Michigan Shakespeare Festival 2025 Season Equity Principal Actors - Michigan Shakespeare Festival Auditions

MICHIGAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2025 SEASON - DETROIT, MI EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, February 7, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email Kimberly at:
casting-hiring@michiganshakespearefestival.com.

CONTRACT

LOA
$490 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2023 rate/2025 rate in negotiation.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Michigan Shakespeare Festival's 2025 Season (see breakdown). This is a rotating repertory company - actors are hired for the full season in 2 or 3 productions: 11-week contract. Adult actors of all ages and all types are encouraged to audition. We practice inclusive casting.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two contrasting Shakespeare monologues together totaling 3 minutes or less. Also, please bring 2 copies of your headshot and resume - one for each director.

LOCATION

Wayne State's Old Main
4841 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Enter through the doors to Elaine Jacob Gallery off Hancock Street. Take elevator to the 4th Floor.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Janice L Blixt - Artistic Director, Director: RICHARD III & MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Robert Kauzlaric - Director: THE BEAUX' STRATAGEM: A COMEDY OF BAD MANNERS

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: May 27, 2025
1st Performance - RICHARD III: July 1
1st Performance - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: July 2
1st Performance - THE BEAUX' STRATAGEM: July 10
Closing performance: August 10, 2025
Shows run in repertory

OTHER

www.michiganshakespearefestival.com
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

MICHIGAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2025 SEASON

RICHARD III

Janice L Blixt, Director

SEEKING:

• Richard III - CAST.
• Edward IV
• Clarence
• Buckingham
• Hastings
• Dorsett
• Rivers
• Stanley
• Ratcliffe
• Catesby
• Y. Stanley
• Elizabeth
• Anne
• Margaret
• Duchesse
• Princess Elizabeth
• Edward V
• Yorke

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Janice L Blixt, Director

SEEKING:

• Beatrice - CAST.
• Benedick - CAST.
• Leonato
• Don Pedro
• Francis
• Dogberry
• Claudio
• Don John
• Soldier
• Borachio
• Conrade
• Verges
• Margaret
• Hero
• Ursula
• Watch

THE BEAUX' STRATAGEM: A COMEDY OF BAD MANNERS

Robert Kauzlaric, Director

SEEKING:

• Scrub
• Boniface
• Foigard
• Archer
• Aimwell
• Bagshot
• Sullen
• Gibbet
• Hounslow
• Molly
• Kate
• Lady Bountiful
• Cherry
• Dorinda