ROMEO AND JULIET - New Haven CT EPA **Updated**
Elm Shakespeare Company
AUDITION DATE
Mar 06, 2017
12:00 pm - 10:00 pm (EST)
Break 4 to 5pm
APPOINTMENTS
Email Audition@elmshakespeare.org to request an appointment with your availability. AEA members without an appointment will be seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
LOA $515/week AEA
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles. Especially seeking theater artists who would like to join a strong existing ensemble company, with a deep commitment to mentorship. This is the 22nd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
All roles available. Elm Shakespeare Company is committed to a creating a cast which reflects the wide diversity of its New Haven community.
PREPARATION
Prepare 2 contrasting Shakespeare monologues, no more than 24 lines of verse (or 90 seconds of prose), if you have an instrument
or would like to sing 30 seconds (a cappella), you may prepare that as well. Please bring 2 pictures and resume stapled together. Audition appointments will be in 1 hour time slots with 6-8 other actors. All actors will have time to deliver their audition monologue in addition to developing chemistry with the other actors. We audition in groups because the audience-actor connection is at the core of what our theater company represents and it allows actors an opportunity to showcase these skills.
LOCATION
Gateway Community College
20 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Curran Community Room N100
Entrance of the corner of Church and George
PERSONNEL
Director Raphael Massie
Producer Rebecca Goodheart
A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal July 25
First Performance August 17
Close September 3, 2017
OTHER
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds and physical abilities are encouraged to audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
http://www.elmshakespeare.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Romeo
Clever & romantic. Male 20's All ethnicities
Juliet
Witty, smarter than her age. Female 20's All ethnicities
Mercutio
Romeo's friend of royal heritage. Male/Female 20-30's All ethnicities
Benvolio
Cousin to Romeo, peacekeeper. Male/Female 20-30's All ethnicities
Tybalt
Cousin to Juliet, hates the Montagues. Male/Female 20-30's All ethnicities
Paris
A Count in love with Juliet. Male 20-30's All ethnicities
Lord Capulet
Juliet's father. 40-60's All ethnicities
Lady Capulet
Juliet's mother. 30-50's All ethnicities
Friar Lawrence
Mentor and friend to Romeo 30-50's All ethnicities
Nurse
Friend and nursemaid to Juliet 30-50's All ethnicities
Lord Montague
Romeo's father. 40-60's All ethnicities
Lady Montague
Romeo's mother. 30-50'sAll ethnicities
Prince
Attempting to keep the peace. Male/Female 30-50's All ethnicities
Ensemble
Peter, Balthasar, Abraham, Sampson and Gregory etc. Male/Female All ethnicities
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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