Much Ado About Nothing and PUP Fest Auditions
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for either or both of our upcoming productions, Much Ado About Nothing and PUP Fest!
These auditions are open to all current 9th - 12th graders and you do not have to have previous experience to audition.
Auditions will take place on May 18, 2024 beginning at 1:30 pm at Sammons Center for the Arts. You will be able to sign up for your desired time slot below. Please come prepared with a 1 minute Shakespearean monologue. *If you only want to be considered for PUP Fest, you can prepare a 1-minute contemporary monologue instead*
Callbacks will be on May 25, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm at Dallas Children's Theatre. A Junior Players' representative will be in touch if you are selected to attend callbacks. Please keep this date and time open on your calendar until you hear from Junior Players directly so that you can finish your audition process.
About Much Ado About Nothing:
In Shakespeare's play, Much Ado About Nothing, power defies legacy. Throughout the show, we see greed, jealousy, and deception make a valiant effort to foil the love of young courtship. This comedic play unfolds as Leonato, leader of Spain, awaits the arrival of Don Pedro of Aragon and his victorious army of Portuguese soldados (soldiers), Benedick and Claudio. Claudio falls in love with the innocent Hero while Benedick has a fiery battle of wits with the feisty Beatrice. Meanwhile, El Bastardo, Don John, plans to ruin the upcoming wedding between Claudio and Hero after living under the shadow of the beloved Don Pedro.“Donde hay poder surgen la codicia, los celos, el engaño y el amor.”
Production Calendar:
- Rehearsals - Monday, June 24th, 2024, to Wednesday, July 24th, 2023, 1:00 pm - 5:00pm, Dallas College
- Tech - Thursday, July 25th, 2024 – Monday, July 29th, 2024, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Samuell-Grand Amphitheater
- Performances - Tuesday, July 30th, 2024, to Sunday, August 4th, 2024, 8:00 pm curtain, Samuell-Grand Amphitheater
About PUP Fest:
PUP Fest is a collaborative program with Junior Players, Kitchen Dog Theater, and Dallas ISD - Playwriting Arts Collective (D-PAC) for high school playwrights, where we bring 6 incredible scripts written by teens to life. This is the 22nd year of this partnership and all plays will be performed as staged readings on June 8, 2024.
Production Calendar:
- Rehearsals - June 3, 2024, 11:30 am - 4:30 pm; June 4 - 6, 2024, 10 am - 4:30 pm
- Tech - June 7, 2024, 12 pm - 5 pm
- Performance - June 8, 2024, 11 am call time, 2 pm performance time, Bryan Adams High School
Fill out the form below to sign up for your audition today!
