This week’s open casting calls, checked against the original announcements wherever we could find them. Deadlines move fast, so apply early and always read the full call at the source before you submit.
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Self-tape and online applications
Mi Playa – feature film (Mexico)
- Roles: five paid male leads, all aged 18–23: Horacio, Lázaro, Ramiro, Bruno and Pedro. The breakdown describes each one’s look and personality in detail, from an athletic, very fit type to a likeable, slightly heavier boy and a noble young man destined for the priesthood
- Deadline: Wednesday 18 November 2026
- Location: submissions from Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Tijuana
- Pay: paid; rates not stated in the breakdown
- How to apply: choose a role on the breakdown and submit through Casting Workbook
Job – paid proof-of-concept short film (Toronto)
- Roles: Job (male, 42–55), a devout farmer, husband and father whose certainty is tested by profound loss; Sarah Miller (female, 38–48), his intelligent, observant wife and the family’s emotional truth-teller; and Satan (male, 40–70), played as a calm, articulate, conversational presence rather than a theatrical villain
- Ethnicity: open
- Pay: CAD $250 a day. Job and Sarah shoot two days (CAD $500), Satan one day
- Requirements: non-union; Toronto/GTA locals only, with no travel or accommodation provided
- Deadline: Saturday 21 November 2026
- How to apply: through Casting Workbook
Love’s a Brewin’ – feature film (Mexico)
- Role: Juan Pablo (male, 40–50), a warm, hardworking Colombian coffee farmer who runs Finca Soleada with his family and knows sustainable farming inside out. Speaks Spanish with broken English
- Type: paid supporting day player, non-union
- Deadline: Monday 30 November 2026
- Location: submissions from Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Tijuana
- How to apply: through Casting Workbook
Open auditions (in person)
Hamilton – Broadway principal auditions (New York)
- Date: Thursday 12 November 2026, 10am–6pm ET (lunch 1–2pm). Sign-ups will end early because of the Veterans Day holiday, so arrive early
- Location: Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue, New York
- Roles: possible future replacements for Alexander Hamilton, Eliza, Angelica, Aaron Burr, George Washington, Lafayette/Jefferson, Mulligan/Madison, Laurens/Philip, Peggy/Maria Reynolds and King George
- Prepare: a short cut of a pop or rock song that shows your style and range. Bring sheet music and a headshot and résumé stapled together. An accompanist is provided
- Pay: Production (League) contract, $2,799 a week minimum
- Casting: The Telsey Office (Bethany Knox expected to attend)
This is an Equity Principal Audition. Non-Equity performers aren’t mentioned in the notice, so don’t count on being seen. See the full call
Still coming up from earlier roundups: the open call for Festival of the Lion King at Walt Disney World in Orlando on 10 November, Celebrity Cruises’ open call in Chicago on 11 November, and The Lion King’s Equity principal auditions in New York on 18 November. Details are in last week’s roundup.
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