Season 54 Auditions
Auditions are open to all current students of the ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ. Professional artists are welcome to send their headshot and resume for consideration to theatre@udmercy.edu.
Questions? Email theatre@udmercy.edu or call 313-993-3270.
FALL SHOW AUDITIONS
Auditions for
Homecoming Staged Reading: The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman (Live Radio Play) directed by Maggie Lorenzetti '85
Witch directed by Krista Schafer
TheatreLab Staged Reading: Ripped directed by Mycah Artis
Auditions: September 3, 2024
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Location: Reno Hall Room 164
Callbacks will follow auditions. Plan to be there for the full three hours.
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Audition Requirements
Please prepare two contrasting monologues that are each 60-90 seconds in length. Your total audition should be no more than 3 minutes. -
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Character Breakdowns
Mainstage Show: Witch by Jen Silverman
- Elizabeth Sawyer: Female. An outcast.
- Scratch: Male. The devil.
- Sir Arthur Banks: Male. A wealthy and powerful man.
- Cuddy Banks: Male. Sir Arthur's son, painfully shy, a Morris dancer. He is secretly in love with Frank (and also in hate).
- Frank Thorney: Male. A confident and successful young man, charming and ruthless. His ambition knows no bounds.
- Winnifred: Female. Sir Arthur's servant, resigned and pragmatic, secretly married to Frank.
TheatreLab Staged Reading: Ripped by Rachel Bublitz
- Lucy: female, 18, any race. Freshman at UC Berkeley.
- Jared: male, 19 or 20, any race. Sophomore at UC Berkeley.
- Bradley: male, 18 or 19, any race. Lucy’s high school boyfriend.
- Narrator: Any race.
Homecoming Staged Reading: The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman by Bob Cooner, adapted from the short story by Agatha Christie
- Announcer*: Any gender; any age; introduces and concludes the broadcast; friendly, welcoming, informative.
- Hastings: Male; 40s-50s; British; upper class; former military officer; Poirot’s colleague and
companion; admires Poirot but is also amused and frustrated by him at times; serves as our narrator for the proceedings.
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Miss Rider*: Female; 30s-60s; British; working class; housekeeper to Dr. Hawker; loyal, excitable.
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Dr. Hawker*: Male; 30s-70s; British; upper class; respectable, intelligent, curious.
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Poirot: Male; 40s-50s; Belgian; upper class; one of the world’s foremost private detectives; egotistical, fastidious, secretive, brilliant.
- Lift Attendant*: Male; 20s-30s; British; working class; operates the elevator in the building in which Count Foscatini resides; cheerful, cheeky.
- Manager*: Male; 30s-50s; British; middle class; manages the building in which Count Foscatini resides; fussy, egotistical.
- Waitress*: Female; 20s-50s; British; working class; works as part of the kitchen staff at the building at which Count Foscatini resides; chatty, friendly.
- O'Dowd*: Male; 30s-60s; Irish; middle class; the local police inspector for area of London in which Count Foscatini’s residence lies; gruff, self-assured.
- Graves*: Male; 40s-50s; British; middle class; manservant to Count Foscatini; outwardly respectable, but inwardly a schemer and a scoundrel
- Ascanio*: Male; 30s-50s; Italian; a wealthy and powerful gentleman; intelligent, professional.
Please note: Some DMTC shows may contain moments of moments of staged intimacy between opposite and same gendered characters, physical theatre including some stage combat, and may contain moments of racism, cultural or sexual violence and culturally charged narratives and language. If you have concerns prior to the audition, feel free to reach out at theatre@udmercy.edu.
WINTER SHOW AUDITIONS
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Auditions for
The Glass Menagerie directed by Joe Bailey
The Grown Ups directed by Andrew Papa
Auditions: November 11, 2024
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Location: Reno Hall Room 164
TBD Callbacks: November 12, 2024, 7-10 p.m.
ADDITIONAL AUDITIONS
Auditions for
Emerging Voices: Student Directing Showcase directed by the Fundamentals of Directing Winter 2025 class
Auditions: February 21, 2025
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Location: Reno Hall Room 164