Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2012-13 Season
– Equity Principal Auditions
(Ashland, OR) LORT B+; $832/week minimum
Joy Dickson, Casting Director
Dates vary depending on contracted roles, between 6 months and 10 months.
Equity Principal Auditions:
Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center
9:30 AM — 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY
Prepare either: 1) a 2 minute Shakespearean monologue; or 2) a one minute Shakespearean monologue and 16 bars of a song. If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided buy may not transpose. Bring picture and resume, stapled together .
Seeking: actors and Company members for 2013 and further seasons.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare
(1st reh. Jan. 2, opens February 15, closes November 3)
Director: David Ivers
All roles available.
MY FAIR LADY
Book & lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe
(1st reh. Jan. 2, opens February 17, closes November 3)
Director: Amanda Dehnert
All roles available.
TWO TRAINS RUNNING
by August Wilson
(1st reh. Jan. 2, opens February 16, closes July 7)
Director: Lou Bellamy
All roles available.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Tennessee Williams
(1st reh. Feb. 26, opens April 17, closes November 2)
Director: Christopher Liam Moore
All roles available.
KING LEAR
by William Shakespeare
(1st reh. Jan. 2, opens February 21, closes November 3)
Director: Bill Rauch
CYMBELINE
by William Shakespeare
(1st reh. Apr. 2, opens June 4, closes October 11)
Director: Bill Rauch
All roles available.
THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD
by David Farr
U.S. Premiere
(1st reh. Apr. 2, opens June 5, closes October 12)
Director: Joel Sass
Marion:
Female, 20s, feisty, athletic heroine Robin Hood--Male, 20s/30s, swashbuckling, dim, charismatic
Prince John
Male, 20s/30s, menacing Much--Male, 20s-40s, one of Robin's merry men
Alice
Female, Marion's evil sister
Pierre
Male, 20s-30s, cowardly clown
Will
Male, 20s/30s, one of Robin's merry men
Guy of Gisborne
Male, 20s-30s. Prince John's sadistic henchman
Little John
Male, 20s-30s, one of Robin's merry men
Robert Summers/Friar
Male, 40s
Makepeace
Male, 40s-50s, Marion's guardian
Lord Falconbury
Male, aristocrat, 40s/50s
Jethro
Male, 10-12 yrs old, child of local widower
Sarah
Female, 8-10 yrs old, child of local widower
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
(1st reh. Apr. 2, opens June 6, closes October 13)
Director: Christopher Liam Moore
All roles available.
DREAMS OF THE MUSE (working title)
by Tanya Saracho
World Premiere
(1st reh. May 29, opens July 24, closes November 2)
Director: TBA
Seeking:
Jesusa
Latina, late teens/e 20s
Tomasita
Latina late teens/e 20s
Manuela
Latina, late teens/e 20s
Sor Rufino
Latina, late 20s
Sor Filomena
Latina, 30-50s
Sor Maria
Latina, late 30s/e40s
Mother Superior
Latina, 50s-60s
THE UNFORTUNATES
book, music, and lyrics by 3 Blind Mice (Jon Beavers, Ian Merrigan, Ramiz Monsef) and Casey Hurt World Premiere
(1st reh. Feb. 19, opens March 27, closes November 2)
Director: Shana Cooper
Rae
Female, 20s/30s, sings
Stack
Male, 20s, sings
Doctor
Male, 30s-50s, sings
Prisoner/Apparition
Male, 20s-40s, sings
Tavern Girl/Apparition
Female, 20s-40s, sings
Mean Kid/Apparaition
Female, 20s-40s, sings
THE LIQUID PLAIN
by Naomi Wallace
World Premiere
(1st reh. May 14, opens July 2, closes November 3)
Director: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Adjua
Female, African American, 20s
Dembi
Female, African American, 20s
Cranston
Male, Caucasian, late 20s
Liverpool Joe
Male, African American, 20s
Balthazar
Male, Caucasian, 30s
Bristol
Female, African American, 40s
James DeWoolf
Male, Caucasian, 70s
Nesbitt
Male, African American, 60s/70s
Gifford
Male, Caucasian, 60s/70s
Blake
Male, Caucasian, 30s-50s
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