Shakespeare Festival at Tulane
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (CST)
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an appointment time contact: Graham Burk, Operations Manager shakespearecasting@tulane.edu Walk-ins are welcome as time permits
CONTRACT
NOLA NOLA $240 Per Week Minimum
SEEKING
Actors of all ages, ethnicities, and gender identities are encouraged to audition.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one 2 minute Shakespeare monologue in verse
LOCATION
Tulane University Theatre
Tulane University
McWiliams Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
McWilliams Room 200
PERSONNEL
Martin Sachs, Artistic Director
Clare Moncrief, Managing Director
Jessica Podewell, Twelfth Night director
Burton Tedesco, Troilus and Cressida director
Graham Burk, Operations Manager
OTHER DATES
Twelfth Night:
1st Rehearsal May 12, 2020
Performance Dates: June 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28
Troilus and Cressida:
1st Rehearsal June 16, 2020
Performance Dates: July 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, August 1st and 2nd
OTHER
Callbacks will be held by appointment only on Saturday January 18, 2020 from 12-6pm.
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA BREAKDOWN:
Aeneas (*) - A Trojan commander.
Andromache (†) - Princess of Troy and married to Hector.
Antenor - A Trojan commander exchanged for Cressida after being captured by the Greeks.
Cassandra - A Trojan princess and prophetess.
Cressida (†) - A Trojan. The child of Calchas. The person Troilus is in love with.
Hector (*†) - A prince of Troy. The greatest Trojan warrior and matched only by Achilles.
Helen (†) - Eloped with Paris led to the Trojan War. Married to Menelaus.
Pandarus - Cressida's relative. Serves as a go-between for Troilus and Cressida.
Paris (*†) - A prince of Troy, steals Helen, and starts the Trojan War.
Priam - The ruler of Troy, and the parent of Hector, Paris, and Troilus, among others.
Troilus (*†) - A prince of Troy. The younger sibling of Hector and Paris, a valiant warrior, and desperately in love with Cressida.
Achilles (*†) - The greatest of the Greek warriors. Patroclus' best friend and lover.
Agamemnon - The Greek ruler and elder sibling of Menelaus.
Ajax (*) - A Greek warrior second only to Achilles.
Calchas - A Trojan priest. Parent of Cressida. Defected to the Greeks in the early days of the war.
Diomedes (*†) - A Greek commander who seduces Cressida.
Menelaus (*) - A Greek commander, Agamemnon's sibling, and the abandoned spouse of Helen.
Nestor - The oldest of the Greek commanders.
Patroclus (*†) - A Greek warrior. Achilles's best friend and lover.
Thersites (*) - A deformed slave serving Ajax who has a vicious, abusive tongue.
Ulysses (Odysseus) - One of the Greek commanders. A highly intelligent, philosophical person, renowned for cunning.
* = This character is involved in theatrical violence. Previous stage combat training is a plus.
† = will include theatrical intimacy
TWELFTH NIGHT BREAKDOWN
VIOLA, a lady of Messaline shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria
OLIVIA, an Illyrian countess
MARIA, her waiting-gentlewoman
SIR TOBY BELCH, Olivia’s kinsman
SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK, Sir Toby’s companion
MALVOLIO, steward in Olivia’s household
FESTE, Olivia’s jester
FABIAN, a gentleman in Olivia’s household
ORSINO, duke (or count) of Illyria
VALENTINE and CURIO gentlemen serving Orsino
SEBASTIAN, Viola’s brother
ANTONIO, friend to Sebastian
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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