Rehearsals: May 28-June 19, 2026

Performances: June 18-June 27, 2026

Schedule: While the rehearsal schedule overlaps with the school year, we will create a rehearsal schedule for our young actors that accommodates their school schedule.

Seeking:
The Hangar encourages performers of all ethnicities, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit–unless indicated otherwise. The gender identities listed below are those of the characters, as specified by the writers. They do not necessarily define the performer’s gender identity.

EUREKA DAY
by Jonathan Spector
Director: Katherine McGerr
First Rehearsal: July 2, 2026

Rehearsals: July 2-July 25, 2026

Performances: July 25-August 2, 2026
Closing: August 2, 2026

Seeking:

We are casting the following roles.

SUZANNE Mid-30s-Mid-50s. White. Warm and Gracious. Raising her family and nurturing the school are her life’s work, and fully entwined. Once her youngest was in school she started working part-time as a life-coach, after being encouraged to it by so many friends who she’d helped through difficult times. Mother of Sebastian, Arlo, Izzy, Juniper, Tompkins, and Walden.

DON Early 60s. White. Head of school. A calming presence. Has worked hard to become the man he is. From New England, moved to Berkeley in the mid-80s chasing the last gasp of hippie-dom. Started in education as a music teacher, and on difficult days fantasizes about going back to it. Has lived with his partner in the same rented In-Law unit for 25 years. She makes pottery. They do silent meditation retreats at Esalen three times a year. No kids.

CARINA 30s-40s, Black or biracial. A joiner. Her parents were in the Foreign Service. She grew up overseas and had gone to eight different schools by the time she graduated from high school. This made her skilled at landing in a new environment, figuring out the rules, and putting other people at ease. Her wife is from the Berkeley area and always wanted to come back, so they moved nine months ago from the East Coast. She’s worked for non-profits her whole professional life, so has spent A LOT of time in board meetings. And dealing with well-intentioned white people. Mother of Victor.

MEIKO 30s-40s, Biracial Japanese/White (describes herself as Hapa). Berkeley native. Wry sense of humor. Went to UC Berkeley and has never lived anywhere else, or wanted to. A landscape architect. A year after the end of an eight-year relationship, became a single mother by choice, of Olivia.

ELI 30s-40s, White. Jewish or half-Jewish. Oblivious but well-meaning. From Southern California, went to Stanford and then straight into working at a tech start-up. Cashed out three years ago, and has been in search of how to occupy his time and exercise his mind. An expert pickler, competitive rock climber, manager of family wealth. Father of Tobias.

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