THE NORTH CAROLINA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2012 SEASON Submission - The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival Auditions

The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival and

Festival Stage of Winston-Salem

- Submit for Appointment Only Auditions

(High Point and Winston-Salem, NC) LORT D; $566/week minimum

Managing and Artistic Director: Pedro Silva

Resident Director: Steve Umberger

NYC appointment-only auditions will be held on February 28, 10am to 6pm.

Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these auditions.

For consideration, email picture and resume to:

Actors may audition for either or both theatres if they choose.

Those wishing to be considered for NCShakes, please email
auditions@ncshakes.org. Those wishing to be considered for Festival Stage, please email
auditions@festivalstage.org.

Indicate in the subject line: NYC Appointment Auditions / AEA Self Submission

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

1^st 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

1^st 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

1^st 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

1^st 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

1^st 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.