Uptown Players announces auditions for the musical Xanadu, which runs April 25 through May 4, 2025 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.
Step into a world of glitter, glam, and roller disco. Set in the magical 1980s, Xanadu follows the journey of a Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California, on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first roller disco! Kira's efforts are thwarted by her jealous sisters and a forbidden love. The original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar features classic hits such as “Magic,” “All Over the World,” “Suddenly,” and “Xanadu.”
The following roles are open to both equity and non-equity actors. Actors of all ethnicities, and gender identities encouraged to audition as our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible. There are up to four LOA/LORT principal equity contracts available for this production. The production is under the direction of Michael Serrecchia, with musical direction by Adam C. Wright and choreography by Kelly McCain.
KIRA (Clio) - Female Identifying, Age 20s-30s. Range: A5-G3; The youngest of Zeus’s daughters and the muses. Falls in love with Sonny. Pretty. Adventurous. Honest and determined. Muse of history and the leader of the muses. MUST ROLLER SKATE IN THE SHOW.
SONNY MALONE - Male Identifying, Age 20s-30s. Range: C6-B3; A self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer. MUST ROLLER SKATE IN THE SHOW.
DANNY MAGUIRE (Zeus) - Male Identifying, Age 40s-60s. Range: C6-A3; The hard-nosed “all work and no play” businessman who owns the theater he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny but has since let money and greed consume him.
CALLIOPE (Aphrodite) - Female Identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: A5-G3; Kira’s older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and as Melpomene’s sidekick, plots with her for Kira’s downfall. The Muse of epics.
MELPOMENE (Medusa) - Female Identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: A5-G3; Kira’s oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Muse of tragedy.
THALIA – Male/non-binary identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: C6-C4; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of comedy (Also plays Siren, Young Danny, Tubes Singer, Cyclops)
EUTERPE – Female identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: A5-G3; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of music. (Also plays Siren, Andrews Sister, Thetis)
ERATO – Female identifying, Age 20s-50s. Range: C6-G3; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of lyrics and erotica. As Eros, she is responsible for shooting Kira with the arrow of love brought on by Melpomene and Calliope’s spell. (Also plays Siren, Andrews Sister, Eros, Hera)
TERPSICORE - Male/Non-binary identifying) Age 20s-50s. Range: C6-C4; One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of dance. As Hermes, the messenger of the gods, he is deeply masculine in voice but sassy and flippant in attitude. (Also plays Siren, Tubes Singer, Hermes, Centaur)
Vocal auditions will be by appointment only on Sunday, November 3 from 10am to 6pm. Please prepare 16-32 bar cuts of two contrasting selections in the style of the show. Singing from the show for one of your selections is acceptable. A headshot and resume are required. To schedule an appointment, go to https://bit.ly/UPXanadu.
After your vocal audition, you may be asked to sign up for a dance call where you will be taught a short dance combination. Dance callbacks will be held on Saturday, November 9 from 230pm-630pm in one hour dance calls. Principal callbacks will take place on Sunday, November 10 from 6pm-10pm.
Rehearsals will begin the week of March 31, 2025 at the Uptown Players offices and rehearsal studio – 1327 Motor Circle, Dallas, TX 75207. The production runs April 25 – May 4, 2025 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. For additional information, visit https://uptownplayers.org/auditions.
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