Open Casting Calls This Week (19–25 October 2026)

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

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Paramount feature film) – Korean-speaking roles

• Casting: The Telsey Office, for Paramount Pictures’ film of Gabrielle Zevin’s novel, directed by Siân Heder
• Roles: Dong Hyun (male, 60s–80s) and Bong Cha (female, 60s–80s), Sam’s grandparents, who run a pizza restaurant in LA’s Koreatown; Young Sam (male, Asian American, 10–12)
• Language: Korean is required for the grandparents and a plus for Young Sam
• Experience: no previous acting experience required
• How to apply: by email with your name, height, current location, a recent photo, contact details and your language skills
• Deadline: not stated, so apply soon

We found this call on CastBee and could not find the original notice from the casting office, so double-check the details before you send anything. Children apply through a parent or guardian. See the call on CastBee

Self-Tape (independent short film, New York City)

• Role: Claire Bennett, the lead, a woman aged 18–25, in a non-union crime and drama thriller
• Location: New York City
• Pay: see the listing
• Deadline: 22 October 2026

Listed on Casting Networks, where you apply through the platform. See the casting alert

Open auditions (in person)

Twelfth Night – San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (San Francisco, USA)

• Date: Sunday 25 October 2026, 9.30am–5.30pm, Marines Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco
• Production: Twelfth Night for Free Shakespeare in the Park 2027 (rehearsals from June 2027, closing 24 September 2027)
• Roles: seven doubled tracks, including Viola/Cesario, Orsino/Sir Andrew, Malvolio/Antonio and Maria/Sebastian. Spanish fluency and playing an instrument are a plus
• Prepare: one classical monologue of up to two minutes, or two contrasting ones of up to one minute each
• Pay: Equity Letter of Agreement, $807 a week minimum for rehearsals and $143.50 per performance
• How to apply: book an appointment online, fill in the audition form and email your headshot and CV

This is an Equity audition held with the African-American Shakespeare Company, SPARC and Vallejo Shakespeare, and local Bay Area actors are encouraged to come. The listing doesn’t say whether non-Equity actors will be seen. See the full call

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings – dancers, vocalists and singer-dancers (New Orleans, USA)

• Date: Sunday 1 November 2026, MOVE Studio, 3508 Hessmer Avenue, Metairie, Louisiana
• Sign-in: dancers 9.30am, vocalists 12.30pm. No pre-registration; you are seen in order of arrival
• Seeking: tenor/baritenor and mezzo/belter vocalists (20s–30s), production dancers, and singer-dancers (who first take the dance call)
• Prepare: vocalists bring two songs from the casting team’s song list plus a headshot and CV; female-identifying dancers bring heels and flats
• Age: 18 or over
• Pay: not stated in the announcement

Casting is by NCLH Shows & Experiences, which casts the shows for Norwegian, Regent Seven Seas and Oceania. See NCLH audition listings

Celebrity Cruises – vocalists and dancers (Chicago, USA, plus Australia and New Zealand)

• Chicago: Wednesday 11 November 2026, Gus Giordano Studio, 5230 N Clark Street. Dancers register 9.30–10am, vocalists 1–1.30pm
• Seeking: pop/rock, R&B, rap and contemporary musical theatre vocalists; production dancers, dancer-aerialists and featured dance roles
• Dancer open calls: Sydney 16 November, Gold Coast 18 November, Melbourne 20 November and Auckland 22 November
• Prepare: headshot and CV. Vocalists bring two contrasting songs from the vocal packets plus 16–32 bars of their own; dancers bring heels or jazz shoes and tap shoes
• Requirements: 18 or over; dancers must be able to start a contract within three months; keep the whole day free
• How to apply: register for a slot through the form on each audition page
• Pay: not stated in the announcement

See all Celebrity Cruises auditions

Still coming up from last week: Butlin’s open auditions in London on 2 and 3 November. Details are in last week’s roundup.

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