ROMEO & JULIET - St. Paul, MN EPA
Gray Mallard Theater Co. | Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, March 9, 2024
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please email: thegraymallardtheater@gmail.com. In the subject line please put, Equity Audition Appointment.
SPT
$308 weekly minimum (SPT 1)
Equity actors for roles in ROMEO & JULIET (See breakdown).
Actors of all ethnicities, ages, and abilities are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare two contrasting Shakespeare monologues, of no more than 3 minutes total. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Blair Arcade
165 Western Ave. N. Suite 12
St. Paul, MN 55102
Lower Level, Suite 12 - THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Expected to attend:
Amanda Fuller, Artistic Director and Director of Romeo and Juliet
Grace Riley, Associate Producer
First Rehearsal, 06/18/24
Opening, 07/11/24
Closing, 07/28/24
Possible Extesion, 08/01-08/17
https://thegraymallardtheater.org/
Performance Venue: outdoors at Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
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.
NOTE: Gender reflects the gender of the character. Actors of all gender identities are encouraged to
audition for all roles. Roles will be doubled.
Romeo: Male/All Genders. 20-29, Idealistic, passionate, funny, tender, impulsive; masculine. Falls deeply in love with Juliet, the daughter of his family’s enemy. Torn between loyalties, Romeo is swept into violence and cannot escape his fate. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Juliet: Female/All Genders. 20-29, Fiery, strong willed, and brave. Tough and headstrong. Falls deeply in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s enemy, and displays incredible courage in pursuing that love. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Mercutio: All Genders. 26-35, Romeo’s best friend; a master of wit, imagination, and playfulness. Has a brilliant mind and volatile temper; extroverted, sexually charged. Charismatic. Excellent fighter. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Benvolio: All Genders. 20-29, Nephew to Montague and friend to Romeo. He is a natural peacekeeper. Has strength and compassion. Is an old soul. A loyal and a thoughtful presence. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Tybalt/Apothecary: All Genders. 20-29, Tybalt is Juliet's cousin. Hot-tempered and aggressive, quick to seek revenge, has no desire to end the Montague/Capulet feud. Alpha male. Excellent fighter. Apothecary is a druggist who grudgingly sells Romeo's poison. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Paris/As Cast: Male/All Genders. 20-36, The suitor to Juliet most preferred by Capulet. A good guy. Not a clown. Comes from a good family. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Lord Capulet/Chorus: Male. 50-59, Juliet’s father; neglectful father, though one who loves his only daughter deeply. Though not involved in her day-to-day life, he has a deep desire for her to marry well. Capable of real fire and also real compassion. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Lady Capulet/As Cast: Female. 45-59, Juliet’s mother. Though she has left the day to day raising of Juliet to the Nurse, she is nevertheless quite attached to her only child. A neglectful, but loving mother. In the end, one who prioritizes the will of her husband over her daughter’s. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Friar Lawrence: Male. 40-69, Confidant to Romeo. A natural peacemaker, he has the best intentions to both help the young lovers and to maintain peace between the two families. Strong facility with language. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Nurse: Female. 40-69, Juliet's confidant. Distractible, big hearted and warm, unintentionally very funny. Great comedic AND dramatic depth, with an ability to shift quickly between both. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Prince: All Genders. 40-69, The Prince is the royal of the land and threatens deadly punishment in his frustrated desire to stop the long-running feud between the Capulets and Montagues. He is given the respect of his office from everyone and is both admired and feared. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Abram/Balthasar: All Genders. 18-29, A servant of the Montague house. Is a trusted friend to Romeo, and they have a brotherly relationship. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Sampson/Friar John: All Genders. 18-29, Sampson is a servant to the Capulet’s. A hot-headed teen. Well meaning, but reactive. Friar John is a Franciscan friar charged by Friar Lawrence with taking the news of Juliet’s false death to Romeo in Mantua. Friar John is held up by a quarantine and the message never reaches Romeo. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
Gregory/First Serving Man: All Genders. 18-29, Servant to the Capulet’s. A hot-headed teen who ‘bites his thumb’ at Abram, and quickly becomes the catalyst of a brawl. Aggressive and reactive. Note: Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Any Ethnicity.
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