Romeo and Juliet – OPEN Auditions
Theater 2020, Inc. NYC Showcase (approval pending)
Producing Artistic Dirs: Judith Jarosz & David Fuller
Author: Shakespeare
Dir: D. Fuller
Choreo: J. Jarosz
1st reh: 6/14/11 (rehearses Tu-F, 7-10; Sa 2-7 (7/9 reh will be 5-10) and Su 12-5. Runs 7/14-7/24 at St. Charles Borromeo Church, Brooklyn Heights (Th @ 7, F & Sa @ 8, Su @ 3). Runs again in Brooklyn Bridge Park (7/30 @ 6 and 7/31 @ 2).
OPEN Auditions (Equity/non):
Thursday, June 2, 2011 St. Charles Borromeo Church
Friday, June 3, 2011 21 Sidney Place (between Joralemon and State)
7 PM – 10 PM both evenings. Brooklyn Heights NY 11201
Doors will open at 6 PM.
The producer will run all aspects of these calls. Equity audition procedures will NOT be in effect, and no Equity Monitor will be provided. Please, no phone calls.
Please prepare a Shakespeare monologue (two-three minutes long).
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
Callbacks will be held Sunday, June 5, 2011 from 12 Noon – 5 PM.
A troupe of eight skilled street performers tells this timeless tale of adolescent love through the prism of 21st Century attitudes and prejudices in a trim 90-minute version: when a Hindu and a Muslim fall in love at first sight, sparks fly, igniting centuries-old tribal passions. Love and laughter are followed by death and despair: why must it take tragedy to bury ancient animosities?
Seeking exceptional actors adept at Shakespeare, who perform well in both an indoor setting and also out-of-doors in a large venue with no amplification. Multicultural, multi-ethnic production. Some actors may be cast against gender type. A sense of humor is mandatory.
Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio:
Must be excellent stage-fight combatants.
Lady Capulet, Mercutio and Pandit Laurence:
Must have basic hand-puppetry skills, or be able to learn.
Benvolio.
The role of the Nurse is cast.
Subway info, provided by the producer: 2, 3, 4, 5 (Borough Hall); R (Court St/Borough Hall); F (Jay St).
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