St. Louis, MO — St. Louis Shakespeare Festival | Saint Louis, MO
Friday, January 23, 2026
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
3333 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Free street parking available on Samuel Shepard and Josephine Baker
To schedule an audition appointment, follow this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549A4A728A3FDC52-61494438-audition#/
Expected to attend:
Tom Ridgely: Artistic Director
Colin O'Brien: Producer
Megan Gooch: Business Manager
$839 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)
Callbacks: January 24th, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
First Rehearsal: February 24, 2026
Opening: March 26, 2026
Closing: April 11, 2026
Equity actors for roles in ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD! (See breakdown).
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival is seeking actors for an upcoming performance of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to showcase the wonderful talent located in St. Louis, MO. An Equity monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Character descriptions are not meant to be exclusive or restrictive. We encourage actors to audition for whatever role they feel most interested in!
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.
Please prepare EITHER the sides for your chosen character OR a 1-minute monologue in the style of the show. Sides can be found at:
https://stlshakes.org/on-stage-work/
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
A childhood friend of Hamlet. Ever so slightly alpha.
A childhood friend of Hamlet. Ever so slightly beta.
The consummate showman and a person of the world. Has seen it all and then some. At the end of the day, a pragmatist and survivor. Has almost no principles other than dedication to their craft. A cynic and an idealist as it suits them.
A prince, but mostly a college student. Brilliant, brooding, more tortured than melancholy. Thinks and feels intensely. Light on his feet, literally and figuratively.
Hamlet’s uncle and mighty opposite, now stepfather and king. Charismatic, ruthless, in a little over his head.
A chatterbox and a meddler. Advisor to the king.
Graceful, elegant, nobody’s fool.
Intensely, operatically passionate; devoutly religious.
An apprentice player, still a boy. Intimacy required.
A versatile tragedian.
For more information, visit:
https://stlshakes.org
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