THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Equity Principal Actors - Trademark Theater Auditions

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - Minneapolis, MN EPA

Trademark Theater | St. Paul, MN
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

LOCATION

Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Ave. South
Suite 321w
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Although the address is on Pleasant Ave, please enter at the ADA compliant main entrance off of 38th St. Upon your arrival, follow the signage for Trademark Theater’s audition rooms.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Tyler Michaels King - Artistic Director

OTHER DATES

Workshop And Special Presentation
September 8 - September 19, 2026;
Presentations on September 18 and 19
The Paradise Black Box at Capri Theater
Callbacks/movement calls may be held at a later date and will be scheduled by Trademark staff, if necessary.

OTHER

Trademark Theater is NOT accepting video submissions at this time.
If you have any questions about this posting or the audition process, please contact
info@trademarktheater.org
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

Monday, August 24, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00-1:30 pm

APPOINTMENTS

To sign up for an audition slot, please follow the two steps below:
- First, claim an audition slot at
this link
- Only after you have claimed an audition slot, fill out the audition information form at
this link to submit your information.
***Please do not fill out the information form unless you have claimed an audition slot.***

CONTRACT

SPT
$457 weekly minimum (SPT 3)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, adapted and directed by Tyler Michaels King (see breakdown).
Trademark strives to create spaces that welcome authenticity and strength in the self, so please, show up as you! Performers of all races and ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, sizes, and abilities are encouraged to audition.
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop presentation will require actors comfortable with movement and choreography as well as heightened text.
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop presentation will require performers to be comfortable with applying non-toxic, water based, washable tempera paints to their skin, face, and hair. Trademark has been in communication with Equity about the safe and sanitary nature of the presentation.

PREPARATION

Please prepare any one side provided at
this link. (A full draft script is also made available in the folder. Please note the script will change significantly before the September workshop.) Select sides for the role you wish to audition for. A reader will be provided. Please also prepare a heightened text monologue of your choosing. You may be asked to read another side at the audition.

Breakdown

Synopsis: In a moment of reckless vanity, Dorian sells his soul. He bargains for eternal youth, not knowing that every cruelty and every indulgence will splatter the portrait with darkness and corruption.
In this visceral new staging of Oscar Wilde’s famous novel, the pursuit of beauty becomes a brutal act of creation. Set in a stark world of white walls and clean lines, this adaptation strips the story to its rawest elements, using live action painting to chart Dorian’s moral descent. With each choice, each sin, the pristine wall is defaced—layered with thick, chaotic strokes of paint that reflect the corruption he hides within.
As Dorian’s surface remains untouched, the world around him bears the weight of his decay. Wilde’s decadent language collides with explosive physicality in a production that’s as much a living canvas as a play—a bold meditation on art, desire, corruption, and destruction.

Character Breakdown:

Dorian Gray: 20s-30s. Youthful and ignorant. Sheltered and supple. Petulant at times. But wholly charming. And increasingly coy and beguiling.
Basil Heyward: 30s-40s. An artist. Kind and intelligent. Deeply passionate. Has both a moral and poetic view of the world. A kind of tortured soul.
Henry Wotton: 40s-early 50s. A self-proclaimed hedonist. Witty and self-aggrandizing. An Influencer. Charming, with little care for social laws or boundaries. Manipulative.
Sybil Vane: 20s. An actress. Talented and unadulterated. Feels deeply and quickly.
James Vane: 30s. A sailor. Sybil’s brother. Protective and obsessive.
Ensemble: Cover various roles, both male and female presenting.