Around The World in 80 Days

AUDITIONS: Sunday August 3 6 – 9:30 pm. Monday August 4 7 – 9:30 pm. Callbacks Wednesday August 6 7 – 9:30 pm as needed.

Location:**** Black Box Theater in the Frisco Discovery Center. 8004 N. Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX 75034 off Cotton Gin Road east of the Dallas North Tollway.

Bring headshot and resume. Please prepare a ONE MINUTE COMEDIC MONOLOGUE in the style of the show. Cold readings from script sides will take place at callbacks.

REHEARSALS: Rehearsals start Wednesday Sept. 3. Rehearsals schedule will be Monday – Thursday weeknights 7 – 10 pm until start of tech week. Tech week is Sunday Oct 12 – Thursday Oct 16. No conflicts allowed during Tech week or Performance dates. Be prepared to list all conflicts.

PERFORMANCES: October 17 - November 2 Friday/Saturday 8 pm & Saturday/Sunday 2:30 pm (note – 2 Saturday matinees October 25 & November 1st, no Saturday evening performance October 25)

ROLES: We are seeking 6 – 8 Diverse actors of all races, ages, and gender identities who can play multiple characters. Theatre Frisco supports diversity in its casting and encourages all ethnic and gender identities to audition.

Actors auditioning for Phileas Fogg, the British adventurer, should be male presenting and be able to do an upper-class British dialect.

Actors auditioning for Aouda, the woman who falls in love with Fogg, should be female presenting, preferably BIPOC

Actors auditioning for Passepartout, Fogg’s French valet, should be able to do a French accent and have some gymnastic-type skills.

All actors should be comfortable speaking in a variety of accents for multiple characters, including Scottish Detective Fix, British Club Members, Newspaperman, Elephant Owner, Yankee Ship Engineer, Bombay Police Director, Chinese Broker, Western Cattleman Proctor, Reverand Wilson’s Maid – all roles can be played by male-presenting and female-presenting actors.

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