Actors' Shakespeare Project 2018-19 Season - Somerville MA EPA
Actors' Shakespeare Project
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 26, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members: for appointments for March 26th, please contact Jen Babcock for an appointment at Jen@actorsshakespeareproject.org and please include subject line: EPA Audition Slot or at (617) 776-2200 x230. Email is preferred.
CONTRACT
NEATcategory 6, currently $425.00/week
SEEKING
No understudies are being cast. All available roles are available for any and all actors, regardless of race, heritage, or gender identification. We seek actors who are able to and enjoy playing multiple roles in a production, who are physically engaged in the work and with other ensemble members. Each production schedule includes at least 5 weekday morning student matinees, which actors must be available for.
All roles are available and listed below.
LOCATION
Actors' Shakespeare Project
191 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02143
second floor
PERSONNEL
Attended by Christopher Edwards, Artistic Director and Jennie Israel, Casting Director.
OTHER
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.
BREAKDOWN
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare
Director TBA
First rehearsal: Aug 28, 2018
Opening: Sept 29
Closing: November 11
All roles will be cast with gender fluidity. Most actors will play more than one role in Macbeth.
Macbeth - A captain in Duncan's army, later the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor. When Three Witches predict that he will one day be king of Scotland, he takes his fate into his own hands. His bloody reign culminates in a battle against Malcolm and the English forces.
Lady Macbeth - The wife of Macbeth, whose ambition helps to drive her husband toward the murder of King Duncan. Subsequently, her husband's cruelty and her own guilt recoil on her, sending her into a madness from which she never recovers.
Banquo - A fellow-captain and companion of Macbeth, who also receives a prophecy from the Witches: that his children will one day succeed to the throne of Scotland. This information is sufficient to spell his death at the hands of the resentful Macbeth, who is later haunted by Banquo's ghost.
Duncan - King of Scotland. His victories against rebellious kinsmen and the Norwegians have made him a popular and honored king. His decision to pass the kingdom to his son Malcolm provokes his untimely death at the hands of Macbeth.
Macduff - A thane (nobleman) and warrior of Scotland who discovers the murdered King Duncan. Suspecting Macbeth and eventually turning against him.
The Porter - the drunken guard of Macbeth’s castle gates- a bawdy character
Three Witches - three “other” beings that plot mischief against Macbeth using charms, spells, and prophecies.
EQUIVOCATION by Bill Cain
Directed by Christopher V. Edwards
First rehearsal: Aug 29, 2018
Opening: Oct 12
Closing: November 4
The cast of 6 actors plays many roles. The core roles are the members of the original Globe acting company and Judith. The acting company is made up of:
SHAG (Shakespeare — called “Shag” )
RICHARD
SHARPE
NATE
ARMIN
Judith — 19 — is Shag’s daughter.
doubling is detailed throughout the script. Shag and Judith do not double — though, at one point, Shag stands in for a Witch.
Richard doubles as Garnet.
Nate doubles as Cecil.
Sharpe triples as Tom Wintour and James I.
Armin is the utility player and plays many parts including e First Priest, Catesby, Coke, Lady Macbeth, the Porter and others.
Please note: Macbeth and Equivocation run in rep, and actors will be contracted for both
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NAT TURNER IN JERUSALEM
by Nathan Alan Davis
Directed by Benny Ambush
First rehearsal: Jan 8, 2019
Opening: Feb 2
Closing: Feb 24
NAT TURNER (M, Black, 30s): A religious leader, author of a slave uprising and now prisoner on the eve of his execution.
THOMAS R. GRAY (M, White, 30s): A lawyer, rhetorician and now the author of Nat’s confession.
GUARD (M White, 30s): A jailor. Played by the actor playing Thomas Gray.
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by Kate Hamill
Directed by Christopher V. Edwards
First rehearsal: May 14, 2019
Opening: June 8
Closing: June 30
JANE - Late 20s/ early 30s. The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing. May be doubled with MISS DE BOURGH.
LIZZY -A year or two younger than Jane. Clever, spirited; can be sharp-tongued. Gets flustered, which makes her klutzy. Prides herself on good judgment.
LYDIA - The youngest Bennet. Lively, prone to imitating others’ behavior and eavesdropping.
CHARLOTTE LUCAS - Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor. May be doubled with Mr. Bennet.
LADY CATHERINE - Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant. May double with Lydia.
MISS DE BOURGH - Lady Catherine’s daughter; a gremlin. May double with Jane.
MR. DARCY - Late 30s-40s. One of the richest men in England. Too proper for his own good; awkward in most social contexts. Prides himself on self- control and good judgment.
MR. BINGLEY - Late 30s-40s. Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy’s particular friend. Almost literally a dog. May double with Mary.
MR. COLLINS - A pedantic, obtuse man. Rector to Lady Catherine. May double with Wickham/ Miss Bingley.
WICKHAM - An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Raised with Darcy. May double with Collins / Miss Bingley.
Male or Female, depending on doubling and actor:
MRS. BENNET - The matriarch of the Bennet family. Mostly a silly woman, of mean understanding and variable temper. Hypochrondriac. The business of her life is to get her daughters married.
MR. BENNET - The patriarch of the Bennet family. Finds amusement in absurdity; often looks for respectable escape from the chaos of his family life. Disappointed in marriage. May double with Charlotte.
MARY - The third Bennet girl. Bit of a monster; prone to pendanticism and sulking. May double with Bingley.
MISS BINGLEY - A dark goth Bronte character trapped in an Austen world.?A very rich young woman. Fancies herself witty. May be doubled with Wickham/ Collins.
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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