A Short Leap Theatre Co. is seeking actors for its upcoming World Premiere production of Good Day by Diana Lynn Small. Directed by Artistic Director Nathan Dale Short, with Assistant Direction by Vanessa Copeland

Auditions will take place on April 30 and May 1, 6:00 - 10:00 PM. Virtual Auditions are being accepted through 11:59PM on April 30, 2026. Invited Callbacks will take place in person on May 2 at 6:00 PM.
Attendance at callbacks is not required to be considered for casting, but preferred.

Synopsis: A prodigal daughter returns home, only she can't get any farther than the front lawn. When three seemingly inconsequential strangers arrive for house calls, she's pulled and pushed towards the front door and a life-changing confession. Under the auspices of California sunshine and a suburban wasp's nest, an average "good day" is revealed to be made-up of so much more in this meditation on grief and reconciliation.

Pay: $750 stipend, to be paid at the conclusion of the run.

This production will utilize internal understudies and two external Swings. Character tracks detailed below.
All Understudies will have guaranteed performances

Character Descriptions:
Anna, late twenties, a daughter coming home. Bright, volatile, and terrifyingly honest. Anna has returned to her childhood home and planted herself on the lawn in a self-declared hunger strike she can barely explain. She ricochets between humor, philosophy, cruelty, and vulnerability at lightning speed. Anna wants connection desperately but pushes people away the moment they get close. An emotional wildfire barely contained by intellect and sarcasm. (THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST. SEEKING EXTERNAL US)

Isaac, late twenties or early thirties, an exterminator. On what may be the most important workday of his life. Isaac is polite, practical, and painfully earnest; trying very hard to be a functional adult. Beneath his calm professionalism is a deep anxiety about his future and his health. Grounded, sincere, quietly funny. (ALSO SEEKING UNDERSTUDY. SEEKING EXTERNAL US)

Toby, thirteen. Sharp, observant, and unsettlingly composed for her age. Toby is a Girl Scout selling seeds door-to-door, but she's far less innocent than the uniform suggests. Curious about death, nature, and human behavior, she watches the adults around her like a scientist observing strange animals. Dry, intelligent, emotionally self-possessed. (ALSO SEEKING UNDERSTUDY.)

Chris, twenties-thirties. A lifelong local who never quite left home. Chris is warm, awkward, and painfully sincere, still carrying a teenage crush on Anna that he never outgrew. He has built a small, stable life in the town Anna escaped, and he wants badly to be the dependable person everyone needs him to be. Kind-hearted, earnest, slightly bumbling. (THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.)

Jim, any age. Quiet, practical, and tired in a way that suggests a lifetime of responsibility. Jim works at a funeral home and carries a familiarity with death that has shaped his worldview. A man who loves deeply but expresses it through routine and presence rather than words. This role will understudy Chris.

Davie, any age. Jim's coworker. Davie exists comfortably in the strange humor of funeral work. Less emotionally burdened than Jim, Davie provides a pragmatic perspective on death and the rituals surrounding it.
This role will understudy Toby.

Actors of any/all racial identity, gender identity, gender expression, or lived experience are encouraged to audition and may be cast. These characters are defined by their humanity, not by gender. We are excited by casting that brings lived truth, nuance, and specificity to the roles. ALL ACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT