Dallas Theater Center 2025 - 26 Season Equity Principal Actors - Dallas Theater Center Auditions

DALLAS THEATER CENTER 2025 - 26 SEASON - DALLAS, TX EPA

Dallas Theater Center | Dallas, TX

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
BREAK 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

APPOINTMENTS

Please email
dtc@ebcastingco.com.
Subject Line: DTC EPA 25-26 - Dallas AEA
You MUST confirm you are a member of Equity in your email. You MUST be a member of Equity to make an appointment. You can indicate your preference of timeslot and we will do our best to accommodate.
Appointments for day-of in‐person scheduling are limited and available on a first‐come, first‐served basis. Non-union actors will be seen in the order of their arrival only when no Equity members are waiting to be seen.

CONTRACT

• LORT Non-Rep
• $1144 weekly minimum (LORT B)
• $1051 weekly minimum (LORT C)
• $839 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Dallas Theater Center's 2025 - 2026 Season (see breakdown). Some roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief monologue. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Wyly Theatre
2400 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201

PERSONNEL

Executive Director: Kevin Moriarty
Interim Artistic Director: Jonathan Norton
Casting Director: Eisenberg Casting (Daryl Eisenberg, CSA)

Expected to attend:
Interim Artistic Director: Jonathan Norton
Casting Director: Daryl Eisenberg, CSA

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.
Dates are subject to change.

OTHER

IF UNABLE TO ATTEND: Please email picture and resume to
dtc@ebcastingco.com
Subject Line: New York DTC 25-26 EPA
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.

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES

Our Mission:
Dallas Theater Center will engage, entertain, and inspire our diverse community by creating experiences that stimulate new ways of thinking and living. We will do this by consistently producing plays, educational programs, and other initiatives that are of the highest quality and reach the broadest possible constituency.

Dallas Theater Center strongly believes that an effective workforce includes employees from different and diverse backgrounds and experiences that together form a more creative, innovative, and productive environment.

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT: ALL ARE WELCOME!

At Dallas Theater Center, we want to be the best place to work and see theater, and to be a positive and transformational force in Dallas and beyond. We stand up for equity, diversity and inclusion across our company and community. As a leading national theater, we recognize that building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment is central to our relevance and sustainability in the community we serve and love.

DIVERSITY is acknowledging and respecting human qualities that are different from our own and outside the groups we are a part of or associated with, yet are present in other individuals and groups. These qualities include but are not limited to: ethnicity, race, color, country of origin, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, beliefs, political affiliations, socioeconomic status, experiences and any form of disability.

An INCLUSIVE work environment is one where all employees are engaged and supported by the leadership of the institution, beginning at the highest level. Dallas Theater Center strives to create a culture of inclusion where employees of diverse human qualities can thrive and succeed and are able to participate in, and contribute to, the progress and success of the institution, while growing both professionally and personally.

Dallas Theater Center maintains a resident acting company. When casting productions, DTC looks first to the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company to fill roles. DTC also maintains a relationship with Meadows School of the Arts at SMU and Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. As part of this relationship DTC often casts students from these programs in mainstage productions. Additionally, DTC casts actors from the region and nationally for a variety of roles. Auditions for these roles occur on an as-needed basis throughout the year.

Dallas Theater Center works under the League of Regional Theatres (LORT) contract with Actors' Equity Association, the union of stage actors and stage managers. The union determines the number of Equity and non-Equity actors cast in each production. Local Equity and non-Equity general auditions for the upcoming season are scheduled once per year, usually in late spring. Information about local generals will be posted on our website and on the Actors' Equity website, as well as through our local media.

Local children’s auditions are held on a show-by-show basis. Information about local children’s generals will be posted on our site as well as through our local media prior to auditions.

