BORN WITH TEETH Equity Actors - Oregon Shakespeare Festival Auditions

BORN WITH TEETH - submit for NYC Appointments Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

LORT Rep

$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B+)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in BORN WITH TEETH (See breakdown).

Oregon Shakespeare Festival believes in diversity and representation in casting and encourages actors of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume via the following form for consideration:
https://forms.gle/4cPiJKjdyXdfKLNy9 .

Deadline: 11/06/2023

SUBMIT TO

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PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Tim Bond

Director: Rob Melrose

Associate Director: Anna Crace

Writer: Liz Duffy Adams

Casting Directors: JZ Casting, Geoff Josselson, CSA, Katja Zarolinski, CSA

OTHER DATES

Audition Date(s): TBD

Rehearsal Date(s): February 20, 2024

Preview Date(s): March 20, 2024

Opening Date(s): March 30, 2024

Closing Date(s): October 13, 2024

OTHER

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

BORN WITH TEETH

Oregon Shakespeare Festival produces in repertory. Most performers and stage managers work on multiple shows throughout the year. A standard repertory contract includes up to four assignments, including understudies. Actors in BORN WITH TEETH may also be considered for understudy roles in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and MACBETH.

SYNOPSIS: Get an inside peek at the tumultuous relationship of William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, each harboring momentous secrets. BORN WITH TEETH plunges you into the palace intrigue, high stakes spy craft, and cutthroat betrayals of a ruthlessly ambitious age that is surprisingly like our own. This delicious, sexy, and award-winning new play offers an alternate perspective on the history we think we know.

These roles require a great facility with language and quick word-play. Actors with strong Shakespeare training are strongly encouraged to submit. Intimacy (kissing) is required for these roles.

SEEKING:

[WILL] He/Him, Mid 20s - Late 30s, Any ethnicity. The up-and-comer Will Shakespeare at the beginning of his career. Though he has a wife and kids back in Stratford, he spends much of his time in London. Appears shy, wide-eyed, and excited at first but is no fool and knows his own worth. Has an innate ability to create and sympathize with his characters, no matter their flaws. Will not allow himself to be backed into a corner, no matter the cost.

[KIT] He/Him, Mid 20s - Late 30s, Any ethnicity. The great Kit Marlowe who boasts of living on the edge. He is the alpha in the room with great flair and a bit of cockiness. He regards Will as an “upstart crow” who should be grateful for the partnership. A peacock in the writer's den, as well as a tease. He is constantly testing Will politically and artistically. He seduces Will to continually disclose vulnerable information and then threatens to use it against him if he doesn't join Kit as a spy.