GENERAL AUDITIONS – 2026
Call for actor submissions
Canadian Stage will be holding General Auditions for future casting opportunities across upcoming seasons. Canadian Stage is committed to inclusive, equitable casting and strongly encourages submissions from artists of all races, ethnicities, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, and backgrounds.
DATES
Auditions will be held JUNE 10, 11 & 12, 2026. They will be held IN PERSON in Toronto. NO ZOOMS OR TAPES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
If you have any questions, or any access needs for your audition, please contact Hannah Antaki at casting@canadianstage.com
GENERALS WILL BE SEPARATED INTO TWO PROCESSES. PLEASE READ FULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING
JUNE 10 & 11 - INVITED AUDITIONS for CAEA members.
Who can apply?
- Applicants MUST be CAEA members.
- Applicants MUST be in person for the auditions. Unfortunately, Canadian Stage will not be accepting self-tapes for their generals.
- Actors must NOT have auditioned for Canadian Stage in the past three years. Please do not submit if you’ve been seen during that time frame.
- Canadian Stage will provide an individual audition should an artist be invited to a group audition and require an individual audition as an accommodation (see below on info re: group auditions.)
What to expect
- Performers will be asked to prepare a monologue directed at another character(s) (no direct address).
- Auditions will take place in groups of 10.
- Each group will remain in the room together for the duration of the session (approx. 1 hour).
- Performers will choose other actor(s) to direct their monologue towards.
**Full instructions will be provided to those invited to audition**
JUNE 10 & 11th SUBMISSIONS CAN BE MADE VIA THIS LINK
Deadline for submitting: Thursday May 28, 2026
JUNE 12 – UNVETTED GENERALS for both CAEA and non-union actors.
Who can apply?
- From June 4-6 CAEA members who have not received a date/time for June 10 or 11 can self-sign up for first-come-first-serve slots on June 12.
- From June 7–9 the portal will be open for any non-CAEA members to sign up if there are spots remaining.
- Slots are on a first come, first serve sign up basis and will not be changed, meaning the artist will need to audition at the assigned time or cancel their time slot. We cannot accommodate time changes.
- Once all slots are filled, a waitlist will open to gather names should there be any cancellations. Artists will be contacted if slots become available based on their placement on the waitlist.
What to expect
Auditions will be 5 minutes max with one monologue
JUNE 12th AUDITIONS SPOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SIGN UP FOR VIA THIS PORTAL STARTING ON JUNE 4th AT 10AM: https://casting.canadianstage.com/register
We thank everyone for their interest; however, only those selected for an audition will be contacted. Due to the volume of submissions, we are not able to respond to inquiries about the status of your application.
No late submissions will be considered. No phone calls or hard copy submissions please.