with live hosting experience preferred. Shooting takes place in the Garment District in New York City. Dates and pay have not been set. Apply here!