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ArtsWest 2026-2027 SeasonNON-UNION General AuditionsArtsWest is holding general auditions for our 2026-2027 Season for N...
06/19/2026

ArtsWest 2026-2027 Season
NON-UNION General Auditions

ArtsWest is holding general auditions for our 2026-2027 Season for Non-Union actors. We are a small professional theatre under an Independent Theater Contract with Actors’ Equity Association (AEA).

➡️ Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs) for each individual production will be held along with Non-Union callbacks throughout the summer of 2026.

SCHEDULING YOUR AUDITION
We are taking actor sign-ups for four (4) non-union actors each 30-minute slot seen on a first-come basis. You will have 7 minutes for your audition.

Monday, July 6 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Tuesday, July 7 12:00 – 8:00 PM

Please read the full submission instructions for more details.

Artwest.org/about/work-with-us

Mahshad Zareizadeh plays Shideh in WISH YOU WERE HERE. Mahshad (Mah-shaad→ mɑːʃɑːd) is a whimsical spirit with a contagi...
06/19/2026

Mahshad Zareizadeh plays Shideh in WISH YOU WERE HERE.

Mahshad (Mah-shaad→ mɑːʃɑːd) is a whimsical spirit with a contagious laugh and a hopeful heart, always seeking beauty in the mundane. As a pre-med student, she charts her own course, piecing together answers quietly, never wishing to trouble anyone. She sees the world through a vibrant, artistic lens, always searching for the extraordinary in the everyday. 

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WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Sanaz Toossi
Directed by Naghmeh Samini

June 11 - July 5

With tenderness, ferocity, and wit, five best friends lean on each other in the face of uncertainty.  Spanning 13 years of friendship, a tight-knit group of women have their bonds tested as political unrest spreads through Iran. With humor and urgency, the play captures the fierce resilience of connection when everything else is slipping away. 

“It’s a script of harrowing beauty. A triumphant mosaic of friendship and loss framed by the heart-wrenching effects of political upheaval.” – Broadway World UK 

“A love letter to friendship.” – The Guardian

06/18/2026

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In a moment when so much of our world feels uncertain and disconnected, A Visible Existence asks a simple but urgent question: how can art reveal the hidden worlds we carry inside? 

This season brings together bold stories, unforgettable personalities, and thrilling theatrical experiences – from intimate storytelling to high-energy musical celebration, from sharp comedy to gripping psychological suspense.  Across these plays, artists, dreamers, outsiders, and communities struggle to connect, to create, and to understand themselves and one another through art, memory, music, and  imagination. 

Learn more at ArtsWest.org

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The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh

Snowed In by Corinne Park-Buffelen and Mathew Wright, music by Alma David Taylor

Red by John Logan

anthropology by Lauren Gunderson

PYG or the Mis-edumacation of Dorian Belle by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm

The Seattle Times raves that WISH YOU WERE HERE is 'directed with surgical tenderness by Seda Co-founder Naghmeh Samini....
06/17/2026

The Seattle Times raves that WISH YOU WERE HERE is 'directed with surgical tenderness by Seda Co-founder Naghmeh Samini.'

Thank you to The Seattle Times and Gemma Wilson.

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THE CHINESE LADY | EQUITY PRINCIPAL AUDITIONS & NON-UNION OPEN CASTING CALLThe Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh, A Co-Productio...
06/17/2026

THE CHINESE LADY | EQUITY PRINCIPAL AUDITIONS & NON-UNION OPEN CASTING CALL

The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh, A Co-Production between ArtsWest and Yun Theatre

Co-directed by Zenaida Rose Smith and Christie Zhao

Link in ArtsWest's Bio to Submission Instructions
Or at ArtsWest.org/about/work-with-us

*ArtsWest will hold General Auditions soon. More information coming Friday, July 19

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SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR
AFONG MOY – female, Chinese, plays age 14-60s
ATUNG – male, Chinese, older than Afong

SYNOPSIS
The real story Afong Moy, a Chinese woman displayed as a living exhibit in 1800s America to sell Chinese imports. Told in first person from her point of view, she recounts a half-century of performing her culture to curious onlookers and consumers, with only the company of her translator Atung. Her aspirations shift with the passing of time as she discovers what it means to reclaim her story. The Chinese Lady is a funny, heartbreaking, and devastatingly contemporary portrait of America through the unflinching gaze of a Chinese woman.

