MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Equity Principal Actors - Austin Shakespeare Auditions
Austin Shakespeare
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Austin, TX EPA
Austin Shakespeare | Austin, TX
AUDITION DATE
LOCATION
Saturday, February 28, 2026 — 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM (C)
Tapestry Studios
2015 East Riverside, Bldg 7
Austin, TX 78741
NO BREAK SCHEDULED. PERSONNEL
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please email
auditions@austinshakespeare.org.
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin: April 13
CONTRACT
CONTRACT
Opening: April 30
SPT Closing: May 24
$333 weekly minimum (SPT 1)
OTHER
Equity actors for roles in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (see breakdown). Actors of all races, ethnicities, and genders are encouraged to audition. Local Austin actors are encouraged to audition.
More information:
www.austinshakespeare.org
If you are unable to attend the in-person EPA, video submissions will be accepted at
auditions@austinshakespeare.org.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a 1–2 minute piece that relates to Shakespeare. Speeches should be memorized or read with familiarity. Using text from the scripts under consideration is welcome. Auditioners should familiarize themselves with the play(s).
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
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.
BREAKDOWN
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
SEEKING:
- Benedick — 30s
- Don Pedro — middle aged
- Claudio — ingenue (late 20s)
- Hero — ingenue (late 20s)
- Dogberry — (age open)
- Beatrice — (25–40s)
- Leonato — (age open)
- Margaret — (age open)
- Borachio — comic (age open)
- Don John — (age open)
- Friar Francis — (age open)
- Conrad — (age open)
- Verges — (age open)
- Antonio — (age open)
- Balthasar — youthful
- Ursula — (age open)
- Sexton — (age open)