MOTHER PLAY Equity Principal Actors - Uptown Players Auditions

MOTHER PLAY - Dallas, TX EPA

Uptown Players | Dallas, TX

LOCATION

Uptown Players
1327 Motor Circle
Dallas, TX 75207

Ample free parking at the audition venue.

PERSONNEL

Written by Paula Vogel
Directed by Cheryl Denson

Expected to attend: Jeff Rane, Craig Lynch — Executive Producers

Director: Cheryl Denson
Stage Manager: Lexi Salmon

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin: July 27, 2026
Opens: August 21, 2026
Closes: August 30, 2026

OTHER

www.uptownplayers.org
Venue: Kalita Humphreys Theater

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.

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, February 7, 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://bit.ly/UPMotherPlay. If you are an Equity member and there is not an available time slot on February 7, please email
auditions@uptownplayers.org for assistance in scheduling a time slot. No video submissions accepted.

CONTRACT

LOA
$486 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in MOTHER PLAY. Actors of all ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition as our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible. Local actors are encouraged to audition.

PHYLLIS (Female, ages late 30s to late 70s/80s): A glamorous, exacting, and alcoholic matriarch who tries to control her children's lives. Emotionally chaotic, funny, and quick to anger, she gets into her stride on the 3rd martini. She hides her working-class background by a pretense of sophistication.

CARL (Male, ages 15–38): Phyllis's son, intelligent and supportive of his mother and sister. The genius in the family. Brilliant, funny, angry and fragile.

MARTHA (Female, ages 13–50): Phyllis's daughter, a central figure in the family's story, representing memory and the audience's guide through the events. She is the younger sister, the quieter one in the family and almost as smart as her brother.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the appropriate side for your character. Audition sides will be posted on the signup page by January 1, 2026.