Reggie Hoops · Understudy
Playing age: mid-30s
Female, Black, Irish, and Puerto Rican. Obsessive about the game and her love; athletic and competitive, and trying to figure out how to rebuild a life out of the game.
Reggie Hoops - Chicago EPA (11.02.26)
Teatro Vista
Audition · Chicago
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- Roles
- Reggie Hoops (understudy) · mid-30s; Bells (understudy) · early-30s
- Pay
- $540.45 weekly minimum (Tier 3); paying $550 weekly. Full terms
- Auditions
- Nov 2, 2026
- Commitment
- Rehearsals: Apr 12, 2027Performances: May 9, 2027
Who they’re looking for
Equity actors are sought for roles in REGGIE HOOPS. The posting encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, and performers with disabilities, to attend.
Bells · Understudy
Playing age: early-30s
Female, Asian-American. Reggie's wife; vibrant, with boss energy and a faster rhythm than Reggie’s.
Muncie · Understudy
Playing age: early-30s
Male, Black, Irish, and Puerto Rican. Reggie's brother; a full-on mess, as honest as he is ridiculous.
Rafa · Understudy
Playing age: mid-30s
Male, Latino. Reggie's one-time flame; charismatic, with sex appeal and luck on his side.
Iz · Understudy
Playing age: late 50s
Female, Irish and Puerto Rican. Reggie's mother; impulsive, a rule breaker and boundary pusher. Also appears in flashbacks in her 20s and early 50s.
Ben · Understudy
Male, Black. Reggie's father; family first. Appears only in flashbacks in his 20s and early 50s.
Playing age, Equity, understudy… what do these mean?
Playing age is how old a character appears, which may differ from your own age. Equity is the actors’ union; check each theatre’s eligibility rules. An understudy learns a role to perform when the main actor is unavailable.
What does it pay?
$540.45 weekly minimum (Tier 3); paying $550 weekly.
Contract: CAT (Tier 3)
Dates & location
Auditions
Nov 2, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C); lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM.
Rehearsals
Apr 12, 2027
First Rehearsal: Week of April 12, 2027
Technical rehearsals
May 4, 2027
Tech: Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Performances
May 9, 2027
Invited Final Dress: Sunday, May 9, 2027
Performances
May 11, 2027
First Preview: Tuesday, May 11, 2027
Performances
May 15, 2027
Opening: Saturday, May 15, 2027
Performances
Jun 18, 2027
Extension Closing: Friday, June 18, 2027
Auditions location
Teatro Vista - Administrative Offices
4800 N. Milwaukee Ave #201, Chicago, IL 60630. Please enter building off of W. Lawrence. On callbox dial: #35 for entry to Suite 201 Chicago
Access and accommodations: Please note any accessibility needs on the submission form; the space can accommodate them.
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What to prepare
Help with headshots, résumés, and self-tapes
A headshot is a clear photo of you. An acting résumé lists your performance experience and training. A self-tape is a recorded audition video. Sides are the short script excerpts the theatre asks you to perform. Follow this theatre’s specific instructions.
How to apply
Prepare 2 contrasting 1-minute monologues. Fill out the audition form before attending. Email your headshot and resume with the subject line "Reggie Hoops EPA Submission" and include your name in the file title. If unable to attend the in-person auditions, submit a video audition at the same link for the audition form.
Application email: casting@tertuliacreative.com
Before you apply
- The posting lists a CAT contract and also states NON-UNION.
Production & casting team
- Producing company
- Teatro Vista
- Production
- REGGIE HOOPS
- Playwright
- Kristoffer Diaz
- Director
- Khanisha Foster
- Casting director
- Adelina Feldman-Schultz
Listed contact: casting@tertuliacreative.com
Full posting and updates
Lunch is scheduled from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. An Equity Monitor will be provided. The posting says to bring an Equity Membership card.
We last checked the posting on Oct 19, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.