THE TEMPEST Equity Principal Audition - Actors Shakespeare Company at NJCU Auditions

THE TEMPEST

– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in NJ

Actors Shakespeare Company at NJCU Jersey City NJ SPT $195/week minimum + P&H.

Producing Artistic Dir/Stage Dir: Colette Rice

Author: Shakespeare

1st reh: 2/28/11. Runs 3/27-4/10.

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 New Jersey City University, Karnoutsos Hall Room 006

10 AM – 6 PM 2039 Kennedy Blvd.

Lunch from 1 – 2. Jersey City, NJ 07305

For an appointment, call 201/200-2390. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.

Please prepare a brief classical monologue (preferably no longer than two minutes).

Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

Seeking (Note: With the exception of Prospero, all roles are available):

Male roles:

Antonio and Alonso: Both roles are 40+.

Gonzalo: 50+.

Sebastian/Reaper: 35+. Seeking a dancer.

Caliban: 25-40.

Stephano and Trinculo: 20s – 50s. Comic.

Ferdinand: 20s.

Boatswain/Francisco/Reaper: 20s–30s. Excellent, resonant speaking voice. Seeking a dancer.

Female roles:

Miranda: Early 20s.

Juno/Ship Master/Spirit: 30s–50s. Singer/dancer.

Ceres/Mariner/Spirit: 30s-40s. Singer/dancer.

Iris/Mariner/Spirit: 20s. Singer/dancer.

Male OR female:

Ariel: 20s–40s. Excellent singer and mover.

Theatre’s statement: “Actors Shakespeare Company at NJCU encourages cross-gender and non-traditional casting.”

Directions to the audition venue, provided by the Theatre:

From NYC (Bus): 99S bus from Port Authority to New Jersey City University. Karnoutsos Hall is on Culver Ave, between West Side Ave and Kennedy Blvd. and is attached to Fries Hall, across from the parking garage.

From NYC (Train): PATH trains to Exchange Place or Pavonia-Newport. Take NJ Light Rail to West Side Ave and follow directions for NJ Light Rail below.

From NJ Light Rail: NJ Light Rail to West Side Ave. Station, walk down the stairs and make a left onto West Side Ave. Walk approx. 1 block to Culver Ave. Turn left on Culver and walk up the hill to Kennedy Blvd. Karnoutsos Hall is on Culver Ave, between West Side Ave and Kennedy Blvd. and is attached to Fries Hall, across from the Parking Garage.

Street parking is almost entirely prohibited in the area, except for residents. If you drive, use the garage on Culver Ave. between West Side Ave and Kennedy Blvd. The cost is $6.00.