Trademark Theater THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Auditions
Trademark is seeking both union and non-union performers for:
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
2 Week Workshop And Special Presentation
September 8 - September 19, 2026; Presentations on September 18 and 19
The Paradise Black Box at Capri Theater
Adapted and Directed by Tyler Michaels King
AUDITION SIGN UP INFORMATION:
Audition dates are as follows:
June 23 for Non-union actors. Our non-union audition slots have filled. To be added to the waitlist for non-equity auditions, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/5jFNBTj1RGNALuRLA
June 24 for Members of AEA.
DO NOT sign up for a date that does not reflect your AEA membership status.
Both days of auditions will be held at the Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis. (Location info at the bottom of this posting.)
To sign up for an audition slot, please follow the two steps below:
- First, claim an audition slot at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4EA4AF23A3FD0-64224695-trademark
- Only after you have claimed an audition slot, fill out the audition information form at this link to submit your information: https://forms.gle/otvw7obXwMgXnSME7
***Please do not fill out the information form unless you have claimed an audition slot.***
Trademark strives to create spaces that welcome authenticity and strength in the self, so please, show up as you! Performers of all races and ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, sizes, and abilities are encouraged to audition.
Callbacks/movement calls may be held at a later date and will be scheduled by Trademark staff, if necessary.
If you have any questions about this posting or the audition process, please contact [email protected]
CASTING INFORMATION:
Play Synopsis: In a moment of reckless vanity, Dorian sells his soul. He bargains for eternal youth, not knowing that every cruelty and every indulgence will splatter the portrait with darkness and corruption.
In this visceral new staging of Oscar Wilde’s famous novel, the pursuit of beauty becomes a brutal act of creation. Set in a stark world of white walls and clean lines, this adaptation strips the story to its rawest elements, using live action painting to chart Dorian’s moral descent. With each choice, each sin, the pristine wall is defaced—layered with thick, chaotic strokes of paint that reflect the corruption he hides within.
As Dorian’s surface remains untouched, the world around him bears the weight of his decay. Wilde’s decadent language collides with explosive physicality in a production that’s as much a living canvas as a play—a bold meditation on art, desire, corruption, and destruction.
Character Breakdown:
Dorian Gray: 20s-30s. Youthful and ignorant. Sheltered and supple. Petulant at times. But wholly charming. And increasingly coy and beguiling.
Basil Heyward: 30s-40s. An artist. Kind and intelligent. Deeply passionate. Has both a moral and poetic view of the world. A kind of tortured soul.
Henry Wotton: 40s. A self-proclaimed hedonist. Witty and self-aggrandizing. An Influencer. Charming, with little care for social laws or boundaries. Manipulative.
Sybil Vane: 20s. An actress. Talented and unadulterated. Feels deeply and quickly.
James Vane: 30s. A sailor. Sybil’s brother. Protective and obsessive.
Ensemble: cover various roles, both male and female presenting.
PLEASE NOTE:
This workshop presentation will require actors comfortable with movement and choreography as well as heightened text.
This workshop presentation will require performers to apply non-toxic, water based, washable tempera paints to their body, skin, face, and hair. Trademark has been in communication with AEA about the safe and sanitary nature of the presentation and will be complying with all SPT rules and regulations.
WHAT TO PREPARE:
Please prepare any one side provided in the links below. Select sides for the role you wish to audition for. A reader will be provided. Please also prepare a one minute heightened text monologue of your choosing. You may be asked to read another side at the audition.
Please visit the link below to select your corresponding sides. A full draft script is also made available in the folder. Please note the script will change significantly before the September workshop.
LINK TO SIDES:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xzYw-zu9gGV9Va4VGEzj6U-i0GPxW8Zq?usp=sharing
AUDITION LOCATION AND ACCESS:
Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Although the address is on Pleasant Ave, please enter at the ADA compliant main entrance off of 38th St. Upon your arrival, follow the signage for Trademark Theater’s audition rooms.