XANADU Equity Principal Actors - Uptown Players Auditions

XANADU - Dallas, TX EPA

Uptown Players | Dallas, TX

AUDITION DATE

Sunday, November 3, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
BREAK: 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an appointment, go to
this link. For additional assistance, please visit
www.uptownplayers.org or call 214-272-8984.

If you are an Equity member and there is not availability for a time slot that works for your schedule, please email
auditions@uptownplayers.org for assistance in scheduling an alternate time.

CONTRACT

LOA
$458 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT) - agreement pending

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in XANADU (see breakdown). Local Dallas actors, of all ethnicities and gender identities, are encouraged to audition as our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible. There will be no understudies for this production.

PREPARATION

Please prepare brief cuts of two contrasting selections no longer than 90 seconds in the style of the show. Singing from the show for one of your selections is acceptable. A headshot and resume are required.

LOCATION

Uptown Players
1327 Motor Circle
Dallas, TX 75207
Ample free parking at the audition venue.

PERSONNEL

Book by Douglas Carter Beane, Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
Based on the Universal Pictures Film
Directed by Michael Serrecchia
Music Direction by Adam C. Wright
Choreography by Kelly McCain

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Executive Producers, Jeff Rane and Craig Lynch
Director, Michael Serrecchia
Music Director, Adam C. Wright
Choreographer, Kelly McCain
Stage Manager, Luisa Torres

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin March 31, 2025.
Production Opens April 25 and runs through May 4 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, TX.

OTHER

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

Equity and Diversity Statement

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.

BREAKDOWN

XANADU

SEEKING:

KIRA (Clio) - Female Identifying, Age 20s-30s. Range: A5-G3; The youngest of Zeus’ daughters and the muses. Falls in love with Sonny. Pretty. Adventurous. Honest and determined. Muse of history and the leader of the muses. NOTE: This role requires roller skating.

SONNY MALONE - Male Identifying, Age 20s-30s. Range: C6-B3; A self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer. NOTE: This role requires roller skating.

DANNY MAGUIRE (Zeus) - Male Identifying, Age 40s-60s. Range: C6-A3; The hard-nosed “all work and no play” businessman who owns the theater he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny but has since let money and greed consume him.

CALLIOPE (Aphrodite) - Female Identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: A5-G3; Kira’s older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and, as Melpomene’s sidekick, plots with her for Kira’s downfall. The Muse of epics.

MELPOMENE (Medusa) - Female Identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: A5-G3; Kira’s oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Muse of tragedy.

THALIA - Male/non-binary identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: C6-C4; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of comedy (Doubles as Siren, Young Danny, Tubes Singer, Cyclops)

EUTERPE - Female identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: A5-G3; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of music. (Doubles as Siren, Andrews Sister, Thetis)

ERATO - Female identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: C6-G3; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of lyrics and erotica. As Eros, she is responsible for shooting Kira with the arrow of love brought on by Melpomene and Calliope’s spell. (Doubles as Siren, Andrews Sister, Eros, Hera)

TERPSICORE - Male/Non-binary identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: C6-C4; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of dance. As Hermes, the messenger of the gods, he is deeply masculine in voice but sassy and flippant in attitude. (Doubles as Siren, Tubes Singer, Hermes, Centaur)