Theatre Arts Program
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT!
Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl
Directed by Dr. Rosemary Malague
Audition Dates and Times:
Tuesday, October 29 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Wednesday, October 30 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Sign up for a half-hour audition slot here.
Note: Callbacks will be held the week of November 4th if/as needed.
Audition Location:
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Room 221 (Stage Level)
From the main lobby, take the elevator to the SL floor. Room 221 is on the right.
Audition Details:
Auditions are open to all Penn students; no prior experience is required.
Please bring a packed backpack or tote bag that you will use as a prop during audition (with things you can unpack and repack). You should also wear comfortable clothing so you can to move freely, sit on the floor, etc. No other prep required!
ABOUT SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS
Small Mouth Sounds is a funny, poignant play set at a silent retreat in the woods, where six people flee the city seeking … something. Quiet. Inner peace? Yet they also seek to connect with one another, wordlessly—and in whispers. This is a true ensemble piece with wonderful acting opportunities for the entire group, and featured moments for each actor.
"Small Mouth Sounds [is] an enchanting play by Bess Wohl as funny as it is, uh, quietly moving, Ms. Wohl’s play is also a model of ingenuity. . . . Both the humor and pathos spring mostly from wordless interaction, which is testimony to Ms. Wohl’s intrepid writing…” - The New York Times
Rehearsal and Performance Schedule
Performance Information:
Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2, 2025
Prince Theater, Annenberg Center
All cast members must be able to register for THAR3500 (details below). Because the course is only a half-semester long, the official meeting will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15 to 8:15 pm from January 16th to March 4th, 2025. In the final three weeks before production, students should also plan to attend additional evening and weekend rehearsals in addition to the scheduled class time (exact dates and times will be provided as part of casting offers). Enrollees must also commit to all evenings during tech and dress rehearsals in the performance week from Monday, February 24, 2025 through Saturday, March 1, 2025, and a matinee performance followed by strike on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
About Theatre Arts 3500 (a credit-bearing course)
Theatre Arts 3500: Rehearsal and Performance is designed to provide students with deep intellectual and artistic immersion in the theatrical process through intensive research, rehearsal, and performance of a full-length stage piece. Students may enroll in this course as actors through audition, or as stage managers through interview.
Students who are offered acting or stage management roles will be required to register for THAR3500. The course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15 to 8:15 pm from January 16th to March 4th, 2025 and provides 1 CU, which will count towards your course limit for the semester. (Additional meeting times will be required.)
Interested in production and technical roles?
Stage managers, scenery and props build, props head, wardrobe, running crew, are some of the commonly available roles. Some production roles will require registration in THAR 3500, some will require different schedules including rehearsals and/or tech week and performances, still other roles will instead require weekly daytime availability. Students interested in production and technical roles should contact Cat Johnson, Production Coordinator at catj@sas.upenn.edu.