Winter '25 Auditions: THE SCHOOL FOR LIES

Winter 2025 MainStage directed by Professor Jamie Horton

This wild farce of furious tempo and stunning verbal display is adapted from Molière's 'The Misanthrope'.

Auditions - Wednesday, January 8 7pm-10pm & Thursday, January 9, 6pm-9pm

Callbacks Friday, January 10.

Performances - Feb 14th thru 22nd

For more information, and to sign up for an audition, visit this link!

If you're interested in auditioning, we encourage you to read the whole script available here (Dartmouth NetID required).

THE SCHOOL FOR LIES Character breakdown - (any race/ethnicity)

Please note that breakdowns are a description of the character, not necessarily the actor who will play that character.  Actors are encouraged to audition for any role in which they are interested.

FRANK: native of Paris (presents as a man)

CELIMENE: a young widow (presents as a woman)

ELIANTE: her cousin (presents as a woman)

PHILINTE: in love with Eliante (presents as a man)

ARSINOÉ: a moral pillar (presents as a woman)

CLITANDER: an influential courtier (presents as a man) 

ORONTE: a pompous poet (gender non-specific)

ACASTE: a moneyed marquis of questionable IQ (gender non-specific) 

DUBOIS/BASQUE: Celimene's servant/ Frank's valet (gender non-specific)

"THE SCHOOL FOR LIES is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)"