A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Equity Principal Actors - St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Auditions

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - St. Louis, MO EPA

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival | Saint Louis, MO

AUDITION DATE

Friday, May 9, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email or call Megan Gooch, Business Manager at:
megan@stlshakes.org or 314-410-8240. If you are unable to attend this audition you may submit a video audition at the same email.

CONTRACT

LOA
$17 per hour - Rehearsals (Ref. to LORT Period Performance)
$127 per Performance (Ref. to LORT Period Performance)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in TourCo's production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief Shakespeare or other classical monologue. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
3333 Washington Ave
St. Louis, MO 63103
Street parking is available on the surrounding block on Washington Ave, Josephine Baker and Samuel Shephard Drive.

PERSONNEL

Written by William Shakespeare
Expected to attend:
Directed by Tre’von Griffith
Production Managers: Colin O’Brien

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begins: July 22, 2025
Performances: August 19 - September 13 (Every evening, excluding Mondays)
Some variations to the schedule will occur the week of September 9-13.

OTHER

stlshakes.org
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

SYNOPSIS: Tre’von’s Afro-futurist inspired vision celebrates Black excellence and joy. TourCo is a completely free and outdoor production that brings 90-minute, family-friendly Shakespearean adaptations to public spaces across Missouri and Illinois.

SEEKING:

TRACK 1: Black, any gender expression: Theseus, Oberon
TRACK 2: Black, any gender expression: Helena, Hippolyta, Peter Quince
TRACK 3: Black, any gender expression: Hermia, Tom Snout, Titania
TRACK 4: Black, any gender expression: Lysander, Francis Flute
TRACK 5: Black, any gender expression: Egeus, Snug, Robin/Puck
TRACK 6: Black, any gender expression: Demetrius, Nick Bottom