Do you have tickets for WISH YOU WERE HERE yet?! Don't miss this beautiful, hilarious, raucous celebration of friendship...
06/16/2026

Do you have tickets for WISH YOU WERE HERE yet?! Don't miss this beautiful, hilarious, raucous celebration of friendship.

Tickets are going fast!

Get yours at ArtsWest.org

WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Sanaz Toossi
Directed by Naghmeh Samini

June 11 - July 5

With tenderness, ferocity, and wit, five best friends lean on each other in the face of uncertainty.  Spanning 13 years of friendship, a tight-knit group of women have their bonds tested as political unrest spreads through Iran. With humor and urgency, the play captures the fierce resilience of connection when everything else is slipping away. 

Photo credit: John McLellan John McLellan
Photo features Newsha Farahani & Parmida Ziaei

ArtsWest’s Waitlist Policy for S0ld 0ut Performances.Patrons can come to the Box Office an hour before the show to be pu...
06/14/2026

ArtsWest’s Waitlist Policy for S0ld 0ut Performances.

Patrons can come to the Box Office an hour before the show to be put on the waitlist.* If patrons arrive before an hour, a queue will be formed.

Patrons must be present in the lobby when tickets become available.

Waitlist tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

Day-of-show refunds or exchanges for sold out performances will not be granted.

* Thursday - Saturday : 7:30pm performances / Wait-list begins at 6:30pm
Sunday : 3:00pm performances / Wait-list begins at 2:00pm

Don't wait to get tickets to this gorgeous production of Sanaz Toossi's WISH YOU WERE HERE. The ensemble delivers a one-...
06/11/2026

Don't wait to get tickets to this gorgeous production of Sanaz Toossi's WISH YOU WERE HERE.

The ensemble delivers a one-two punch of laugh out loud comedy and touching drama to create an experience that will make you wanna hold your friends a little closer.

Tickets on sale now at ArtsWest.org

WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Sanaz Toossi
Directed by Naghmeh Samini

June 11 - July 5

With tenderness, ferocity, and wit, five best friends lean on each other in the face of uncertainty.  Spanning 13 years of friendship, a tight-knit group of women have their bonds tested as political unrest spreads through Iran. With humor and urgency, the play captures the fierce resilience of connection when everything else is slipping away. 

“It’s a script of harrowing beauty. A triumphant mosaic of friendship and loss framed by the heart-wrenching effects of political upheaval.” – Broadway World UK 

“A love letter to friendship.” – The Guardian

06/10/2026

WISH YOU WERE HERE by Sanaz Toossi directed by Naghmeh Samini

'A love letter to friendship' - The Guardian

Tickets on sale now at ArtsWest.org

Onstage June 11 - July 5

Music by Babak Khiavchi

A co-production with ArtsWest and Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble

With tenderness, ferocity, and wit, five best friends lean on each other in the face of uncertainty.  Spanning 13 years of friendship, a tight-knit group of women have their bonds tested as political unrest spreads through Iran. With humor and urgency, the play captures the fierce resilience of connection when everything else is slipping away. 

“It’s a script of harrowing beauty. A triumphant mosaic of friendship and loss framed by the heart-wrenching effects of political upheaval.” – Broadway World UK

WISH YOU WERE HERE opens Thursday, June 11. Opening night is s0ld 0ut, but you can still experience the excitement of op...
06/09/2026

WISH YOU WERE HERE opens Thursday, June 11. Opening night is s0ld 0ut, but you can still experience the excitement of opening weekend by joining us Friday, Saturday or Sunday!

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