HAMLET Equity Principal Actors - Gray Mallard Theater Co. Auditions

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Gray Mallard Theater Co. | Minneapolis, MN

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Sunday, March 15, 2026 — Phoenix Theater
2605 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (C)
Break: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Auditions are in the main stage. Allow ample time for street parking.

APPOINTMENTS

PERSONNEL

Email appointment requests to
thegraymallardtheater@gmail.com.

Expected to attend:

• Amanda Fuller, Artistic Director, Director of Hamlet
• Grace Riley, Associate Producer

CONTRACT

OTHER DATES

• Contract: SPT
• Callbacks: 03/03/2025, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Rate: $333 (SPT 1)
• First Rehearsal: 06/16/26
• Opening: 07/16/26
• Closing: 08/02/26

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in HAMLET (see breakdown). Performances Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, and abilities are encouraged to audition. Unless otherwise noted, all roles are open.

Contact:
thegraymallardtheater@gmail.com

OTHER

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

PREPARATION

Prepare one Shakespeare monologue (or two contrasting, one in verse) — 3 minutes total. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

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.

HAMLET

SEEKING

HAMLET

CAST. Seeking possible replacements — Male presenting, 20s to early 30s. The Prince of Denmark. Grieving the loss of his father and distraught by his mother’s quick remarriage to his uncle, he is burdened with the task of revenge after learning his father was murdered.

CLAUDIUS

CAST. Seeking possible replacements — Male presenting, late 40s to 60s. The new King of Denmark, uncle to Hamlet, and husband to Gertrude. He ascended to the throne through murder.

POLONIUS

CAST. Seeking possible replacements — Male presenting, late 40s to 60s. A friend and confidant to the royal family and father to Ophelia and Laertes. He is very verbose.

AVAILABLE ROLES

HORATIO

20s–30s, any gender. Hamlet’s closest friend.

ROSENCRANTZ

20s–30s, any gender. Former friend of Hamlet’s from Wittenberg.

GUILDENSTERN

20s–30s, any gender. Former friend of Hamlet’s from Wittenberg.

GERTRUDE

40s–60s, female presenting. Queen of Denmark and married to her brother-in-law.

GHOST

40s–60s, male presenting. Ghost of Hamlet’s father and the former King of Denmark.

LAERTES

20s–30s, male presenting. Brother to Ophelia.

FORTINBRAS

20s–30s, any gender. Prince of Norway.

OPHELIA

20s–30s, female presenting. Polonius’s daughter. In love with Hamlet.

ENSEMBLE

Will double in roles including Player King, Player Queen, Osric, Gravediggers, Marcellus, Bernardo, Francisco, etc.