THE TRAGEDY OF KING ARTHUR BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- Submit Photo / Resume for NYC Appointments
Guerrilla Shakespeare Project (Brooklyn, NY) Basic Showcase; $250 stipend
World Premiere by: Arthur Phillips
Director: Jordan Reeves
Produced by: Guerrilla Shakespeare Project
First Rehearsal: February 4th, Opening: March 21, Closing: April 7
NYC auditions will be held on December 13 and 14, by appointment only.
For consideration, email picture and resume to:
auditions@guerrillashakespeare.org
Indicate in the subject line: TRAGEDY OF KING ARTHUR… Appointment Submission
If you receive an appointment, you will be contacted with an audition time and sides to prepare. You will also be asked to have a 2 minute Shakespeare Monologue ready for the auditions.
Deadline for submissions: 12/11/12
The Tragedy of King Arthur by William Shakespeare, is a World Premiere production of acclaimed novelist Arthur Phillips latest work. The plot centers around the discovery of a new Shakespeare play. We follow a doubting narrator as he struggles with the legitimacy of the play and his unresolved family issues. Within this story is a full five-act Shakespearean verse play. A large background and training in Shakespeare is a must.
Seeking:
Narrator/King Arthur
(Male, 25-35) A famous novelist dealing with the recent death of his father and wether or not to publish this "New" Shakespeare. Also plays King Arthur in the Shakespeare Play (Think a combination of Hal and Henry V)
Father/ Glouceser
(Male, 40-60) A convicted forger. Trying to make amends with his childeren from the grave. Also plays Duke of Glouceser in the Shakespeare Play (Think a combination of Falstaff, Henry IV and Prospero)
Sister/ Mordred
(Female, 25-35) Twin sister of the Narrator. Her Father's favorite and a believer in the legitimacy of the Shakespeare play. Also plays Mordred Duke of Rothesay in the Shakespeare Play. Plays him as a man.(Think a combination of Iago, Hotspur and Richard III)
Wife/Guenhera
(Female, 25-30) Narrator's wife. Hopes the play is real. Also plays Guenhera in the Shakespeare Play. Arthur's childhood love, made Queen. (Think a combination of Rosalind, Hermione, Olivia)
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