DFW Actors & Dancers: Paid Holiday Casting Call

ACTOR / MOVEMENT ROLE Playing age: 30s to mid-50s+. Male character. A kindhearted, literal-minded Southern good ol’ boy pulled into the fundraiser’s chaos. Requires strong comic timing, physical comedy, audience interaction, and confident stage presence. Strong movement skills preferred; dance experience a plus. Choreography may be adapted. All ages are playing ages. Performers must be 18+.

ACTOR ROLE Playing age: 30s to 70s. Female character. The book club’s sincere but hilariously oblivious treasurer, whose disastrous cooking derails the fundraiser. Means well, misses the obvious, and delivers outrageous lines with complete conviction. Requires comic timing, expressive reactions, and strong ensemble skills. All ages are playing ages. Performers must be 18+.

ACTOR ROLE Playing age: 30s to 70s. Female character. A warm, churchgoing peacekeeper trying to maintain order amid increasingly outrageous chaos. Requires comic timing, expressive reactions, and physical comedy. Written as a Black woman. Black performers especially encouraged; performers of all ethnicities welcome to audition. All ages are playing ages. Performers must be 18+.

ACTOR ROLE Playing age: 50s to 70s. Female character. The book club’s founder, whose wandering attention and unexpected remarks conceal moments of sharp insight and authority. Requires strong comic timing, character work, and audience interaction. A memorable role balancing seemingly scattered behavior with surprising command of the room. All ages are playing ages. Performers must be 18+.

DANCER / ACTOR ROLE Playing age: 20s to 40s. Female character. The capable leader of the Velvet Kittens, trying to organize her troupe and rescue the fundraiser amid chaos. Requires comic timing and authoritative stage presence. Includes dialogue and dancing. Dance experience strongly preferred; strong actors with musicality who can learn choreography welcome. Choreography may be adapted. Comfort with adult comedy required. Ages are playing ages; performers must be 18+.

DANCER / ACTOR ROLE Playing age: 20s to 40s. Female character. Exuberant, easily distracted, and hilariously literal, with boundless enthusiasm and very little filter. Requires physical comedy and confident delivery of adult language. Includes dialogue and dancing. Dance experience strongly preferred; strong actors with musicality who can learn choreography welcome. Choreography may be adapted. Ages are playing ages; performers must be 18+.

Playing age: 20s to 40s. Female character. A glamorous, flirtatious Velvet Kitten who takes her makeup very seriously. Requires expressive stage presence, confidence, and comic attitude. Includes dialogue and dancing. Dance experience strongly preferred; strong actors with musicality who can learn choreography welcome. Choreography may be adapted. Comfort with adult comedy required. Ages are playing ages; performers must be 18+.

DANCER / ACTOR ROLE Playing age: 20s to 40s. Female character. A kindhearted Velvet Kitten who balances religious devotion with the ability to cut loose onstage. Requires warmth, comic timing, and strong ensemble skills. Includes dialogue and dancing. Dance experience strongly preferred; strong actors with musicality who can learn choreography welcome. Choreography may be adapted. Comfort with adult comedy required. Ages are playing ages; performers must be 18+.

DANCER / ACTOR ROLE Playing age: 20s to 50s. Written for a tall male performer in drag. A flamboyant former prima ballerina with strong opinions and a crush on Dickey. Requires physical comedy, character accent work, and audience interaction. Includes dialogue and dancing. Dance experience strongly preferred; strong actors with musicality who can learn choreography welcome. Choreography may be adapted. Ages are playing ages; performers must be 18+.