Tennessee Shakespeare Company 2011-12
– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in TN
Germantown TN SPT (approval/salary level pending; most recent weekly minimum: $520).
Producing Artistic Dir / Stage Dir (all plays): Dan McCleary
Plays run outdoors at Shelby Farms Park, Memphis.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Saturday, May 21, 2011
11 AM – 7 PM
Break from 3 – 4. McCoy Theatre / Rhodes College
2000 N. Parkway
and Memphis TN 38112
Sunday, May 22, 2011
1 PM – 5 PM
For a 5-minute appointment, e-mail (preferred)
tnshakespeare@gmail.com. No e-mail access? Call Lindsay Mitchell at 901/759-0702 (W-F, 1-5, beginning 5/11). Appointment-request deadline: 3 PM on 5/20. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day as time permits.
Five-minute appointments. Prepare two Shakespeare pieces (at least one in verse), totaling three minutes. Also prepare one piece by Tennessee Williams. Appropriate pieces from the season’s plays are encouraged.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back. Attach a note with any scheduling conflicts.
Notes:
Macbeth by Shakespeare. 1st reh: 9/6/11. Runs 10/5-10/23.
Macbeth:
Man, mid 30s – mid 40s. Gentleman soldier.
Macduff / Witch:
Male, late 20s – early 40s. Gentleman soldier.
Lady Macbeth:
Female, 30s - 40s. Aspiring, childless, careerless wife to Macbeth.
Banquo / Doctor / Soldier / Witch:
Male, 50s-60s. Elder soldier.
Malcolm / Witch:
Male, 20s. Young royal soldier.
Lady Macduff / Gentlewoman / Messenger / Witch:
Female, 20s-30s. Noble mother and wife of Macduff / Attendant to Lady Macbeth / Frightened servant.
Duncan / Porter / Menteith / Witch:
Male, late 40s–60s. Scottish King / Drunken clown / Experienced soldier.
Old Man / Siward / Murderer / Witch:
Male, 50s-70s. Elder and compassionate citizen / Senior soldier / Experienced killer.
Donalbain / Seyton / Angus / Witch:
Male, 20s. Young royal soldier / Macbeth’s servant / Life-long warrior.
Lennox / Bloody Captain / Witch:
Male, 30s-50s. Both experienced soldiers.
Ross / Murderer / Witch:
Male, 20s-30s. Experienced soldier / First-time assassin.
Macduffs’ Son / Witch:
Male child, 9-12 years old.
Fleance / Young Siward / Witch:
Male child, 12-15 years old.
The Tempest by Shakespeare. 1st reh: 3/13/12. Runs 4/11 – 4/29/12.
Prospero or Prospera:
Man or woman, 50s–60s. Rightful Duke or Duchess of Milan. Parent to Miranda, with magic.
Miranda:
Female, late teens – 20s. Shipwrecked innocent.
Caliban:
Male, 20s–30s. Physically huge island native, taken captive.
Ariel:
Female or male, 20s-30s. Prospero’s airy spirit. Physically acrobatic and petite. Can sing.
Alonso:
Man, 50s-70s. King of Naples.
Stephano:
Man, 20s–60s. Drunken, shipwrecked butler, seeking the island’s “kingship”. A clown.
Trinculo:
Male or female, 20s–30s. Shipwrecked, frightened court jester. A fool.
Gonzalo:
Man, late 40s–70s. Honest, noble counselor.
Sebastian:
Man, 30s–40s. Alonso’s inept brother. Has murderous intentions.
Antonio:
Man, 30s–40s. Prospero’s usurping brother. Has murderous intentions.
Ferdinand:
Male, late teens – 20s. Alonso’s royal son. In love with Miranda.
Juno / Ship Master
Female, 20s–40s. Juno: An island goddess. Master: Ship commander.
Boatswain:
Male or female, 20s–30s.
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. 1st reh: 4/17/12. Runs 5/9 – 5/27/12.
Amanda Wingfield:
50s. Former Southern belle. Single mother raising her two grown children with unweening love, devotion and tumult.
Tom Wingfield:
Early 30s. The family poet, with a different lifestyle and dream from those of his parents. Adores his sister.
Laura Wingfield:
Late 20s. Unspectacular daughter and sister, with both physical and mental fragility. Waiting.
Jim O’Connor:
Early 30s. Former high school superstar. Now clerking with Tom. Creating a future for himself while, unwittingly, becoming the hopeful dream of the Wingfield women.
Theatre’s statement: “Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are strongly encouraged to attend.”
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