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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Role of ALGERNON MONCRIEFF)

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR

CONTRACT

LORT Rep

$1,197 weekly minimum (LORT B+)

SEEKING

Equity actors for the role of ALGERNON MONCRIEFF in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (see breakdown). Oregon Shakespeare Festival produces in repertory. Most performers and stage managers work on multiple shows throughout the year.

Contract will cover the length of the role and any additional understudy assignments.

SUBMISSION

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Deadline: 09/12/2024

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PERSONNEL

Producer/Theatre Company: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Artistic Director: Tim Bond
Director: Tim Bond
By: August Wilson
Casting Director: Katja Zarolinski, CSA

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal Date: January 07, 2025
First Preview: March 09, 2025
Closing: July 20, 2025

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Location: Ashland, OR

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BREAKDOWN

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

SYNOPSIS: A comedy of (hardly any) manners: Director Desdemona Chiang transports Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of manners to the British Malay Peninsula, a colonial melting pot of South Asian, Chinese, and English communities. Two rakish young men, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, opt to navigate Victorian-era expectations of courtship simply by evading them. But when their personas and egos begin to collide, the pair get caught up in a wit-fueled whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic snafus. This “trivial comedy for serious people” reveals the absurd lengths that humans will go to in pursuit of acceptance, love, and truth.

SEEKING:

[ALGERNON MONCRIEFF] He/Him. Mid 20s-Mid 30s. Mixed race of East/Southeast Asian heritage. He’s rakish. A socialite. Bachelor. Mischievous. A bit of a playboy. Playful. He finds delight in the cat and mouse game of it all. Likes to corrupt people.

NOTE: This track will also understudy the role of ‘THE BAKER’ in INTO THE WOODS. [The Baker]: A harried and insecure baker who is simple and loving, yet protective of his family. He wants his wife to be happy and is willing to do anything to ensure her happiness but refuses to let others fight his battles. Vocal range top: G4 / Vocal range bottom: Ab2 The dates of that production are as follows:

First Rehearsal: April 1, 2025
First Preview: May 31, 2025
Closing: October 11, 2025

NOTE: Actors in this production may also be asked to understudy other roles in the productions of SHANE or JULIUS CAESAR.