SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY OF DC 2011-12 SEASON Equity Principal Audition - Shakespeare Company of DC Auditions

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Shakespeare Theatre Company of DC 2011-12 Season

- EPAs by Appointment in DC

(Washington, DC) LORT B+; $832/week minimum

Artistic Director: Michael Kahn

Resident Casting Director Daniel Rehbehn will be in attendance.

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINMENT

Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Harman Center for the Arts

AND 610 F Street, NW

Friday, February 25, 2011 Washington, DC 20003

10 AM – 6 PM each day

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30 each day.

For an appointment, email
CastingShakespeare@shakespearetheatre.org, or call 202.547.3230 x 2724. AEA member without appointments will be seen as time permits.

Prepare one (1) classical monologue, preferably Shakespeare not to exceed 3 minutes total.

If wishing to audition for the musical, also prepare a brief song. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Total audition of monologue and song should not exceed 3 minutes combined.

Bring a headshot and resume stapled together.

Actors will be considered for all roles still available in the current season. All roles are understudied.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company specializes in classic plays. The theatre is always seeking new classical actors of all age ranges and types to add to its files.

2011 — 2012 SEASON BREAKDOWN

JULIUS CAESAR (FREE FOR ALL)

By William Shakespeare. Director: David Paul. Original direction by David Muse

1st Rehearsal: 7/26/11. Runs: 8/18 – 9/4/11, at Sidney Harman Hall

Roles available:

Brutus, Julius Caesar, Cassius, Caska, Decius Brutus, Cinna, Metellus, Ligarius/Titinius, Octavius, Lepidus/A Cobbler, Murellus, Soothsayer, Cinna the Poet, Flavius/Pindarus, Cicero/Another Poet, Trebonius, Calphurnia

THE HEIR APPARENT

By Jean-François Regnard, Adapted by David Ives. Director: Michael Kahn

1st Rehearsal: 7/26/11. Runs: 9/6 – 10/23/11 at the Lansburgh Theatre

Roles available:

Geronte: (60s, male). An elderly, miserly old man on the brink of death and chock full of diseases.

Eraste: (25-30, male). Geronte’s nephew. Attempting to ingratiate himself to Geronte and become his sole heir.

Crispin: (20s-30s, male). A crafty young manservant helping Eraste become the heir to Geronte’s estate.

Lisette: (20s-30s, female). A down-to-earth maid taking care of Geronte. Speaks her mind.

Madam Argant: (50s, female). A battleaxe of a matron.

Isabelle: (20s, female). Bright and beautiful innocent girl.

Scruple: (40s, male). A lawyer. Very small and of a dignified age.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

By William Shakespeare. Director: Ethan McSweeny

1st Rehearsal: 10/12/11. Runs: 11/23 – 1/8/12, at Sidney Harman Hall

Roles available:

Don Pedro, Don John, Claudio, Benedick, Leonato, Antonio, Friar Frances, Dogberry, Verges, First Watch, Conrad, Boracchio, Hero, Margaret

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

By William Shakespeare. Director: P.J. Paparelli

1st Rehearsal: 12/6/11. Runs: 1/17 – 3/11/12, at the Lansburgh Theatre

All roles available:

Duke of Milan, Valentine, Proteus, Antonio, Thurio, Eglamour, Host, Speed, Launce, Panthino, Julia, Silvia, Lucetta, Outlaw #1

STRANGE INTERLUDE

By Eugene O’Neill. Director: Michael Kahn

1st Rehearsal: 2/7/12. Runs: 3/27 – 5/6/12, at Sidney Harman Hall

Roles available:

Marsden, Nina, Ned, Sam, Mrs. Evans, Gordon, Madeline

SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS

By Carlo Goldoni. Adapted by Constance Congdon, From a translation by Christina Sibul

Director: Christopher Bayes

1st Rehearsal: 4/17/12. Runs: 5/15 – 7/1/12, at the Lansburgh Theatre

All roles available.

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

By William Shakespeare. Director: Stephen Rayne

1st Rehearsal: 5/1/12. Runs: 6/12 – 7/22/12, at Sidney Harman Hall

All roles available:

Falstaff, Bardolph, Pistol, Ford, Page, Alice Ford, Margaret Page, Anne Page, Shallow, Slender, Doctor Caius, Quickly, Fenton, Hugh Evans, Host

THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE (Concert Staging)

Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by George Abbott, in a concert version by David Ives

1st Rehearsal: 10/25/11. Runs: 11/4 – 11/6/11

All roles available:

Sargeant, Aegeon, Duke of Ephesus, Corporal, Dromio of Ephesus, Antipholus of Ephesus, Tailor, Dromio of Syracuse, Antipholus of Syracuse, Sorcerer, Angelo, Merchant of Ephesus, Merchant of Syracuse, Luce, Adriana, Luciana, Courtesan, Seeress

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (The Musical) (Concert Staging)

By John Guare and Mel Shapiro. Lyrics by John Guare. Music by Galt MacDermot

1st Rehearsal: 1/17/12. Runs: 1/27 – 1/29/12

All roles available:

Thurio, Speed, Valentine, Proteus, Launce, Antonio, Duke of Milan, Eglamour, Julia, Lucetta, Silvia

For more information about The Shakespeare Theatre Company, visit
www.shakespearetheatre.org. No phone calls or emails, please.

Stage Management resumes may be submitted for consideration for the 2011/2012 season via e-mail to
employment@shakespearetheatre.org – Attention: Genevieve Cooper, Associate Director of Production.