| In this raw and heartfelt new work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel, a mother and her two children navigate decades of struggle, identity, and survival. Set against the backdrop of shifting times and values, Mother Play is a powerful exploration of family ties and queer resilience -- unflinching, funny, and deeply human. |
| Director: | Cheryl Denson |
| Presented by: | Uptown Players |
| Audition Start: | Saturday, February 7 from 11am to 3pm |
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| Audition Details: | All roles are open to both union and non-union actors of the specified ethnicity for each role. There are two LOA/LORT principal equity contracts available for this production. The production is under the direction of Cheryl Denson. |
| Audition Location: | Uptown Players offices, 1327 Motor Circle, Dallas TX 75207 |
| Callback Dates: | Sunday, February 8 from 6pm to 9pm |
| Rehearsal Dates: | Rehearsals begin July 27 at the Uptown Players offices, 1327 Motor Circle, Dallas TX 75207 and will be evenings and weekends. |
| Performance Dates: | The production will take place on the Norma Young Arena Stage inside Theatre Three, 2688 Laclede #120, Dallas TX 75201 from August 21-30, 2026, with 4 performances per week. |
| To Sign Up: | Sign Up to Audition |
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| Roles Available: |
PHYLLIS (Female plays ages late 30s to late 70s/80s); A glamorous, exacting, and alcoholic matriarch who tries to control her children's lives. Emotionally chaotic, funny, and quick to anger, she gets into her stride on the 3rd martini. She hides her working-class background by a pretense of sophistication. CARL (Male plays ages 15-38); Phyllis's son, portrayed as intelligent and supportive of his mother and sister. The genius in the family. Brilliant, funny, angry and fragile. MARTHA (Female plays ages 13-50); Phyllis's daughter, a central figure in the family's story, representing memory and the audience's guide through the events. She is the younger sister, the quieter one in the family and almost as smart as her brother. |
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| Originally Posted: | 2025-11-27 |