THE WINTER'S TALE Submission - Yale Repertory Theatre Auditions

THE WINTER’S TALE - Photo/Resume Request

Yale Repertory Theatre New Haven CT LORT $566/week minimum. Theatre states that it pays $1,125/week + housing or NY/New Haven train fare.

Artistic Dir: James Bundy

Author: Shakespeare

Assoc Artistic Dir: Jennifer Kiger

Managing Dir: Victoria Nolan

Dir: Liz Diamond

Casting: Tara Rubin Casting

1st reh: 2/6/12. Runs 3/16 – 4/7/12.

NYC appointment auditions are coming up.

FOR THESE AUDITIONS, SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FROM AEA MEMBERS ONLY.

To be considered, send photo/resume ASAP to

ATTN: WINTER’S TALE

TARA RUBIN CASTING

570 7th Ave Ste 401

New York NY 10018

Seeking the following only (submit only if you are right for one or more these roles and you are free to work throughout the contract dates):

Hermione:

Woman, 30-35. Virtuous, beautiful wife of King Leontes. Queen of Sicilia. Falsely accused by her husband of infidelity; nobly proclaims her innocence, but apparently dies when her enraged husband’s actions cause the death of her son Mamillius and the banishment of her newborn daughter. Miraculously restored to life at the play’s close. A paragon of womanly grace, charm and beauty, naturally noble, Hermione is the daughter of the King of Russia. Has formidable reserves of dignity, pride and strength. Blazingly articulate in her self-defense, even when weak from childbirth and imprisonment.

Paulina:

Woman, 30-40. Fearless noblewoman of Sicilia; fierce defender of Hermione’s virtue. Married to Antigonus. Robust mother of three young daughters. Speaks her mind as she sees fit, and fears no man. Practical, no-nonsense, blunt when it suits her purpose; resolute; brilliant. A healer; has extraordinary reserves of patience, forbearance and skill, but is fearless about using her temper to get what she wants. With Perdita’s miraculous return, Paulina summons powers unnamed and miraculous, commands the king to reawaken his faith, and transforms what she persuades all is a statue of Hermione into a living, breathing queen.

Polixenes:

Man, 40-50. King of Bohemia, childhood friend of King Leontes of Sicilia, and father to Prince Florizel. Handsome, intelligent and charismatic. Confident, successful king and canny politician. Has easy grace; is genial, warm and equally attractive to men and women. His wrath is frightening when his authority is crossed, which it is by his son.

Camillo:

Man, 40-50. Honest Sicilian nobleman, loyal counselor to Leontes, later to Polixenes. Eminently trustworthy. Understated. Clear thinking in a crisis. Steady, resolute, kind and forgiving. Virtuous.

Perdita:

Woman, 19-24. Daughter of Hermione and Leontes. Because her father believes her to be born of an illicit affair between his wife and Polixenes, Perdita was abandoned as a newborn on the coast of Bohemia and left to die. Found and raised by a good Old Shepherd, and unaware of her royal lineage, Perdita falls in love with a young swain who is, in fact, the Prince of Bohemia. Naturally graceful and charming, instinctively intelligent, warm and guileless. Epitome of young loveliness.

Antigonus / Servant:

Male, 45-55. Dual role. Antigonus: Sicilian nobleman, husband to Paulina. Loyally defends Hermione’s honor, but ultimately sides with Leontes, who gives him the wretched task of abandoning the infant daughter on a barren, faraway coast. Dies eaten by a bear. Big, gruff, blunt, hearty. Fond of his “mare” of a wife and three young daughters. Servant: Country yokel. Excitable, clumsy. Peasant farmhand who has been reluctantly transformed into a house servant.

Archidamus / Cleomenes:

Male, 30-40. Dual role. Archidamus: Diplomatic adjutant to Polixenes; accompanies his king to Sicilia. Uses courtly, effusive praise to thank Camillo and praise Sicilia for its hospitality. Consummate diplomat, all grace and courtesies. Cleomenes: Sicilian lord. Bears the Oracle’s judgment back to Sicilia from Delphi. Enthusiastic traveler, eager to please, loyal courtier and subject who loves being in the know.

