DRACULA Submission - Alabama Shakespeare Festival Auditions

LORT

DRACULA – Photo / Resume Request

Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery, AL) LORT C; $710/week minimum

Artistic Director/Director: Geoffrey Sherman

Adaptation: William McNulty

Casting Office: Elissa Myers Casting

Casting Director: Paul Fouquet

Casting Associate: Sarah Ruby

1^st Rehearsal: 9/9/11. Runs: 10/9 – 10/31/11

NYC Auditions will be held July 11-13, 2011 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these auditions.

For consideration, mail or messenger picture and resume to:

Elissa Myers Casting

250 West 54^th Street, 10^th Floor

New York, NY 10019

ATTN: DRACULA, Role of ______ / AEA self submission

Submissions received after June 30th will not be considered.

SEEKING:

Note: Please note that this adaptation requires considerable athleticism from every member of the cast.

Robert Renfield:

Male, 35-45. A lunatic of unique appetites and an unfortunate sense of humor. English dialect.

Mina Grant:

Female, late 20s-early 30s. A beautiful undead woman; we will see her in various stages of vampirism. English dialect.

Margaret Sullivan:

Female, 30-40. Dr. Seward’s loyal assistant. Tries to conceal her working class roots with an air of propriety. Irish dialect.

Abram Van Helsing:

Male, 50+. An older man, still in good physical condition, with a razor sharp mind and an intense interest in the supernatural. Dutch or similar Germanic dialect

Dr. Thomas Seward:

Male, early 30s. An intelligent, fine young Englishman. The former fiancé of the late Mina Grant. A deeply caring, vulnerable man. English dialect.

Count Dracula:

Male, 35-45. A being who revels in the pain and suffering he brings to others. Capable of enormous charm and courtly manners when such affectations are called for. Eastern European dialect.

Norbert Briggs:

Male, 30-40. An attendant at the asylum. A rough customer; not entirely a brute, but capable of violent behavior when pushed to it. Working class English dialect.

Lucy Westfhal:

Female, 20s. A lovely young Englishwoman. Extremely intelligent, and when not being drained of blood on a regular basis, quite vivacious. English dialect.

Jonathan Harker:

Male, 25-35. A young solicitor. Handsome, impetuous, and madly in love with Lucy. English dialect.