RICHARD II - Equity Video Submissions Smith Street Stage | Brooklyn,
Notice: Submission
Showcase-NY
$1200 stipend
Equity actors for roles in RICHARD II (see breakdown).
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If you are using a phone to record please be sure to film horizontally in a well-lit space. Please slate with name, pronouns, and a list of musical instruments you play, if any. Email a link to a 1-minute Shakespearean monologue. If you play an instrument, please include a video or recording of you playing. Email links in a streaming format (Vimeo, YouTube, Google Drive, etc.) Do not attach full video files or send download links (WeTransfer, YouSendIt, etc). Please include your headshot/resume.
Deadline: 06/05/2024
casting@smithstreetstage.org
Director: Katie Willmorth
Producers: Jonathan Hopkins and Theodosia Arcidiacono
VIEWING SUBMISSIONS:
Casting Director: Jessica Lane Weiss
In-Person Callbacks: June 15 and 16
First Rehearsal: August 1
Closing Night: September 29
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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 submit.
NOTE: Smith Street Stage aims to build companies representative of the city we serve. Performers of all races, ethnicities, and genders are encouraged to submit.
King Richard II — (he/him) King of England since he was 10 years old. A lover of art, culture, beauty, and pageantry. Loves to have a little outfit for every occasion. When his cousin takes the crown from him, he has to confront who he is without his title for the first time in his life. Sensitive, often petulant, subject to volatile and passionate moods, and ultimately capable of great depth of feeling.
Henry Bolingbroke — (he/him) King Richard’s cousin, and long time member of the court. Gaunt’s only son, and he takes great pride in his family. A pragmatist and a man of action more than words. Very well-liked by the English people. At times aloof.
Queen (she/her) / AS CAST — She knows something is very very wrong, but can’t quite put it into words. In great despair at the state of the world and her own position in it. Has genuine affection for her husband, King Richard II.
Gaunt (he/him) / Gardener (any pronouns) / AS CAST — Gaunt—A long time advisor and uncle to King Richard, and father to Henry Bolingbroke. Absolutely loves England and believes in what the country could be. An idealist at heart who has learned to prioritize playing politics throughout his long career. A truth teller when it really matters.
York (he/him or any pronouns) / AS CAST — A gruff elder statesman, but with a real soft spot for his family, and especially the Queen, his cousin’s wife. Is tasked by Richard with the impossible and overwhelming task of trying to manage the affairs of state just as the power structures around the throne start to crack. Conflicted personally, but politic above all to ensure the survival of his immediate family.
Duchess of Gloucester (she/her) / Northumberland (any pronouns) / AS CAST — Duchess—A noblewoman bent on vengeance for her murdered husband, the Duke of Gloucester. Everyone knows Richard is responsible, and the injustice enrages her. Northumberland--Not romantic about unseating one king for another, or squeamish about the violence that sometimes entails. No patience for nonsense. Knows their own value in the conflict for the crown.
Aumerle (any pronouns) / AS CAST — Cousin to both Richard and Bolingbroke, but feels compelled to remain loyal to Richard, even as it becomes politically dangerous to do so. Has a big heart and attends to Richard’s anxiety when no one else will.
Bagot (any pronouns) / AS CAST — One of Richard’s inner circle of friends and advisors. On the payroll. When the political tides start to shift, Bagot finds a way to stay in the game and survive in spite of it all.
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