Florizel / Lord:

Male, 18-24. Dual role. Florizel: Polixenes’s only son, heir to the throne of Bohemia. Bright, impetuous, ardent and very young prince who has fallen in love with the beautiful shepherdess Perdita. Bravely but rashly defies his father when his affair is discovered. Love-struck, blazing with young courage and hungry to act freely – to be free of dynastic obligation. Lord: Young Sicilian nobleman who protests Hermione’s innocence to Leontes. Begs Leontes not to kill the baby, and calls for the Oracle to be brought forth. Idealistic, impetuous.

Autolycus / Lord:

Male, 35-45. Dual role. Autolycus: Former servant to Prince Florizel, now a roguish singer, itinerant salesman of song sheets and other trifles, and pickpocket. Sings several songs. Helps the Old Shepherd and Clown to win their innocence from the wrathful Polixenes. A romantic disguised as a cynic. Singer with a Tom Waits-y sound; rough-edged, funny/sad. Can accompany himself on guitar or other instrument. Canny, ultimately good-hearted, inveterate trickster and scam artist. Lord: Sicilian nobleman, loyal to his king to a fault. Severe in his judgment of Hermione, and appalled at Paulina’s power. Deeply conservative, steadfast in his commitment to patriarchal dynastic order. Tightly wound, ramrod-straight in thought, word and deed.

Gaoler / Dion / Mariner:

Male, 20s or 50s. Multiple roles. Gaoler: Gruff jailer who reluctantly guards Hermione and her newborn. Watchful, careful around the gentry. Can smell a court spy a mile away. Dion: Sicilian lord who bears the Oracle’s judgment back to Sicilia from Delphi. Enthusiastic traveler, eager to please. Loyal courier and subject who loves being in the know. Joyfully delivers the amazing news of Perdita’s return. Emotional man, vivid raconteur. Mariner: Has accompanied Antigonus on the voyage to the deserted shore of Bohemia; warns of the dangerous beasts there. Superstitious, fearful of ill luck. Determined to save his own skin and ship.

Officer / Old Shepherd / Time:

Male, 60-75. Multiple roles. Officer: Presides at Hermione’s public trial. Dignified. Committed to order in everything he does. Acutely aware that the fate of the kingdom hangs in the balance. Shepherd: Bohemian. Finds Perdita and raises her as his own daughter. Grateful for his sudden good fortune, and generous with it. Proud of his daughter, and genial towards all. Yeoman farmer – egalitarian, patriotic, fair-minded. Still physically strong, and suddenly dependent on his son to find a way out. Time: A chorus who appears in order to tell us that 16 years have passed. Wry, spry, gentle and very, very old.

Clown / Servant:

Male 18-30. Dual role. Clown: Bumbling, goofy, sense-scrambling but fair-minded and kindly son of the Old Shepherd. Natural, unconscious comedian. Capable of great pratfalls, wacky moves and physical clowning of all kinds. Servant: Sicilian servant in Leontes’s house; waits upon the king. Announces the death of Mamillius. Extols the virtues of the newly arrived stranger, Perdita. Earnest and awkward.

Dorcas / Lady:

Female, 25-30. Dual role. Dorcas: Country maid and shameless flirt. Rough around the edges. Enjoys food, drink, a good fight and athletic sex. Can read, but – barely. Sings a trio with gusto. Lady: Sicilian noblewoman; serves as nursemaid to Mamillius. Babies him still. Strong, big. Pinches cheeks, and her hugs are crushing.

Emilia / Mopsa:

Female, 20-25. Dual role. Emilia: Young lady-in-waiting to Hermione; cares for Mamillius and the suffering queen in jail. Kind, youthful, bright, trustworthy and beloved of the queen and Mamillius. Mopsa: Bold, saucy country maid at the sheep-shearing festival, loved by a Clown. Shameless flirt, tease and wheedler; persuades her lover to buy her gloves, songs and other trifles. Sings a trio with brio.

Mamillius:

Boy, 8-10. Bright, playful, winning young prince of Sicilia. Beloved by both Hermione and Leontes. Falls sick when his mother is imprisoned. Dies of grief (offstage) immediately after his father refuses to accept the Oracle’s vindication of Hermione.

The role of Leontes is cast.