Dallas Theater Center 2017-2018 Season - Dallas EPA Days
Dallas Theater Center
AUDITION DATE
Apr 13, 2017
2:30 pm - 8:00 pm (CDT)
Break: 5:00PM - 5:30PM
Apr 14, 2017
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm (CDT)
Break: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
N/A. Members of Actors' Equity will be given priority. Email tiffany.greene@dallastheatercenter.org with questions
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B, D Minimums - $861/wk, $637/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown. Seeking all ethnicities for all available roles unless otherwise stated in character description.
PREPARATION
2 contrasting monologues of your choice OR 1monologue and 32 bars of a song that showcases you best. If singing, bring sheet music. Accompanist available. TOTAL audition time will be 3 MINUTES.
LOCATION
Dallas Theater Center - Wyly Theatre
2400 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Buzz for security at stage door. Rehearsal Hall, 9th Floor
PERSONNEL
Producers, Lee Trull and Joel Ferrell, and Regional Casting Director, Tiffany Greene will be in the room.
OTHER DATES
See breakdown.
OTHER
No stage management positions are available. dallastheatercenter.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Miller Mississippi: Wyly Studio Theatre
By BOO KILLEBREW Directed by LEE SUNDAY EVANS
PLACE: JACKSON, MS; NEW ORLEANS, LA TIME: 1960-1994
In the South, tradition is sacred and change is slow. So when the Civil Rights movement comes to Jackson, Mississippi, it’s in for a brutal fight. Spanning the 1960s and '70s, Miller, Mississippi tells the story of one family that falls apart as the country attempts to come together. In the classic Southern Gothic tradition, the world premiere of this tragic new play will stun minds and break hearts, as the personal and political combine to bring about the Miller family’s undoing.
Rehearsals begin: July 31, 2017
Opening: September 6, 2017
Closing: October 1, 2017
CHARACTERS:
2 M, 3 W
JOHN MILLER: MALE, CAUCASIAN, AGES 10 TO 30
BECKY MILLER: FEMALE, CAUCASIAN, AGES 12 TO 30
DORIS STEVENSON: cast
THOMAS MILLER: cast
MILDRED MILLER: cast
JO
RUBY
DOUBLING IS AS FOLLOWS:
BECKY / JO
DORIS / RUBY
HAIR: Wyly Theatre
Book and lyrics by GEROME RAGNI & JAMES RADO
Music by GALT MacDERMOT
Directed by KEVIN MORIARTY
DTC lets the sunshine in with a fully-immersive, only-at-the-Wyly production of the groundbreaking classic rock musical. 50 years after its premiere, Hair continues to assault the status quo, while shining a bright light on the power of love over hate, peace over war, freedom over repression, and hope over despair. At once emblematic of its era and relevant for a new generation of audiences today, the story follows a group of young people as they navigate their relationships with their country and with each other. Overflowing with free love, buzzing with youthful energy, and pulsing with iconic rock anthems, DTC’s Hair brings the Age of Aquarius into the twenty-first century.
Rehearsals begin: August 21, 2017
Opening: September 28, 2017
Closing: October 22, 2017
CHARACTERS:
All characters are members of the TRIBE, all of whom are between the ages of 17-25. All the boys have very long hair. Nudity is required of the professional company in performance
Berger
Woof
Claude
Dionne
Chrissy
Jeanie
Sheila
Hud
A Christmas Carol: Wyly Theatre
By CHARLES DICKENS Adapted by KEVIN MORIARTY Directed by LEE TRULL
Tis the season to be jolly, when the family-favorite, holiday production of A Christmas Carol returns to the Wyly Theatre. In this delightfully re-imagined take on Dickens’ enduring classic the audience is surrounded by the actors, with magical ghosts flying above, scary ghosts bursting out of the floor, and snow falling on everyone. Full of traditional Christmas hymns and songs in fresh, toe-tapping musical arrangements, joyful bursts of choreography, and eye-popping special effects, A Christmas Carol is Dallas’ favorite “must-see” holiday tradition.
Rehearsals begin: October 31, 2017
Opening: November 29, 2017
Closing: December 28, 2017
CHARACTERS:
Beau/Undertaker's Man/As CAST
TOPPER/Old Joe/AS CAST- cast
MR. FEZZIWIG/MR. DILBER/AS CAST
2nd Gent/Musician/As CAST-
CHRISTMAS PAST/AS CAST
MARLEY/YOUNG MARLEY/AS CAST
Christmas Present/MRS. FEZZIWIG/AS CAST
BOB CRATCHIT/AS CAST- cast
Young Scrooge/Lucy/AS CAST
SCROOGE
1st Gentleman/AS CAST
Lucy's Husband/AS CAST- cast
MRS. CRATCHIT/AS CAST- cast
Silly Sister/As CAST
Fade: Wyly Studio Theatre
By TANYA SARACHO Directed by CHRISTIE VELA
TIME: Like, now. And all scenes take place during the night time, after work hours.
PLACE: An office in a Film Studio. One of those generic itinerant writer's offices in the writer's building where coat after coat of paint covers up years of nail holes and career disappointment. The place has seen decades of bad writing, receding hairlines and frantic all-night writing sessions.
When Lucia, a young Mexican born novelist, begins her dream career as a television writer in L.A, she finds herself much more comfortable with the only other Latino around, one of the janitors, than with anyone in the writers’ room. This new comic-drama by Tanya Saracho, a writer for HBO’s Girls and ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder, poses tricky questions about identity and community, as Lucia struggles to bridge the distance between where she came from and where she’s going.
