BrightSide Theatre
Audition · Lisle
Strong adult actors ages 18 and over; local hires only, with no housing or travel provided. All roles are available for adults ages 18–65+.
Playing age: 18-65+
Identifies as male. Highly intelligent, confident, charismatic, quick-witted, and intensely focused; requires strong comic timing, commanding stage presence, precision, and ability to handle the rapid pace and heightened theatrical style.
Playing age: 18-65+
Identifies as male. Intelligent, grounded, warm, and adventurous; Holmes’ loyal companion and the audience’s guide through the mystery. Requires excellent comic timing, strong storytelling skills, and ability to balance sincerity with fast-paced comedy.
Playing age: 18-65+
Identifies as male. Portrays Dr. Mortimer, Stapleton, Barrymore, Milker, and others. Requires exceptional comic instincts, physical comedy skills, vocal versatility, lightning-fast character and costume changes, and comfort with multiple dialects or accents.
Playing age: 18-65+
Identifies as male. Portrays Sir Henry Baskerville, Inspector Lestrade, Sir Hugo Baskerville, Wilson, and others. Requires exceptional comic timing, physical versatility, strong character work, and rapid shifts between characters, voices, accents, ages, and physicality.
Playing age: 18-65+
Identifies as female. Portrays Beryl Stapleton, Mrs. Barrymore, Mrs. Hudson, Cartwright, and others. Requires excellent comic timing, physical comedy and character skills, vocal versatility, and enthusiasm for rapid-fire transformations and costume changes.
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.
$300 stipend
Contract: Non-Equity
The full schedule hasn’t been listed. Check rehearsal and performance dates with the theatre before committing.
Access and accommodations: BrightSide Theatre encourages performers of all races and ethnicities, gender and sexual identities, ages, body types, and abilities to submit or attend auditions.
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.
Sign up for an audition time. Prepare a one-minute comedic monologue and bring your headshot and resume. The description says submissions are not accepted.
Open application form →Opens another website. You’ll complete your application with the theatre.
We last checked the posting on Oct 12, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.