AUDITION FOR BIG IDEA THEATRE
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Auditions for Big Idea Theatre
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
WHEN:
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 3:30 – 6:30pm
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 11am – 3pm
Callbacks Friday, February 27, 2026, 6:30pm
WHERE:
1616 Del Paso Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95815
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WHAT:
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Sasha Kostyrko
Runs: April 24 – May 16, 2026
1st Rehearsal: March 21 or 22, 2026
*Rehearsals to be held Sundays (during the day, time TBD), Tuesdays – Thursdays 6:00 – 9:00pm
Tech Week: April 19 – 23, 2026
Big Idea Theatre is a volunteer company and roles are unpaid
*For general auditions, actors will be asked to perform either a monologue from the show from a provided list, or one of their choosing no longer than 2 minutes. Need not be memorized. Callbacks will consist of readings from the script. Time slots and sides will be sent beginning a week before auditions*
Hedda is the daughter of General Gabler and is used to a life of luxury. However, she has recently married a failing academic. Returning from their honeymoon and feeling trapped in a boring marriage, Hedda craves the sinister thrill of manipulating the lives of those around her.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
*For all roles, we will be considering actors of any ethnicity*
- Hedda Tesman (neé Gabler), female-presenting, 30s: The protagonist. A newlywed aristocrat trapped by social expectations, emotional repression, and profound boredom. Intelligent, charismatic, and deeply destructive.
- George Tesman, male-presenting, 30s – mid-40s: Hedda’s well-meaning but naïve husband. A devoted academic absorbed in his research and career ambitions, largely oblivious to Hedda’s inner turmoil.
- Eilert Lövborg, male-presenting, 30s – mid-40s: Tesman’s former academic rival and Hedda’s former lover. A brilliant but volatile writer battling addiction, capable of both great insight and self-destruction.
- Thea Elvsted, female-presenting, mid-20s – mid-30s: A courageous woman who has grown beyond her formerly timid nature. Emotionally intelligent and deeply devoted, she supports Lövborg’s reform and creative work.
- Judge Brack, male-presenting, 40s – mid-50s: A manipulative, amoral family friend who delights in power and control. Charming on the surface, predatory underneath, he seeks dominance over Hedda.
- Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julie), female-presenting, mid-30s – 60s: George’s devoted aunt. Kind, practical, and eager to maintain familial harmony, she attempts—often unsuccessfully—to connect with the distant Hedda.
- Berta, female-presenting, any age: The Tesmans’ loyal household servant, previously in Aunt Julie’s service. Observant, grounded, and quietly bearing witness to the household’s tensions.