A.D. Players 2024-25 Season - Houston TX EPA
A.D. Players | Houston, TX
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
1:00 PM - 10:00 PM (C)
Break 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://signup.com/go/SPQBURA .
Once you have secured an audition appointment you may upload your headshot and resume at:
https://forms.gle/1S2KuqXBgC3E17wb8 OR you may bring a hardcopy headshot and resume with you to the audition. Contact auditions@adplayers.org with questions.
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$568 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)
Equity actors for roles in A.D. Players' 2024- 25 Season (See breakdown).
Local Houston area actors are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare EITHER two contrasting monologues OR one monologue & one 16-bar cut. (If using accompanist, bring sheet music in proper key and with any cuts clearly marked.) Bring a headshot and resume if not provided in advance digitally.
The Jeannette & L.M. George Theatre
5420 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77027
Park in the main lot. Enter at the glass lobby doors.
Expected to attend:
Executive Artistic Director - Jayme McGhan
Artistic Producer - Kevin Dean
Production Stage Manager - Hannah E. Smith
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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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.
NOTE: Swings will be cast for roles, though the exact track breakdown will be determined during
casting.
Written by Jayme McGhan and Kevin Dean
Directed by Christy Watkins
First Rehearsal: November 5, 2024
Performances: November 27 - December 22, 2024 (no performance on Thanksgiving)
This is a world premiere. The characters and their descriptions are subject to change.
GRETTA DINKEL-BERRY: [OFFER EXTENDED] Late 40s. Oldest granddaughter. Emergingmatriarch. Suburban.
VAN BERRY: [OFFER EXTENDED] Late 40s. Husband to Gretta, father to Mya. Small business owner.
MYA BERRY: [OFFER EXTENDED] 18. College freshman. YouTube Personality.
ERIK DINKEL: [OFFER EXTENDED] 40s. Brother to Gretta and Ginny. Always looking for the next scheme.
GINNY LAUGHLIN: [OFFER EXTENDED] 40s. Single mother to Blake. Anxious. Fitness guru. Bride-to-be.
HUGO LATOUSSAINT: [OFFER EXTENDED] 40s. Ex-NHL Superstar. French-Canadian. Ginny’s fiancé.
BLAKE LAUGHLIN: [OFFER EXTENDED] 19. College freshman.
by Larry Shue
Directed by Kevin Crouch
First Rehearsal: January 7, 2025
Performances: January 29 - February 23, 2025
CHARLIE BAKER: Meek proofreader for a science fiction magazine. Witty, funny, smart. Extremely shy, but his time at the lodge causes him to come out of his shell and become the center of attention.
SGT. “FROGGY” LESUEUR: British military, with a spirit of adventure. Loud, bombastic, overwhelmingly British. Charlie’s old friend.
BETTY MEEKS: Elderly widow who owns the resort lodge. A hard worker, she has a fun, sarcastic nature, with moments of ditziness. Everyone’s southern Appalachian grandmother.
REV. DAVID MARSHALL LEE: Catherine’s fiancé. Seems like a charmer and sophisticated young religious man on the surface (“a good man to have on our side”), but shows his true, cruel colors when alone with Charlie.
CATHERINE SIMMS: A formidable former debutante, heiress to a family fortune, engaged to David. Emotional firecracker. Kind and caring toward her brother, Ellard, and shows Charlie the same attention.
ELLARD SIMMS: Catherine’s brother, who will only inherit if Catherine deems him “smart enough to handle it.” Kind and gentle-hearted with a trusting nature that can get him in trouble, but seen as lumpy, overgrown, and simple.
OWEN MUSSER: Georgia property inspector. Superstitious, mean, dangerous racist.
Written by Andy Pederson
Directed by Kevin Dean
First Rehearsal: March 18, 2025
Performances: April 9-27, 2025
Possible Extension through May 4, 2025
This is a world premiere. The characters and their descriptions are subject to change. Some roles may
be doubled.
DIETRICH: Pastor, spy, theologian
SABINE: Dietrich’s twin sister
PAULA: Dietrich’s Mother
KARL: Dietrich’s father
KLAUS: Dietrich’s brother
JEAN: French theologian, friend from Union Seminary
FRANK: African American pastor, friend from Union Seminary
HANS: Dietrich’s brother-in-law, fellow spy
CANARIS: High-ranking Nazi, leader of the resistance
BELL: Bishop in the Church of England
MARIA: Dietrich’s fiancé
VON GERSDORFF: German General, failed assassin of Hitler
ROEDER: Concentration camp interrogator
KNOBLOCH: Tegel prison guard
Written by L. Frank Baum
Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Directed by Sarah Norris
First Rehearsal: June 10, 2025
Performances: July 9 - August 3, 2025
Possible Extension through August 10, 2025
DOROTHY GALE: (Mezzo/Mix) Young Kansas girl, earnest, expressive, and strong-willed, in search of something more. Strong singer who moves well.
HUNK / SCARECROW: (Baritone, to F) Plucky and clever in a pinch, even while lacking a brain. An honest quality. Excellent dancer – acrobatic skills a bonus.
HICKORY / TIN MAN: (Baritone/Tenor, to G) Desperate for a heart. A kind-hearted romantic. Singing and dance required.
ZEKE / COWARDLY LION: (Baritone, to F) A mix of bravado and cowardice. Should move well. Cuddly with excellent comic timing.
ALMIRA GULTCH / WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST: Character villain with an over-the-top stage presence. Excellent comic, has a killer cackle. Sings comically so doesn’t have to have a strong voice.
PROFESSOR MARVEL / THE WIZARD: Older father figure with an eccentric flair. Basic conjuring or sleight of hand a bonus. Non-Singing.
AUNT EM / GLINDA: (Soprano) Aunt Em is demanding, but loves her niece. Non-singing. Glinda is the Good Witch of the North, benevolent and beloved. Strong singer.
UNCLE HENRY / EMERALD CITY GUARD: (Baritone) Uncle Henry is Dorothy’s pleasant uncle. Non-
singing. Guard is a comedic with a big presence. Children and youth will be cast as Munchkins, Winkies, Flying Monkeys, etc. but will be auditioned at a separate, yet-to-be-scheduled date.
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