NOISES OFF

Written by Michael Frayn
Director: Ashley H. White
VENUE: Kalita Humphrey Theater (LORT C)

Equity rehearsal begins: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Designer Run: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Tech begins: Friday, September 26, 2025
1st Preview: Friday, October 3, 2025
Opening Night: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Closing: Sunday October 26, 2025

SYNOPSIS:

Witness the ultimate theatrical meltdown with Michael Frayn’s uproarious classic British comedy, Noises Off. This play-within-a-play plunges you into the chaotic world of “Nothing’s On,” a fictional touring production tormented by backstage romances and onstage blunders. From flubbed lines to slamming doors, witness the hilarious unraveling of a troupe of eccentric actors. Noises Off guarantees an evening of pure, unadulterated hilarity. Don’t miss this beloved farce that The New York Times legendary theater critic, Frank Rich, called, “the single funniest play I ever saw.”

ALL ROLES CAST,

SEEKING

SEEKING:

• LLOYD DALLAS: CAST The stressed director of Nothing On who’s not sure how the play is going to be ready in time—but who has found the time to romance both Poppy and Brooke.
• DOTTY OTLEY: CAST A veteran actress who’s making a long-awaited return to the stage, but her romantic involvement with Garry makes her comeback a tad erratic.
• GARRY LEJEUNE: CAST An anxious actor whose nerves take a hit after Dotty seeks to make him jealous.
• BROOKE ASHTON: CAST A young and inexperienced actress who has a hard time keeping her focus.
• FREDERICK FELLOWES: CAST A somewhat dimwitted actor who fears violence and is prone to scaredy-cat nosebleeds.
• BELINDA BLAIR: CAST A cheery, levelheaded actress who is protective of her fellow actors.
• POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR: CAST The emotional assistant stage manager who lives in Brooke’s shadow as her understudy and main competition for Lloyd’s affection.
• SELSDON MOWBRAY: CAST An elderly actor who is as adverse to his stage cues as he is prone to a whiskey bottle.
• TIMOTHY ALLGOOD: CAST The over-worked stage manager.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Kevin Moriarty
Director: Alex Organ
Associate Director: Sasha Maya Ada
Original Choreography by Joel Ferrell
Music Director: Cody Dry
VENUE: Wyly Theatre Potter Rose Performance Hall (LORT B) revival

Youth Cast 1st rehearsal: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Equity rehearsal begins: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
(Note: Rehearsals Wed – Fri 2 – 8 pm, Sat AND Sun 10 am – 4 pm. Tech 12 – 9 pm)
Designer Run: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Tech begins: Friday, November 21, 2025
1st Preview: Friday, November 28, 2025
Opening Night: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Closing: Saturday, December 27, 2025

SYNOPSIS:

Three spirits have come to visit the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, and to take him on a fantastic journey through Christmases past, present, and future. Brimming with joyful songs, magical spirits, and holiday cheer, this holiday classic embodies a story of joy, redemption, and the spirit of Christmas.

ALL ROLES CAST,

SEEKING

SEEKING:

• SCROOGE: CAST Character is Male, 50+.
• LUCY/BELLE: CAST Character is Female, 20s.
• MRS. CRATCHIT: CAST Character is Female, 30+.
• BOB CRATCHIT: CAST Character is Male, 30+.
• MARLEY/OLD JOE: CAST Character is Female, 35-50.
• YOUNG MARLEY/LAUNDRESS: CAST Character is Female, 20s.
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST/SISTER: CAST Character is Female, 30-50.
• MRS. FEZZIWIG AND OTHERS: CAST Character is Female, 40+.
• MR. FEZZIWIG AND OTHERS: CAST Character is Male, 40+.
• FRED: CAST Character is Male, 20s.
• YOUNG SCROOGE: CAST Character is Male, 20s.
• UNDERTAKERS MAN AND OTHERS: CAST Character is Male, 40+. Plays multiple instruments including guitar, keys, and drums.
• TOPPER AND OTHERS: CAST Character is Male, 20-40. Plays multiple instruments including Guitar, Bass, Keys, Euphonium, and Ukulele.