Rehearsals begin: November 10, 2017
Opening: December 10, 2017
Closing: January 7, 2018
CHARACTERS:
LUCIA: 28, Mexican-born, acculturated. When in Mexico one would call her a Fresa but here, she's just an Americanized Mexican who navigates the code switching between Spanish and English as well as the rest of her (globalized) generation. (This is the Tuitear and Googler Generation.)
ABEL: Early 30's, born in the U.S. Mexican-American but quite Mexicanized. Born and raised in LA, proud of his Mexican heritage. Got a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. Oh, by the way, don't ask about his tattoos because it really bothers him to talk about them, okay? Just don't. He gets grumpy.
Frankenstein: Kalita Humphreys Theater
By NICK DEAR Adapted from the novel by MARY SHELLEY Directed by JOEL FERRELL
When Dr. Frankenstein’s experiment goes horribly awry, he resolves to destroy the terrifying creature he has unleashed upon the world. But can he kill his own creation without becoming a monster himself? Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old horror story, widely regarded as the original science fiction novel, continues to challenge the modern imagination. And after its sell-out run at London's National Theatre, Nick Dear’s electrifying new adaptation, full of shocking twists and turns, is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats as it brings Frankenstein (and his monster) to life.
Rehearsals begin: January 2, 2018
Opening: February 2, 2018
Closing: March 7, 2018
CHARACTERS:
Victor Frankenstein--cast
Creature---Victor Frankenstein's creation, brought back from the dead. He is a true innocent, abandoned and left to protect and feed himself, he learns the brutality of man in vivid ways. He ultimately searches for his creator to ask for a mate, created as he was, and is willing to kill to make it happen.
Gretel---a prostitute who encounters the creature and survives
Gustav---a homeless vagabond who lives by his wits and encounters the creature
Klaus----the same as Gustav
De Lacey--a kind middle-aged blind man (once middle class and a professor) who now lives poorly in a rural area. He teaches the creature to read and shows him kindness and affection
Felix---Delacey's son, forced to hard labor by circumstances and protective of his Father--married to Agatha
Agatha---Felixs wife and beloved daughter in law to De Lacey. She is hard working and resilient.
Female Creature--A beautiful woman built by Frankenstein to accompany the creature.
Elizabeth Lavenza-- Victor's fiance', a beautiful and thoughtful woman in her mid 20's. She has grown up with Victor, she is like a family member to the Frankenstein's, but knows nothing of Victor's experiments with re-animation. She is well educated and well-spoken, kind, but innocent.
Monsieur Frankenstein---Victor's Father and the patriarch of the family. He is in his 70's, aristocratic and poised. He too knows nothing of Victor's experiments and cannot understand his mood swings.
William Frankenstein--Victor's much younger brother who is beloved by the family. Smart and outgoing, he is the apple of his elderly father's eye and almost like a son to Elizabeth.
Ewan--a Scottish laborer who helps Victor secure parts for his experiments. He is young, superstitious and scared.
Rab--Older Scottish laborer who helps Victor secure parts for his experiments. He is tough, pragmatic and a bit desperate.
The Great Society (Co-production w/ Alley Theatre): Wyly Theatre
By ROBERT SCHENKKAN Directed by KEVIN MORIARTY
Following the success of DTC’s 2016 production of All the Way, The Great Society continues the story of Lyndon B. Johnson’s turbulent presidency in the second part of Robert Schenkkan’s epic theatrical event. While the president fights a “war on poverty” at home, his war in Viet Nam begins to spiral out of control. Besieged by political enemies, Johnson desperately fights to pass civil rights legislation and some of the most important social programs in American history, even as the country turns against him and descends into chaos. Filled with a cast of legendary characters—from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Bobby Kennedy and Richard Nixon—The Great Society is an exhilarating examination of power, morality and change.
Alley Theatre
Rehearsals begin: January 2, 2018
Opening: January 31, 2018
Closing: February 18, 2018
Dallas Theater Center
Rehearsals begin: February 27, 2018
Opening: March 13, 2018
Closing: April, 2018
All Roles are Cast
The Trials of Sam Houston: Kalita Humphreys Theater
By AARON LOEB Directed by KEVIN MORIARTY
On the eve of the state’s secession in 1861, Governor Sam Houston is torn between loyalty to Texas and loyalty to the United States. As he weighs the terrible choice he must make, certain of the devastating cost of either path, Houston tells Jeff Hamilton (his office clerk and slave) of a time when he, and the Union itself, stood trial. This searing, world-premiere drama presents the true story of some of America’s most famous leaders—Andrew Jackson, Francis Scott Key, and John Quincy Adams, among others—and one man’s struggle with what it means to be brave in the land of the free.
Rehearsals begin: March 13, 2018
Opening: April 27, 2018
Closing: May 13, 2018
All Roles are Cast
White Rabbit Red Rabbit: Wyly Studio Theatre
By NASSIM SOLEIMANPOUR
THE PLAY YOU WILL SEE IS SEALED INSIDE AN ENVELOPE. The actor who will perform this play has never seen it. In fact, there is a new actor every performance, and they’ve only been told what is absolutely necessary.
White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been called a play. But it’s a lively, global sensation that no one is allowed to talk about. Its award-winning playwright is Iranian. His words have escaped censorship and are awaiting you, the audience. Slyly humorous and audaciously pointed, this ‘theater entertainment meets social experiment’ is unlike anything, and will make you question everything. Have fun!
Rehearsals begin: N/A
Opening: May 30, 2018
Closing: July 1, 2018
CHARACTERS:
N/A
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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