MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Equity Principal Actors - Nashville Shakespeare Festival Auditions

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Nashville EPA Nashville Shakespeare Festival | Nashville, TN

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, April 15, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (C)

Break: 12:00-1:00PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please visit
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/auditions

CONTRACT

LOA

$604 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Nashville

Shakespeare Festival's outdoor summer production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (see breakdown).

Local Nashville, TN actors are encouraged to attend.

PREPARATION

Please prepare one Shakespeare monologue in verse under 2 minutes AND either a 1- minute contrasting Shakespearean monologue OR a brief cut of a song from 1975 or before - a cappella, self-accompany, or bring device (speaker hookup provided).

LOCATION

Centennial Performing Art Studio

211 27th Ave N

Nashville, TN 37203

THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Director and NSF Artistic Director: Denice Hicks

Producer: Jan Morrison

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin July 31

Shows run Thursday-Sunday starting August 31 - October 1

OTHER

https://www.nashvilleshakes.org

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

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.

Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.

Holding/Audition room information:

The audition room can accommodate no more than 5 individuals at a time.

The holding room can accommodate no more than 10 individuals at a time.

SEEKING:

Actors of all ethnicities, abilities, and gender are encouraged to audition for all roles. Leonata, female presenting, over 40.

Antonia, female presenting, over 40.

Beatrice, female presenting, 21-35.

Hero, female presenting, 18-30.

Margaret, female presenting, over 18.

Ursula, female presenting, over 13.

Benedick, male presenting, 21-35.

Don Pedro, male presenting, over 30.

Dogberry, male presenting, over 40.

Claudio, male presenting, 18-30.