Four County Players Holds Auditions for THE TEMPEST, 9/8

Four County Players is holding auditions for the roles of Ferdinand and Alonso in William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST. The production is adapted and directed by Sara Holdren and will run October 21 - November 5, at The Cellar at Four County Players in Barboursville.

The auditions will take place Tuesday, September 7 from 7:30 to 9:30 and Wednesday, September 8 from 7:30 to 9:30. Tuesday auditions will be held at Blue Ridge Yoga Studio on 1717 Allied Street, around the corner from C'Ville Coffee.

Wednesday audition location is TBA.  Please email allforhecuba@gmail.com for the location if you would like to audition on Wednesday.

*You need only come to one night of auditions.

This fall's production of THE TEMPEST at Four County Players is seeking TWO MALE ACTORS for the roles of Alonso and Ferdinand (see descriptions below). Directed and adapted by Sara Holdren, this production will be an exciting, physical, magical interpretation of Shakespeare's romance, featuring music, movement, puppetry, and more. The Cellar at Four County Players is an intimate, versatile black box space. Rehearsals will take place at Four County Players in Barboursville as production time nears; earlier in the process, rehearsals will be held in Charlottesville. Come out and audition for this innovative, ensemble production!

If you have questions or would like a PDF copy of the script, please email Sara Holdren at allforhecuba@gmail.com.

Ferdinand (male, 20s or late teens) -- Ferdinand is the Prince of Naples, an idealistic young man who finds himself shipwrecked on Prospero's island. Thinking he has lost his father, friends, and homeland, he then meets Prospero's daughter, Miranda, and falls immediately in love. A character full of hope, wonder, openness, imagination, and emotion.

Alonso (male, 40s-60s, or late 30s willing to "play up" in age) -- Alonso is the King of Naples, Ferdinand's father and an enemy of Prospero in the day's before Prospero's banishment. He too is shipwrecked on the island and is wracked by the belief that his son Ferdinand died in the shipwreck. A complex character -- not a straightforward "villain" -- he is actually the most redeemable of Prospero's enemies. A politician unaware of the depths of treachery amongst his fellow courtiers, and, in essence, a man devoted to his son.

For more information, visit http://www.fourcp.org/auditions.php.

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