upcoming season
by Scottish Rite Theater
Aug. 15 - Aug. 17
Austin Scottish Rite Theater 2024-2025 PERFORMANCE SEASON
Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday
Tangle of Tigers
The Box of Stories
AUDITION TIMES:
Thursday, August 15th from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday, August 16th from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday, August 17th from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Callbacks are invitation only: Sunday, August 18th from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
*Digital Auditions are also available through the link provided*
AUDITION LOCATION: Austin Scottish Rite Theater at 207 West 18th Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.
AUDITION sign-up please GO HERE
CONTACT: Deanna Belardinelli, Artistic Director, email: info@scottishritetheater.org, Phone 512-472-5436.
AVERAGE PAY: $800
GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION:
- Actors select a monologue from the selection of monologues or bring a 1-minute monologue of their choosing
**Digital Audition Info**
Unlisted YouTube video links containing:
- 1 minute monologue
*Video should show performer from at least the waist up and be well lit with the angle of the camera directly at eye level. Please do not sing to the camera, but just to the right or left. Please keep in mind that this is a stage audition, and not a film audition.
Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday
Performance Dates: November 30 – December 22, 2024
Written/Adapted by Griffen McDonald / Based on the novels by Megan McDonald
Judy Moody is making a list and checking it twice, but all her brother, Stink, wants this year is snow. It hasn’t snowed on Christmas in Virginia in more than a hundred years, however, so what are the chances that that will change? Enter the new mailman, Mr. Jack Frost, who not only looks like a jolly old elf but also seems to know a lot about weather patterns, has a fondness for the cold, and works looooooong hours during the holiday season. Plus, it’s the best time of the year, when strange packages and lots of surprises are swirling around, so isn’t it possible that Stink might get his wish? Fans who curl up with this new Moody comedy can be sure that their bellies will shake like a bowl full of jelly.
· Rehearsals start: Oct 4, 2024
· Tech: Nov 22 - Nov 27
· Performances: November 30 – December 22, 2024
· Thurs/Fri - 10am + 12pm: Dec 5 – Dec 20
· Sat/Sun - 11am + 1pm: Nov 30 – Dec 22
CHARACTERS:
· Judy Moody - Judy is smart and likable but can sometimes be a little moody. She is deeply curious about the world around her and faces life with both a lot of no-nonsense sass, and great love and empathy for those around her. Monologue-heavy.
· Stink Moody - Judy’s little brother. Stink can be very stubborn when he knows what he wants, but is also extremely earnest, excitable and eager to have fun. He definitely doesn’t need any extra sugar in his diet.
· Mom / Rocky - Mom is helpful and fun-loving, while also being firm and guiding. Rocky is one of Judy’s close friends and classmates.
· Dad / Frank - Dad is a bit goofy and is happy to let the kids have a little extra fun during the holidays. Frank is one of Judy’s close friends and classmates, and owner of the parrot Cookie.
· Jack Frost - Jack Frost has big Santa energy – friendly, wistful, a little mysterious, and loves a good snow pun.
Monologue:
LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aOzGoH1QUDqmehq7WlV3O_lEDKAPAaco/view?usp=sharing
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Tangle of Tigers
Performance Dates: February 15 – March 9, 2025
Directed/Written/Devised by: Julie Moore
What would you do if you saw a bunch of tigers get their stripes tangled together? Try to help? Point and laugh? Head for the hills? Better decide quick because they’re coming this way! Get swept up in this zany tale of nonsense, play and teamwork as tiger friends old and new learn how to celebrate each other’s talents and differences, discover their own creativity and ingenuity so they can ultimately figure out how to work together to free themselves from their crazy silly predicament.
· Rehearsals start: Nov 2024
· Tech: Feb 7 - Feb 12
· Performances:
· Thurs/Fri - 10am + 12pm: Feb 15 - Mar 9
· Sat/Sun - 11am + 1pm: Feb 13 - Mar 7
CHARACTERS:
· We're looking for about 7 actors, 5 in the main ensemble who will be doing highly physical and comedic roles that will involve a great deal of physical contact with the rest of the ensemble, 2 who will be less physically demanding. All roles will be over-the-top exaggerated comedic roles, all devised by the actors
Specific Information for People Auditioning for Tangle of Tigers:
· Comfortable with Physical Contact and Movement
· Willingness to devise and create
Monologue:
· This is a Daffy Duck monologue, and you definitely don't need to do a Daffy Duck impression but rather channel a cartoon sensibility. All the characters in this show will be larger than life, big physical cartoon characters creating their reality and speaking it directly to the audience. So, create your own cartoon character! How do they react to their world changing around them? How do they convey this info to the audience?
· LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FqAcdn4MkOnA_wI5vEjVjESwvYcoS92B/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102340355696819361454&rtpof=true&sd=true
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The Box of Stories
Performance Dates: April 19 – May 11, 2025
Written by J.S. Puller
Synopsis: Storytelling is the native language of all human beings. But what would the world have become without stories? Visiting college student Jenna relates the story to her little sister Imra in THE BOX OF STORIES. When the trickster gods Coyote, Loki, and Anansi steal the art of storytelling from mankind, sealing away stories into a magical box, it is a young girl without a name that rises to become a hero. Upon finding the box, she uses the stories inside to reintroduce mankind to civilization. Spanning the realms of Native American, Norse, African, Greek, Indian, Vietnamese, Celtic, and Middle Eastern mythology, THE BOX OF STORIES demonstrates the power of the spoken word and the ability of humankind to grow, learn, and survive.
· Rehearsals start: Mar 4, 2025
· Tech: Apr 11 - Apr 16
· Performances:
· Thurs/Fri - 10 am + 12 pm: Apr 17 - May 9
· Sat/Sun - 11 am + 1 pm: Apr 19 - May 11
CHARACTERS:
· Jenna: The narrator; a young Muslim woman in her early 20s, older sister of Imra, who has recently gone off to college / Doubles as: Aphrodite, Indra, Royal Page
· Imra: Jenna's little sister; a young woman in her teens / Doubles as: Girl - The heroine; a young woman in her teens
· Loki: A trickster god; appears to be an elderly gentleman / Doubles as: Narcissus, Villager 1, Survivor 1, Lac Long Quân, Cockatrice #1
· Coyote: A trickster god with animal body parts; a young man / Doubles as: Young Boy, Villager 3, Thintha, Survivor 3, Sea Monster
· Anansi: A trickster goddess; a queen among gods / Doubles as: Echo, Villager 2, Kalavati, Survivor 2, Âu Co', Cockatrice #2
Monologue:
Can use one provided, or your own monologue.
