Theatre and Dance

Mainstage Production Auditions

GENERAL AUDITIONS for Fall 2011 Departmental Productions

When:

Sunday, April 10

12:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Monday, April 11

6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12

6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Where:

Winship Drama Building room TBA

How:

Please sign up for a slot on the callboard outside of WIN 1.148 beginning Tuesday, April 5.

What to prepare:

  • 1 minute monologue
  • 4 copies of your headshot or recent photo and resume (photos will not be returned)
  • 4 copies of the audition form (available for download soon)
  • Please also bring your Fall 2011 schedule/conflicts with you to the audition
  • Futher preparations may also be required. Please check this site or the callboard outside of WIN 1.148 for updates.

 

CALLBACKS:Wednesday, April 13, 6:00 -10:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 14, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Specific callback lists and times will be posted on the callboard outside of WIN 1.148

The Shows:

The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov

Directed by Brant Pope

MFA Actors project with some roles available

La Cancion de al Tierra (puppeteers, two or three live actors and 4 voice-over actors)

Conceived by Jim Glavan

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher From Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

4 men and 2 women

Directed by Daria Davis

360 (round dance)

a play by Steven Dietz based on the 1900 play Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler

5 men and 5 women Directed by Courtney Sale

A breakdown of roles is forthcoming and will be posted near the sign up sheet outside of WIN 1.148.

Theatre and Dance majors, and prospective undergraduates who have already applied to transfer into the department are invited to audition..

Auditions for departmental productions typically take place in the middle of the semester before the production is to be produced. For example, auditions for all shows scheduled for Spring 2012 will take place in or around October 2011.

If you have any questions about general audtions, please contact the department's Producing Director, Denise Martel, at denise.martel@austin.utexas.edu.