Auditions

The Da Vinci Code is a high octane crime thriller. It is also a story about unprocessed grief, confronting the past, and exploring the depth of a grandparent’s love. Imperfect characters push their intellects and search for meaning. They surrender to their best and worst selves. 

In the first scene, Professor Robert Langdon demonstrates how humans filter information through unique lenses of lived experience. Two people can view a single image but interpret what they see in wildly different ways. How very apt a theme for the times in which we live.

The Da Vinci Code zigzags from one location to another and toggles between present and past. We will investigate ways to convey critical information while leaving space for an audience to feel. Our movement ensemble will be critical to this process, balancing head with heart, facts with emotions, outer and inner lives. 

Looking forward to a fun, creative and collaborative process of theater making!

– Jen (Director & Choreographer)

Rehearsal information:

Location (auditions, callbacks and rehearsals):

• Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA

Rehearsal Dates/Times:

• Mondays-Thursdays 6:30-9:30 pm, & Sundays (Exact timeframe TBD), beginning on or near Nov. 12th 2025.
• Rehearsals will pause 11/26-11/30 (Thanksgiving) & 12/23-1/2 (Winter Holidays)

Performance Dates/Times:

• January 16 – February 1, 2026. Evening performances at 7:30 pm: 1/16, 1/17, 1/23, 1/24, . Matinee performances at 2 pm: 1/18, 1/24, 1/25, 2/1.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Potential added performances (please hold in your schedule): 1/22 (evening), 1/29 (evening), 1/31 (matinee). We additionally ask actors to hold Thursday evenings available during the run of performances in case the need arises for an understudy put-in or pick-up rehearsal or an added performance.
  • BE AWARE!: Tech and/or performance conflicts are not acceptable. (Tech Q2Q weekend will be 1/10 & 1/11, with 1/12-1/15 as Tech Dress Rehearsals)

INITIAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Please prepare a 1 minute contemporary monologue of your choosing.
• Bring a hard copy of headshot and resume stapled together.
• Follow directions (below) based on role interest Named Character/Movement Ensemble OR Movement Ensemble ONLY

We will also be casting a 7 person movement ensemble which will play an integral part in our production. Seeking performers with a  wide range of skill sets–you do NOT need all of these: contemporary dancers, physical improv, actors who move, acrobatics. Mostly looking for creative collaborators, ready and excited to play.

NOTE: If you would like to be considered for the movement ensemble only, no monologue required. Please attend the movement audition on Sunday, 9/14, 6-6:30pm. There is nothing to prepare. There will be a simple warm-up and short, guided improv.

If you would like to be considered for BOTH named characters AND movement ensemble, please reserve an audition spot, prepare the 1 minute contemporary monologue, and attend the movement audition on Sunday, 9/14, 6-6:30pm

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

• Follow Link HERE to complete PAP Da Vinci Auditions Google Form NOTE- THIS Google Form is REQUIRED FOR ALL AUDITIONEES
• If submitting for Movement Ensemble ONLY – You do not need to complete the subsequent Sign Up Genius
• If submitting for Named Character(s)/Movement Ensemble, complete the audition appointment process by following the link provided in your confirmation email. That link will take you to a Sign Up Genius portal where you can select an appointment time.
• NOTE: Movement call is required for all auditioning participants.

Callbacks:

• Sunday September 28, noon to 5pm (Callbacks by invitation only)

The Google Form includes a place for you to indicate whether or not you are available on this date and we often provide video callback options, when applicable.

Casting Details:

All roles are non-AEA and volunteer. Per diem offered to Adult Actors to offset expenses.

Casting Commitment:

As part of our commitment to become a more IDEAL community theatre (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Liberation), Palo Alto Players is looking for strong representation of BIPOC artists and artists of other underrepresented identities in our productions. We see diversity in casting and production staffing (colorful and identity-conscious) as the key to true equity. We are not looking to focus our storytelling on one cultural identity or another, but rather focus on telling a season of stories (old and new) with artists as diverse as our community. This means ensuring our audiences the opportunity to see people whom they identify with both on our stage and behind the scenes.