The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival and
Festival Stage of Winston-Salem
- Equity Principal Auditions in NYC
(High Point and Winston-Salem, NC) LORT D; $566/week minimum
Managing and Artistic Director: Pedro Silva
Resident Director: Steve Umberger
Equity Principal Auditions
Monday, February 27, 2012 at Ripley Grier Studios
10 AM – 6 PM 520 Eighth Avenue, Studio 16P
Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY
Actors may audition for either or both theatres if they chose.
Prepare EITHER:
1) a classical monologue not to exceed 2 minutes (for NC Shakes); OR
2) a contemporary monologue (for The Festival Stage); OR
3) a 1 minute classical monologue and a 1 minute contemporary monologue (if auditioning for both theatres).
Bring 8 x 10 picture and resume, stapled together.
Call back dates will be announced at the time of audition.
Seeking Equity Actors for the 2012 Season of the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival (NCShakes) and the 2012-13 season of its affiliate theatre, Festival Stage of Winston-Salem (FSWS).
The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival 2012 Season includes:
ROMEO AND JULIET
Director: Steve Umberger
1st rehearsal: 8/21/12. Runs: 9/16-10/2/21
Multicultural production; seeking actors of all nationalities and minorities, with fluency in Shakespeare’s language. Younger roles should be physically agile for some dance and stage combat. Seeking:
Romeo: Teens to mid-20s; passionate, idealistic, nonconformist.
Juliet: Teens to mid-20s; passionate, principled
Friar: 30s-50s: stalwart, decent, visionary
Nurse: 30s-50s; devoted, resolute
Mercutio: Teens to mid-20s; intelligent, unfettered, wild card
Benvolio: Teens to mid-20s; dedicated friend
Capulet: 40-50; leader, loving father, part of the old order
Lady Capulet: 40-50; bound by tradition, caught between old world and new
The Festival Stage of Winston-Salem 2012-13 Season includes:
THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: 9/25/12. Runs: 10/19-11/4/12
All characters are Southern (Atlanta) except Joe.
Seeking:
Beulah: 50s; opinionated, particular
Adolph: 50s; even, selfless, compassionate, hard-working
Lala: 20s; unsure, awkward, wants to be prettier and less Jewish
Reba: 50s; pleasant, vague, sweet, not quite in sync with everyone else
Sunny: 20s: attractive, reserved, elegant but practical
Joe: 20s; ambitious, energetic, Northern Jew
Peachy: 20s; self-important, joker, has bright red hair
33 VARIATIONS
Director: Steve Umberger
1st rehearsal: 1/8/13. Runs: 2/1 – 2/24/13
Seeking:
Katherine: 50s; musicologist and ALS patient; compelled to resolve issues of intimacy
Beethoven: 50s, composer coming to terms with his genius as his deafness progresses
Diabelli: 50s; music publisher and composer, competitor with and admirer of Beethoven
Schindler: 30s/40s; Beethoven's trusted and devoted friend and confidant
Gertrude: German musicologist whose professional association with Katherine and Clara becomes a friendship
Mike: intern treating Katherine, who also falls for her daughter
Clara: Katherine's daughter, coming to terms with a new intimacy with her mother
PROOF
Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: 4/16/13. Runs: 5/10-5/26/13
Seeking:
Catherine: 20s; smart, tough but vulnerable, caregiver for Robert her father
Robert: 50s; rumpled academic, brilliant but troubled, unable to function normally
Hal: 20s; smart, ambitious, energetic math student
Claire: 20s-30s; Catherine's older sister, stylish, attractive
The Festival Stage is also seeking performers for the following show in the remainder of its current season:
HATCHETMAN
Director: Steve Umberger
1st rehearsal: 4/17/12. Runs: 5/11 – 5/27/12
All roles require precise, fast-paced, high energy physical comedy.
Seeking:
Carter: 20s-30s; manic, passionate, devoted, inept, has a crush on his co-worker (Romantic/comedic lead)
Temple: 20s-30s; ambitious, neurotic, sincere (Romantic/comedic lead)
Otis: 50s-60s; dapper and energetic but foggy; very compromised short-term memory
Sam: 40s-50s; the office boss; powerful, seductive, love-starved
Johnson: 20s-30s;shy, clumsy, intellectual
Jane: 20s-30s; quiet, dedicated, stutterer
Additional audition information is available on the NCSF website at
www.ncshakes.org; click on ‘About NCSF’, then ‘News’ and look for the audition listing. Actors may also secure additional information by following the similar procedure on the FSWS website at
www.festivalstage.org.
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