Audition Page
Don’t Look Back
AUDITIONS: MARCH 25 OR 26
Auditions
March 25 or 26
Open to Ages 7-16
AUDITIONS
Open to ages 7–16
No callbacks — all casting is done from your audition slot.
Wednesday, March 25 — 5:00–7:00 pm
Thursday, March 26 — 5:00–7:00 pm
Auditions are held in 5-minute slots. Sign up here.
FILL OUT YOUR AUDITION FORM
This should be done before your Audition. Click here for the Audition Form.
WHAT TO PREPARE
Please prepare the following text. Memorized is preferred, but not required.
IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE
RECOVER WHAT YOU LACK
CLIMB THE HILL AND WALK APACE
BUT — DON’T LOOK BACK
ONE TO UNRAVEL THE CORD [clap] TWO TO MEASURE THE THREAD [clap clap]
THREE TO CUT & FOUR [HUH] ENTER THE LAND OF THE DEAD
ONE TO UNRAVEL THE CORD [clap] TWO TO MEASURE THE THREAD [clap clap]
THREE TO CUT & FOUR [HUH] EXIT THE LAND OF THE DEAD
CHARACTERS
Eurydice — Adventurous, curious, and spirited. Orpheus’ beloved.
Orpheus — Musical, emotive, and distractible. Eurydice’s beloved.
Hermes — A fleet-footed messenger of the gods.
Hades — Ruler of the Underworld and partner to Persephone.
Persephone — Goddess of Spring and partner to Hades.
Cerberus (Heads 1, 2 & 3) — The three-headed canine guardian of the underworld.
The Fates — A rhythmic, rhyming chorus who disrupts, advances, and narrates the tale.
REHEARSAL CALENDAR
Please review the full calendar and note any conflicts before your audition.
View the rehearsal calendar
Don’t Look Back runs alongside DreamWrights’ spring productions of Eurydice, Fallin’: A New Musical, and Hadestown Teen Edition. Cast members are encouraged (but not required) to attend final dress rehearsals and performances of those shows.
The DreamWrights youth ensemble is back by popular demand exploring the epic tales of Orpheus and Eurydice.
This heartbreaking journey to the underworld and back explores the fragility of love, the consequences of doubt, and WHY our hero looks back!
Don’t Look Back is a world premiere play by local playwright Kate Brennan to run in repertory with Dreamwrights’ upcoming productions of Eurydice, Fallin’: A New Musical, and Hadestown TEEN edition
PERFORMANCES
Saturdays at 3:00 pm
May 2 · May 9 · May 16 · June 6 · June 13
In advance: General Seating $16
Reserved Seating $20
At the door: $2 more per ticket
Theatre doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance
Gallery and Lobby open one hour before the show
Free off-street parking
Refreshments available before the show and during intermission
PRODUCTION SUPPORT
If you are offered a role in the production, you’ll be invited to attend an Information Night to learn more about the DreamWrights experience. There is no longer a required fee to participate. Instead, we encourage those who are able to support DreamWrights through membership or a donation. As a nonprofit, we rely on community generosity to make productions like this possible, since ticket sales cover only a portion of our costs.