(Play) Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away? With profound compassion and lyricism, Pipeline brings an urgent conversation powerfully to the fore. Morisseau pens a deeply moving story of a mother’s fight to give her son a future — without turning her back on the community that made him who he is.

(Play) Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away? With profound compassion and lyricism, Pipeline brings an urgent conversation powerfully to the fore. Morisseau pens a deeply moving story of a mother’s fight to give her son a future — without turning her back on the community that made him who he is.

COMBINED – AUDITIONS for NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 and THE WOLVES WHERE MSU Denver Studio Theatre, King Center WHEN AUDITIONS – April 28, 2025 4:00pm-10pm CALLBACKS - Studio Theatre April 29, 2025 (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) 4:00pm-8:00pm Dance/Movement will be taught in the room at callbacks. Be sure to wear clothing that allows for all types of movement and appropriate shoes. (No Jeans) April 30, 2025 (The Wolves) 4:00pm-8:00pm ONLY THOSE BEING CONSIDERED FOR CASTING WILL BE CALLED BACK. VIDEO AUDITION SUBMISSIONS Video auditions will be accepted for both productions if you are unable to attend in-person auditions. Please submit a video and audition form to Megan Euler, no later than Friday, April 25, 2025, at 4:00pm. PARTICIPATION If you can only participate in one production per semester but would like to be considered for either production, please specify which production would work best for your schedule. Dance and movement will be required at the callbacks. AUDITION FORMS Please download the audition form which is attached to the sign-up genius. Please fill out one form for each show for which you are auditioning and bring it to your audition. POTENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE AUDITION ROOM: Julia Mitchell Jordan Ortman Jacob Welch Megan Euler Alyssa Ridder Connor Sullivan Huda Aljidaa Carrie Colton Carley Hutson WHO MAY AUDITION Any registered MSU Denver Student (you do not need to be a theatre major) SIGN UP GENIUS LINK Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 READ THE MUSICAL it can be found in the Theatre & Dance office. 32 bars of a song in the style of the show (classical singing). YOU MUST BRING SHEET MUSIC TO THE AUDITION that has cuts marked clearly and is in a binder. If auditioning for both shows be sure to prepare a monologue as requested for “The Wolves.” REHEARSALS Rehearsals will be conducted in person M-Th 4-9. First Read Through – August 18, 2025 Technical Weekend – September 20 & 21, 2025 PRODUCTION DATES – September 25, 26, 27, October 2, 3, 4, at 7:30pm, October 5 at 2:30pm PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION and CHARACTERS for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: An electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. All characters require classical/legit singing. I would love to hear solid vocal techniques with vibrato healthy production/placement. All characters other than Anatole, Natasha, and Pierre must be excellent dancers/movers. ANATOLE KURAGIN: Anatole is described as “Hot” who ‘Spends his money on women and wine” Reckless. Magnetic. Charismatic. Impulsive. Masc-presenting. Stupid High Tenor (B2 – C#5). Intimacy needs: One very passionate kiss with Natasha. All levels of touch embracing with Natasha. He generally flirts with everyone. NATASHA ROSTOVA: Naïve. Hopeful. Juliet-vibes. Very strong singer and actor. Fem-presenting. Legit soprano/mezzo (G3-F#5) Intimacy needs: One very passionate kiss with Anatole. All levels of touch embracing with Anatole. PIERRE BEZUKHOV: Bewildered. Awkward. Lonely. Masc-presenting. Baritenor. (G2-B4) MARYA DMITRIYEVNA: Described as “Old School” “Grande Dame of Moscow” “Strict yet kind.” Fem-presenting. Godmother to Natasha. Wealthy. Grounded. Warm and loving but also really scary. Mezzo-Soprano (F3 – E5)) SONYA ROSTOVA: Described as “Good.” Natasha’s cousin and closest friend. Fem- Identifying. Devoted. Loyal. Somewhat forgettable and boring. Mezzo-Soprano (F#3 – E5) HELENE BEZUKHOVA: Anatole’s sister. Pierre’s wife. Smart. Sultry. Knows how to make the most of her power and position. Glamorous. Seductive. Fem-presenting. Mezzo-Soprano, Alto (E3 – F5) ANDREY BOLKONSKY: