ATLANTA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY 2011-12 Equity Principal Auditions - Atlanta Shakespeare Company Auditions
Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Atlanta Shakespeare Company 2011-12
– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in Atlanta
Atlanta GA SPT (approval/salary level pending. 2010-11 weekly minimums: Actors participating in a single production: $328. Actors in rep: $408.)
Artistic Dir: Jeff Watkins
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Sunday, May 1, 2011 The Shakespeare Tavern
Monday, May 2, 2011 499 Peachtree Street NE
11 AM – 6 PM both days. Atlanta GA
No scheduled break. See below for important parking information.
For an appointment, e-mail Jeanette Meierhofer at
Jeanette@shakespearetavern.com or call 404/ 874-5299 x41 before 5 PM on Saturday, April 30. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day as time permits.
Audition appointments are five minutes long. Please prepare two brief contrasting monologues: one by Shakespeare and one comedic monologue (the Shakespeare monologue may be comedic only if the other monologue is not comedic). Singers may also prepare 16 bars of an a cappella** song.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled back-to-back.
All plays are by Shakespeare unless otherwise specified.
NOTE: No housing is available to out-of-area performers.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Dir: Laura Cole. Runs in repertory 8/4 – 9/30/11. All roles available.
THE Comedy of errors Dir: Drew Reeves. Runs in rep 9/18 – 10/1/11. All roles available.
MACBETH Dir: Laura Cole. Runs 10/6 – 10/30/11. All roles available.
the merchant of venice Dir: Jeff Watkins. Runs in rep 1/7 – 1/27/12. All roles available.
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Dir: Jeff Watkins. Runs 3/1 – 4/1/12. All roles available.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Dir: Tony Brown. Runs 4/5 – 4/29/12. All roles available.
AS YOU LIKE IT Dir: Troy Willis. Runs 5/31 – 6/24/12. All roles available.
The following shows are re-mounts. Most actors from previous productions are expected to return, but performers will be considered as possible replacements.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Dir: Drew Reeves. Runs in rep 8/18 – 10/1/11
love’s labour’s lost Dir: Laura Cole. Runs 11/3 – 11/27/11.
A ChristMas Carol by Charles Dickens. Adaptation/Dir: Tony Brown. Runs in December 2011.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Dir: Andy Houchins. Runs 1/5 – 1/29/12.
ROMEO AND JULIET Director: Drew Reeves. Runs 2/2 – 2/26/12.
THE CANTERBURY TALES by Chaucer. Adaptation/Dir: John Stephens. Runs 5/3 – 5/27/12.
TWELFTH NIGHT Dir: Drew Reeves. Runs 7/5 – 7/29/12.
Theatre’s directions/parking instructions: “…Easily accessible by MARTA train and … just two blocks NE of the Civic Center station. Or … park in the Emory University Hospital Midtown Parking Deck, located directly in front of our front doors or in the lot on the corner of Peachtree and Renaissance Parkway. You must pay at both these lots. DO NOT PARK BEHIND OUR BUILDING.”
**Note from Equity: These auditions are for plays only. If Atlanta Shakespeare Company produces a musical in the 2011-12 season, separate musical Equity Auditions (with accompanist) will be held.
