Initial Auditions for The Georgetown Palace’s production of Stop Kiss will take place from Sunday, May 18, 2025 with callbacks on Monday, May 19 on the Playhouse Stage. 216 W 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626

Rehearsals are scheduled to begin on Monday, June 30, 2025.

Director: Morgan Urbanovsky

Stage Manager: Deborah Hanna

Asst. Director: Sarah Leho

Stop Kiss is rated R due to language and content of language. You must be comfortable cursing or being cursed at on stage. 

After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in a way they could never anticipate.

We are looking for performers for all roles. We are looking for 6 actors aged 18 and up.  In addition to the named roles, we are looking to cast 2-3 standby performers (formerly labeled understudies).

The Georgetown Palace desires to be as inclusive as possible and we enthusiastically encourage gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and nonbinary actors to submit to audition for any roles listed. We also seek all races, ethnicities, and abilities. Our character descriptions on the following pages are gender binary and are written with he/him or she/her. While they are limited in their writing, we hope that anyone who identifies with any of the roles, will come out and audition.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

*Special notes: Though the characters in the piece are cis-gender, non-binary, trans, and gender non-conforming actors are encouraged to audition. 

The age range listed with each character is the age the character should present on stage, not necessarily the age of the actor playing the role. 

Intimacy will be used by all actors to properly establish personal and physical do’s and don’t between all actors’ physical interactions.

• Callie Pax: female presenting; late 20s to early 30s

A traffic reporter in New York City who has lived there for eleven years, Callie is initially seen as a “friend with benefits” with her friend George, but her life takes a turn when she meets Sara. She helps Sara navigate the city and develops strong feelings for her. 
*Has intimacy with Sara and George

• Sara: female presenting; mid-20s to early 30s

A recent transplant from St. Louis, Sara comes to New York to accept a teaching fellowship at an elementary school in The Bronx. She looks to Callie for guidance and support as she settles into the city, and their friendship blossoms into a romance. 
*Has intimacy with Callie and Peter

• George: male presenting; late 20s to early 30s

Callie’s “friend with benefits” who works as a bartender in the city. He is portrayed as being jealous of Sara’s relationship with Callie. 
*Has intimacy with Callie

• Peter: male presenting; mid-20s to early 30s

Sara’s ex-boyfriend from St. Louis, who comes to New York after hearing about Sara’s injuries, and is still in love with her. 

*Has intimacy with Sara

• Mrs. Winsley/The Nurse: female presenting; late 30s to early 50s – 2 separate roles played by 1 actor

A witness to the attack against Sara and Callie. 
Mrs. Winsley is the nurse who cares for Sara in the hospital. 

• Detective Cole: male presenting; late 30s to mid-40s

The detective who interrogates Mrs. Winsley and Callie about the events surrounding the attack.

AUDITIONS:

Initial auditions will take place on the Playhouse Stage on Sunday, May 18 from 6:30-10:00 pm. 

Please note that at any time, these auditions could be video recorded for casting purposes only. 

Please prepare a monologue in the style of the character auditioning for; preferably from a play, around a minute long. The monologue can be either comedic or dramatic but it should be contemporary. It does not have to be memorized but should be prepared. 

Callbacks will consist of cold reads from the script. Sides will be posted with the callback list.

Audition sign ups can be found HERE  

CALLBACKS:

Callbacks will take place on Monday, May 19 by invitation only from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM on the Playhouse Stage.  
Callbacks will be posted on the Georgetown Palace website as soon as possible after initial auditions are completed, and an email will be sent to all audition participants at the time of posting.  Specific sides will be provided for callbacks for all characters.  
A link to the website that holds the sides will be provided in the email.

If none of the auditions times listed works for your schedule, please fill out the form and add yourself to the waitlist. Send productions@georgetownpalace.com an email, and we’ll see what next steps can be taken. If you are on the waitlist, please send an email explaining why – productions will no longer be reaching out to those on the waiting list. 

When signing up for an audition slot please note any conflicts during the rehearsal or performance dates.  Please note: conflicts do not necessarily negate the opportunity to be cast, but we must know about them up front to factor that into the casting decisions.  Barring emergencies, additional conflicts added/disclosed after casting could result in dismissal from the production.  Sunday rehearsals will only be planned for tech rehearsals immediately prior to opening, but please include Sunday afternoon conflicts for the rehearsal period so that in the event a Saturday must be canceled due to cast conflicts we will know whether a reschedule on Sunday is an option. Adding all of your conflicts after casting could result in your removal from the production.

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals begin Monday, June 30, 2025.  Scripts will be available at the first rehearsal. But those offered roles will receive a link to a digital copy.  Rehearsals will typically be held Monday-Thursday evenings from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  Sunday afternoon will  be an option onlyin the event a Saturday must be canceled due to cast conflicts.

PERFORMANCES: 

Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm. Sometimes ticket demand causes us to add Saturday matinee performances at 2 pm. 

CASTING:

Once casting is completed (typically 2-3 days after callbacks), emails will be sent to the actors that will be offered a role in the production. Once the full cast has accepted, everyone else who auditioned will be notified via email.

COMPENSATION:

All actors will receive 2 comp tickets for the production.
All actors who are offered a role in the show will be paid a non-union stipend. 

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS:

Everyone should stay home if they do not feel well. If you test positive for COVID 19, or suspect you have the flu, you should stay home and away from others until for 24 hours. Please monitor your symptoms for improvement and fever free (without meds). Then take added precaution for the next 5 days.

 We still recommend wearing a mask in rehearsals the day after you return from travel.

The Georgetown Palace Theatre is committed to creating an inclusive and safe environment in which all community members feel a sense of belonging and does not discriminate in casting practices on the basis of an individual’s ethnicity, age, gender, physical and cognitive ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, country of origin, or other factors.  We strongly encourage candidates of all ages, abilities, gender, and ethnicities to audition.

Please see our operating Standards at the following link:

Georgetown Palace Operating Standards

Everyone involved with the production must submit to a background check at the Palace’s expense. If you are cast, you will receive a secure link where you can fill it out. There is no cost to you.

The Georgetown Palace Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization.  

If you have any questions, please email productions@georgetownpalace.com.