Theater Auditions
Orlando – By Sarah Ruhl. Directed by April E. Brassard
We are very excited to welcome you to audition for the Theater and Performance Studies Program’s Mainstage production of Orlando; Written by Virginia Woolf, adapted by Sarah Ruhl, and directed by TPST faculty member, April E. Brassard. This performance is part of the Department’s 2025-26 Season- Next: Incubating Creative Praxis, which marks the 20th anniversary of the Davis Performing Arts Center.
About the Auditions:
Auditions will be held from 11:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, August 31st at the Devine Theater in the Davis Performing Arts Center.
Each audition will be scheduled in a 10-minute block, to give us time to chat and explore the
play. A monologue is NOT required, we will have sides of the play for you to perform, but if you would like to present one, you are more than welcome to do so.
No previous acting experience is required!!! This production will be a space of play for students of all backgrounds and majors. The only thing you need is a passion for performance.
Please Sign-Up for your audition slot by clicking here.
Walk-ins welcome, but you will have to wait for scheduled actors to perform first.
About the Show:
After a young English nobleman becomes romantically entangled with Queen Elizabeth, he is given eternal life, a polarizing, double-edged sword of a gift; in the midst of the five centuries we witness, Orlando awakes as a woman, remembering the privileges of life as a man, and managing the pitfalls of womanhood. Sarah Ruhl’s stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel–written as a love letter to an illicit paramour– is nuanced, animated, and engaging, a magnificent canvas for Georgetown’s incredible designers, composer, and choreographer.
Cosplay and Movie Night
We will begin the season with a Cosplay and Movie Night on September 19th – a screening of the iconic film version of Orlando in the Gonda Theatre. Enjoy a one-of-a-kind evening and get to know the story before it comes to life on stage this November. Costumes encouraged, not required!
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will take place approximately 3 days a week, from September 22nd – November 11th, invited dress November 12th, and shows November 13th and 14th at 8pm, November 15th at 2pm and 8pm, and November 20th, 21st, and 22nd at 8pm.
The cast will be approximately 12 actors in total, though we remain flexible at this time. We will have at least two opportunities for swing actors, with guaranteed performances on November15th, and if the lead cast are unable to perform prior to this. If cast in this production, you will also be enrolled in a course called Performance Lab: Orlando, in which you may earn 0-3 credits, depending on your schedule and needs. We look forward to sharing in the art of theater with all of you, and forming friendships and
community along the way.
Questions? Click here to email April Brassard.