I HATE HAMLET - Equity video submissions Music Theatre of Connecticut | Norwalk, CT
Notice: Submission
SPT
$488 weekly minimum (SPT 5)
Equity actors for roles in I HATE HAMLET by Paul Rudnick (See breakdown). Very strong comedic actors. This will be a diverse production and historically marginalized communities are encouraged to submit. Connecticut and Westchester talent a plus.
Please prepare a 1-3 minute monologue in the style of the show OR you may choose one of the scenes/monologues from the show available at
www.musictheatreofct.com/auditions . Please slate your name and the name of your audition piece. Please submit your headshot, resume and video in mp4 or dropbox, google or YouTube link formats. For questions, contact Alex 203-454-3883 OR Email admin@musictheatreofCT.com .
Deadline: 12/14/2022
auditions@musictheatreofct.com
Viewing submissions:
Kevin Connors: Artistic director/Director Jim Schilling: MTC Managing Director Alex Mongillo: Administrative Manager
Rehearsals: 1/17/23 - 2/3/23
Runs: 2/3/23 - 2/19/23
Performances - weekends only
All actors must be fully vaxed with proof of vaccination.
Music Theatre of Connecticut meets and exceeds all safety requirements and is in full compliance with all Equity and State of Connecticut guidlines.
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.
Music Theatre of Connecticut, currently in its 36th season, is located in a beautiful theatre center in Norwalk, CT. The company has won numerous Best awards both BroadwayWorld and Connecticut Critics' Circle Awards, including the prestigious Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Theatre, joining Long Wharf, Hartford Stage and the Westport Playhouse.
Storyline: Television star Andrew Rally is about to start rehearsals to play Hamlet—and he is terrified. Unsure of himself, worried about his career, Andrew doesn’t know what to do. In the midst of his confusion, he is visited by the ghost of legendary actor John Barrymore. Barrymore explains that all actors who take on the role are visited and mentored by their predecessors, and that he cannot leave Andrew until he takes the stage as Hamlet. Andrew’s girlfriend wants him to be a romantic hero of the stage, his friend wants him to accept a lucrative new TV gig, and Barrymore wants him to accept his own great theatrical mantle. As Andrew grows under Barrymore’s larger-than-life wing, he is forced to confront the ultimate question: who he wants to be, or not to be.
ANDREW RALLY: (late 20s/early 30s) A popular TV star whose series has just been cancelled. He has reluctantly moved into John Barrymore’s apartment and agreed to take on the role of Hamlet for a Shakespeare in the Park production, even though he has no interest.
JOHN BARRYMORE: (30s-50s) The ghost of the famous larger-than-life actor whose mission is to convince Andrew to play Hamlet.
DEIRDRE MCDAVEY: (mid 20s/early 30s) Andrew’s naive girlfriend from a privileged background, a hopeless romantic, and the cause of Andrew’s sexual frustration. She is overjoyed that her boyfriend is going to play Hamlet, much more than he is.
FELICIA DANTINE: (30s-50s) Andrew’s real estate broker, who is fascinated with the world of theatre and claims to have a sense of the supernatural. New York accent.
GARY PETER LEFKOWITZ: (30s) Hot-shot LA TV writer/producer/director with no true appreciation for theatre, especially Shakespeare. He tries to entice Andrew with the promise of a new starring role in a sitcom.
LILLIAN TROY: (late 50s-late 60s) Andrew’s agent, who has had a history with John Barrymore. She is frank with a dry sense of humor. German accent.
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