Shakespeare & Company Tina Packer Playhouse 2017 Summer LORT Season - Lenox EPA
Shakespeare & Company
AUDITION DATE
Mar 03, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 pm
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments and/or other information: e-mail cwheeler@shakespeare.org or call (413) 637-1199 x.140 weekdays between 10 AM and 4 PM
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $645 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Actors for 2017 summer season in Lenox, Massachusetts: Cymbeline doubling with The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short monologue from any Shakespeare play & have a contrasting, contemporary monologue of your choice prepared if requested. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Elayne P Bernstein Theatre
70 Kemble St
Lenox, MA 01240-2813
See www.shakespeare.org for directions
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director Allyn Burrows and Producing Associate Ariel Bock expected to attend the auditions.
OTHER DATES
CYMBELINE by William Shakespeare -- 1st rehearsal: 5/30/17; Runs 7/4 – 8/6/17.
THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare -- 1st rehearsal: 7/11/17; Runs 8/10 – 9/3/17.
OTHER
All roles will be understudied. Callbacks will be announced and scheduled at auditions.
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
All rehearsal and performance dates are in 2017. All roles that are not listed have been cast without auditions; *for pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
Available roles (see * above): All actors -- extensive voice and physical practice as well as familiarity with Shakespeare & Company text methods preferred. The right performer in the role is more important than traditional gender 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. Musicianship, especially with period instruments, is a big plus in any role; accents or related abilities important for some roles as indicated.
Male Roles
CYMBELINE doubles into THE TEMPEST:
Cymbeline (does not double) & as cast -- (pre-cast*), 50s/60s
Belarius/Prospero & as cast -- (pre-cast*), 50s/60s
Posthumus/Sebastian & as cast -- 30s Honest, jealous lover / manipulative power seeker
Cloten/Ferdinand & as cast -- 30s Foolish, deceitful fop / honest hardworking prince
Pisanio/Stephano & as cast -- 30s/40s Loyal, competent servant / drunken butler
Caliban/Iachimo & as cast – 35-50s Island monster / scheming duplicitous courtier
Lucius/Antonio & as cast - 40-50s - Roman general / Unscrupulous, wicked duke
Female Roles
CYMBELINE doubles into THE TEMPEST
Queen/Trinculo & as cast, 40s/50s Smooth-talking, power-hungry queen / foolish jester
Imogen/Ariel & as cast - (pre-cast*) 30-40
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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