FAT HAM

Co-production with Stage West
Written by James Ijames
Director: Vickie Washington
VENUE: Kalita Humphrey Theater (LORT C)

DTC tech begins: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 (tech hours 12-9 pm)
1st Preview: Friday, January 30, 2026
Opening: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Closing: Sunday, February 8, 2026

SYNOPSIS:

In this regional premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, hit Broadway comedy, Juicy’s got a lot on his plate – his mom just married his uncle. All he wants is to make his own way as a queer Black man in a Southern family. But here’s the rub – his father’s ghost just turned up at a backyard barbecue demanding vengeance. In this delicious and sizzling reinvention of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, a young man vows to break the cycles of violence in service of his own liberation and joy.

ALL ROLES CAST,

SEEKING

SEEKING:

• JUICY: CAST Black. 20s. Beautiful. Lonely. Smart. Thicc. Queer. Haunted. A kind of Hamlet.
• TEDRA: CAST Black. 40s-50s. Juicy’s mother. Warm. Vivacious. Comfortable operating in extremes. A good and loving mother in her own way. A kind of Gertrude.
• REV/PAP: CAST Black. 40s-50s. REV: Tedra’s new husband, her dead ex-husband’s brother. Juicy’s uncle. Pig farmer and pit master. Electric. A kind of Claudius; PAP: the Ghost of Juicy’s father. Was in prison for killing someone until he got shanked. A kind of Hamlet’s father. Doubles as REV and PAP.
• OPAL: CAST Black. Juicy’s friend. She loves and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.
• LARRY: CAST Black. 20s. A marine trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret. Awkward. Has a depth that fills silence. A kind of Laertes.
• RABBY: CAST Black. 40s-50s. Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy, but honestly she just wants to drink and praise the Lord. A kind of Polonius.
• TIO: CAST Black or Afro-Latinex. 20s-30s. Juicy’s cousin and oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.

WHERE WE STAND

Co-production with Stage West
Written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Director: Akin Babatunde
VENUE: Bryant Hall (LORT D)

DTC tech begins: Friday, February 20, 2026 if no extension at Stage West (tech hours 12-9pm) If Stage West run extends, DTC tech will begin Tuesday, February 24, 2026
1st Preview: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Opening: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Closing: Sunday, March 22, 2026

SYNOPSIS:

Your town stands at a crossroads. A neighbor — desperate and out of options — has struck a dangerous bargain. Now, their fate lies in your hands. In this interactive play presented as a town hall gathering, the audience must choose: mercy or justice? A lone storyteller weaves a world through music and magic – part fable, part call-and-response. The future of the town – and the fate of a soul – hang in the balance. This isn’t a game. It’s your choice.

ALL ROLES CAST,

SEEKING

SEEKING:

• MAN; (short for Everyman) CAST, Black; any gender, any age; A storyteller, host, and narrator. Honest and humble - astonishingly vulnerable, generous, and virtuosic - a warm gravitas. Shares their story (or conversation) directly with the audience, a community. At the end of a journey and at its very beginning. Able to own and amplify lyrical and poetic language. Able to lead in songs and call and response with the audience.

MALCOLM X & REDD FOXX WASHING DISHES AT JIMMY’S CHICKEN SHACK IN HARLEM

Playwright: Jonathan Norton
Director: Dexter Singleton
Artistic Director: Robert Ford
VENUE: Wyly Studio Theatre (LORT D)
Dallas Theater Center (LORT D)

Rehearsal: May 5, 2026
Previews: May 8, 2026
Open: May 12, 2026
Close: June 7, 2026

SYNOPSIS:

1943. Two young Harlemites — Little and Foxy — form a friendship over leftover fried chicken and dirty dishwater. But a long, hot summer of heartbreak, betrayal, and racial uprisings moves them closer to the men they will become and farther from each other. Commissioned by TheatreSquared.

ALL ROLES CAST,

SEEKING

SEEKING:

• FOXY: CAST African American Male. 21 years old.
• LITTLE: CAST African American Male. 18 years old.