The Summit Playhouse is seeking actors for their upcoming production of MARJORIE PRIME, a heart-aching and humorous look at aging and artificial intelligence by Jordan Harrison. 

The production runs weekends from February 20-March 7, 2027 at The Summit Playhouse. Rehearsals begin in late November. 

AUDITIONS will be held at the Playhouse at 10 New England Avenue in Summit on Wednesday November 4 at 7:00pm & Saturday November 7 at 12:00pm

Callbacks (by invite only) on Monday November 9 at 7:00pm

• The Summit Playhouse has a non-traditional, inclusive casting policy.  All roles are open and everyone is encouraged to audition. Please email summitplayhouseinfo@gmail.com with questions.

• Those auditioning will be asked to read a scene from the play.  Please bring a resume and headshot if available.  Audition scenes and the audition form are available for download below.  

• If you are unable to attend in person, please email summitplayhouseinfo@gmail.com to arrange an alternate audition.

• REHEARSALS will begin the week of November 29 and will be arranged around the actors’ schedules.

• PERFORMANCES are February 20 & 21, February 26, 27, & 28, and March 5, 6, & 7.

SYNOPSIS:  It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie – grappling with a jumble of disparate, fading memories – has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember—and what would we forget—if given the chance? In this richly spare, wondrous new play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits – if any – of what technology can replace. 

MARJORIE PRIME CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

Seeking two women and two men.

MARJORIE  (Female, 70s-80s)

Sharp and sardonic, despite her recent challenges with dementia. She relies on the Prime of her late husband Walter for companionship.  While she tends to be clear-eyed and unsentimental, Marjorie is still marked by life’s losses. She and her daughter Tess have a prickly relationship.

WALTER  (Male, 30s)

Marjorie's late husband, an AI entity called a Prime.  He appears to be in his mid 30s, as Marjorie remembers him.  He is warm, charming, idealistic, and a good listener.  He learns quickly.

TESS   (Female, 50s)

Marjorie’s daughter. Skeptical, smart, well-read. A worrier. Judgmental, of herself most of all. Shares caregiving duties with her husband Jon. Despite her best intentions, she falls into a kind of bickering loop with her mom. Battling depression, but not without humor. Fragile but forceful.

JON  (Male, 50s)

Tess’s husband, Marjorie’s son-in-law. He married up when he married Tess. A freewheeling hippie in his youth, he’s now settled into his role as husband, father, and caretaker of Marjorie.  Caring, good humored, and tolerant. Thinks more of others than himself.  Is trying to heal Tess & Marjorie’s family dysfunction.  

Please select one scene for your audition: