Department of Theatre and Dance
Auditions
Fall 2024 Mainstage
University Theatre will hold preliminary auditions for the Fall 2024 Main Stage Productions on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the John Wright Theatre.
WHO SHOULD AUDITION?
• All actors who wish to be considered for the fall 2024 productions.
• Auditions are open to all Fresno State students and community members.
HOW DO I AUDITION?
• Complete the audition form posted on the Theatre and Dance website (coming soon).
• Prepare a monologue (No longer than 2 minutes).
(Actors without a prepared monologue will be given material to read at the Preliminary
Audition)
• Actors chould check in a the Green Room in the Speech Arts Building.
CALLBACK AUDITIONS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024
4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. – Red Velvet (John Wright Theatre)
7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Dracula (John Wright Theatre)
7:00 P.M. – 10:OO P.M. – Chicken & Biscuits (Woods Theatre)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2024
4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. – Dracula (John Wright Theatre)
7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Chicken & Biscuits (Woods Theatre)
7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. – Red Velvet (John Wright Theatre)
Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really*
Written by Kate Hamill | Directed by J. Daniel Herring
September 27 - October 5, 2024 | Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre
About the play:
Both terrifying and riotous, Kate Hamill’s Dracula confronts the sexism in Bram Stoker’s
original work and subjugates it as a smart and disquieting feminist revenge fantasy.
Kate’s signature style and postmodern wit upends this familiar tale of Victorian vampires
and drives a stake through the heart of toxic masculinity.
A Fresno Premiere!
*Please note that Dracula will begin rehearsals on Sunday, August 25, 2024
Chicken & Biscuits
Written by Douglas Lyons | Directed by Thomas-Whit Ellis
November 1 - 9, 2024 | Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre
About the play:
Can rivaling sisters Baneatta and Beverly bury their father without killing each other?
This proves difficult when Beverly shows up at the chapel with her “blessings” on
display. Meanwhile, Baneatta’s son brings his neurotic Jewish boyfriend along, knowing
Baneatta disapproves, and Beverly’s nosy daughter keeps asking questions no one wants
to answer. Baneatta’s pastor husband tries to mediate the family drama, but when a
shocking family secret reveals itself at the pulpit, the two sisters are faced with
a truth that could either heal or break them.
A Fresno Premiere!
Chicken & Biscuits Audition Information Coming Soon!
Red Velvet
Written by by Lolita Chakrabart | Directed by Brad Myers
December 6 - 14, 2024 | John W. Wright Theatre
About the play:
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation,
collapsed on stage whilst playing Othello. A young black American actor has been asked
to take over the role. But as the public riot in the streets over the abolition of
slavery, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place
in the theatre?
A Fresno Premiere!