It is the Fourth of July sometime in the future, and history is about to be made. We are about to witness the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. The five women invited to this stage have set out to conquer nature, destroy their own limits, and shatter our perception of what the human body is or isn’t capable of. DOGS is a dizzying, anti-plot, high-intensity exploration of capitalism, competition, and consumption that begs the question: how long can we keep all this up?

Submission Instructions

To request an audition, please email your headshot and resume, and role(s) you’d like to be considered for with subject line “DOGS Audition Request” to Becca Holloway at casting@redtheater.org. Auditions will consist of reading sides from the script. 

Audition Date & Time

• Requests for auditions are due by Sunday, August 18th @ 11:59P

• Video submissions are due by Tuesday, August 20th 11:59pm

• In-person callbacks will be held Saturday, August 24th @ 5-10pm at The Hearth, 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave.

Character Types

• ONE…………………… Naomi Bell, 24-26, she/her, any race, the best and she knows it, but she’d never say it. Some people think she’s fake, but she’s actually just annoyingly perfect. Plays the PR game like a pro.

• TWO……………………Val Davis, 30-32, she/her, any race, once the best, resentful she isn’t anymore. Jaded. Bitter. Addicted to this. Didn’t have a lot of opportunity growing up, rough around the edges as self defense.

• THREE………………… Trish Peck, 26-28, she/her, any race, incredibly intelligent in a way that’s self destructive. Has gone too far in her love of this. Culty. Superiority complex. Losing herself to an ideology in a way that’s scary.

• FOUR…………………... Carol Martin, 50-60, she/her, any race, has been doing this for decades. She met her husband here! “Sweet” boomer who is actually so judgmental. Thinks her way of life is the way of life. In an instant, her charm can flip into cruelty.

• FIVE…………………… Paige Long, 20, she/her, any race, first time and she’s so thrilled to be here! Naive and sweet and maybe kind of annoying to the other, more seasoned competitors. Naomi fangirl.

• THE HOST………………20s-40s, he/him, any race, an Andy Cohen type, master of ceremonies, probably very gay. The face of the organization. Big and bold and so happy to be here, but more importantly, so happy you’re here. Sneakily sinister.

Please Note

• Red Theater does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or productions.

• The roles of TWO, THREE, and FIVE require intimacy (no nudity). A fight director and intimacy designer will be employed for this project.

• This is a non-union production.

Pay Rate

• $400 for actors

• $200 for understudies (guaranteed performance)

Time Commitment

• Rehearsals: Sept. 16 - Oct. 21 (Sun @ 10 - 4pm, MTW @ 6:30 - 10pm)

• Tech: Oct. 24 - 29 (Thurs - Fri @ 6-11pm, Sat - Sun @ 11am - 9pm, Mon - Tues @ 6-11pm)

• Previews: Oct. 30 - 31 @ 7:30pm

• Opening: Friday Nov. 1 @ 7:30pm

• Run: November 1 - November 24 (Wed-Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 3pm)

Production Locations

• Rehearsals will take place at The Hearth, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

• Performances will take place at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W Catalpa Ave.