The Old Globe Theatre 2013 Summer Shakespeare Festival
- Submit Photo / Resume for NYC Appointments
(San Diego, CA) LORT B; $765/week minimum
Casting Director Samantha Barrie will be present at auditions.
Directors will not be present.
First rehearsal: April 23, 2013. First preview: June 2, 2013. Runs: June 23 - September 29, 2013
NYC auditions will be held on February 8, 2013 by appointment only.
Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these auditions.
For consideration, email (preferred method) or mail picture and resume to:
casting@theoldglobe.org (PREFERRED)
Casting/The Old Globe Theatre
PO Box 122171
San Diego, CA 92116
Please indicate in your submission the CITY in which you are requesting an appointment.
Also make sure to indicate your AEA stutus.
NOTE: Additional appointment auditions will be held in Chicago on 2/1/13 and in Los Angeles and San Diego on 2/14/13
The 2013 Season includes:
MERCHANT OF VENICE/MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM/ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead will run in rotating-repertory. Each actor will be in all three (or in some cases two) plays. Tracks and roles are subject to change. All roles are understudied. Actors will perform up to 6 times per week (no matinees). All actors must have extensive experience with performing Shakespeare.
PORTIA (Merchant)/ HELENA (Midsummer)
Any ethnicity. Female. Late 20s- early 30s. Ideally at least 5’5”.
PORTIA: A wealthy heiress. Equal parts beautiful and clever.
HELENA: Part of the quartet of lovers. Lovesick and insecure. Doesn’t believe that she can truly be loved. Funny.
TBD (Merchant)/ TITANIA/HIPPOLYTA (Midsummer)/ GERTRUDE (R & G)
Any ethnicity. Female. 30s-early 40s.
TITANIA: Queen of the fairies. Must be able to be strong and combative one moment and soft and smitten the next.
GERTRUDE: Weak-willed and dependent. Desperate for status and affection. Has a real instinct for self-preservation.
GRATIANO (Merchant)/TBD MECHANICAL (Midsummer)/ PLAYER (R & G)
Any ethnicity. Male. 40s-50s.
GRATIANO: A good friend of Bassanio. Speaks his mind whether it is called for or not. Garrulous and rude. Marries Nerissa.
TBD MECHANICAL: A manual laborer and amateur actor. Comic and well-meaning.
PLAYER: A ringmaster. Mysterious, confident and knowing but also base. He plays up his seeming control and omniscience, but underneath it all, he will do anything for a buck.
DUKE OF VENICE and/or PRINCE OF MOROCCO (Merchant)/TBD MECHANICAL (Midsummer)/CLAUDIUS (R & G)
Any ethnicity, but if doubled with Prince of Morocco, African American preferable. Male. 40s-50s.
DUKE OF VENICE: An arbiter of justice. Prides himself on having respect for the law.
PRINCE OF MOROCCO: Suitor to Portia
TBD MECHANICAL: A manual laborer and amateur actor. Comic and well-meaning.
CLAUDIUS: Calculating, ambitious and conniving, but also possesses a modicum of human emotion.
PRINCE OF MOROCCO or SALERIO (Merchant)/ PUCK (Midsummer)/ HAMLET (R & G)
Any ethnicity, but if doubled with Prince of Morocco, African American preferable. Male. 20s- early 30s
PRINCE OF MOROCCO: Suitor to Portia
SALERIO: Friend of Antonio. A Venetian gentleman and counterpart of Solanio.
PUCK: A mischievous fairy. Does Oberon’s bidding, but with his own spin. Causes chaos and enjoys pulling the strings.
HAMLET: Melancholy and cynical. Paralyzed by indecision. Prone to outbursts of rage. Ultimately self-preserving, his action causes the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
LAUNCELOT GOBBO (Merchant)/ TBD MECHANICAL (Midsummer)/ ROSENCRANTZ (R & G)
Any ethnicity. Male. 30s-early 40s
LAUNCELOT GOBBO: A clown and servant to Shylock. A clever comic.
TBD MECHANICAL: A manual laborer and amateur actor. Comic and well-meaning.
ROSENCRANTZ: An everyman. The more pragmatic and laid back of the pair. Confused by much of what goes on around him, and Guildenstern’s strong reactions to it. A quietly keen observer and sensitive man. Tries to keep a positive outlook.
BASSANIO (Merchant)/DEMETRIUS (Midsummer)/ HORATIO (R & G)
Any ethnicity. Male. Late 20s- early 30s
BASSANIO: A suitor of Portia. Caught between his carefree, spendthrift youth and a desire to be a mature adult. Not the sharpest business man, lets his heart drive his actions.
DEMETRIUS: Part of the quartet of lovers. Starts with a steadfast love for Hermia, but (with a little help) comes to love Helena. May be good on paper, but not the nicest guy.
HORATIO: Hamlet’s close friend. Loyal.
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