Quintessence Theatre Group
REVISED
See updated submission instructions.
CONTRACT
SPT $523 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE WINTER’S TALE by William Shakespeare & THE ALCHEMIST by Ben Jonson to be performed in rotating repertory (see breakdown).
Actors from under-represented populations are encouraged to submit.
Quintessence is committed to diversity in all hiring and is considering all genders and races for all roles.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit two verse monologues, one dramatic and one comedic along with headshot/resume.
Deadline: 01/28/2022
SUBMIT TO
Artistic@QuintessenceTheatre.org
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Directors: Alexander Burns and Paul Hebron
Creative Manager: Lee Cortopassi
Office Manager: Emily Cross
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal - 2/9/2022
First preview - 3/16/2022
Opening - 3/25/2022
Closing - 4/24/2022
OTHER
www.qtgrep.org
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
Doubling to be decided in casting.
A WINTER'S TALE
Leontes – King of Sicily (30 – 50), a great leader, thinker, husband suddenly gripped by jealousy. Destroys life and career in his belief that his wife Hermione is carrying the child of his friend Polixenes. Later, he finds awareness, remorse and attempts to repent.
Hermione – Queen of Sicily (30 – 50). A charismatic and powerful politician, strong mother, and loving wife. A statuesque beauty. Charming, loyal, patient.
Polixenes – King of Bohemia (30 – 50). A childhood playmate to Leontes. Jovial and witty. Later, concerned and cautious.
Florizel – Prince of Bohemia, son of Polixenes (18 – 28) . Falls in love with Perdita, thinking she is a shepherdess. Wholesome, loyal, romantic.
Antigonus – A loyal Sicilian lord and Paulina’s husband (40 – 60). Decent, but acquiescent to a fault.
Autolycus – A traveling salesman, pickpocket and bawd (30 – 50). The life of any party, a trickster always looking for someone to swindle or seduce.
Perdita – Princess of Sicilia, daughter of Leontes and Hermione (16 – 26). A princess by birth but brought up by shepherds. One with her natural surroundings, bold, intelligent, regal. A diamond in the rough.
Camillo – A Sicilian attaché devoted to honor (40 – 60). Stoic, sincere, honest.
An Old Shepherd – A Bohemian shepherd (50 – 70). Raises the abandoned Perdita as his daughter. Talkative, gullible, good-hearted, honest.
The shepherd’s son (20 – 30). Comedic relief. Gawky, good-natured natural, if a bit dull.
THE ALCHEMIST
Face – The housekeeper. Sets out to take advantage of changing circumstances to get rich quick through a series of cons. Resourceful, quick-witted, strong willed, unapologetic, pragmatic. Still, a dreamer.
Subtle – The alchemist. Disguises himself as a doctor and man of science. Grumpy, crafty, shrewd, stubborn, intelligent. A rascal.
Dol Common – A prostitute. Keeps Face and Subtle in line. Dominant, manipulative, unruly, clever, and in her way, wise. A realist.
Sir Epicure Mammon – A knight. Covets the philosopher’s stone for its ability to produce wealth and for its youthful properties. Privileged, materialistic, lusty, self-involved, uncaring. A self-made man.
Dapper – A lawyer’s clerk. Wishes to gain a familiar, a spirit to allow him to cheat and win at gambling. Greedy, gullible, well meaning, unobservant. Easily duped.
Drugger – A tobacco seller, nicknamed “Nab”. Wants supernatural advice on how best to arrange his shop so his business will flourish. Honest, good, straightforward. A plugger.
Pertinax Surly – A gamester, and friend to Sir Epicure Mammon. Disguises himself as a Spanish grandee to uncover the scheme but is surprised by love. Mocking, critical, skeptical, and tough minded.
Ananias – A deacon. Wants to turn the property of orphans and widows into great wealth that he will use for the church’s political influence. Emotional, greedy, eager, single minded. A true believer.
Tribulation Wholesome – A pastor and church administrator. Attempts to restrain Ananias. Measured, logical, power-hungry, single minded. An opportunist.
Kastril – A young person just come into their fortune. Wants to learn the skill of quarrelling”, and how to assert themselves as an adult. Young, aggressive, impressionable, protective.
Dame Pliant – Kastril's sister, a widow. Wants and needs a husband. Easygoing, malleable, but self-aware. A survivor.
Lovewit – The master of the house. Leaves London for the countryside at the first sign of the plague. Returns in Act 5 to discover what Face, Subtle, and Dol have been up to. Quick witted, strong willed, pragmatic. A secret romantic.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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