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Announcing Auditions for I will miss you when you’re gone

About The Project

The Shattered Glass Project is holding auditions for the world premier production of Jessica Moss’s hilarious heartbreaker, I will miss you when you’re gone. Run dates: March 6-March 21, 2026

The play, described as, “A comedy about sad things for four women and a roomba,” follows four women navigating death, bureaucracy, country music, and whether or not The Doors are any good (no).

Pay: All actors will receive a $600 stipend.

The script can be made available upon request. Content notes for suicide, grief, cancer, and death.

The play features 4 women ranging in age from 20-70. Actors of all ages/ethnicities/races are encouraged to submit.

Production Information

  • Location: Auditions, callbacks and rehearsals will take place at the MLK FAME Center (3201 E. Republican Street, Seattle WA 98112).

  • Performance Venue: Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

  • Cast & Crew Meet & Greet: October 19, 2025

  • First day of rehearsal: January 25, 2026

  • Range of rehearsal hours: Monday-Friday 6-10 pm and Saturday-Sunday TBD. Final rehearsal schedule to be based on cast conflicts and availability

  • Tech & Dress Rehearsals: February 27-March 4, 2026

  • Opening: March 5, 2026

  • Closing: March 21, 2026

  • Days/times of planned performances: Th-Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m.; Industry Night, Monday, March 16, 2026

  • Strike/Load-out: March 21-22, 2026

Audition Dates and Times

  • In-person auditions will be held on September 13, 2025 from 12-3 pm and September 14, 2025 from 4-7 pm.

  • Video submissions will be accepted until 7:00 pm on September 14, 2025.

  • Callbacks will take place on September 20, 2025 from 2-5 PM, in-person only.

Audition Requirements

Auditions will consist of the sides linked below. Please select one side for the character you are most interested in and come comfortable with it, though no need to be memorized.

In-person auditions: You will be acting with a reader for the first round, and in pairs where you may be asked to read either/both of the sides for your character at callbacks.

Video auditions: Please submit a recording of your performance of the selected side with an off-screen reader of your choice. Recordings must be submitted as a link to a YouTube, Vimeo or other online upload. No video files can be accepted. Please make sure your audition upload is set to be accessed by anyone with the link.

A note from the playwright that we will be leaning into with this production: “I don’t mean for these characters to live in sentimentality, even if the things they say might sound sentimental- It’s more that they are discovering these things.”

Access Sides Here

Character Breakdowns

  • Evelyn- 20s. Female. An intern. Largely deceased. Sardonic, competent, listens to Nirvana.

  • Celeste- 30s. Female. Still an intern. Messy, grieving, but trying to keep it together. Feels like she can’t do anything. Listens to Dolly Parton.

  • Robin- 40-50s. Female. Administrative Manager for the Center for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains. Doing many people’s jobs at all times. Control makes her feel safer. Listens to Tammy Wynett.

  • Theresa- 60s-70s. Female. Celeste’s mother. Deceased for two months. Nobody picked her for teams when she was a kid in school. Loves Celeste. Listens to Sons of the Pioneers.

I will miss you when you’re gone - Designers, Stage Manager and crew

I will miss you when you’re gone, written by Jessica Moss and directed by Adrian Prendergast, will run March 5-21, 2026 (performance venue TBA - we’ve been offered a slot but haven’t signed the contract yet.) Auditions will be announced in August. Production meetings begin in October 2025; rehearsals begin in late January 2026.

What’s the play about?:

I will miss you when you’re gone is a comedy about sad things for 4 women and a roomba. Celeste tries to contact her dead mother Theresa, but instead is haunted by Evelyn. Evelyn jumped off the top of her office building, run by Robin. Robin just wants to get these files in order, until the spirit of Theresa shows up. A “lonesome country song about grief and bureaucracy.”

How to apply

Please email the following to info@shatteredglassproject.org

  • Letter of interest

  • Resume or CV

  • Website or portfolio information

Job Descriptions

Plays In Progress Fall 2025 - Director Applications & Script Submissions

We are accepting script submissions for a limited number of slots available in our 2025 script development program as well as applications from directors interested in working on our Fall Plays in Progress 2025 series. Please review the full information about the Plays in Progress 2025 series on our Script Development page.

  • Directors - Directors for the Plays in Progress staged readings should have an appreciation of new works for the stage and an understanding of the playwright’s creative process. Plays in Progress centers the playwright’s needs as a theatre maker, so directors for these readings should have the skills and mindset to enter the rehearsal and performance process with a questioning and collaborative approach which will allow the playwright to see how the current iteration of their script is handled in a basic production format by other theatre makers. Stipend - $150 Click here to apply

  • Playwrights - The staged-reading format offers the playwright an opportunity to:

    • learn how their script is handled in a basic production format by a director and cast.

    • collaborate with a director and cast to answer questions and guide the interpretation of their script.

    • witness the impact on their story of minimal production elements, as determined by the director.

    • evaluate the impact of their story through feedback from audience members as well as other theatre artists.

    • receive usable inquiry-based feedback through facilitated feedback discussions.

    • build connections with Seattle-based directors and actors.

      Playwrights will receive a royalty of $25 for the staged reading of their script. Click here to submit a script