Announcing Auditions for Sarah DeLappe's The Wolves
Directed by Matt Hawkins
In partnership with the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's Presenting Series
Show Dates: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - Sunday, October 6, 2024
Location: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
In-Person Audition Dates
Sunday, September 1 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
B024 | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
In-Person Callback Dates (if necessary)
Sunday, September 1 | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
B024 | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Video Audition Submissions
Due Sunday, September 1 | 12:00 PM
(This option is only if you cannot attend in-person auditions. Please email theatre@nd.edu if you have any questions regarding video submissions)
Video Audition Submission Instructions
- Do a 60 second workout routine (you get to make it up).
- Tell us a story about a significant moment in your life and how it has impacted who you are today.
About the Auditions & How to Prepare
For auditions please prepare the following:
- Do a 60 second workout routine (you get to make it up).
- Tell us a story about a significant moment in your life and how it has impacted who you are today.
About the Show
In this contemporary slice-of-life play, The Wolves, a girls’ soccer team, practice drills as they prepare for a succession of games. As they warm up and talk about life, the girls navigate the politics of their personal lives as well as the politics of the larger world, gossiping about things like war, menstrual products, genocide, sports, pop culture, and their relationships. Each team member struggles to negotiate her individuality while being a part of a group. They bond over a bag of orange slices and personal traumas. The team seems as if it may disband after the sudden death of one of the girls, but they manage to come together. In the end, the surviving team players prepare to play yet another game together – closer, stronger, wiser, and fiercer.
Roles Available:
(9 women)
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#11: Midfield.
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Brainy, morbid, budding elitist, thoughtful. Seventeen.
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“I never said we should take our liberties for granted”
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Midfield, #11, is curious about the world and grapples with questions of morality.
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#25: Defense, Captain.
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Classic (ex)coach’s daughter. Seventeen.
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“I mean we like to have fun but you know uh ‘if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all’?
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The team’s Captain, #25, works to keep everyone in line, both physically and socially, while also making an attempt to strike out on her own with a new relationship.
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#13: Midfield.
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Stoner, older pot dealer brother, into her wackiness. Sixteen.
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“We should be like very very thankful for our liberties you know”
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#13 self-medicates with marijuana and attempts to understand the complexity of relationships.
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#2: Defense.
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Innocent, unlucky, kind, skinny. Sixteen.
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“I eat plenty of protein I like basically live on peanut butter and cheese!”
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#2, more innocent than the other girls, has strong religious beliefs and a secret eating disorder.
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#14: Midfield.
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#7’s insecure sidekick. Just switched to contacts. Sixteen.
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“alright um look fierce”
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#14 tries to be as cool as her friend #7, but struggles with the pressure of sex and growing up before she is quite ready. She brings orange slices to practice and the team takes a photo with orange slices in their mouths, growing closer.
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#46: Bench.
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New girl. Awkward, different, just wants to fit in. Sixteen.
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“Why can’t I make a pregnancy joke?”
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#46 struggles awkwardly, and often unsuccessfully, to fit in, but eventually proves that she is a worthy teammate.
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#7: Striker.
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Too cool for school. Sarcastic.
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“fuck,” thick eyeliner. Almost seventeen.
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“We don’t do genocides ‘til senior year”
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The very cool #7, loses a bit of her cool factor when she gets injured and has to miss the last game in the season. She watches in dismay as #46 appears to usurp her position as striker.
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#8: Defense.
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Plays dumber than she is. Sixteen.
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“I am getting such a bad grade in social studies”
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#8 acts less intelligent than she is so that people will like her
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#00: Goalie.
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Intense performance anxiety, perfectionist, high achiever. Seventeen.
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“hey my ACL’s acting up”
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#00 copes with intense anxiety which causes her to vomit before every game
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Any student of any major is welcome and encouraged to audition for FTT's shows. Auditions are also open to students, faculty, and staff at Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College.
FTT has pledged a commitment to concrete actions that expose and dismantle white supremacy, including (but not limited to) planning anti-racist theatre seasons. We are committed to providing artistic opportunities for our Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) students. We welcome students with disabilities and students of all gender identities.
We are committed to making the audition and rehearsal process accessible to all interested students. For questions about auditions and/or equity and accessibility, contact us at theatre@nd.edu.