MACBETH Equity Principal Auditions - Elm Shakespeare Company Auditions
Elm Shakespeare Company
MACBETH – Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in CT
Elm Shakespeare Company New Haven CT LOA (approval/salary level pending; 2011 weekly minimum: $502.)
Artistic Dir: James Andreassi
Author: Shakespeare
Dir: Allyn Burrows
1st reh: 7/23/12. Runs 8/16-9/2.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Clarion Hotel Conference Room
10 AM – 5 PM 2260 Whitney Avenue
No scheduled break. Hamden, CT 06518
See below for directions.
For a five-minute appointment, call 203/393-1436 or e-mail
mandreassi@elmshakespeare.org. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Please prepare a Shakespearean monologue.
Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.
Seeking:
Theatre’s casting note: “We are looking for theater artists who would like to join a strong existing ensemble company.” The following roles will be or may be on Equity contracts.
Siward: AVAILABLE ROLE. 50s-60s. Uncle to Malcolm and Donalbain.
Porter: AVAILABLE ROLE. 50+. Comic, drunken doorman of Macbeth’s castle.
Lennox: AVAILABLE ROLE. 30s-40s. Nobleman; aids in battle against Macbeth.
Ross: AVAILABLE ROLE. 40s-50s. Scottish nobleman. Slippery. Ambiguous.
The following roles are cast. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.
Lady Macbeth:
CAST. 20s-40s. Strong-willed, ambitious. Able to use her strengths to spur her husband on in his ambitions.
Lady Macduff:
CAST. 20s-40s. Nurturing mother and wife. Her home serves as a stark contrast to that of Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth:
CAST. 40s-50s. Powerful, ambitious leader. Unable to bear the psychological torment of his villainy.
Banquo:
CAST. 40s-60s. Ambitious yet honorable man whose children, according to the witches’ prophecy, will inherit the Scottish throne.
Macduff:
CAST. 40s-50s. Scottish nobleman. Leader of the crusade to unseat Macbeth and to avenge the death of his children.
Directions, provided by Elm Shakespeare Company:
By car from New York: Just off CT15-N, exit 61 for Whitney Avenue toward Hamden. Turn right at Whitney Avenue. Clarion Hotel is on the left. Parking lot is free.
By train/bus from New York: Metro North train to Union Station New Haven, shuttle to New Haven Green, then the J bus to Whitney Avenue, Hamden: J bus comes every half hour. Please go to
www.cttransit.com or call 203/624-0151 to confirm bus schedule and route information.
Theatre’s mailing address: Elm Shakespeare Company, PO Box 206029, New Haven CT, 06520.
