WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM 2023 SEASON - TOPANGA, CA EPA
WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1419 N Topanga Canyon Blvd
Topanga, CA 90290-4275
Fri, Mar 17, 2023
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PST)
Break: 12:00 - 12:40pm
Please contact casting@theatricum.com for an appointment by no later than 11:59pm pst on Sunday March 5, 2023. Auditions will be taking place in-person only, please do not submit unsolicited self tapes.
LOA
$16.00 per rehearsal hour & $100.00 per performance (LOA ref LORT)
Equity actors for roles in Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's 2023 Season (see breakdown).
Los Angeles-based, principal actors of all races, ethnicities, sexualities, ages, gender identities, and abilities are encouraged to attend.
Principal actors for Theatricum's 2023 (Outdoor Theatre) Summer Repertory Season: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream and Macbeth; Queen Margaret's Version of Shakespeare's WAR OF THE ROSES, adapted by Ellen Geer; and A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally. Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Queen Elizabeth are cast but looking for strong understudies.
For your audition, we ask that you prepare up to four minutes of material of two contrasting Shakespeare monologues. Prepare according to your interest in our season. Please bring 2 copies of your headshot and resume.
Expected to attend:
Ellen Geer - Artistic Director/Producer
Willow Geer - Associate Artistic Director/Producer
Melora Marshall - Director
Kellen McDaniel - Assistant Director
Mary Jo DuPrey - Director
Steve Fisher - Casting Director
Kim Cameron - Production Manager
A Midsummer Night's Dream begins rehearsals April 5th, opens for Theatricum's School Days student matinee program on April 28th, and opens to the public for the repertory season on June 11th.
Macbeth begins rehearsals on April 10th, opens for Theatricum's School Days student matinee program on May 2nd, and opens to the public for the repertory season on June 10th.
Queen Margaret's Version of Shakespeare's WAR OF THE ROSES will begin rehearsals June 2nd and open in repertory on June 24th.
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If invited for a callback they will take place at Theatricum March 23-26, 2023. (Rain dates March 23-26, 2023)
Theatricum will be following all COVID safety protocols as designated by Equity and LA County Department of Public Health. All actors will need to show proof of vaccination completion (including booster) or negative test result prior to first rehearsal.
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
Please note that this is an outdoor theatre. There is indoor and water access should it become necessary.
All of our roles are understudied.
by William Shakespeare
Theseus- King of Athens.
Hippolyta- Queen of the Amazons.
Egeus- A noble of Athens.
Hermia- A young woman of Athens, daughter of Egeus. In love with Lysander.
Lysander- A young man of Athens. In love with Hermia.
Demetrius- A young man of Athens. In love with, and betrothed to, Hermia.
Helena- A young woman of Athens. Hermia’s oldest friend. In love with Demetrius.
Oberon- King of the Faeries.
Titania- Queen of the Faeries.
Puck- Trickster spirit, footman to Oberon.
Nick Bottom- A weaver. Presents the part of Pyramus.
Peter Quince- A carpenter and aspiring director
Frances Flute- A bellows-mender. Presents the part of Thisbe.
Tom Snout- Tinker. Presents the part of Wall.
Snug- A joiner. Presents the part of Lion.
Robin Starveling- A tailor. Presents the part of Moonshine.
Philostrate- Adjutant to Theseus and master of revels.
First Faerie
Various ensemble members to understudy, play Lords, Amazons, Faeries, etc.
by William Shakespeare
Seeking strong stage combatants for all roles involved in the latter act conflicts, as well as ensemble fighters/understudies.
Macbeth- Thane of Cawdor, later King of Scotland. ROLE IS CAST,
STRONG COVER
Lady Macbeth- Co-conspirator to her husband Macbeth. ROLE IS CAST,
STRONG COVER
Banquo- Ill-fated friend and companion to Macbeth. Father of Fleance.
Duncan/Porter- King of Scotland, casualty of a dire prophecy/ A gatekeeper and a drunk.
Malcolm- Eldest son of Duncan and rebel prince in the conflict against Macbeth.
Macduff- Thane of Fife. A good and honorable man, laid low by Macbeth’s depredations.
Witch/Lady Macduff- Prophesying outcast/ A fiercely outspoken woman, matriarch of the Macduff household.
Hecate- Goddess of Witchcraft, ultimate pronouncer of Macbeth’s doom.
Donalbain- Younger son of Duncan, brother to Malcolm.
Seyton- Serving man to Macbeth, loyal to the end.
Fleance- Son to the murdered Banquo, escapes to fight another day.
Lennox- A young thane caught up in an ever-shifting web of allegiances after Duncan’s murder. Loyal to Scotland above all else. Also plays Sergeant.
Ross- Noble in service to Duncan, then Macbeth, and ultimately to Malcolm. A caring and empathetic cousin to Macduff.
Siward- Veteran English soldier and father to a slain soldier. Leader of a contingent in league with Malcolm, his nephew.
Young Siward- Siward’s son, faithful and true, to an unfortunately early end.
Angus- Thane who takes up arms against Macbeth. Also Servant.
Mentieth- Thane who takes up arms against Macbeth. Also Murderer.
Caithness- Thane who takes up arms against Macbeth. Also Murderer.
Doctor- Tends to Lady Macbeth.
Gentlewoman- Tends to Lady Macbeth.
Witch- Prophesying outcast.
Witch- Prophesying outcast.
Macduff’s Son- Killed during a raid, despite his mother’s best efforts. Seeking youth actors.
This production, centered around the life of Margaret of Anjou, is an abridgement of William Shakespeare’s Henry VI pts 1-3, and Richard III. Many actors will play multiple roles across the course of the production’s chronology.
THE WOMEN
Queen Margaret- The center of our story, we follow her over the course of her life as the men around her carve England and France up in a bloody swath. ROLE IS CAST,
STRONG COVER
Joan La Pucelle/Lady Anne
Duchess of York
Duchess Eleanor of Gloucester/Lady Grey (Queen Elizabeth)
Ann/Murderer
YORKS
Duke of York/Henry VII
Suffolk/Richard III
Charles Dauphin/King Edward IV
Warwick/Dunois
Clarence
Rivers
Grey
Messenger/Commoner
PLANTAGENANTS
King Henry VI
Reignier/Cardinal Beaufort
Duke of Gloucester/Old Clifford
Duke of Somerset/Gentleman
Hume/Brakenbury
Buckingham
Prince Edward
Young Clifford/Murderer
CHILDREN (Seeking Youth Performers)
Elizabeth
Prince Edward/Rutland
Young York
Children of Clarence
Margaret Civil- A tightly coiled WASP-y spring, privately grieving the death of her son and hiding a potential cancer diagnosis. The living embodiment of a stiff upper lip. 40s-50s, white.
Katherine Brynne- A theatrical and adventurous romantic who blames herself for participating in a culture of casual gay-bashing, which ultimately led to the death of her son. Hoping against all hope. 40s-50s, white.
Ganesh- A constantly metamorphosing, elephant-headed god who wears a great many masks and nudges the heroines towards self-acceptance. Multiple guises that Ganesh takes on over the course of the play. Any age, South Asian.
The Man- Multi-role track, various men that Katherine and Margaret encounter on their travels throughout India. Any age, any ethnicity
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