| Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk. With his resourceful servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he's a robber on the run. Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as 6 - 8 actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in Mark Brown's adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time. |
| Director: | Mikey Abrams |
| Presented by: | Theatre Frisco |
| Audition Start: | Aug 3, 6:00pm - 9:30pm |
| Audition End: | Aug 4, 7:00pm - 9:30pm |
| Audition Details: | 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. |
| Audition 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. |
| Callback Dates: | Aug 6, 7:00pm - 9:30pm |
| Rehearsal Dates: | 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. |
| Performance Dates: | 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) |
| To Sign Up: | Sign Up To Audition |
| Requirements: | |
| Roles Available: |
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. |
| Compensation: | All cast members will receive a stipend. Theatre Frisco pays a $300 stipend for all actors. |
| Originally Posted: | 2025-06-20 |