Initial Auditions for The Georgetown Palace’s production of Dashing Through the Snow will take place on Sunday, September 21, 2025 with callbacks on Monday, September 22 on the Playhouse Stage.
The production is scheduled to open on Friday, November 28, 2025 and close on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.  

Director: Bethany Watkin

Stage Manager: Deborah Hanna

Rehearsals are scheduled to begin on Monday, October 20, 2025.  

Being that this is a holiday production there is an adjusted schedule:

• No Performances Dec 1-11
• No Performances Dec 24, 25 or 26
• Additional weekday performances are Thursday Dec 18, Monday Dec 22, Tues Dec 23, Mon Dec 29 and Tues Dec 30. 

We are looking for performers for all roles. We are looking for 8 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 note: 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. 

Most actors will be playing more than one character.  

Actor 1 – Female presenting

• Trina Wallcott — 40s-50s — Harried, bubbly manager of the Snowflake Inn; appears in all scenes
  
  

Actor 2 – Male presenting

• Mr. Boykin — 30-50’s — Petulant guest; offstage voice only
• Binky — 40s-50s — Spry, energetic, eager to please husband; needs to be able to perform some light physical comedy moves
• Hoyt Ledford — 30s-50s — Anxious but has an agenda; brother to Donna Jo
  
  

Actor 3 – Female presenting

• Lou Ida — 30s-50s — Surly housekeeper and cook; voice only
• Della Crowder — 60s+ — Feisty and sweet senior citizen; sister to Ennis
• Lenora Benedict — 40s-50s — Over the top dramatic actress
  
  

Actor 4 – Female presenting

• Cuddles — 40s-50s — Matronly, nervous wife
• Honey Raye Futrelle — 40s-50s — Sexy, vivacious, third-time bride-to-be; sister to Twink, Frankie, and Rhonda Lynn
  
  

Actor 5 – Male presenting

• Ainsley Danforth — 40s-50s — Egotistical and pompous formally trained actor
• Raynerd Chisum — 30s-50s — Uncomplicated, child-like, a porter at the Snowflake Inn.

Actor 6 – Female presenting

• Donna Jo Austin — 40s-50s — Brash and spunky sister to Hoyt
• Twink Futrelle Buntner — 40s-50s — Determined and practical; sister to Honey Raye, Frankie, and Rhonda Lynn
  
  

Actor 7 – Female presenting

• Ennis Puckett — 60s+ — Sharp-tongued, curmudgeonly senior citizen; sister to Della
• Rhonda Lynn Lampley — 30s-50s — Saucy and short-fused; sister to Honey Raye, Frankie, and Twink

Actor 8 – Female presenting

• Paulette Coogan — 30s-50s — Stern, rule-following stage manager
• Frankie Futrelle Dubberly — 40s-50s — Sensible and down to earth; sister to Honey Raye, Twink, and Rhonda Lynn

AUDITIONS:

Initial auditions will take place on the Playhouse Stage on Sunday, September 22 [sic: Sunday is Sept 21] 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, September 22 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 work 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 of the production.

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals begin Monday, October 20, 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 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.  Sunday afternoon will only be an option in 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 2p. 

Being that this is a holiday production there is an adjusted schedule:

• No Performances Dec 1-11
• No Performances Dec 24, 25 or 26
• Additional weekday performances are Thursday Dec 18, Monday Dec 22, Tues Dec 23, Mon Dec 29 and Tues Dec 30. 
  
  

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.