ROMEO AND JULIET Equity Principal Auditions - Connecticut Free Shakespeare Auditions

ROMEO AND JULIET – Equity Principal Auditions in CT

Connecticut Free Shakespeare Bridgeport CT LOA (approval/salary level pending; 2011 weekly minimum: $337).

Managing Artistic Dir/Adaptor/Stage Dir: Ellen Lieberman

Author: William Shakespeare

Dramaturgy: Bert Garskof

1st reh: 6/26/12. Runs 7/13-8/5 at three outdoor venues in Bridgeport and Guilford CT.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 CT Free Shakespeare Office

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Bridgeport City Hall Annex

Thursday, February 23, 2012 999 Broad Street, 1st Floor

11 AM – 5 PM all three days. Bridgeport CT

No scheduled break.

No appointment necessary. The Theatre will run all aspects of these calls. Equity audition procedures will NOT be in effect, and no Equity Monitor will be provided.

Please prepare a brief, heightened-language monologue or a monologue from “Romeo and Juliet”.

Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

Seeking (all roles are available). Eight or nine Equity contracts are available. Some actors may play two roles.

Romeo: A Montague. Young. In love with Juliet, a Capulet.

Juliet: A Capulet. Young. In love with Romeo, a Montague.

Lord Capulet: Juliet’s father.

Lady Capulet: Juliet’s mother.

The Nurse: Juliet’s nurse.

Mercutio: Romeo’s older friend.

Benvolio: Romeo’s best friend.

Friar Lawrence: A Franciscan priest. Friend to Romeo and Juliet.

Paris: An older suitor to Juliet.

Tybalt: A Capulet; cousin to Juliet.