Seoul Shakespeare Company to Hold Auditions for THE TEMPEST, Jan.14-15

Seoul Shakespeare Company will hold auditions for William Shakespeare's The Tempest on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 2:00pm and Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 12:00pm at the Haebangchon, Camarata Music Company rehearsal space, noksapyeong station line 6.

Seoul Shakespeare Company's Spring 2012 main stage production is William Shakespeare's final masterpiece: The Tempest. A play bursting with fantastical imagination, magic, and whimsical romance.

Rehearsals begin February 4th, and the show runs weekends from April 14 - 29.

The Tempests lends itself to a very economical rehearsal process. The show is constructed into three seemingly separate plot lines, requiring less of a weekly commitment for the majority of roles.

Seoul Shakespeare Company is looking for dancers, musicians, and actors of all ages and types.

Auditions are Saturday January 14 from 2:00 - 5:00 and Sunday January 15 from 12:00-2:00 at Haebangchon, Camarata Music Company rehearsal space.

*if you are unable to attend the scheduled audition times, Seoul Shakespeare Company will schedule a separate audition to meet your schedule.

Directions: Exit 2 Noksapyeong Station: Walk straight for 3 minutes until you come to the wall of Kimchi pots. Continue straight into Haebangchon and continue walking for 3 more minutes. Camarata Music Company's space will be on your left, just before the Family Mart.

Cold readings will be prepared for the audition. Actors are encouraged, but not required, to prepare a one minute Shakespearean monologue from any of Shakespeare's plays.

Please email info@seoulshakespeare.com or text 010-8350-1027 with your name and phone number to schedule your audition.

Hidden amidst reality, The Tempest is a tale woven of fantastical imagination. Prospero, a sorcerer and the rightful Duke of Milan, dwells on an enchanted isle with his daughter, Miranda. Twelve years earlier, the duke's brother, Antonio, and Alonso, the King of Naples, conspired to usurp his throne. They set Prospero and Miranda adrift in a boat, and they eventually found themselves marooned on the island. Prospero is served on his island by Ariel, a spirit who he freed from a tree with magic, and Caliban, son of the witch Sycorax. When magic reveals that a ship bearing his old enemies is sailing near the island, Prospero summons a storm to wreck their ship. The survivors make it to shore in scattered groups. Among these is Ferdinand, the son of Alonso. He is lulled to Prospero's abode by the singing of Ariel; there he meets Miranda, who is enthralled with the young prince.

Characters include:

Prospero: A great lover of the arts and, in particular, books. Prospero has harnessed the powers of magic whilst in exile.

Miranda: Prospero's daughter. Attractive and young at the tender age of fifteen years, Miranda has lived with her father in exile for twelve years. Aside from her father, she has seen few men in her life, and quickly enchants the shipwrecked Ferdinand.

Ariel: An airy spirit, Ariel serves his master Prospero well in his many tasks of magic on Prospero's island. Once enslaved by a witch, Ariel wants his freedom now from Prospero. At the conclusion of this play Ariel is made free.

Caliban: A giant misformed beast, Shakespeare describes Caliban as "a savage and deformed slave." Hating his master Prospero, Caliban works for him out of fear of Prospero's magic.

Iris, Ceres, Juno, Nymphs and Reapers: Spirits that appear by Prospero's will.

Characters who arrive at Prospero's Island by shipwreck:

Alonso: The King of Naples. When Prospero's brother Antonio, usurped (took) Prospero's dukedom, it was Alonso who recognized Prospero's brother, sealing Prospero's fate of living in exile.

Ferdinand: The much-loved son of the King of Naples. Shipwrecked, but alive, Ferdinand falls instantly in live with Miranda, when he first sees her on Prospero's island.

Sebastian: The brother of Alonso, the King of Naples. He plots to kill his king and take his title with the scheming Antonio.

Antonio: The brother of Prospero, he took Prospero's title from him when Prospero trusted him to manage his affairs. Having replaced his brother, he now encourages Sebastian to do the same to his brother, Alonso.

Gonzalo: An honest old counsellor. When Prospero was to have starved to death when exiled by boat, it was Gonzalo who provided food, clothing and books to comfort Prospero and the then three year old Miranda.

Stephano: A drunken butler, he attempts to kill Prospero and take the island for his own. Trinculo and Caliban whom he fools into believing he is a God help him.

Trinculo: A jester, who tries to kill Prospero.

Master of a ship, Boatswains, Mariners: Sailors who fight Prospero's storm but are ultimately shipwrecked on his island.

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Seoul Shakespeare Company is a not for profit theatre company centered in Seoul, South Korea. Powered by a diverse community of actors and artists, Seoul Shakespeare company produces one full length production a year financed by various scene and monologue shows throughout the season. Seoul Shakespeare Company strives to produce quality productions that reach across linguistic and cultural boundaries.

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