Please fill out the form below to register for auditions for Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre's production of Damn Yankees.

Audition: January 11, 2020 – registration begins at 9:30am
Plan to sing, cold read and dance at the audition.
Callback (if needed, by invitation): January 12, 2020

Main characters will be adults (16+), also smaller roles for a few 8-14 year-old boys and girls. The ensemble will be multi-generational comprised of actors aged 8 to 90!

Please bring a headshot, resume and completed registration form. Actors should prepare 16-32 bars of a song and bring sheet music or karaoke-style mp3 recording.

Please also register for an audition time slot at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CA8AF2BA6FF2-damn

Character Breakdown
Joe Boyd - Male looks 40 to 65, middle-aged, married man who is an avid fan of the hapless Washington Senators. He is so invested in the team that he agrees to sell his soul to help the team win a championship.
Meg Boyd - Female looks 35 to 65, Joe's long-suffering, but loyal wife. She is lonely and misses her husband. Decides a little white lie is worth telling to save a good person.
Mr. Applegate - Male looks 30 to 65, The Devil in disguise as a slick salesman. A controlling, greedy, conniving charmer and smooth talker.
Sister - Female looks 35 to 65, friend of Meg's and Doris's sister. Outspoken and brash, but caring. Very involved in community activities.
Doris – Female looks 35 to 60, friend of Meg's. She is slightly quieter and more conservative than her sister, but still outspoken. An avid baseball fan very involved in the community.
Darlene – Female looks 35 to 60, friend of Meg, Sister and Doris.  No nonsense kind of gal.
Joe Hardy – Male looks 20 to 30, The young, home-run hitting alter ego of Joe Boyd. A good guy who loves that he is living out his dream, but deeply misses the life and love he left behind.
Sohovik – Male looks 20 to 35, baseball player for the Washington Senators. The smartest and most level-headed of the players. Enjoys his side job of selling insurance. The unofficial leader of the team.
Smokey – Male looks 20 to 35, catcher for the Washington Senators. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Tries to be a tough guy like Rocky, but truly is not.
Van Buren – Male looks 40 to 70, The luckless team manager with a heart. A sort of father-figure for the team, who proudly defends them.
Rocky – Male looks 20 to 35, baseball player for the Washington Senators. Cocky, but a little bit dopey, too. He's a guy's guy.
Gloria Thorpe – Female looks 20 to 50, A probing reporter whose bottom-line is a good story for her paper. Fearless and biting.
Welch – Male or female looks 50 to 70, The owner of the Senators. Believes in Joe and believes in his team. A peacekeeper between the press and the team. Protective of Joe and the boys.
Lola – Female looks 18 to 45, The Devil's seductress assistant. Sexy and confident. Falls in love with Joe when her usual tricks don't work on him. Though she's done many bad things, she is a good person deep down inside.
Commissioner – Male looks 35 to 60, oversees MLB and Joe’s “hearing.”
Postmaster – Male looks 50-70, Postmaster from Hannibal, MO who testifies at the “hearing.”
Adult Ensemble – All genders and ages 18-70.  Eight to twelve adults portray various ball players, fans, reporters, townspeople.  All sing, dance and have lines.
Youth Ensemble – Boys and girls ages 8-14. Six to eight kids portraying newsies, baseball fans, and townspeople. All sing, dance and have lines.