Auditions for Department of Theatre and Dance shows are open to UT Austin students in any major, though Theatre and Dance majors will receive casting priority. General auditions are held in October and February for the following term (auditions in October for Spring productions; auditions in February for productions the following Fall). Information will be posted here in advance of those auditions.
Announcing General Auditions for Spring 2024
Friday and Saturday, October 13 & 14, 6pm-10pm; Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
Callbacks will be October 15-18, location and time TBD
Audition material – please prepare 2 1-minute monologues, 1 contemporary and 1 Shakespeare
(But if you only have one, we still encourage you to audition with what you have prepared.) Audition form will follow next week.
UTNT 2024
February 29-March 3, 2024Auditions for two UTNT Readings!
Spayce Boys by Mateo Hernandez
and
Taste Buds: The Adventures of Cake and Broccoli by Claire Derriennic
Audition Mode for Both Readings:
Please submit a self-tape by Wednesday February 7, 2024 to the link below
NOTE: Auditions Materials, Important Dates, Play Descriptions, and Character Breakdowns are listed below each title.
Link for Audition Form:
https://form.jotform.com/232745431027148
Link for Video Submissions to Box:
https://utexas.app.box.com/f/33485a5eea1f4af1a812a146fd8f4f71
Taste Buds: The Adventures of Cake and Broccoli
Written by Claire Derriennic
Directed by Renita James
Staged Reading
Saturday March 2, 2024 at 11am
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
1st Rehearsal: January 16, 2024
Productions:
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Choreomaniac 1518
Written by Malena Pennycook, Directed by Caley Chase
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CASTING BREAKDOWN
FRAU BETTY - 20s, femme, a potato farmer and sex worker
FRAU MIKA - 20s, femme, a potato farmer and the first to be afflicted by choreomania
FRAU SEVALLIA - 20s, femme, a potato farmer and devout Christian
FRAU THERA - 20s, femme / NB, a potato farmer and “Fritz” secret leader of the labor rebellion
TYBEE / FEUDAL LORD’S SERVANT - 15, masc, son to Sevallia, a rebel in the forest
MARCUS - 15, masc, a rebel in the forest
FATHER / DOCTOR / FEUDAL LORD - 30s, White, Masc. An infinite power loop.
CHORUS OF DANCERS - members of the town afflicted by the choreomania
Content Warnings: beheadings, sex
The roles of BETTY and FATHER involve intimacy work
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Tastebuds: The Adventures of Cake and Broccolli
Written by Claire Derriennic
spayce boys
Written by mateo hernandez
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Adapted by KJ Sánchez and Karen Zacarías
Based on The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Directed by Anna Skidis Vargas
April 10-21, 2024
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
1st Rehearsal: February 19, 2024
Romeo y Juliet is a bilingual adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play of (almost) the same name. The Mexican-American war is coming to a close and peace is tenuous. Two young women from feuding families, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love with one another in a violent place and time.
Setting: 1848, Verona de Alta California
CASTING BREAKDOWN
Benvolio: Bilingual, Eng/Esp. Romeo’s cousin and friend. Tries to keep the peace.
Tybalt: Bilingual, Eng/Esp. Juliet’s cousin. Violent and full of rage.
Capulet: Bilingual, Eng/Esp - Juliet’s father, married to Lady Capulet. Quick tempered. Loves his daughter.
Romeo: Bilingual, Eng/Esp. A romantic. Smart, sensitive, idealistic. Falls in love with Juliet.
Paris: Monolingual, Eng. Juliet’s suitor.
Lady Capulet: Bilingual, Eng/Esp - Juliet’s mother, married to Capulet.
Nurse: Bilingual, Eng/Esp. Nursed Juliet as a baby, and continues to take care of her–vulgar, sentimental, chatty, loyal.
Juliet: Bilingual, Eng/Esp. Young and naïve. Grows up quickly after meeting and falling in love with Romeo.
Mercutio: Bilingual, Eng/Esp. Romeo’s friend. Witty and brooding.
Friar Laurence: Bilingual, Eng/Esp. Knows about potions and herbs. Marries Romeo and Juliet.
Schedule
First Read: Feb 17 or Feb 18
Rehearsals: Feb 26 through March 2
Play Description
When Cake and Broccoli are unexpectedly rejected on their one and only Eating Day, they must learn to be good so the humans will eat them. But will these unlikely buds find the answer before they wilt and go stale? Or is the meaning of “good” more complicated than it first appears? In this interactive play for ages 5 to 9, each participant receives a “menu” to fill with drawings of their favorite dishes. By challenging harmful narratives classifying food as “good” or “bad,” Taste Buds prompts participants to reflect on the cultural, social and nutritional value of food in their own lives.
Character Breakdown
— Cake
— Broccoli
— 4 Ensemble Members who will play a variety of characters!
Self-Tape Audition Material:
We are looking for a team who is willing to play/be playful and have a ridiculously good time during a short process. This show is very comedic and as such we are seeking performers who have a sense of comedic timing. To audition we are asking for a 1-2 minute monologue of you playing your favorite food. We want to know why this food of yours should be eaten? What makes it special? Why do you love it? We are requesting that you perform this 1-2 minute monologue about your favorite food, as your favorite food. Make bold choices, get creative.
Link for Audition Form:
https://form.jotform.com/232745431027148
Link for Video Submissions to Box:
https://utexas.app.box.com/f/33485a5eea1f4af1a812a146fd8f4f71
Spayce Boys
Written by Mateo Hernandez
Directed by Diamante Martinez (Theatre for Youth Guest Artist)
Staged Reading:
Sunday March 3, 2024 at 11am
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
Rehearsal Schedule:
2/19 — 6pm - 10pm
2/20 — 6pm - 10pm
2/22 — 6pm - 10pm
2/24 — Noon - 4pm
2/25 — 1pm - 4pm
2/26 — 6pm - 10pm
2/29 — 6pm - 10pm
3/1 — 6pm - 10pm
Play Description:
IGGY and OÑIO are two middle school boys who have a hard time fitting in with nearly anyone around them – peers at school, family at home and even each other. But, one night OÑIO decides to take IGGY on an intergalactic adventure into outer-spayce to figure out if they can actually become friends after constantly ignoring each other at school. Traversing through planets with friendly aliens, stardust meteor showers and even a lunar encounter, the boys start to see each other for who they really are and, in the process, see themselves too.
Character Breakdown
IGNACIO (IGGY) (cis-gender boy) - 11-13 yrs old-ish, Latinx, reserved, loves reading, queer
ANTOÑIO (OÑIO) (cis-gender boy) - 11-13 yrs old-ish, Latinx, rambunctious, loves music videos, queer
MEX (pronounced meh-sh)(any gender) - shapeshifter: able to morph on this heroic mission. playing MOO-SH-EE, mom & dad, classmates, maybe we see them elsewhere along the way (?)
Self-Tape Audition Material:
One 1-minute contemporary monologue
Link for Audition Form:
https://form.jotform.com/232745431027148
Link for Video Submissions to Box:
https://utexas.app.box.com/f/33485a5eea1f4af1a812a146fd8f4f71