Pierre’s best friend. Natasha’s fiancé at the beginning of the play. Goes off to war. Honorable. Kind. Hardened by what he has seen. Masc-presenting. Must be an excellent ballet dancer. Baritone (G#3 – D#4) MARY BOLKONSKY: Andrey’s sister. Plain. Sad. Abused. Nerdy and overlooked. Fem-presenting. Mezzo-Soprano (G3 – F5) PRINCE BOLKONSKY: Andrey and Mary’s father. Crazy. Senile. Scary. Baritone (G#3 – D#4) FEDYA DOLOKHOV. Wingman to Anatole. Has an affair with Helene. Masc-presenting. Baritenor (D3 – F4) BALAGA: Fun and quirky! Masc-presenting. Baritone (A2 – E4) Dream Natasha: This actor will dance a pa de deux with Andrey during “No One Else” to tell the story of how Natasha and Andrey fell in love. Must be an excellent dancer with significant ballet technique. ENSEMBLE (6): Excellent dancers and singers. This production will feature a significant amount of movement in nearly every song. The ensemble will play Opera performers, servants, etc. PIT SINGERS (4): Pit singers will also be spot operators as this is an immersive show. They will be required to dance and act throughout the play as well. THE WOLVES READ THE PLAY can be found in the Theatre & Dance office. A 30-60-second-dramatic or comedic contemporary monologue. If you are auditioning for both productions, please prepare one monologue. REHEARSALS Rehearsals will be in person M-Th 4-9. First Read Through – October 6, 2025 Technical weekend – November 8 &9, 2025 PRODUCTION DATES November 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30pm and November 23 at 2:30pm PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION and CHARACTERS for THE WOLVES It explores how young people form their identities when their innate character clashes with external challenges. The play contains strong language, discussion of sex, and flashing lights. Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls’ indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals. #11 - Midfield. Brainy, morbid, budding elitist, thoughtful. Seventeen. #25 - Defense, Captain. Classic (ex) coach’s daughter. Seventeen. #13 - Midfield. Stoner, an older pot dealer brother, into her wackiness. Sixteen. #46 - Bench. New girl. Awkward, different, just wants to fit in. Sixteen. #2 - Defense. Innocent, unlucky, kind, skinny. Sixteen. #7 - Striker. Too cool for school. Sarcastic, “fuck,” thick eyeliner. Almost seventeen. #14 - Midfield. #7’s insecure sidekick. Just switched to contacts. Sixteen. #8 - Defense. Plays dumber than she is. Sixteen. #00 - Goalie. Intense performance anxiety, perfectionist, high achiever. Seventeen. SOCCER MOM

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This production is inspired in part by the Renegade Bodies exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition statement reads: “Human beings are dynamic. We are in constant flux. Works in progress. Our identities – personal and collective – shift and evolve depending on our environment. In turn, we can align ourselves with many different aspects of identity… to reshape the world… Artists have expand the limits of the body…as a vessel of social and political resistance.”   Each of us perceives the world around us differently - conceiving of nature, people, sensations, feelings, images, and ideas in our own unique ways.  These perceptions grow out of our past experiences and inform our lived reality in present and future moments. What inspires connection between all of our perceptions and lived realities? Is there anything we can all agree on? 

This production is inspired in part by the Renegade Bodies exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition statement reads: “Human beings are dynamic. We are in constant flux. Works in progress. Our identities – personal and collective – shift and evolve depending on our environment. In turn, we can align ourselves with many different aspects of identity… to reshape the world… Artists have expand the limits of the body…as a vessel of social and political resistance.”   Each of us perceives the world around us differently - conceiving of nature, people, sensations, feelings, images, and ideas in our own unique ways.  These perceptions grow out of our past experiences and inform our lived reality in present and future moments. What inspires connection between all of our perceptions and lived realities? Is there anything we can all agree on?