Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival 2024 Season Equity Principal Actors - Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Auditions

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival 2024 Season - Reno, NV EPA Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival | Incline Village, NV

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, May 18, 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

APPOINTMENTS

Those wishing to schedule an audition should reach out to Company Manager, Lauren Marousek, at

LMarousek@greatlakestheater.org. Please include full name, phone, email, union status, and preferred audition time. You will receive a response within 2 days, Monday - Friday during normal business hours.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1197 weekly minimum (LORT B+)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's 2024 Season (see breakdown).

We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities and ages to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare either: One brief Shakespeare and one brief contemporary monologue, OR two brief Shakespeare monologues. Please bring a stapled headshot and resume.

LOCATION

Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company 124 West Taylor Street

Reno, NV 89509

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Executive Director: Joe Atack

OTHER DATES

ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE

by Ted Swindley

First Rehearsal: 6/25/24

First Public Performance: 6/28/24

Closing: 8/24/23

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare

First Rehearsal: 7/9/24

First Public Performance: 7/12/24

Closing: 8/25/24

OTHER

https://laketahoeshakespeare.com/

Shows are shared between Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

If you are unable to attend in person, you may submit virtually by sending tapes to casting@idahoshakespeare.org with LAKE TAHOE SHAKESPEARE AUDITION 2023 - YOUR NAME in the subject line.

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

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

LAKE TAHOE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2024 SEASON

ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE

First Rehearsal: 6/25/24

First Public Performance: 6/28/24

Closing: 8/24/23

ALL ROLES CAST

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Understudies)

First Rehearsal: 7/9/24

First Public Performance: 7/12/24

Closing: 8/25/24

NOTE: All roles in this production are CAST, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare is seeking understudies for all roles.

SEEKING:

Host of the Garter Inn: Spirited and jovial character, host to Falstaff and others.

Sir John Falstaff: Rotund and scheming knight with aspirations of wooing wealthy women for personal gain.

Mistress Ford: Clever and resourceful wife who outwits Falstaff's advances.

Mistress Page: Well-mannered and astute wife, also a target of Falstaff's romantic endeavors. Ford: Jealous and suspicious husband to Mistress Ford, leading to comedic misunderstandings.

Page: Respectable and well-to-do husband to Mistress Page, caught up in the humorous misadventures.

Anne Page: Gentle and virtuous daughter pursued by various suitors chosen by her parents. Fenton: Sincere and determined young gentleman in love with Anne Page.

Shallow: Elderly and somewhat foolish Justice of the Peace.

Slender: Nephew to Shallow, a somewhat dim-witted suitor for Anne Page.

Host of the Garter Inn: Spirited and jovial character, host to Falstaff and others. Widow Quickly: Busy and somewhat confused go-between in the romantic entanglements. Dr. Caius: Hot-tempered and eccentric French physician with intentions to marry Anne. Sir Hugh Evans: Welsh parson with a good-natured demeanor and peculiar speech. Simple: Servant to Slender, characterized by his simplicity and naivety.

Rugby: Servant to Dr. Caius, known for his loyalty and amusing interactions.