CALL TO AUDITION:
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
BY ARTHUR MILLER
“When am I gonna be a wife again, Eddie?”
Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife, Beatrice, and fiercely protective of his niece, Catherine. When Beatrice’s cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, arrive illegally from Sicily in search of work and a chance at a better life, the Carbone household opens its doors.
But when one of the men falls for Catherine, old certainties crumble, and the price of love – and freedom – becomes painfully clear.
Arthur Miller’s dark and compelling masterpiece simmers with a tension born of jealousy, desire, and unspoken boundaries. Set in 1950s Brooklyn, A View From the Bridge explores family, loyalty, and the immigrant experience, as secrets and betrayals gather force with tragic inevitability.
‘‘This intense tale of love, tragedy, resentment and loss reaffirms the power of Miller’s storytelling’’ State of the Art
CREATIVE TEAM & CREW
Co-Director Louise Fischer
Co-Director Luke Visentin
Set Designer Tom Bannerman
Lighting Designer Victor Kalka
Costume Designer Raynor Mckay
Sound Designer Patrick Howard
Vision Design Verica Nikolic
PERFORMANCE DATES
4 Aug – 5 Sep 2026
Previews/Thu – Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2pm
Final performance Sat 5 Sep 2pm
PRODUCTION PERIOD
From Sun 26 Jul 26
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will commence Sat 23 May with a combination of weekend days, week evenings and possibly weekdays. Exact times and dates tbc, subject to cast availability.
AUDITION DATES
Sat 2 May: 9am to 1.30pm
Sun 3 May: 9am to 12pm & 6pm to 8pm
Mon 4 May: 4pm to 8pm
Tue 5 May 3pm to 8pm
ROLES AVAILABLE
Eddie Carbone: A longshoreman. Eddie lives with his wife, Beatrice, and his orphaned niece, Catherine, in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Catherine: The niece of Eddie Carbone and Beatrice.
Beatrice: The wife of Eddie Carbone and the aunt of Catherine.
Marco: Beatrice’s cousin, from Sicily.
Rodolpho: Beatrice’s other cousin, from Sicily.
Alfieri: An Italian-American lawyer. Alfieri is the narrator of the story.
Mike: A longshoreman and a friend of Eddie’s.
Louis: A longshoreman and a friend of Eddie’s.
Tony/Ensemble: A friend of the Carbones.
First Immigration Officer/Ensemble: One of two officers from the Immigration Bureau.
Second Immigration Officer/Ensemble: One of two officers from the Immigration Bureau.
Mr Lipari/Ensemble: A butcher who lives upstairs from the Carbones.
Mrs Lipari/Ensemble: A neighbour of the Carbones.
Please note: The ensemble will be used extensively to create the world of 1950s New York. There is also potential for ensemble members to understudy certain roles.
We very much encourage and welcome submissions from people who identify as First Nations, PoC, CaLD, queer and/or gender diverse.
AUDITION EOIs
It is essential to read the script BEFORE applying. There is a perusal copy of the script available for viewing here.
To submit your EOI please complete the Google form linked here.
If you are unable to complete this form, please email your EOI
to bridgent26@gmail.com with AUDITION in the subject line. In your email, please:
- Include an up-to-date headshot and CV
- Indicate if you are currently a New Theatre member
- Indicate your preferred audition date/time
- Indicate if you are unable to audition in person – submission of self-tape can be arranged
- Indicate your rehearsal availability (days and/or evenings)
PLEASE PREPARE
A contemporary dramatic monologue no longer than three minutes, preferably using a standard American accent.
PLEASE NOTE
New Theatre is an amateur theatre company and a volunteer-based organisation – there is no for payment for this production.
If cast, you will be required to wash your own costumes, contribute to the show’s social media campaign/promotion and assist with production bump out.
ABOUT THE DIRECTORS
LOUISE FISCHER has an MA in Theatre Studies from UNSW and is currently Artistic Director of New Theatre.
Directing credits at New Theatre include: The Ballad of Maria Marten, Chimerica, Glengarry Glen Ross, Neighbourhood Watch, The Grapes of Wrath, August: Osage County, Australia Day, House of Games, Mother Clap’s Molly House, Enron, The Farnsworth Invention, The Crucible (transferred to a sell out season at the Seymour Centre), Cabaret, Brand Spanking New, Honeymoon Suite, Richard III, Dancing at Lughnasa, Lemon Delicious, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Ink and Present Laughter.
Other directing credits include: The God Botherers (Darlinghurst Theatre); Stories from the 428 (Sidetrack Theatre); Macbeth.com (Lighthouse Theatre); Project SciFi (PACT); Birthdays, Christmas & Other Family Disasters (Tunks Productions); Bedtime for Bastards (Crypt Theatre); Roadkill (Short + Sweet); The Curious Pain of Louis XIV (Seymour Centre) and Hamlet (Harlos Productions).
LUKE VISENTIN is a director, actor, choreographer, acting teacher and coach, with a BFA in Acting from NIDA. He specialises in movement theatre, and his physical practice is grounded in Meyerhold’s biomechanics. As a red blooded Italian, Luke is delighted to be making his directorial debut on A View from the Bridge.
He was assistant director for The Flea (New Theatre), The Pigeons (KXT), movement director and text and vocal coach for 3 Billion Seconds (KXT,) and acting coach for The Tempest (Such Stuff).
His acting credits include Present Laughter, Hir, The Vibrator Play, Control, and Atlantis (New Theatre), The Seagull, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Black Rock, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Summer and Smoke, and Next to Normal (NIDA), Hamlet and Cinderella (Opera Australia), Rhomboid, Come Again, and Lunch with Bernays (KXT), Manic Pixie Meltdown and Fairytale of My Life (Shopfront Arts Co-op), Chasing Dick (Melbourne Fringe), A Czar is Born (Sydney Fringe), Morning to Midnight (The Opera Centre), assorted puppet shows (Horizons Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet tours (Such Stuff Productions), Wind in the Willows, (The Australian Shakespeare Company), and short films Small Wounds, Icarus, Puncture, Lady May, Salt and Death Drive.
He also works regularly with auteur director Patrick Kennedy, collaborating on The Flea (New Theatre), Perfect Arrangement (New Theatre), Sophia=Wisdom: The Cliffs (Patrick Kennedy Theatre Machine), and Did You Mean To Fall Like That (KXT).
Luke is also a current acting teacher (for Darlo Drama, Drama Scene and Musical Theatre for Kids), and a teaching artist, specialising in Shakespeare (Sport for Jove and The Australian Shakespeare Company).