SHAKESPEARE & CO. 2015 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Shakespeare & Co. Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT (2 days)
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (break 12:30 to 1:30)
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
1:30 PM to 9:30 PM (break 5:30 to 6:30)

Contract
SPT
Tier 3/4, contract/salary pending: $310/wk approx.

Location
Bernstein Theatre / Shakespeare & Company
70 Kemble Street
Lenox, MA

Seeking
Equity actors for various roles in the upcoming 2015 Bernstein Stage Season.

see breakdown.

Preparation
Please prepare two short contrasting monologues for presentation and bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

Other Dates
All roles will be understudied. Callbacks will be announced and scheduled at auditions.

Other
AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Other Personnel: Director (Henry V) Jenna Ware; General Manager Stephen Ball

Personnel
At the auditions:
Artistic/Exec. Dir: Rick Dildine
Associ. Prod./Casting Assoc.: Ariel Bock
Director Matthew Penn (The Mother of the Maid)

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members e-mail cwheeler@shakespeare.org or call (413) 637-1199 x.140 weekdays between 10 AM and 4 PM

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

All rehearsal and performance dates are in 2015.
For any role listed as CAST, actors will be seen as possible replacements, should any become necessary.

Available roles (see * above): All actors -- extensive voice and physical practice as well as familiarity with Shakepseare & Company text methods preferred. The right performer in the role is more important than traditional casting and all roles are acceptable for non-traditional casting unless otherwise specified; we seek and strongly encourage participation by performers of all races and ethnicities.


THE HOW AND THE WHY
(SPT Tier 3)
by Sarah Treem
1st rehearsal April 28th; runs May 22nd through July 26th, 3 times per week
Seeking:

Zelda = 56, a female senior professor

Rachel = 28, a female graduate student

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HENRY V
(SPT Tier 3)
by William Shakespeare
1st rehearsal May 19th; runs June 19th through August 22nd, 3 times per week
Seeking:

Charles VI & as cast = 50, King of France

Montjoy & as cast = 30's / 40's

Dauphin & as cast = 30

Fluellen & as cast = 50's

The role of King Henry V has been CAST

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THE MOTHER OF THE MAID
(SPT Tier 4)
by Jane Anderson
1st rehearsal June 30th; runs July 30th through September 6th, 5 times per week
Seeking:

Saint Catherine = 19, female OR Joan Arc = 19, white female

Pierre Arc (Joan's older brother) & ensemble = 20's, white male

Lady of the Court = a.k.a. Nicole, 50's, female

Father Gilbert (the family priest) & ensemble = 50's, male

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AN ILIAD
(SPT Tier 3)
by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare
1st rehearsal September 8th; runs October 3rd through November 1st; 4-5 times per week
Seeking:

Man / Storyteller