Fiasco Theater's TWELFTH NIGHT - NYC EPA
Classic Stage Company
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
Thu, Aug 17, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
Off Broadway Off-Broadway (Tier 5); $677/week
SEEKING
Some roles have already been cast. Seeking actors for various roles, as well as for possible future replacements should they become needed. Theatre is actively seeking a diverse cast for this production!
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief Shakespeare monologue (approximately 15 to 20 lines) - at least 1 minute but no more than 2 minutes. Bring picture and resume
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Author: William Shakespeare
Directors: Noah Broady and Ben Steinfeld
Fiasco Theater's Co-Artistic Director, Jessie Austrian, and Classic Stage Company's General Manager, Katherine Stout, will be present.
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: October 31, 2017 (subject to change)
Opening: December 14, 2017 (subject to change)
Closing: January 6, 2018 (subject to change)
OTHER
www.classicstage.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
ORSINO - Male, 30s-40s, romantic, desperate, poetic - THIS ROLE IS CAST
MALVOLIO - Male, 30s-40s, imperious, self-obsessed, vulnerable and lonely under a hard exterior - THIS ROLE IS CAST
SIR TOBY BELCH - Male, 30s-40s, a man of large appetites, indulgent, bombastic, mischievous and fun, capable of cruelty if crossed - THIS ROLE IS CAST
FESTE - Male, 30s-40s, a singer/musician, witty, sharply observant, enjoys revealing the irony and hypocrisy of the world - THIS ROLE IS CAST
SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK - Male, 30s-40s, a gentle soul looking for love, unaware of how others see him, gullible, enjoys a good joke - AVAILABLE
SEBASTIAN - Male, 20s-30s, open-hearted, loyal; confused and overwhelmed at times by the absurdity of his circumstances - AVAILABLE
ANTONIO - Male or Female, 30s-40s, a loyal, generous person with a checkered past, not afraid of a fight - AVAILABLE
VIOLA - Female, 20s-30s, romantic and poetic, on a mission to find her true self, able to use disguise to speak truth in dangerous situations - THIS ROLE IS CAST
OLIVIA - Female, 20s-30s, strong-willed, goes from emotionally shut down to heart-burstingly open, witty, trapped between obligation and desire - THIS ROLE IS CAST
MARIA - Female, 20s-40s, fun-loving, sparkly imagination, mischievous, no-nonsense when needed - AVAILABLE
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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