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Lanes Coven Theater Co | Gloucester, MA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Updated breakdown. American Legion Hall
8 Washington Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
Saturday, January 24, 2026
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (E) Second Floor
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please email:
lanescovencasting@gmail.com. Include which day you want to come in and what time. Audition venue will open at 9:00 AM on the day of the audition.
Written by Young Jean Lee
Directed by Justin Genna
Written by William Shakespeare, adapted by M. Graham Smith
Directed by M. Graham Smith
SPT. $457 weekly minimum (SPT 3).
Equity actors for roles in Lanes Coven Theater Company's 2026 Season (see breakdown). Local Gloucester, MA area actors are encouraged to audition. Callback (movement/dance): January 25th after 6:00 PM. Performers of all ethnicities and genders are encouraged to audition.
For CHURCH: please prepare any monologue from the play that you resonate with; we do not want to see just any contemporary monologue.
For AS YOU LIKE IT: please decide on ONE side from the posting, or come in with a comedic Shakespeare monologue. We may have time to see more than one character, but no guarantees. All sides will be available mid-January at:
https://lanescoven.org/auditions. No video submissions.
First Rehearsal (CHURCH): April 7th
Tech (CHURCH): April 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd
First Performance (CHURCH): April 24th
Final Performance (CHURCH): May 10th
First Rehearsal (AS YOU LIKE IT): June 23rd
Tech (AS YOU LIKE IT): July 7th, 8th, 9th
First Performance / Previews (AS YOU LIKE IT): July 10th, 11th, 12th
Final Performance (AS YOU LIKE IT): August 2nd
CHURCH: Indoors, American Legion Hall, Gloucester, MA.
AS YOU LIKE IT: Windhover Performing Arts Center in Rockport, MA. Outdoors under-the-tent.
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.
Note: All actors should demonstrate that they can vocally and physically fill a large indoor hall and be comfortable with direct address and eye contact with the audience.
All reverends besides Jose will be named for the actor playing the role, but Reverend Jose is always Reverend Jose. Please note though, we are seeking all genders for all roles, including Reverend Jose.
REVEREND JOSE: The lead Reverend, speaks the majority of the piece. Must have effortless ability to command a room and also humor.
REVEREND WEENA: Must move and sing/harmonize back-up.
REVEREND KARINNE: THIS ROLE IS PRE-CAST. Must move and sing lead a cappella.
REVEREND KATIE: Must move and sing lead a cappella.
Note: All actors must demonstrate that they can vocally and physically fill a large outdoor stage.
DUKE SENIOR / FREDERICK (double): The “good” duke in banishment, living in the forest, leading the utopian society of exiled lords. Doubles as DUKE FREDERICK, his brother and usurper, a cruel authoritarian ruler of the court, creating a militarized surveillance stage of absolute power.
ORLANDO: Younger son of Sir Rowland de Boys. An upstart, overshadowed by his older brother. He’s looking for a better existence, a chance to prove himself, until he falls unexpectedly in love and finds himself on the run from an authoritarian regime. Sings. May play guitar/mandolin/ukulele, etc.
OLIVER de BOYS: Eldest son of Sir Rowland de Boys. Orlando’s older brother attempts to have Orlando murdered, but undergoes a transformation in the forest, atoning for his fratricidal impulses, replacing hate with love.
CHARLES THE WRESTLER / JACQUES de BOYS / AMIENS: CHARLES, a wrestler at the court with a flair for the theatrical in the ring (please note, we make no size requirement, but require a performer with movement skills). Doubles as AMIENS, a lord attending Duke Senior, a courtier who has become a blissed-out flower-power forest child in Arden. Also doubles as JACQUES de BOYS, the third de Boys brother who arrives in the play’s very last minutes to deliver the news of victory over Duke Frederick.
CELIA: Daughter of Duke Frederick, a wise and true friend to her cousin, who defends and conspires with Rosalind against her own father to escape the court and begin a new life in exile out of loyalty.
ROSALIND: Daughter of Duke Senior, cousin to Celia. The heroine of our story, Rosalind makes the defiant choice to liberate herself from the authoritarian court, disguise herself as a man, journey to the forest of Arden and make a new and better life for herself where the strict rules of the court do not apply. In her male disguise she woos Orlando in performance that destabilizes the gender binary. She is the ultimate Shakespeare heroine, smarter than anyone else onstage, vulnerable and complex.
TOUCHSTONE: A clown of the court, an expert in city satire and wry humor, Touchstone is the ultimate fish-out-of-water in the forest. Accompanies Rosalind and Celia on their journey.
JAQUES: A lord attending on Duke Senior, who has become a philosopher of woods, exploring the existential questions of human suffering and harmony with humor and vulnerability while in exile. Must have effortlessness and wisdom with language and verse.
LE BEAU / CORIN / PHOEBE: Le Beau is a sympathetic steward of Duke Frederick’s authoritarian court, a functionary navigating the dangerous politics of the court; his empathy opens a narrow opportunity for Orlando to escape. Doubles as CORIN, a kind, honest shepherd in Arden, whose generosity of spirit and humorous wisdom of pastoral life offers a new way for our refugees. Also doubles as PHOEBE, a shepherdess who falls in love with Rosalind when Rosalind is dressed as the male-identifying Ganymede. She is head over heels!
ADAM / SILVIUS: Adam is the old servant to the de Boys family whose loyalty and kindness form an important pillar of how tyranny is resisted and liberation determined. Doubles as SILVIUS, the energetic youthful shepherd who is head over heels in love with Phoebe. This doubling requires a skilled mover and physical performer to create distinct characters on opposite ends of the age/energy spectrum, both with big heart.
For more information and sides, visit:
https://lanescoven.org
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