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  • AEA Audition Form: Bull in a China Shop by Bryna Turner, directed by Kels Ervi

  • Auditions will be held in-person at Amphibian Stage on September 21 from 1-6PM

    Amphibian Stage and Second Thought Theatre will hold auditions for Bull in a China Shop. Production information and character breakdowns are below. Seeking professional actors (both AEA and non-AEA) for all roles listed. All positions are paid. Equity and non-Equity contracts are available. Equity contracts are SPT3, the Non-union weekly pay rate is $200. Amphibian Stage and Second Thought Theatre are dedicated to diversity and inclusion as a core value, and as such we strongly encourage actors of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities to submit.

    The production will open at Amphibian Stage in Fort Worth, and then transfer to Second Thought Theatre in Dallas, TX.  Actors must be available for both productions.

  • About the Play

  • SYNOPSIS: inspired by the real letters between Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks. The story spans from 1899 to 1937, focusing on their relationship and Woolley's presidency of a women's seminary-turned-university in Massachusetts.

  • Roles Available

    • WOOLLEY (MARY) – mid 40s-50s The swagger of a gunslinger buttoned into an ankle-length dress; a confident and caring partner to Marks.
    • MARKS (JEANNETTE) – 30s-early 40s A moody and fitful writer and partner, an enigmatic teacher; Woolley’s former student and current partner, ten years Woolley’s junior.
    • DEAN WELSH – 40s A tight-lipped New England type. Woolley’s subordinate, but Marks’ superior.
    • PEARL – early 20s The president of a secret society of fangirls of the relationship between Marks and Woolley, Marks’ obsessively devoted student.
    • FELICITY – mid 30s-early 40s Marks’ roommate in a house off campus called Sweet Pea. A professor in the Philosophy department.

  • Playwright's Note On Casting

  • This is an excavation of queer history, a history that has been buried and hidden and kept from us.  It’s also a queering of history, a look at past events through a contemporary gaze.  Queering history entails making room for the people who have been routinely denied a place in the narrative. There are no white men in this play, but it should not be filled entirely with white women either. 

    BIPOC Actors are strongly encouraged to audition.

  • Production Dates

  • Amphibian First Rehearsal: January 20, 2026
    Amphibian Opening: February 13, 2026
    Amphibian Closing: March 1, 2026


    Second Thought First Rehearsal: March 23, 2026
    Second Thought Opening: April 3, 2026
    Second Thought Closing: April 18, 2026


    The rehearsal schedule will be evenings on weekdays and daytime on weekends. 

    Amphibian Stage: Performances are Thursdays at 7:30PM, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm

    Second Thought Theatre:  Performances are Mondays & Thursdays 7:30pm, Friday & Saturdays at 8:00pm

  • Audition Date/Time/Location

  • Auditions will be held in-person on Sunday, September 21, 2026 from 10-6PM with a lunch break from 12:30-1:30PM

    Auditions will be held in-person at:
    Amphibian Stage
    120 S. Main Street
    Fort Worth, TX 76104

    Callbacks will be scheduled for Monday, September 29, 2026

  • What to Prepare/Bring:

  • All actors are asked to prepare a side from the play provided here.
    Please bring one printed headshot & resume.

  • Contact Information

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