A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and ANTONY & CLEOPATRA Equity Principal Actors - Quintessence Theatre Group Auditions

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and ANTONY & CLEOPATRA

Philadelphia, PA EPA

Quintessence Theatre Group | Philadelphia, PA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, November 25, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email Eleni Delopolous at:
Artistic@QuintessenceTheatre.org.

CONTRACT

SPT
$761 weekly minimum (SPT 8)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Reckless Romance Repertory: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and ANTONY & CLEOPATRA (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare two short contrasting verse monologues (90 seconds) comedic and dramatic.

LOCATION

Quintessence Theatre - Rehearsal room & Administrative offices
7135 Germantown Avenue
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19119

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Director: Alex Burns
Casting Associate: Eleni Delopolous
Creative Manager: Lee Cortopassi

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Jan 21, 2025
Tech: Feb 21 - 25, 2025
Opening Night: Mar 15 / 22, 2025
Closing: April 27, 2025

OTHER

www.qtgrep.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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BREAKDOWN

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and ANTONY & CLEOPATRA

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA

Performed in rotating repertory with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
First Rehearsal: Jan 21, 2025
Tech: Feb 21 - 25
Opening Night: Mar 15 / 22
Closing: April 27, 2025

SEEKING:

MARK ANTONY - One third of the triumvirate, the alliance between Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus that rules the Roman Empire. Antony is a great general, beloved by his men.

CLEOPATRA - Queen of Egypt. She is the last of the Greek dynasty that began its rule over Egypt, centuries before, with Ptolemy. Cleopatra is the lover of Antony, and others in the past, including the deceased Julius Caesar.

OCTAVIUS CAESAR - Julius Caesar's nephew and adopted son. Destined to become Augustus, the ruler of the Roman Empire. A young man (20s).

LEPIDUS - An old man. The lame duck of the triumvirate. Too old to be a serious contender for power.

SEXTUS POMPEIUS - His father was Pompey the Great, a popular Roman general who becomes a rival to the triumvirate.

ENOBARBUS - Friend to Antony. An officer, one of Antony's closest friends and supporters.

VENTIDIUS - A gifted officer of Antony, blessed also with political savvy.

EROS - A lieutenant and one of Antony's dearest friends.

THIDIAS - Friend to Caesar. Messenger.

IRAS, CHARMIAN - Attendants to Cleopatra.

A SOOTHSAYER - A clairvoyant who predicts many things, although some of his predictions are masked.

A CLOWN - Deliverer of the asp that kills Cleopatra.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

SEEKING:

THESEUS, Duke of Athens / OBERON, King of the Fairies

HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons / TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies

EGEUS, father of Hermia / Robin PUCK Goodfellow, a mischievous sprite with magical powers

HERMIA, young daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander

LYSANDER, a young Athenian, in love with Hermia

DEMETRIUS, a young Athenian, suitor to Hermia, former lover of Helena

HELENA, a young Athenian, in love with Demetrius

PETER QUINCE, a carpenter

NICK BOTTOM, a weaver

FRANCIS FLUTE, a bellows-mender

TOM SNOUT, a tinker

SNUG, a joiner

ROBIN STARVELING, a tailor