ROMEO AND ZOOLIET Equity Principal Actors - St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Auditions

ROMEO AND ZOOLIET - St. Louis, MO EPA

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival | Saint Louis, MO

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email:
megan@stlshakes.org.

CONTRACT

LOA
$17 per hour or part thereof - Rehearsal (Ref. to LORT-PP)
$127 per Performance (Ref. to LORT-PP)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ROMEO AND ZOOLIET (See breakdown).
St. Louis-based performers are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the Sides. The Sides may be found here:
https://stlshakes.org/on-stage-work/auditions/.
Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
3333 Washington Ave
St. Louis, MO 63103

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director
Colin O'Brien, Producer
Megan Gooch, Business Manager

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: 6/10/2025
1st Preview: 7/8/2025
Opening: 7/11/2025
Closing: 8/17/2025

OTHER

www.stlshakes.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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

ROMEO AND ZOOLIET

SEEKING:

ROMEO: Our hero. A curious, playful, and good-natured prairie dog. Longing for connection.

MERCUTIO: A red panda. Romeo’s ride or die. A jovial spirit, a loyal friend, up for anything. Especially bamboo.

FRIAR LAURENCE: A wise old owl, who just wants to help two crazy kids out.

PARIS: An unsuitable suitor. Looking for a way to improve his position. Does he feel a little something for Lady Cap? Maybe. A Crocodile. Cold hands.

TYBALT: Juliet’s cousin. Fearsome, regal, king of the jungle. He is a tiger, and he wants you to know it.

PRINCE ESCALUS: The law-and-order ruler of Zoorona. Masterful with a ball trick. Sea lion.

FRIAR JOHN: In no hurry. Tortoise.

VETERINARIAN: A mad scientist. Orangutan.

Understudy: to Romeo, Mercutio, Friar Laurence, Paris and others as cast.