MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Equity Principal Actors - Austin Shakespeare Auditions

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

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email
auditions@austinshakespeare.org.

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin: April 13

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)